Cognitive Enhancers

Dear Dr. Dean:I am a 71-year-old male in good health in general starting to have memory problems.Every issue of your great VR News contains one more product which seems useful to help better my memory but which do I choose ? Do I test them sequentially? Which one do I start with? Some guidance would be appreciated.Thank you.John B.

Dear Mr. B. Unfortunately there is no way to determine which cognitive enhancer will help in any particular case. As you surmised it is largely a matter of trial and error.Extension IQ is a good shotgun approach to start with as it combines DMAE Vinpocetine Huperzine and Ginkgo Biloba.If you want to add something to Extension IQ you could then try Phospatidylserine or Acetyl-L-Carnitine.To evaluate your progress I suggest going to www.brain.com. They have an on-line test of cognitive performance and you can test yourself sequentially.Hope this information helps.Ward Dean M.D.