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The Willner Window Product Reference Catalog, Fall 2016
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Willner Chemists: The Nutritional Supplement Professionals
Nutrients and Herbs Improve Cognition,
Memory, and Attention
Alongside Ashwagandha and Gotu Kola,
Bacopa monnieri is one of the more well
renowned herbs used in Ayurvedic
medicine for neurological health. The main
traditional usages of Bacopa Monnieri are
for anxiety, depression, and memory.
Current evidence suggests Bacopa monnieri
protects brain neurons, enhances the
neurotransmitters acetylcholine, serotonin,
and dopamine, and increases cerebral
blood flow. These effects do not appear to
require cognitive decline, therefore Bacopa
can benefit all ages. Mouse studies are
exploring Bacopa Monnieri for its ability to
reduce dopaminergic neuronal death seen
in Parkinsons diseases. In other studies, rats
subjected to both acute and chronic stress
were treated with Bacopa Monnieri (to
assess Bacopa's adaptogenic effects) found
that the depletion of dopamine and
serotonin associated with chronic stress did
not occur with Bacopa supplementation.
These studies, suggest that Bacopa reduces
stress onto dopaminergic neurons that
would otherwise then deplete dopamine.
Bacopa can be taken alone or combined
with other brain enhancing supplements.
The standard dose for Bacopa monnieri is
300mg. Since Bacopa monnieri is fat
soluble, it should be supplemented
alongside a meal.
Additional Commentsfrom Sam Forbes, CN
Bacopa monnieri,
Memoryand Attention
A
yurvedic doctors have long used bacopa
monnieri for neurological and behavioral
problems. In this analysis, doctors reviewed
nine placebo-controlled studies covering 437
participants who took a standardized extract
of bacopa monnieri for at least 12 weeks.
Overall, compared to placebo, those taking
bacopa monnieri had better visual attention,
were more mentally flexible, and were able
to switch tasks, and scan, search, and process
visual information more quickly. On a test of
reaction times, the bacopa monnieri groups
were able to choose more quickly between
multiple options, indicating they were
generally more alert and had better speed
and control of body movements.
Reference: Journal of Ethnopharmacology;
November, 2014, Vol. 151, No. 1, 528-35
Here are some Bacopa product
you can try:
BACOPA 250 MG
(HIMALAYA)
60 CAPSULES - Product Code: 40505
BACOPA 500 MG
(NATURE’S ANSWER)
90 VEG CAPSULES - Product Code: 62034
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You may want to try products
that include Bacopa in formulas
designed for brain health.
My suggestions are:
MINDCARE
(HIMALAYA)
120 VEGGIE CAPS - Product Code: 39457
MENTAL PERFORMANCE
(CREATIVE BIOSCIENCE)
60 VEGGIE CAPS - Product Code: 66197
BRAIN AWAKE
(IRWIN NATURALS)
60 SOFTGELS - Product Code: 65150
I
n this two-part study, doctors compared
vitamin D levels in 112 people with
colorectal adenomas to 112 similar healthy
people. In the second part, doctors added
findings from 14 other vitamin D/colorectal
cancer studies. Together, the combined
findings covered 5,454 affected people and
6,656 similar healthy people.
Overall, those with the highest circulating
levels of vitamin D were 32 percent less likely
to have developed colorectal cancer
compared to those with the lowest levels of
vitamin D.
Discussing the findings, doctors said vitamin
D had the same preventive effect regardless
of the location of the adenoma in the colon,
and whether people lived in the United
States or in Asia.
Reference: World Journal of Gastroenterology;
2015, Vol. 21, No. 29, 8868-77
Vitamin D and
Colorectal
Cancer
