Gaia Mental Alertness

Gaia Mental Alertness contains a Proprietary Blend consisting of: Eleuthero Root, Ginkgo Leaf, Gotu Kola, Fo Ti, Oats, Wild Milky Seed, Peppermint Leaf, Vinpocetine and Rosemary.

Gaia Mental Alertness contains an array of tonic, energizing and calming herbs. For instance, Eleuthero Root is used to boost vitality and energy; Peppermint Leaf is a calmative; Oats are full of antioxidants and nutrients; and Gotu Kola is an energy booster. These extracts may well help to make you feel better physically, but they have no real ability to fortify cognitive health. However, this formula does contain several extracts that have reputations for enhancing brain health, like Ginkgo Leaf, Fo Ti and Vinpocetine.

Fo Ti has been used to address a variety of issues including: Atherosclerosis, constipation, exhaustion, high cholesterol and sleeplessness, as well as ease erectile dysfunction and Parkinson’s disease. Some developers suggest that it can aid with Alzheimer's disease, as well; however, there are no controlled studies that confirm it can safely enhance memory in humans, as of yet, In some initial studies on animals it has shown some ability to enhance cognitive function, and while this is a good start, it does not guarantee this ability to be in play with humans.

Ginkgo Leaf is often held up as being the magic bullet for memory, a mythology that has been heavily promoted by developers of nutritional supplements, but in recent studies, Ginkgo Leaf has not done well at all. In fact, these studies actually suggest that it is a low performer in this arena, which was rather shocking to many experts and consumers.

Vinpocetine, on the other hand, has done quite well in studies. This element has been shown to be able to directly increase memory by increasing cerebral blood flow and circulation, which allows more blood, nutrients and oxygen to reach the brain. Poor circulation is very often a factor in reduced cognitive function, so improving it may be extremely beneficial.

This retail site has a reputation for providing prompt returns and for providing high quality customer care, which was great to see. However, we found it troubling that there are no testimonials or customer reviews posted on this site for Gaia Mental Alertness. This retailer makes it incredibility easy for consumers to quickly write a review and post it, so the fact that none are posted is odd, especially in the holistic industry, where most consumers want to let their peers known when a product works. However, we can’t say that we are totally surprised given the rather subtle nature of this formula, and the fact that it uses so few high performing cognitive enhancers.

• Product contains Vinpocetine
• Contains many energy enhancers and calmatives

• Supplement does not contains elements that can increase Choline levels
• Ginkgo Leaf can have side effects like gastrointestinal issues, bleeding, palpitations and anxiety
• Does not contain some of the more effective and proven enhancers, like Alpha GPC

When using Gaia Mental Alertness some consumers may well feel more alert, but it still seems to lack ingredients that can help quickly and safely increase memory and overall cognitive health. This is partially due to the fact that they did not include an element that can increase Choline levels. This is important because Choline is responsible for maintaining short and long term memory, and its levels decline over time. Elements like Alpha GPC, which are found in the higher performing formulas, have been shown in clinical studies to be able to directly increase Choline levels and augment memory. The inclusion of Alpha GPC or a comparable element would have taken Gaia Mental Alertness to a much higher level of effectiveness.