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- American Biologics GPC (GlyceroPhosphoCholine) - 60 Vegetarian Capsules American Biologics GPC or GlyceroPhosphoCholine is an orthomolecular nutrient important for cell-level homeostasis, tissue growth and renewal, organ vitality, and mind-body integration. American Biologics GPC is said to provide unique osmo-protection against toxic buildup inside cells. Research suggests that American Biologics GPC supports metabolic efficiency: enzymes combine GPC specifically with the omega-3 fatty acid DHA to create phospholipids essential to cell membranes. American Biologics GPC is also a highly bioavailable source for both the essential nutrient choline and the ubiquitous chemical transmitter acetylcholine. Double-blind clinical research suggests that GPC boosts attention in healthy youth and counters cognitive decline in middle age. In old age GPC helps revitalize growth hormone, and enables brain-body integration. GPC may also support male fertility and is an important functional constituent of human breast milk. OrthoNutritional for healthy mind and body aging Boosts mental performance, brain-body integration Protects and enhances cell-level physiology Impressive Benefits for the Healthy Young Agents that improve mental performance in the healthy young are practically unknown. Well-controlled trials demonstrate GPC can benefit this population. The drug scopolamine depletes the brain's acetylcholine stores, causing a transitory cognitive impairment similar to those observes in normal aging. This "scopolamine amnesia" is a useful experimental model of memory loss. In the first two double-blind trials, young healthy men and women were started on either a placebo or GPC, then treated with scopolamine or a placebo. GPC significantly improved word recall and attention capacity, and even improved baseline word recall. In the second double-blind trial, subjects were pretreated with GPC, idebenone, or aniracetam. GPC pretreatment significantly protected learning and long-term verbal memory, and performed superior to idebenone and aniracetam. GPC also significantly benefited "working memory", a test of abstract reasoning carried out together with an interfering attentive task. GPC Enhances Mental Processing at Middle Age Various physiologic tests indicate GPC improves mental performance at middle age. In a double-blind trial on over-50 subjects with AAMI (age-associated memory impairment), GPC improved the slow wave ("delta") EEG (ElectroEncephaloGraphic) activity. In controlled trials with subjects aged up to 65 years, GPC improved a number of mental processing measures, including reaction time, which is an indicator for age-related cognitive dysfunction. In a trial with middle-aged male outpatients manifesting severe memory problems, GPC benefited overall clinical status, psychometric performance, and central reaction times, and compared against the drug oxiracetam showed longer-lasting benefit. Visual evoked potential (VEP) is another physiologic response linked to cognitive performance. In subjects aged 59-83 with impaired brain circulation, GPC increased VEP amplitude. Also, in healthy subjects GPC enhanced cerebral glucose utilization, suggesting it increases energy production in the brain. Helps the Elderly Resist Cognitive Deterioration In 2001, noted researcher Lucilla Parnetti published a meta-analysis of the data from 10 GPC clinical trials that included 1,570 patients with severe cognitive decline. Overall, GPC improved memory, attention, other cognitive measures, and mood. Disorientation, irritability, emotional liability, communication, and indifference to surroundings also were significantly improved. GPC outperformed the nutrient citicoline in three direct comparison trials, and bested the drug oxiracetam in two other trials. In another comparison, GPC performed roughly twice as well as acetylcarnitine. In a large 2002 double-blind trial, GPC benefited all the cognitive measures. The investigators also noted that GPC improved
- UPC # 690290530068
- Size/Form 60 Vegetarian Capsule
Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, for the first fourteen (14) days take two (2) capsules in the morning and two in the afternoon, between meals. Thereafter, take one (1) capsule in the morning and one in the afternoon, or higher doses as directed by a physician. INGREDIENTS American Biologics GPC (GlyceroPhosphoCholine) - 60 Vegetarian Capsules Supplement Facts Serving Size: 2 Capsules Servings Per Container: 30 Amount Per Serving %DV* sn-Glycero (3) phosphocholine (GPC) (GlyceroPhosphoCholine, choline alfoscerate, Choline alphoscerate) 600 mg * *Daily Value Not Established Other Ingredients: Magnesium stearate Free of: yeast, wheat, corn, milk, egg, gluten, sugar, starch, salt, preservatives, artificial coloring, flavors and antibiotics WARNINGS Keep this and all nutritional supplements out of the reach of children. Store in a cool dry place with the cap tightly sealed. Strict quality control is maintained during each step of formulation. Not to be used by pregnant or nursing mothers unless directed by a physician.
