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Review
Summary |
As people get older many start to worry about their cognitive function, because maybe they’ve forgotten our car keys one too many times, or maybe they just feel a bit mentally sluggish. However, there isn’t much the pharmaceutical giants can do for people to stave off memory loss, reduced cognitive function and dementia, but the holistic market has made great strides in this arena. In fact, some really remarkable extracts and elements, like L Alpha and Phosphatidylserine, have emerged on to the market, and they have shown some excellent results in research studies and with actual consumers.
Ginkgo Smart is one of the newer products on the market, and it was designed by Irwin Naturals, a manufacturer that has specialized in weight loss and sexual enhancement products in the past. Ginkgo Smart is advertised as being able to help users support memory, mental clarity, concentration, alertness, and focus. These are all areas many people want and need a bit of help in. But as is the case with all holistic products, the keys to success lie in a product’s formula, not in its advertising, so let’s start there with Ginkgo Smart.
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| Ingredients At A Glance |
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Ginkgo Smart contains the following ingredients: Ginkgo Biloba, Acetyl L Carnitine, Choline, DMAE, TMG, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Vinpocetine, Huperzine A, Mucuna Pruriens Extract and Bioperine.
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| Ingredients in Focus |
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As its name suggests, Ginkgo Smart relies quiet heavily upon Ginkgo, an element that is marketed as being a highly effective memory enhancer, as well as an anti vertigo agent. While some research studies have concluded that it is effective in this arena, some controversy has emerged. Many of these studies were actually bought and paid for by the companies that market Ginkgo based products, which can compromise the results.
According to an research paper that appeared in the American Medical Association journal, Ginkgo actually did not help users increase memory or cognitive function in independent clinical studies. However, it has been shown to have a potentiality for increasing circulation, fighting free radicals and preventing platelets from blocking arteries. Ginkgo also has a few side effects including: bleeding, nausea, diarrhea, headaches, faintness, heart palpitations and agitation.
However, Ginkgo Smart does contain one element that has been shown in research studies to be able to produce some exceptional gains in the cognitive area, and that is Vinpocetine. This extract has been shown to be able to help increase circulation, without side effects, and to have a direct affect on improving cognitive function. But it is usually used in a formula along with other high performing extracts like Alpha GPC. Unfortunately, that is not the case with Ginkgo Smart, so the other ingredients in this formula may water down some of Vinpocetine’s abilities.
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Ginkgo Smart contains DMEA, which may increase Choline in the blood. This is actually great for cognitive function, but DMEA also has many side effects, including: drowsiness and a mild increase in blood pressure, as well as confusion, which is counter productive in this kind of formula. However, there are actually safer alternatives available that are side effect free. For instance, L Alpha Glycerylphosphorylcholine, which is also known as Alpha-GPC, has been shown in research studies to be able to directly increase the body’s production Choline, which can help boost both long and short term memory, as well as improve focus and alertness, without the negative side effects mentioned above.
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| Positives |
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• Contains Vinpocetine
• Ginkgo Smart appears to be on sale at this time
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| Negatives |
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• Contains DMEA, which may have side effects
• Ginkgo also has side effects
• Does not contain Alpha GPC
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| Final Thoughts |
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The fact that Ginkgo Smart is a Ginkgo based cognitive supplement,
may be enough to get consumers to buy it, but as we saw above, Ginkgo is not the most powerful cognitive enhancer on the market. In fact, it has not done very well in clinical studies, but other extracts like L Alpha and Phosphatidylserine have. However, they are not used in this formula, which is unfortunate, because their inclusion would have made it a much more effective product.
Ginkgo Smart also contains quite a few extracts that have side effects, and experts actually suggest looking for formulas that are completely side effect free. Fortunately, there are a few formulas on the market that are totally side effect free and extremely effective. Also, when searching for a product, we suggest looking for developers and retailers that offer complete, no questions asked, money back guarantees, to ensure a carefree online shopping experience that is risk free.
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Editors Choice:
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