5 Smart Supplements that Can Naturally Improve your Memory and Learning Processes

5 Smart Supplements that Can Naturally Improve your Memory and Learning Processes

Medical Review by Gerardo Sison, PharmD There’s endless sources of information about supplements for bodybuilding, overall health, and various ailments, but one thing that doesn’t get the attention it deserves are supplements for the brain… … Otherwise known as nootropics . Some of these nootropics have been proven to improve memory and learning, and they can even have an acumulative, long-term effects that last even after the supplementation is stopped. Let’s face it, who wouldn’t benefit from improved learning and memory in their daily lives? Here’s five of the best nootropics for memory and learning: The Russian Noopept (N-phenylacetyl-L-prolylglycine ethyl ester) is a modified version of the first ever created nootropic; Piracetam . It’s synthetically made, and doesn’t occur naturally in any foods or plants, but it serves as a pro-drug to the natural brain neurotransmitter cycloprolylglycine. Although synthetically made, Noopept is neuroprotective, non-toxic, and virtually side-effect free according to scientific literature. How does Noopept work to increase memory and learning? Noopept is known to improve the transportation of the brain neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh), as well as making the ACh-receptors more sensitive towards the neurotransmitter (cholinergic signaling is extremely important for memory and learning). Another way Noopept can improve memory is its ability to increase the protein BDNF (brain-derived neurothropic factor) , which is associated with long-term memory improvements. In several animal trials , Noopept has improved various cognitive markers, and in a 56-day human study , daily Noopept supplementation led to significant improvements in a battery of cognitive tests. Bacopa Monnieri is a naturally occurring herb commonly used in the Indian herbal medicine; Ayurveda. It’s one of the most studied herbs in terms of memory, and has certainly deserved to be called a memory booster. It’s main mechanisms of action seem to be an increase in the brain […]

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