Grey matters
Keeping your brain in tip top condition
Our brains need two key substances to function properly: glucose and oxygen. Glucose is a type of sugar which acts as fuel and an energy source and we need a steady and constant supply to sustain all our brain's activities, especially during mental stress and work.
Studies on the nervous system have shown that the vascular and endocrine systems both support it and depend on it for their own health. When we increase the blood flow to the brain, it produces a significant rise in the synthesis of dopamine, a neurotransmitter or substance that's critical to the transfer of information between nerves, muscles, glands, organs and blood vessels.
The way your brain processes information is amazing. There are numerous junctions or gaps where nerves originate and terminate. Electrical impulses travelling along these nerves are chemically transmitted across the junctions, allowing the impulse along one nerve to be transmitted to several neurons at once. If one neuron can affect ten others, then those ten can get even more neurons involved at the next junction and so forth. The chemicals released in the gaps by neural impulses are called neurotransmitters and without them, all activity - neural, muscular, glandular, everything - would cease.
Look after your neurotransmitters!
If you want to improve your mental power, fundamental changes in the blood supply to the brain and the quality of neurotransmission must first occur. Data clearly indicates that overt behaviour, whether it's sensory related (reading) or purely cognitive (thinking rationally), depends upon a healthy nervous system
Substances which beneficially affect transmitters have great implications for health, quality of life and even longevity. So if you want to feel more alert and regain the ability to think on your feet, the herb gingko biloba is a great choice. It increases the level of dopamine and provides us with a good reason to use it - especially as we age.
The wonder of gingko biloba
Gingko produces definite improvements in mental alertness. It assists information processing at the neuron levels, not only in older people with deteriorating mental function, but also in healthy young individuals.
Quality of life is a fundamental wish for all of us. We're all challenged by various health issues involving our head including: vertigo, headache, tinnitus, inner ear disturbances, impaired memory, ability to concentrate, diminished intellectual capacity and alertness from insufficient circulation to the brain and diminished sight and hearing due to vascular insufficiency. Gingko is a wonderful herb which can play an important part in minimising these interruptions to our lifestyle.
But the real benefit of gingko lay in its possible benefits for delaying the onset of dementia and for reversing its course. Virtually anybody, whether they're already experiencing the effects of ageing on mental function or just approaching that point, can benefit from gingko. Middle-aged people can postpone the onset of mental and behavioural deterioration and in some cases, avoid it altogether. Older people can regain a substantial degree of mental vigour and reverse the downward spiral of mental senility.
Priceline stocks a range of products containing gingko including Bioglan¥Δ Brahmi + PS Ginkgo Focus.
Other products for brain and body health at Priceline Pharmacy include Swisse¥Δ Women's Ultivite 50+ Years and Swisse¥Δ Ultiboost Executive Focus.
¥Always read the label. Use only as directed. ΔVitamin supplements may only be of assistance if the dietary vitamin intake is inadequate.