Like the system of medicine that developed in neighboring China, India’s Ayurveda is based on the idea that the human body hums with an unseen energy and that disease occurs when this energy is blocked. Both healing traditions not only rely, in part, on herbal remedies to counteract the effects of such blockages but agree...
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Say Yes to the Noos (nootropic) Part 2
A number of nutrients have nootropic effects. They include the lipid phosphatidylserine (PS), required for proper brain cell formation; lipoic acid, a potent antioxidant; and astaxanthin, another antioxidant that helps keep brain cells pliable. One of the latest nootropic nutrients is pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ). Cells produce energy through tiny structures called mitochondria; keeping these mitochondria healthy...
Say Yes to the Noos (nootropics) Part 1
It’s cliché to say we live in a fast-paced world, but it’s true. And no organ feels the effects of this quickened pace more than the brain, which must process ever-increasing amounts of information. No wonder one recent survey found neurological dysfunction to rank behind only cancer and obesity among Americans’ main health worries. But...