Dear Health Conscious Reader,
While the food police may not approve of anything that contains caffeine, let’s face it – caffeine is a proven mental performance booster.
Anyone who drinks coffee in the morning knows how it can get rid of that brain fog you wake up with and help you get ready for the day.
I saw a study in Neurology that found drinking three cups of coffee a day reduces your risk of mental decline by more than 50 percent.1
But the problem with coffee drinking is that you just get a short burst of energy … and then you tend to crash. That’s because coffee causes a release of existing energy, rather than building new energy.
There’s a way you can get that benefit of coffee to keep you going without the crash.
Here’s how…
Time to Lift the Brain Fog
Our brains have a huge appetite for choline, a nutrient you’ve probably never heard of – but it’s vital to mental performance.
In fact, nobody really knew much about choline until recently when both the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences reclassified it as an essential nutrient. It’s the primary building block for acetylcholine, which your brain uses to maintain clear communication between the cells throughout your body.
You need it for thinking, remembering, sleeping and even maintaining your balance, stability and mobility.
Your brain needs choline to help you stay healthy.
Let me explain …
When choline is in short supply, your brain goes on a scavenger hunt and starts to extract choline from nerve cell membranes. In an attempt to maintain normal acetylcholine signaling, the cell takes itself apart…
In the short term, your brain will use this technique to keep your memory and other functions up and running. But in the long run, it takes its toll on the brain at the cellular level.
But there are many clinical studies that establish a significant link between choline and enhanced memory, such as these two:
- Researchers who gave rats a choline supplement found they developed sharper and longer memories than rats that didn’t have extra choline.
- At Northwestern University in Chicago, researchers tested people with a choline deficiency. They gave them a series of memory tests and found below-average scores. In the next stage, one group received extra choline, while the other didn’t. After 24 weeks, both groups repeated the memory tests. The group with the extra choline showed a dramatic improvement over the first round, while the group that received no extra choline performed poorly with no improvement over the first round.2
However, adding a choline supplement to your diet to enhance memory is only part of the solution. There are other supplements that can help improve your mental capabilities.
A Gift from the Gods
Not long ago, I was hiking through the Amazon Rainforest and had first-hand experience with a remarkable healing herb. It comes from a seed called Paulina cupana and its active compound is guaranine, a member of the caffeine family. But unlike regular caffeine, it’s full of healthy fatty acids.
The nearby Guarani tribe considers this herb a gift from the gods. According to tribal folklore, the Indians of the Amazon River Basin have been using it to prevent fatigue and increase physical endurance since before recorded history.
I took the herb before setting off on an 18-hour hike through the jungles of Peru. At the end of that long day, my mind was crystal clear and I had no feeling of fatigue.
That’s because the rainforest herb released acetylcholine – a chemical that acts as a neurotransmitter – in my brain. When you have lots of acetylcholine, your mind is sharp and your memory is clear. When you drink coffee, the release of acetylcholine gives you a similar buzz, but it doesn’t last.
On the other hand, guaranine is slow acting with none of the caffeine side effects. But it works in the same way. Eventually you lose your reserve of acetylcholine. But if you trigger a release of acetylcholine and then rebuild your reserves, you can sustain the beneficial effects over the long term.
I realized then that combining the ancient herb with cutting-edge brain nutrients would create a powerful new formula. Not only would it give you more energy without crashing, it would help your memory, too.
The Third Element
But why stop there? There was another natural, brain-stimulating nutrient that I realized needed to be added to the formula – DMAE. DMAE is a safe solution to support cognitive performance.
In one clinical study, children were given DMAE and did better in concentration and skill tests.3 And there were no side effects like jumpiness, or an increase in heart rate and blood pressure. Other clinical studies showed that DMAE can:
- Accelerate mental speed and your ability to process thoughts and ideas
- Improve your concentration
- Promote a healthy mood
- Decrease irritability and over-activity
- Increase attention without causing drowsiness
When you combine these ingredients – choline, guaranine and DMAE – you’ve got a unique and powerful blend of super-nutrients that not only provides a better boost than your morning cup of coffee, but also defies the aging process by promoting mental clarity and energy
Enjoy a Better Frame of Mind
Since I’ve been using my choline formula, I haven’t had much use for coffee. And I’m not alone. Many of my patients who have substituted the formula for coffee tell me they feel awake, sharper and more focused than they have in years.
And the effect lasts all day.
As always, I guarantee your results. But if at any time you feel you’re not getting all the benefits I’ve described, simply call or send me an e-mail. I’ll give you an immediate refund, no questions asked. That way, you take no risk, and every day can be stress free.
To learn how you can experience your own mental rejuvenation, just click here…
To Your Good Health,
Al Sears, MD
1 Ritchie, K., et al, “The neuroprotective effects of caffeine: A prospective study (the Three City Study),” Neurology 69 Aug. 7, 2007: 536-545
2 Buchman, A.L, et al, “Verbal and visual memory improve after choline supplementation,” JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. Jan-Feb 2001; 25(1): 30-5
3 Geller, S.J., “Comparison of a tranquilizer and a psychic energizer,” JAMA 1960; 174: 89-92