Vitamin B12

Did you know vitamin B12 is so important to good mental health and optimal brain function, a long-term deficiency “can cause severe mental illness including depression, paranoia and symptoms resembling schizophrenia or bipolar disorder”? What’s more, according to Dr. Jeffrey J. Stuart, D.O., “…anyone, at any age, can be a victim of a B12 deficiency.”…

Thinking is an electrochemical process of the brain, fueled by the nutrients you ingest each day. Could this explain why, for some people, thinking comes very easily, while for others, it’s a bit more difficult? Do your dietary habits and nutrition really affect your brain function and thinking ability? Here’s what you need to know……

According to Dr. Kelly Brogen, M.D., for those suffering from depression, vitamin B-12 “may very well be the last antidepressant you’ll ever need.” Dr. Brogen, a medical doctor as well as a board-certified psychiatrist, is author of the NYT bestseller A Mind of Your Own, co-editor of the landmark textbook, Integrative Therapies for Depression and…

Your brain, like every other organ in your body, requires specific nutrients in order to function optimally. Deficiencies of those nutrients can result in mental fatigue…”brain fog”…gradual memory loss…slow thinking…poor retention…slow reaction time and more. But exactly which nutrients are most needed by the brain for optimal function? I’ll tell you about three of the…

Methylcobalamin has long been known as the body’s essential “brain and energy vitamin.” Some even call it the “thinker’s vitamin.” That’s because methylcobalamin is a special co-enzyme form of vitamin B-12 that’s nature’s most neurologically active form. It’s also the most cerebrally invigorating form of B-12, because it’s the only form that can quickly and…

According to research conducted at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the human brain uses more energy than any other organ, including the heart. After all, it’s the master control organ for the entire body. And the primary source of cellular energy in the brain is a nutrient known as adenosine triphosphate, or ATP,…

While little-known to the general public, glucoronolactone is an all-natural metabolite of glucose that’s actually been around in supplement form since the 1960’s when it was first given to U.S. troops during the dark days of the Vietnam war as a natural means of uplifting mood and morale while relieving mental stress and depression. Known…

Would you like to reduce your risk of accelerated cognitive decline (i.e., dementia) as you age?  Who wouldn’t?  Indeed, most of us would go out of our way to save our aging brains from the slow agony of dementia…if we knew what steps to take in advance. Fortunately, a clinical study from Tufts University in…

Are you worried about your cholesterol and overall heart health? If so, it could be for good reasons… After all, statistics show someone in the United States dies every 34 seconds from a heart attack! This means someone will fall prey to this vicious killer by the time you finish reading this introduction. You might…

It was only a few years ago that the once highly esteemed Reader’s Digest came out with its infamous cover report claiming essentially that there is no significant scientific evidence that vitamins do any good at all for people seeking better health and well-being. Ignoring numerous published studies which have found the exact opposite of what…