DWQA QuestionsCategory: Healing ModalitiesThe Advanced Memory Formula from Advanced Bionutritionals contains a number of ingredients that separately, they say, have been shown scientifically to have beneficial effects: Luteolin (blocks inflammation in the brain region where memories are formed and stored, increases nerve growth factor (NGF) and helps protect against brain shrinkage); NeuroFactor™ (boosts Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) that helps rebuild a healthier, younger brain); Alpha-GPC (alpha glycero phosphocholine) replenishes acetylcholine, speeds up thinking and reaction time and improves focus and attention span; PS (phosphatidylserine) supercharges mental performance by 44%, stops stress-related memory problems, and cuts 12 years off brain age; ALC (acetyl-l-carnitine) gives the brain more energy, even in those over 100 years old; Blueberry extract fends off free radicals; Bacopa improves recall and learning abilities; Lecithin prevents fat build-up in the brain, reduces senior moments by half; Vinpocetine & Ginkgo increase blood flow and oxygen to the brain, work together to protect against tau tangles; Calcium helps form memories; and Phosphorus helps maintain healthy brain wiring. Is it a safe and effective supplement combination for enhancing or maintaining brain function, including memory, focus, and alertness?
Nicola Staff asked 3 years ago
As they rightly describe in their advertising, these are substances for which much science has been established about the benefits based on in vitro studies, studies with animal models, or actual human data from testing done following administration of single components of this mixture. So we can tell you that the strategy of combining multiple such ingredients, all of which have known effects on the central nervous system that are a potential benefit, particularly in situations where there is an existing imbalance or inadequacy of function that can be recalibrated and readjusted through a supplementation of the right chemical substances among these natural products, there will be benefits obtained, and we agree wholeheartedly with this. This, in fact, is a good general tonic for maintaining mental function into advanced age for this reason, and the breadth and general nature of many of the effects of these substances provides a basic foundation that will help many people keep going in a much better and productive fashion than otherwise, and will allow people to excel while others are fading of the same age and history.