7 keys to keep your brain working better

3. Keep informed of side effects

It’s possible that the medications you take can have mind-stunting side effects. And even though doctors and pharmacists have been quick to dish out these drugs for allergies, mood disturbances, bladder issues, and more, the researchers are trying to warn the medical community — and consumers — that some common chemicals have serious brain side effects.

Discuss your meds with a knowledgeable healthcare practitioner. Get off the ones that can mess with your cognitive abilities.

Read: Do the benefits of taking prescription drugs outweigh the risks of not taking them?

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Carl Lowe

By Carl Lowe

has written about health, fitness and nutrition for a wide range of publications including Prevention Magazine, Self Magazine and Time-Life Books. The author of more than a dozen books, he has been gluten-free since 2007.

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