There is a mass of mounting research to support the theory that correct, balanced nutrition can help with the efficient and precise functioning of the brain. Neurotransmitters produced by the brain all require nutritional co-factors to perform well and increasingly these co-factors are missing from many modern diets.
The result can be brain fog, a lowering of mental acuity, emotional difficulties and poor emotional response to stress to name but a few outcomes...
Nutritional help is at hand.Phosphatidyl Serine is a component of brain cell membranes. More than 350 research papers on this substance are available for study, many of which are concerned with memory in humans. It is also being recognised for use with Alzheimer patients and for depression.
Phosphatidyl Serine seems to work by increasing glucose metabolism in the brain and by increasing the number of neurotransmitter sites in the brain. The latter may explain why the memory-enhancing effect of Phosphatidyl Serine lasts for up to a month after discontinuing supplementation.
The herb ginkgo biloba has also been found to enhance mental functioning both in the young and old. Other smart nutrients include L-phenyalanine. L-glutamine and L-tyrosine, niacin, phosphatidyl choline and acetyl-L-carnitine.
It is also advisable to avoid certain substances which have adverse effect on cognitive performance. Avoidance or reducing the intake of alcohol, caffeine, nicotine and sugar should all be considered.
