Brain Fuel® contains essential B Vitamins for your brain health, energy and psychological function, including Vitamin B1, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. These B Vitamin are in their most bioavailable forms which are more easily absorbed and utilised by the body.
Bacopa Monnieri, Gingko and Turmeric, contain an array of naturally occurring antioxidants that help protect the brain from free radicals which can otherwise cause cell damage. Antioxidants reduce the impact caused by modern living, including any type of stress on the body and mind, such as poor air quality, medications, smoking, processed foods or chemicals found within household products.
Bacopa and Gingko help maintain good cognitive function and memory with age decline. One 12-week randomised controlled study performed with healthy elderly adults, showed Bacopa monnieri improves attention, cognitive processing, and working memory, partly via the suppression of AChE activity. The suppression of the activity of the Acetylcholine enzyme (AChE) means cholinergic function is enhanced, which in turn supports attention and memory
processing and gives rise to increased working memory.
Ginkgo helps the maintenance of memory and can play an important role in healthier ageing. Studies also highlight the synergistic effects of ginkgo and turmeric, showing that gingko increases curcumin’s beneficial effects on the brain by raising its brain concentration. The uptake of curcumin into the brain is usually severely limited by its poor ability to cross the blood brain barrier - studies show that ginkgo helps overcome this.
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