Myth of the Aging Brain

There seems to be a commonly held belief in theVarious herbs such as ginkgo biloba, ginseng, and
consensus reality of our culture, that as we age ourothers can be used separately or in natural formulas
mind, i.e. brain, begins to decline in it's ability to functionand are very important contributors to our brain's
efficiently, quickly and accurately. Maybe this becomeshealth and function. These herbs and others are often
true if we accept and also share this belief andincluded in natural multivitamin formulas along with
therefore do not attend to our overall health and thevitamins and minerals.
health of our bodies which includes our brain. Reality isAntioxidants are vital for attaching to "free radicals" in
that we can grow new brain cells as adults, andour blood stream and neutralizing them. Antioxidants
create new neuropathways, stimulate previouslye.g. CoQ 10, aangamic dmg, purple and red
unused areas of our brain and experience newphytonutrients can be found in a variety of foods or,
connection and coordination between the left and rightmore conveniently and efficiently in natural
hemispheres in order to utilize "whole brain" cognitivesupplements. Juices like mangosteen, gogi and
and auto functioning. The more neruons andpomergranate contain excellent antioxidants. Green
connections we have in our brain, the more ability forfoods like barley grass, wheat grass, spiralina, alfalfa
memory, attention and performance we gain.and others contain powerful antioxidants and can be
Often, for some reason, many of us do not perceiveobtained in natural supplement form as well as in some
that our brain is a part of our body and needs asmultivitamin formulas. In addition to fighting "free
much attention as any other part of our body. In fact,radicals", antioxidants help our brain gain and maintain
our brain is vital to the functioning of our entire body.oxygen supply that is vital for memory, clarity and
Our brain is responsible for breathing, heart beat,other brain functions.
hearing, touch, sight, smell, balance, digestion,Natural substances called neurotransmitters are the
movement, perception, pain response, thought, emotion,messengers that move brain signals from one neuron
etc. Our brain is the most vital organ in our body andto another. It is very important that we have a good
requires specific nutrients to function efficiently. Goodsupply of these neurotransmitters. Our bodies produce
natural healthy nutrition for our brains is vital not onlythese neurotransmitters, but not without the proper
for cognitive and emotional functioning, but also for thenutrition with which to produce them. Neurotransmitters
regulation and functioning of our entire body.are produced through various proteins. Examples of
Our brain cells structure is composed of healthy fats. Inthese are l-tyrosine, l-tyrosine, acetyl l-carnitine,
order for our brains to function properly, our braindlph-phehylalanine, which can be obtained in natural
needs an abundant supply of healthy fats especiallysupplement form.
the "omegas". Supplying our brain and body withAlso available for us to insure that we experience
essential fatty acids e.g. omega 3, is vital for our brainsgood healthy natural brain function, are various natural
to repair, grow new neurons and neuropathyways.formulas containing many combinations of the nutrients
The most efficient and abundant source of essentialspecifically needed by our brains. These formulas are
fatty acids, e.g. omega 3, can be found in flaxseed oildesigned to help us with memory, attention, and
and fish oils which are available in natural supplementperformance.
form, especially when they are lacking in our diet.We need not resign ourselves to the popular belief of
Vitamins and minerals e.g. vitamin B12, vitamin B6,consensus reality that our brains decline in function and
Vitamin C, Iron, calcium, folic acid and others, areefficiency as we age. We have available to us many
essential for our brains to function efficiently andnatural supplements which we can add to our diet to
effectively. The best way that we can be sure weinsure that our brain is receiving the nutrition it needs to
are getting the kind and quantity of vitamins andregulate and maintain healthy body functioning,
minerals is by using natural multivitamin formulas. Wecognitive and emotional function and general feeling of
can also use Vitamin C, B Complex and mineralhealth and well being.
formulas individually as well as using multivitimans.