What vitamin can I take?!


Question: What vitamin can I take!?
What vitamin can I take to help my brain!? I am back in school ,and it seems I have a hard time retaining the information!. I take currently b6,b12,and vitamin cWww@Answer-Health@Com


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Supplements that are helpful to brain functioning would include the following:

Multivitamins: A modest dose of a variety of vitamins and minerals is regarded as excellent brain insurance!. In several research studies, between one third and one half of school children who took a multivitamin-mineral supplement raised their non-verbal IQ scores as much as 25 points!. My guess is that a great whole food nutritional liquid vitamin like SeaAloe which I take would help your mental clarity and alertness, and perhaps your memory processes

Antioxidant supplements: Antioxidants help clean up the brain!. To explain we will use an analogy!. Antioxidants are like rust cleaners that keep rust off our brain matter!. Vitamin E and C, alpha lipoic acid, grape seed extract, coenzyme Q10 are examples of antioxidants!. Children should take half of the recommended adult dosages!. Researcher feel adults should take: 400 to 500 IUs of vitamin E, 500 to 1,000 mg vitamin C, 10-50 mg lipoic acid!. While there is no established dose of coQ10, for adults, individuals with heart disease or degenerative brain disease should take 100-200 mg!. The top 10 foods with antioxidants from most to least are: prunes, raisins, blueberries, blackberries, garlic, cooked kale, cranberries, strawberries, raw spinach, and raspberries!.

Omega-3: Omega-3s are found in oil and are believed to create new communication centers in neurons which help brain functioning and mood!. Children who fail to get enough omega-3 in their early developmental periods may have lower IQs later in life!. Again, Omega-3s are found in tuna fish, salmon, mackerel, sardines, herring, oysters, walnuts, and flax seed oil!. Recommended adult dosages are 650 mg a day of Omega-3s (DHA, or docosahexaenoic acid and EPA or eicosapentaenoic acid)!. The vegetarian form of DHA is specifically recommended for pregnant and lactating women to enhance fetal and infant brain development!.

Selenium: This mineral is found in grains, garlic, meat, seafood (oysters, swordfish, tuna) and Brazil nuts!. Reportedly, research participants felt clearheaded, elated, confident and energetic when taking 220 micrograms of Selenium daily for three months!. It is a good way to naturally elevate our moods!.

Vitamin E: Apparently there are two types of vitamin E!. Researchers gave a combination of 100 milligrams of alpha tocopherol plus 240 mg!. of tocotrienols to adults with severe narrowing of the carotid artery!. 40% of these patients were able to avoid heart surgery with this combination of vitamin E!. Good blood circulation to the brain means good brain functioning!.

Folic Acid: Research suggests that up to 38% of adults diagnosed with depression have low blood levels of folic acid and respond less well to antidepressant drugs!. Adding about 400 mcg!. of folic acid to a daily diet may help!. Low blood levels of folic acid triple one's risk of Alzheimer's disease!.

Ginkgo Biloba: This supplement is believed to ward off age-related memory loss!. It destroys free radicals and increases the circulation of blood and oxygen to the brain!. Adults take 240 mg daily!.

Phosphatidylserine or PS: Believed to stimulate production of acetylcholine (a neurotransmitter used in memory)!. Older adults who took 100 mg of PS three times a day for twelve weeks improved on a number of memory and higher learning tests!. The worse the deficit, the greater was the improvement!.

Chromium: 200 micrograms of chromium a day helps suppress a sharp rise in blood sugar!.

The B vitamins: These vitamins are very important for people under much stress!. Middle-aged men with the highest blood level of vitamin B6 scored the highest on memory tasks than middle-aged men low in this vitamin!. Taking B vitamins improve verbal memory and assists in brain development!.

Also a good nights' rest and sleep pattern can help your alertness and memory

Hope this helps, let me know if I can you assist you further!

Stu W!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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those vitamins are very good - but you need the help of an herb- try Ginko Biloba- it helps with memory and cognitive brain function- you can buy it at health food stores, grocery stores and most drug stores as well!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Ginseng! works awesome at attentions spans!.
Ginko is good for memory
Also try serine and cholineWww@Answer-Health@Com





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