elderly
2 interactions related to elderly
phosphatidylserine + omega-3
Phosphatidylserine and omega-3 fatty acids (especially DHA) are both core structural components of neuronal membranes, and a PS-DHA form mirrors the way the two naturally occur together in brain phospholipids. In older adults with subjective memory complaints, supplementing the pair has shown modest, mostly subgroup-level improvements in memory measures, though the strongest single figures come from small, uncontrolled studies and the placebo-controlled evidence is weaker than the synergy is sometimes presented to be.
melatonin + magnesium
Melatonin provides a circadian timing signal while magnesium supports a calmer nervous system, so the two target different parts of the sleep problem and are commonly combined. The pairing is generally well tolerated short term, though rigorous proof of a specific two-ingredient synergy is limited.