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3.1.09

Memory Boosting: ALA and ALCAR

The memory boosting, anti-wrinkle and heart preserving nutritional supplement! It can be purchased for about $20 per month.

The New York Times recently highlighted one of the many reasons this supplement works so well.

One Potent Method for Preserving Life's Most Precious Moments

Whether it's simple forgetfulness or the all-out scourge of Alzheimer's, the loss of mental acuity as we age ruins quality of life. To the surprise of most, studies show that this decline can be slowed or even prevented by controlling blood sugar! And with the simple, everyday use of a nutritional supplement, this is easier to do than ever.

A groundbreaking article in the New York Times recently underscored what biochemists have known for awhile, "Spikes in blood sugar can take a toll on memory by affecting the dentate gyrus, an area of the brain within the hippocampus that helps form memories."

"Researchers said the effects can be seen even when levels of blood sugar, or glucose, are only moderately elevated, a finding that may help explain normal age-related cognitive decline, since glucose regulation worsens with age."

"The study, by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and funded in part by the National Institute on Aging, was published in the December issue of Annals of Neurology."

Nutritional Combo Controls Blood Sugar Fast

The nutritional supplements acetyl-L-carnitine (ALCAR) and alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) work to increase our sensitivity to insulin. Insulin is the "sugar taxi." The greater sensitivity you have, the faster your sugar is escorted out of the blood and into muscle cells where it is converted into energy. This not only preserves memory but also keeps skin looking vibrantly young and preserves our heart by helping it beat forcefully without damage caused by spikes in blood sugar.

Better than FDA Approved Drugs

In addition to increasing insulin sensitivity, ALCAR increases memory-boosting neurotransmitters like acetylcholine while protecting neurons from oxidative stress. This makes the ALA/ALCAR combo a potent weapon against Alzheimer's induced memory loss. In fact, I'd choose it over the commonly used medications, which are known technically as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEs).

Little is known about what causes Alzheimer's, but all sufferers appear to have low levels of acetylcholine. Using AChEs, the drug industry attempts to increase this essential brain chemical by preventing the breakdown of acetylcholine within the brain. Theoretically, this would enhance or preserve memory. But if there is little or no acetylcholine to preserve, the drugs are useless. Perhaps that is why they have only marginal benefits - benefits that do not outweigh their immense risks.

Believe it or not, AChEs are synthetic copycats of naturally occurring poisons and venoms! Their use is rationalized by the "a lot kills, a little cures" mentality. But evidence doesn't support this. Research consistently shows users to suffer short-term side effects, including diarrhea, anorexia, vomiting, and tremors. Long-term side effects include kidney damage and even cancer.

Where these drugs fail, the energizing ALA/ALCAR combo succeeds.

Once ingested, both ALA and ALCAR pass the blood-brain barrier to nourish brain cells, thereby helping them manufacture more acetylcholine - to preserve and restore life's most precious memories as we age.


The Author
Ellison's entire career has been dedicated to the study of molecules; how they give life and how they take from it. He was a two-time recipient of the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Grant for his research in biochemistry and physiology. He is a bestselling author, holds a master's degree in organic chemistry and has first-hand experience in drug design. Use his knowledge and insight to look and feel your best in 90 days with his AM-PM Fat Loss Discovery: http://www.thepeopleschemist.com/obesity_cure.php

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