The Healing Minute · November 9, 2026

Brain Caps and Memory Caps, and Why Dr. Dharma Takes Both

From the Dr. Dharma team

Brain Caps and Memory Caps, and Why Dr. Dharma Takes Both

A gentleman called David with a bottle of Brain Caps and a bottle of Memory Caps on his kitchen table. He wanted to know which one to keep.

It is a fair question, and it deserves a plain answer. Here is what is in each bottle, how to take it, and why Dr. Dharma takes both.

Why there are two bottles

Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D. wrote Brain Longevity in 1997. In 2002 he released five formulas, because he could not find any he trusted enough to recommend. He has taken them every day since.

He takes three of the five every morning. Brain Caps, Memory Caps and Super Rejuvenation. The first two have none of their main ingredients in common. Brain Caps holds three. Memory Caps holds five others. Taking both is the only way to get all eight, and he takes both, every morning.

What is in Brain Caps

Three ingredients, with every amount printed on the label. A serving of two capsules holds these.

  • 100 mg of phosphatidylserine
  • 80 mg of ginkgo biloba leaf extract, standardized to at least 24 percent ginkgo flavone glycosides and at least 6 percent terpene lactones
  • 50 mg of DHA from algae

The label says to take two capsules a day in divided doses, preferably with breakfast and lunch. A bottle holds thirty servings. The label lists every other ingredient, down to the capsule.

What is in Memory Caps

Five ingredients, again with every amount on the label. Each capsule holds these.

  • 195 mg of blueberry fruit powder
  • 100 mg of ashwagandha root powder
  • 5 mg of rhodiola root powder
  • 2.5 mg of vinpocetine
  • 50 mcg of huperzine A

Take two capsules a day with food. A bottle holds sixty capsules, a 30-day supply, the same as each of his formulas. Its label lists every other ingredient too.

Before you start

Read the warning on each label. Both ask you to talk with your healthcare practitioner first if you have a medical condition, take any medication, especially a blood thinner, or are scheduled for surgery. Memory Caps adds medication that affects acetylcholine, and it is not for women who are pregnant, may become pregnant or are nursing. Each label is shown in full on its product page, so you can print it and bring it to your doctor.

So which one should he keep?

Both. Brain Caps and Memory Caps together are the Core Regimen, the pair Dr. Dharma has taken every morning since 2002.

  • $79.95 a month, shipped free in the United States
  • A free bottle of Inner Healing in your first box, packed by hand
  • Pause, skip or cancel anytime, online or by phone. An email goes out before every charge.

The first bottle of each formula carries our 60-day empty-bottle guarantee. Send it back within sixty days, even empty, and we refund the product price. We pay the return postage.

Bought one bottle at a time, Brain Caps is $57.95 and Memory Caps is $61.95, so the pair costs $119.90. On monthly delivery they are $40.46 and $43.16 each.

Mark your calendar for November 27

From Friday, November 27 through Monday, November 30, 2026, the first box of any Regimen comes with a free bottle of Super Rejuvenation, the third formula in Dr. Dharma's own morning. It goes in beside the free Inner Healing. No code needed, online or by phone.

To order by phone, call David at (800) 651-5650, Monday to Friday, 9 to 5 Pacific, and he will set it up while you talk.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Stories from our customers are shared with their details changed for privacy. Ingredient amounts are from the Brain Caps and Memory Caps labels.

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