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Product Code: NHP-648-338745 softgelsImprove cognitive functions & enhance mental ability
Clinical studies suggest that phosphatidylserine helps improve cognitive functions that decline with age, including memory, learning, concentration and vocabulary skills.
Phosphatidylserine (PS) is a naturally-occurring phospholipid nutrient that has been shown to improve cognitive functions and enhance mental ability. PS is essential to the healthy functioning of the human brain where it affects an assortment of nerve cell functions, including: conduction of nerve impulses
accumulation, storage and release of neurotransmitters
the activity and number of receptors involved in synaptic discharge
and the biological maintenance of cellular housekeeping functions.
Supplementation of the diet with PS has been proven to slow, halt, or in many cases, even reverse cognitive degeneration due to Age-Related Cognitive Decline (ARCD), and dementing illnesses like Alzheimers disease. PS has been scientifically established to be among the most effective substances to consistently result in dramatic cognitive improvements and enhancements of other higher brain functions.
PS is extremely bioavailable and crosses the blood-brain barrier with ease. Once in the brain, the PS molecule as a unit merges smoothly into the nerve cell membrane where it is available to facilitate cell-level energy and homeostasis, as well as enhance neurotransmitter production, release, and action. PS also serves as a precursor reservoir for the related phospholipids, phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylcholine.
Findings from many controlled clinical trials indicate that PS consistently ameliorates memory loss and other cognitive decline related to aging. In 14 double-blind clinical trials, conducted with subjects aged 50 and older, PS benefited all degrees of cognitive impairment. In one US trial by Crook, et al (1991) on subjects with age-related cognitive decline (ARCD), PS reversed the decline of name-face acquisition skills by a statistical 12 years
i.e., from average scores attained by 64-year-old subjects to average scores attained by 52-year-olds. As the investigators noted, its as if they had rolled back the clock measuring cognitive biological age by roughly 12 years, in terms of overall cognitive status.
PS has also shown to ameliorated elevations of stress hormones (ACTH and cortisol) associated with strenuous exercise in young men. This is an extremely important finding, as age-related increases in the cortisol/DHEA ratio (due to both prolonged elevated cortisol levels due to stress and/or aging and decreased DHEA levels due to aging) are a significant biomarker of aging. This changing ratio reflects the toxic effects on the body of prolonged relative hypercortisolemia (elevated blood levels of cortisol). These effects can ultimately manifest as the Cushingoid appearance of many people over the age of 50. Consequently, the cortisol-blocking effects of phosphatidylserine may profoundly delay many adverse effects of aging.
Dosage:
1 to 3 softgels per day
Product Specifications:
Serving Size: 1 Softgel
Amount Per Serving
Phosphatidylserine100mg*
Phosphatidylcholine25mg*
Phosphatidylethanolamine2.5mg*
Phosphatidylinositol1.5mg*
* Daily Value not established
**Not a significant source of carbohydrates
Other Ingredients:
Gelatin, glycerine, polyglycitol and purified water.
Contains: Soy
Keep container tightly closed in a cool, dry and dark place. Keep out of reach of children.