Keep your head in the game

Adding a few targeted ingredients to your otherwise healthy lifestyle is a yes-brainer when it comes to maintaining your mind.

- Jill Schildhouse

Feeling foggy? Need a boost in brainpower? You’re not alone. Many people are looking to take their health and performance to the next level, and with the promise of improved focus, memory, and learning, “brain” supplements seem like, well, a no-brainer.

“You can’t band-aid poor lifestyle habits with supplements,” says Laura DeCesaris, IFMCP, DC, MSACN. “That being said, there is a time and place for high-quality, personalized supplementation.”

Here are some of the best brain-benefiting supplements, as backed by research:

Omega-3s. A bevy of research indicates that omega-3 fatty acids have a positive impact on brain health: According to research published in