LSTU-01 - Lunch break symposium: Could a simple pharmacy purchase benefit brain health? (Supported by Haleon)
Introduction
Is there a simple key to healthy aging already on your pharmacy shelf? Join us at our symposium to hear the evidence revealing the untapped potential of multivitamins.
Explore compelling data that shows how evidence-backed multivitamins can benefit overall health, including brain and cognitive health as we age.
Learn about a meta-analysis involving 5,203 older adults that revealed daily use of a well-known multivitamin brand significantly improved memory performance.
Don’t miss out on our ever-popular Mini Memory Masterclass from the 8x World Memory Champion, Dominic O’Brien.
Working Memory has been called the new “IQ” – it’s an advantage that can be unlocked by almost anyone. Learn simple yet powerful techniques to upskill your everyday memory.
so you can:
- Learn more easily
- Think faster on your feet and
- Keep what you learn for longer
Programme
| 12:45 – 12:50 | Chair introduction |
| 12:50 – 13:20 | What’s the Latest Data in Multivitamin Supplementation and Cognitive Health? Dr Howard D. Sesso, Co-Principal Investigator of Physician’s Health Study II and the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS), USA |
| 13:20 – 13:30 | 10-minute recharge session |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Mini Memory Masterclass: How to keep what you learn for longer Dominic O’Brien, 8x World Memory Champion, United Kingdom |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Q&A and closing |
Learning objectives
- Understanding multivitamin benefits:
Gain a better understanding of the data behind vitamin and mineral supplements to support our health and wellbeing – including the latest evidence focused on brain health and memory. - Upgrade your own memory skills:
Learn simple, powerful techniques from an 8x World Memory Champion to improve your own working memory and memory retention in our ever-popular mini memory masterclass.
Take home messages
- Research to date suggests that multivitamins may benefit multiple aspects of health, including brain and cognitive health as we age.
- Three separate placebo-controlled studies and a landmark meta-analysis revealed consistent cognitive benefits among older adults, with those taking a daily multivitamin scoring higher on cognitive tests than those taking placebo.
- Memory can be improved at any age with simple and powerful techniques that can help you learn quicker, think faster on your feet, and retain information for longer.