Proof.Fit

Memory

47 supplements analyzed and ranked by clinical evidence.

Supplements47

Supplement Evidence

Main Effects
Docosahexaenoic Acid

Memory +0.2

Memory +7

Memory +3.5

Strong
140520
Galantamine

Cognition/ADL +3.3

Memory/activation +17pp

Strong
11010
Fish Oil

ω-3 ↑, memory +

BDNF/cognition +

hippocampus atrophy ↓

Strong
290520
Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Memory + small gains

Memory preserved 24w

Memory +5.4 pts

Strong
288519
Ginkgo Biloba

Executive/memory +24s

Dementia cognition/behavior +1.4

MCI memory +7.5%

Strong
22317
Choline

Memory +25%

Cognition/behavior +3.5%

Choline → choline boost

Strong
76218
Arachidonic Acid

Brain/vision, +7

Memory/attention, +5.4

Strong
59519
Phosphatidylcholine

Memory/cognition +MMSE

Behavior/ADL decline -

Strong
29617
Vitamin B12

Memory + B12/Hcy

Executive/short-term recall

Strong
95115
Nicotine

Memory improves

+1.6 days abstinence

Strong
286215
Panax Ginseng

Memory +7.5%

MMSE +2.1

Working memory improved

Strong
21518
Anthocyanins

Memory +2-3 words

Working memory improves

Memory errors -3

Strong
13119
Piracetam

Memory ↑, +0.73 z

Training + piracetam

No major tolerability change

Moderate
15510
L-Tyrosine

Memory improved; +38%

Memory impaired; -79%

Moderate
325211
Acetyl-L-Carnitine

Memory + cognition

Memory + ammonia

Moderate
9017
Phosphatidylserine

Memory tests +

Recall/working memory +

ADHD memory +

Moderate
5811
L-Serine

Memory consolidation +

Learning/memory +

Moderate
73717
Lecithin

Cognition/memory, -2.4 ADAS-Cog

Memory retention, +7.0%

Progression/dementia risk, 12.2% vs 39.1%

Moderate
14213
Huperzine A

Memory/cognition +4.6

Function/behavior improved

Oxidative stress down

Moderate
129
Phenylalanine

Lower Phe/Tyr, worse memory

Levodopa, better memory

Moderate
110316
Idebenone

Memory + attention

Memory + orientation

Moderate
2411
Glycine

Cognition +2 T-score

Memory retrieval improved

Hippocampal learning boosted

Moderate
91317
Bacopa Monnieri

Delayed recall +

Verbal learning +

Attention/fluency +

Moderate
1311
Citicoline

Memory +3.5

Recall +7.3%

Memory tests improved

Moderate
7614
Aniracetam

Memory scores ↑

MMSE/ADL ↑ 79%

Moderate
76
Carnosine

Memory preserved

~10.7% faster

+24% endurance

Moderate
7717
L-Theanine

Attention/working memory up

+1.8 memory points

Caffeine combo boosts memory

Moderate
399
Thiamine

Memory +1.9

Memory +3.7

Moderate
20515
Oxiracetam

Memory +

Memory +8.97

Moderate
139
Ashwagandha

Memory +31.7%

Attention/RT

Working memory +0.51

Moderate
5018
Rosemary

Memory quality + retrieval

Prospective/retrospective memory

Speed memory ± dose

Moderate
7715
Theanine

Attention/working memory ↑

Memory recall modest ↑

Moderate
3915
Creatine

Memory improved

Creatine 20 g/day

Oxidative damage down

Moderate
191214
Vinpocetine

Memory + cognition

Blood flow support

Moderate
188
S-Adenosyl Methionine

SAM↑, Hcy↓

Aβ↓, cognition↑

Moderate
8214
Sarcosine

Cognition/symptoms +p<0.05

Global function +p<0.05

Weak
3810
PQQ

Memory +14%

Attention/flow

Weak
68
DHEA

Memory +46%

Recognition bias

Weak
48716
Blueberry Extract

Memory +0.055

Memory +1.05

Weak
610
Alpha-GPC

Memory +3.7

Cognitive/behavioral gains

Weak
32
D-Serine

Mood/attention → memory

+200-fold D-serine

Training-linked verbal learning

Weak
2010
Polygala Tenuifolia

Learning↑, neurogenesis↑

Recall↑, errors↓

Global score↑

Weak
38
Urolithin A

Hippocampal loss reduced −0.5%

Ventricle growth reduced −2.0%

Weak
1517
Uridine

EEG preserved; +0.015

+0.20 memory gain

Weak
2206
Pyritinol

Global cognition +; SKT +

EEG alpha/beta +

Weak
77
NADH

Cognition +29%

Hippocampus preserved

Weak
15716
Centrophenoxine

Intracellular water +2.5%

Psychometric performance improved

Weak
45