What is a good supplement to take to increase my memory?!
Question: I am 38 and my memory sucks. Do you know of a supplement or something I can do to help me retain information and increase my memory?
Answers: I am 38 and my memory sucks. Do you know of a supplement or something I can do to help me retain information and increase my memory?
A good herb to take is Brahmi.
It does come in suppliment form (with a ginko or something similar) but you can also purchase the herb itself and grow it in a planter pot on your window.
I bought one from my local garden shop and it works a treat. Everyday you pick a couple of stems off the plant, make a tea out of the leaves and drink it. It's also nicknamed the 'memory herb'!
ginko biloba works for me, and water.
The latin name for Brahmi is Bacopa Moneri - which might make it easier to find...its an acytlcholine agonist (makes one of your neurotransmitters work "better")
Dabur, banyan botanicals, and solaray all make it....
I would also suggest fish oil for the DHA content (60% of the brain is made of DHA -its the glue that hold everything together) and phosphatidyl serine - its the glue that holds DHA together, ha ha
Sorry about the typos -its way past my bedtime....
Brahmi manufactured by "Himalaya"
Hey buddy. For memory loss try eating more foods rich in Vitamin B1 (thiamine) ie ~ brewer's yeast, whole grain breads and cereals, meat (pork or liver), nuts, legumes such as peas, beans and lentils and potatoes.
also take a multi B complex supplement including all the B's ie ~ B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and B12 as they work best as a group.
The need for B1 (and the B complex) increases when we are stressed, during illnes and surgery. B1 has beneficial effects on the nervous system and mental attitude and will also aid in digestion and keep nervous system, muscles and heart functioning normally............ The B complex of vitamins will help bolster your system so as you can better deal with the everyday little dramas life presents for us ?
It is a water soluble complex and as such our bodies can neither produce or store them. Therefore we need to ingest them on a daily basis or suffer the side affects.
Also, an L-glutamine supplement taken 3 times daily on an empty stomach will also bolster a healthy immune and nervous system and assist in maintaining muscle function....... thus helping to bolster your capacity to retain information... it also helps maintain the health of intestinal flora and thus is a digestive aid ? Glutamine is a natural amino acid and a naturally occuring antioxidant.
Other nutrients which are said to enhance your memory and make you smarter are ~ Vitamine E, grapeseed extract, lipoic acid, Vitamin B3 (niacin), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), vitamin B12 (cobalamin),folic acid, choline, gingko biloba, gotu kola ............ obviously none of them will turn you into Albert Einsteen but you'll surely start remembering a lot more details ......... take care of you ?
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The extract of the Ginkgo leaves contains flavonoid glycosides and terpenoids (ginkgolides, bilobalides) and has been used pharmaceutically. It has many alleged nootropic properties, and is mainly used as memory and concentration enhancer, and anti-vertigo agent.
Ask yourself what is the cause of your memory problem ?
Most common are Drugs both legal and illegal. Stress in your life.
The other answers are good to help cure but again ask yourself what is the cause ?
Freelife has a couple of memory products.