Tell Patients to Forget About Using Prevagen for Memory
November 2015
We're getting questions about whether Prevagen improves memory...due to ads suggesting this oral supplement protects an aging brain.
Prevagen contains apoaequorin, a calcium-binding protein originally found in jellyfish, which is touted to protect neurons.
The theory is that calcium-binding proteins are depleted as we age...leaving brain cells vulnerable to damage.
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