Keeping the Brain Young
EATING anti-oxidants will protect your brain from rapid aging and disease.Considered the best defense against oxygen free radicals (highly active and damaging substances produced by disease, pollution, etc.), anti-oxidants can neutralize and disrupt free radical damage.Bruce Ames of the University of California at Berkeley said the DNA of a single cell was attacked 10,000 times every day by a free radical.Imagine trillions of cells and you can figure out how the body is constantly being destroyed.With the help of anti-oxidants, your internal police force, 99 percent of free radical damage is repaired.
Nutrition firstDr. Denham Harman, professor emeritus, University of Nebraska, was able to demonstrate since the '50s that the brain's health and longevity were boosted by a healthy diet (including vitamins/minerals) during a woman's pregnancy. Research has also shown that a specific vitamin regimen can raise IQ scores of school children.
Middle-aged and elderly people can also benefit greatly from vitamin supplement, improving mental faculties and preventing intellectual deterioration, depression and dementia.So why aren't people making it a daily practice to take vitamins?
One reason is cost, and the other the mistaken notion that the brain is not adversely affected if the body is not suffering from severe malnutrition.It's time to correct this impression. Researchers believe the brain suffers from "subtle deficiencies" that leave it secretly impoverished long before any physical signs of conventional malnutrition appear.
IQ-boosting pillsDr. David Benton, a British psychologist, says vitamins can raise the non-verbal IQ scores of children (non-verbal intelligence is indicative of brain potential).For brain health, consume the following every day: 100 micrograms folic acid, 12 mg B6, 50 mg niacin, 50 mg pantothenic acid, 4 mg thiamin, 5 mg riboflavin, 500 mg vitamin C, 70 i.u. vitamin E, 200 micrograms chromium, 7 mg zinc, 70 mg choline, 50 mg bioflavonoids.
No need to get overwhelmed. The advice is to take any good quality daily vitamin/mineral supplement.Forever youngThe undisputed truth is out: "Older people with high blood levels of certain vitamins and anti-oxidants have better intellectual vitality." To protect your brain from aging, here is a recommended regimen:Folic acid-400 micrograms daily. The brain can't function at its best if you are deficient in this B vitamin.
Note: If you are often depressed or suffering from memory loss, you may be lacking in this vitamin. The nutrient can also prevent strokes and Alzheimer's disease. People with health problems will need 1 mg daily.B6-10-50 mg daily. A lack can cause fatigue, irritability, anger, memory loss.B12-3,000 micrograms. A lack can cause dementia, depression, disorientation.Thiamin-50 mg daily. Insufficient amount can affect brain function. Severe deficiency leads to brain damage.Niacin-125 mg daily. Considered the universal memory pill, it helps protect normal brain functions.Vitamin E-400-500 iu's daily in its natural form (D-Alphatocopherol), but not to be taken with blood thinners like Coumadin. It prevents the hardening of brain blood vessels.
Note: Now used in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Many experts prefer natural Vitamin E but the synthetic form is also a potent anti-oxidant.Vitamin C-500-1,000 mg. Needed for optimal brain functioning, it is a strong anti-oxidant that prevents free radical damage in the brain.Selenium-200 micrograms daily. A lack can affect the mood and reduce anxiety.Lipoic Acid-10-50 mg/day. The brain protector is considered the anti-oxidant's anti-oxidant.Co Enzyme Q10-30 mg/day. The brain rejuvenator is also called "the cellular spark plug."Ginkgo biloba-120-240 mg/day. The powerful anti-oxidant increases blood circulation to the brain.PS or Phosphatidylserine-300 mg/day. It is a brain energizer.Choline-500 mg.
Best taken in the form of lecithin, it is the architect of the brain's memory. Taken before a child's birth, it is powerful enough to guard brain health till old age.(Consult your physician first before taking these regimens.)Love and light!Source: "The Miracle Brain" by: Jean Carper.
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