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Review
Summary |
There are lots of ways to go when your first decide that you want to increase you cognitive health, whether its a preemptive strike to keep issues at bay or as a way to correct problems you’ve already started to notice. Cognitive issues can actually manifest at any age, due to stress, lack of sleep and nutritional issues, but as we all know, they tend to get more prevalent as we get older. Dementia related issues like Alzheimer’s disease are issues most of us want to avoid, and they often come to mind when we start to see some minor cognitive issues like forgetting our keys or a phone number.
But there is a lot we can do to shore up and increase our cognitive function and performance. In very much the same way we can use holistic extracts and elements to increase cholesterol, heart and metabolic health, we can also use them to increase cognitive health. Aniracetam is a formula that has gotten a good share of consumer attention. It was developed by NutraceuticsRX to help users increase and enhance short and long term memory, focus, perception concentration and creativity. There are some elements that have been shown to be able to address each and every one of these aspects of cognitive health. Is Aniracetam one of them? Let’s take a look and see.
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| Ingredients At A Glance |
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Aniracetam is an amino acid like element that is referred to as being a nootropic compound, which means that it belongs to a class of extracts that are often called smart drugs. The term smart drug was originally coined by Dr. Giurgea, who used it to describe elements and extracts that could increase a person’s cognitive fitness.
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| Ingredients in Focus |
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Some elements, like Aniracetam, are discussed in very clinical terms, which may make it difficult to understand how they work in the body, and if they are effective, unless you have a degree in biology. However, when you dig beneath the fancy language and the scientific ideas, how it’s purported to work is rather simple. In some initial animal based studies this element was suggested to be able to increase function in certain key cognitive areas, ranging from augmenting perception and memory, to focus and creativity.
Aniracetam is used to help augment the way the two hemispheres of brain communicate, as well as helping stimulate AMPA and NMDA, which are key to both memory development and concentration. It has also been suggested to have certain anxiolytic properties, which means that it may reduce anxiety, an effect that may be related to its affect on cholinergic, dopaminergic and serotonergic systems. While this element has shown some initial positive results in mouse based studies, the same kinds of results were not duplicated in humans, and while the same positive results may be in play, they may not.
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While Aniracetam lacks proven research when it comes to augmenting cognitive health, there are extracts on the market that have been shown to be able to dramatically increase cognitive health. For instance, in 16 double blind studies Phosphatidylserine was shown to significantly increase cognitive fitness by increasing the absorption of nutrients, as well as increasing the brain’s ability to use neurotransmitters more effectively.
On the other hand, in about a dozen clinical studies Vinpocetine was shown to boost cerebral blood flow, which helps the brain have more access to oxygen and nutrients. Finally, in 20 studies Alpha GPC was shown to be able to increase reasoning, focus and memory by enhancing the production of acetylcholine a neurotransmitter that has an active role in getting and keeping cognitive fitness on track. These kinds of results have not, as of yet, been connected with Aniracetam.
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| Positives |
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• Formula may be on sale on this retail site
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| Negatives |
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• Animal studies only
• Has not been shown to increase acetylcholine production
• Aniracetam is not as research proven as many other available ingredients
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| Final Thoughts |
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While Aniracetam has shown some good results in mouse based studies, the same results have not been shown in human based studies, which is in contrast with elements like Alpha GPC and Phosphatidylserine, which have shown some outstanding results in a wide range of US and international based studies. We aren’t saying that Aniracetam does not have some abilities; the fact is that it may well, but it may not offer you the most consistent results, and it may not offer you the best bang for your buck.
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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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