Just like the body as a whole, the brain requires optimal nutrition throughout all stages of life. Many factors such as age, illness, medication, pregnancy and stress can all affect the level at which our brain functions and can affect essential aspects such as memory. A healthy diet with the appropriate nutrients including essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals is therefore essential.

Sometimes it is difficult to achieve the necessary nutritive levels from diet alone and the appropriate supplements may help. Suitable levels of EPA/DHA found in Omega 3 fish oils, for example, contribute to the maintenance of normal brain function. Whilst Vitamin B6 ‘Contributes to the normal function of the nervous system’ and both Vitamins B6 and Folate ‘Contribute to normal psychological functions’.