Why You’re Forgetting to Take Your Ginkgo Biloba

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by Joey Garr on 04/01/10 at 3:00 am

In college, a few of my friends swore that ginkgo biloba was the reason they were doing so well in our program - they said it helped them remember things better and that it was easier for them to pay attention in class. I sort of wrote it off but a few years later there was a media explosion touting the benefits of the herbal supplement. Not only did it enhance memory, but there was speculation that it might slow down mental decline and prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s. Years ago it was shown that the supplement did nothing to prevent the progress of dementia and Alzheimer’s. Now, a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association says that ginkgo biloba doesn’t do squat in terms of mental cognition either. It doesn’t help boost memory, and there is no evidence that the popular supplement can slow down the mental aging process.

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Why You’re Forgetting to Take Your Ginkgo Biloba