The
brain can accomplish wonderfully complex tasks but it’s a relatively simple
organ. It’s important to feed it well and protect it so it serves you
throughout your life. Like most body parts, the more exercise it gets, the
healthier it is. How do you exercise the brain? Well, recent studies have shown
that people who do crossword puzzles are less likely to suffer from
Alzheimer’s!
What
good is it to live to be 100 years old if you don’t know who you are or where
you are? Let’s point out some brain facts that will help you to “be there when
you get there!” The brain is made up of a few basic constituents. Fat, water
and aluminum are just a few of its major components. Fat is the densest source
of energy and the brain uses plenty of it. An important fat in the brain is
called DHA, a crucial supplement
for memory, concentration and retention. All of that fat also acts as a cushion
to protect delicate functions. Water is critical to the brain as well because
those brain functions are largely electrical. Energy plus electricity sounds
like your brain has the potential to overheat! Water should always be around to
keep you from literally becoming a “hot head”. The brain needs lots of pure
water as a coolant and to wash away toxic by products from all that thinking!
Aluminum
is an interesting component of the brain. Since so much of brain function is
electrical, it stands to reason that you need metal as a conductor. Why
aluminum? Can you imagine how heavy your head would be if the metallic
conductor was lead? Your neck would have to be the size of your waist just to
hold your head up! Now let’s not confuse the aluminum in your brain with the
aluminum around that baked potato. One is organic, the other is not! This
highlights the fact that since the brain has an affinity for aluminum, any
inorganic aluminum, from cooking foil, aluminum pots, even the aluminum in antiperspirants,
would gravitate to the brain. Then just try to evict it. It’s like a rent
controlled building. You can’t get it to leave!
Gotu
Kola is an herb that is high in natural aluminum. Give the brain the good stuff
and it kicks out the deadbeat, inorganic junk. A great combination is
Ginkgo-Gotu Kola. It comes in concentrated form so one tablet is equal to 4
capsules of non-concentrate and the Ginkgo stimulates circulation to the brain
so the Gotu Kola can get in. Like having a friend watching the door!
GABA
is a neurotransmitter that calms down brain function. It’s important to give
the brain a chance to rest and rebuild. We like to think of it as Yoga for the
brain! L-glutamine is found in high amounts in both the gut and the brain! In
fact, the body needs more of this essential amino acid than any other. When you
just can’t think, take one or two capsules and in 15 minutes you’re cooking on
all four burners again! (It also turns off food and alcohol cravings.)
Brain
Protex with huperzine is a very complete brain supplement. Many studies have
shown huperzine to have anti-ageing effects on the brain. Focus Attention in
powder or capsules can also help with attention and memory. Menopausal and
peri-menopausal women should definitely include Pro-G-Yam 500 to balance the
short term memory challenges caused by estrogen dominance.
Then
take your brain out for a walk around the block! Take a class, learn something
new, figure out problems, read a book, or do that crossword puzzle. Your brain
will remember to thank you for it!
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