
By Chris D. Meletis, ND
Vitamin D3 is one of the most useful nutritional tools we have at our disposal for improving overall health. This vitamin is unique because cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) is a vitamin derived from 7-dehyrocholesterol; however, Vitamin D3 acquires hormone-like actions when cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) is converted to 1,25-dihydroxy Vitamin [...]
Your brain is the master computer that controls every living process in your body, both conscious and unconscious. It relies on specialized cells called neurons that transmit electrical signals to and from other cells. They tell your heart to beat and your hand to move; they enable you to learn and remember; they let you perceive [...]
Quincy Bioscience (Madison, WI) announces that Prevagen®, a dietary supplement consisting of the jellyfish protein apoaequorin, has displayed great potential to improve memory in healthy human subjects tested. The Prevagen Memory Study included 56 participants that completed a 30 day open-label study (10 mg/day). The findings suggest that supplementation with apoaequorin, a well-known calcium-binding protein, might [...]
By Life Extension
Health headlines have preached about the necessity of calcium for bones, folic acid for the heart, and lutein for the eyes. Likewise, a number of nutrients such as ginkgo, SAMe and choline have been deemed helpful for the brain. One that’s absolutely vital, though, is phosphatidylserine (PS). What makes experts so sure that we [...]