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Exercise, sleep, omega-3s, and fasting also can improve memory. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/regular-exercise-changes-brain-improve-memory-thinking-skil

Exercise, sleep, omega-3s, and fasting also can improve memory. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/regular-exercise-changes-brain-improve-memory-thinking-skills-201404097110 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/regular-exercise-changes... https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/why-do-we-need-sleep https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/why-do-we-need-slee... https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/252198.php https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/252198.php https://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/12/11/neuroscientist-shows-what-fasting-does-to-your-brain-why-big-pharma-wont-study-it/ https://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/12/11/neuroscienti... But of course big pharma can't make any money from these...

hannob 8y ago
> But of course big pharma can't make any money from these... I hate to break this to you, but big pharma is making lots of money from omega 3 pills.
- TaylorAlexander 8y ago
  Is that big pharma or the smaller generic manufacturers? I genuinely don’t know.
  - epmaybe 8y ago
    The supplement industry in the US is around $122b/yr, whereas the pharmaceutical industry in the US is around $510b/yr. Not sure if some of big pharma has a stake in the dietary supplement industry, maybe the original commenter could provide a link?
- heyjudy 8y ago
  There was a documentary where eating quality small, oily fish were order(s)-of-magnitude more effective than fish oil pills. Furthermore, fish oil pills can often go rancid and instead contain more omega-6 than omega-3. IIRC it was Frontline's "The Fish on My Plate" but it might've been another doc
senectus1 8y ago
i really worry about what we're doing to the ecology of the ocean with all these fish oil supplements. in my country they're now also selling "red krill oil" which sound horrendously inefficient.
- pdfernhout 8y ago
  To address your concern, here is a guide to vegan Omega 3 supplements -- from PETA (including, for example, walnuts): https://www.peta.org/living/food/vegan-recipes-packed-with-omega-3s/ https://www.peta.org/living/food/vegan-recipes-packed-with-o... Fish get their Omega 3s from algae; people can get Omega 3s directly from algae as well; see: http://www.berkeleywellness.com/supplements/other-supplements/article/algal-oil-omega-3s http://www.berkeleywellness.com/supplements/other-supplement... "Derived from various types of micro-algae, algal oil is gaining popularity among vegans and other people who want a source of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) but don’t want to get them from fish or fish-oil supplements. But it’s also gaining buzz because it’s a more sustainable alternative to deriving oil from fish (due to declines in certain fish populations) and doesn’t pose the risk of contamination with pollutants, such as PCBs, that are found to some degree in many fatty fish."
chr1 8y ago
> But of course big pharma can't make any money from these... Also lazy people (like me) can't make much use of these, because effect/effort ratio is not very good.

hannob 8y ago

> But of course big pharma can't make any money from these... I hate to break this to you, but big pharma is making lots of money from omega 3 pills.

TaylorAlexander 8y ago
Is that big pharma or the smaller generic manufacturers? I genuinely don’t know.
- epmaybe 8y ago
  The supplement industry in the US is around $122b/yr, whereas the pharmaceutical industry in the US is around $510b/yr. Not sure if some of big pharma has a stake in the dietary supplement industry, maybe the original commenter could provide a link?
heyjudy 8y ago
There was a documentary where eating quality small, oily fish were order(s)-of-magnitude more effective than fish oil pills. Furthermore, fish oil pills can often go rancid and instead contain more omega-6 than omega-3. IIRC it was Frontline's "The Fish on My Plate" but it might've been another doc

senectus1 8y ago

i really worry about what we're doing to the ecology of the ocean with all these fish oil supplements. in my country they're now also selling "red krill oil" which sound horrendously inefficient.

pdfernhout 8y ago
To address your concern, here is a guide to vegan Omega 3 supplements -- from PETA (including, for example, walnuts): https://www.peta.org/living/food/vegan-recipes-packed-with-omega-3s/ https://www.peta.org/living/food/vegan-recipes-packed-with-o... Fish get their Omega 3s from algae; people can get Omega 3s directly from algae as well; see: http://www.berkeleywellness.com/supplements/other-supplements/article/algal-oil-omega-3s http://www.berkeleywellness.com/supplements/other-supplement... "Derived from various types of micro-algae, algal oil is gaining popularity among vegans and other people who want a source of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) but don’t want to get them from fish or fish-oil supplements. But it’s also gaining buzz because it’s a more sustainable alternative to deriving oil from fish (due to declines in certain fish populations) and doesn’t pose the risk of contamination with pollutants, such as PCBs, that are found to some degree in many fatty fish."

chr1 8y ago

> But of course big pharma can't make any money from these... Also lazy people (like me) can't make much use of these, because effect/effort ratio is not very good.