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Review
Summary |
While the pharmaceutical industry struggles to create drugs that can help people maintain and boost memory and cognitive function. The holistic market has made some very real strides in this arena, by using natural extracts and elements like Alpha GPC and Phosphatidylserine. While there are some really well crafted formulas on the market, there are also ones that are more hype than fact, and sorting out the most effective ones can be difficult, unless you know what you are looking for.
Advanced Ginkgo Smart is a memory formula created by Irwin Naturals, a company that specializes in crafting herbally based supplements. Advanced Ginkgo Smart is advertised to contain nine of the most potent memory and focus boosters available. Let’s take a look at this formula to see what elements it uses, and just how effective they may or may not be.
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| Ingredients At A Glance |
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Advanced Ginkgo Smart contains the following ingredients: Ginkgo Powder, Acetyl L Carnitine, Choline, Dimetheylaminoethanol or DMAE, Trimethylglycine, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Vinpocetine ,Toothed Clubmoss Extract, Bioperine Complex, Ginger Extract, Piper Longum Extract and Bioperine Black Pepper Extract.
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| Ingredients in Focus |
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While Advanced Ginkgo Smart’s developers suggest that it contains nine of the most potent cognitive enhancers, according to our findings this formula actually uses some really low level extracts and elements. While Ginkgo is often thought of as being a heavy weight memory enhancer, due to its ability to augment circulation, it seems to lack the research that makes these claims a reality. While studies sponsored by developers showed positive results, independent studies subsequently showed that it provided the same results as placebos. However, this formula also contains Vinpocetine, an element that has been shown in research studies to be able to dramatically augment cerebral blood flow and enhance cognitive function.
Choline and DMAE are used to augment the body’s supply of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. However, their abilities are rather inconsistent, and many experts suggest using Alpha GPC instead. In fact, Alpha GPC has actually been shown to positively affect a whole host of cognitive issues, including learning, focus and alertness, as well as short and long term memory.
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| Website |
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Testimonials can be a great way to check out how effective a formula is or not. So we checked on this retailer’s site to see what customers had to say about Advanced Ginkgo Smart, but no testimonials were posted, which was curious, since this retailer makes it so very easy to post them.
We then moved on to independent consumers sites, on which Advanced Ginkgo Smart did poorly with consumers who used this formula to elevate their cognitive health. They often reported that they did not provide the memory gains they expected, which given the fact that this formula is rather deficient in proven cognitive enhancers, is not a big surprise.
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| Positives |
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• Contains Vinpocetine
• Appears to be moderately priced
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| Negatives |
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• Does not contain Alpha GPC or Phosphatidylserine
• No testimonials posted on the official site
• Independent reviews do not speak highly of the supplement
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| Final Thoughts |
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The fact that Advanced Ginkgo Smart contains Ginkgo may be a huge draw for consumers who haven’t heard that in recent studies it was relegated to placebo status. However, it does contain Vinpocetine, which means it may have some cognitive enhancing abilities. However, they will more than likely not be in alignment with the expectations of consumers given the fact that Advanced Ginkgo Smart contains so many low performing extracts and elements, instead of top of the line ones like Alpha GPC or Phosphatidylserine. This developer suggests that it uses the most effective and powerful cognitive enhancers, but they left out the very extracts that would have made it a much higher caliber formula.
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Editors Choice:
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Neurostin® -
Neurostin™ is a blend of non-prescription ingredients that were carefully formulated to reverse and prevent the depletion of the nutrients your brain needs to perform optimally. This is a very well received product that customers speak highly of. The unique formula of Neurostin™ provides your body with all the necessary building blocks to make choline which is the most vital component needed by the cells that comprise both short and long term memory. The formula has also been proven to produce both oxygen and blood flow to the brain which decrease and reverse the effects of deterioration. Neurostin is one of the few formulas that regulates the levels of homocysteine which is key in preventing both long term memory loss and Alzheimer’s. This is an awesome overall formula that enhances overall brain function, sharpness and clarity Click Here to read our full review. |
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