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Can Memory Loss Be Treated Using Fish Oil Supplement?

I m 75 years old and take no medications and am quite healthy. I work out at a fitness center with a coach leading the exercises 3 times per week and try to walk about 3 miles in between attending the center. I am have problems remembering the multiple exercises, recalling events, names occasionally, etc. My daughter (who is into alternative health care) gave me a bottle of fish oil capsules to take twice per day. She believes that the fish oil should help with my memory loss. My mother as well as my grandmother both had memory loss. Are there really any benefits to taking fish oil for memory loss? I m not a fan of taking any kind of medication and don t really believe there is enough (or any) medical evidence to suggest taking fish oil would improve my memory. Any advice or evidence you are able to provide would be helpful. I took the capsules for a couple of weeks but haven t taken any the past few days.
Fri, 8 Sep 2017
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Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Memory loss in old age is because of aging of brain cells. This is normal process.
So anti oxidants are helpful in some degree to slow down this aging process.
Fish oil is richest source of anti oxidants.
So you can definitely take fish oil capsules forever memory loss.
No harm in it.
Apart from brain, antioxidants are also good for heart, liver, kidney, lungs etc.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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Can Memory Loss Be Treated Using Fish Oil Supplement?

Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern. Memory loss in old age is because of aging of brain cells. This is normal process. So anti oxidants are helpful in some degree to slow down this aging process. Fish oil is richest source of anti oxidants. So you can definitely take fish oil capsules forever memory loss. No harm in it. Apart from brain, antioxidants are also good for heart, liver, kidney, lungs etc. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.