A new study published in the European Journal of Nutrition found Vitamin C supplementation improved attention, work motivation, and reaction time in young adults. 50 adults between the ages of 20 and 39, who did not currently use any Vitamin C supplements and who had a Vitamin C blood serum concentrations below 50 umol/L, participated…
A new study in patients with Alzheimer’s Disease found memory test scores remained stable in participants supplementing with Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids. Over 30 patients participated in this study. 18 individuals were given 2.3 grams of Omega-3 daily in divided doses, while 15 individuals were designated as the control group. Spinal fluid samples were collected…
A new study found Bacopa Monnieri Extract could have a beneficial effect on more than one wellbeing aspect, like mental wellbeing, sleep, focus, alertness and stress. Almost 90 healthy women and men ranging in age from18 to 70 participated in this two-arm, parallel-group, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study. The participants self reported experiencing sleep problems. The…
A new study found individuals supplementing with GABA may have an increased ability to prioritize and react to different actions. This study which was published in Nature’s Scientific Reports tested whether GABA supplementation could improve both planning and controlling different actions which would be critical skills in situations like driving a car in stop and…
A new large scale review recently published in the Journal of Clinical Nutrition reported significant differences in children whose mother’s consumed large amounts of Fish and Omega-3s in comparison to mothers that did not. Prior observational studies have established some evidence that taking Omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) during pregnancy might be beneficial to…
A new clinical study examining Resveratrol supplementation and its ability to support Healthy Aging in Women was just released showing the benefits this phyto-nutrient has on cognition, cerebrovascular function and cardiometabolic markers in postmenopausal women. 125 postmenopausal women, participated in this 24 month randomized, placebo-controlled crossover trial. Participants between the ages of 45 – 85…
A new study finds that supplementing Curcumin, the phyto-nutrient found in the spice Turmeric, may aid in preventing cognitive decline and dementia as well as improving mood and working memory. 80 healthy people between the ages of 50 and 80 years of age participated in this 12 week double-blind random controlled trial. Assessments were given…
In this mouse study, mice were bred to display symptoms seen in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). High amounts of Choline were then added to some of the mice’s diet. The offspring of these mice showed improvements in spatial memory when compared to the mice not receiving the diet with high amounts of added Choline. This study…
A new study which ties together brain and eye health benefits of the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin, found these nutrients may boost visual processing speed even in young people. Zeaxanthin by itself or in combination with Lutein and Omega 3 increased visual motor reaction by 10% in comparison to a placebo. In 1994 the link…
Phenylalanine is an essential amino acid meaning it cannot be made by the body and as a result must come from either the foods we eat or through supplementation. The body naturally converts L-Phenylalanine into the amino acid L-Tyrosine which then converts to L-DOPA in the body. The brain converts L-DOPA into the neurotransmitter dopamine. …