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| St John's Wort Plus |
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Review
Summary |
During the course of one’s lifetime may people have had times when they felt anxious, a bit depressed or simply a little blue, and often people try to just ride it out. However, they may also start to see some cognitive issues emerging, like trouble focusing or problems remembering numbers or names. Sometimes cognitive issues are related to age, but they can also manifest due to diet, nutritional issues and stress.
Some holistic formulas, like St John's Wort Plus, seek to address both emotional and cognitive issues with one formula, and these kinds of two for one formulas may be very attractive and seem to be rather cost effective. However, whether addressing emotional or cognitive issues, a product’s formula really tells you the whole story about its overall effectiveness. So, let’s take a look at this formula to see what it may offer in each of these areas.
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| Ingredients At A Glance |
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St John's Wort Plus appears to contain the following ingredients: Sour Jujube Seed, California Poppy Whole Plant, Red Sage Root, Hawthorn Berry and
St John's Wort Bud.
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| Ingredients in Focus |
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St John's Wort Plus contains an array of extracts draw from Asian, North American and European cultures, and for the most part they are calmatives, which are traditionally used to help users relax and have far less anxiety. For example, Native Americans used the California Poppy as a mild sedative. St John's Wort has attained urban ledged status as an anti depressant. While some consumers and developers swear by this extract, some researchers suggest its abilities are limited, due to recent clinical studies, where its performance was rather limited. However, we should note that it is still often prescribed as an anti depressant in Germany.
St John's Wort Plus actually contains extracts that are traditionally used to increase circulation. For instance, Hawthorn Berry is used to help repair artery walls that are damaged by plaque, and Red Sage Root and Sour jujube seed are often used to help support the nervous and circulatory systems. While improved circulation is great for heart health, this does not guarantee increase cerebral blood flow, which is why the higher performing products often include extracts like Vinpocetine, which have been found to be able to directly increase the transport of oxygen and nutrients to the brain.
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| Website |
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This retailer site does not really promote St John’s Wort Plus as a cognitive enhancer, but many sites do. On this site it is presented as more of a mood enhancer, but some consumers have used it to increase cognitive function due to the fact that it contains many circulation enhancers. While increasing cerebral blood flow is a good start when trying to increase brain health, there are other areas that need to be addressed as well.
For instance, the more effective formulas often include Vitamins B6, B12 and Folic Acid to stabilize homocysteine levels to prevent the build up of homocysteine that is often seen in dementia patients, and Alpha GPC is often used to increase Choline levels, which directly affects and augments short and long term memory.
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| Positives |
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• May help increase circulation
• May act as a calmative
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| Negatives |
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• Does not contain proven cognitive enhancers
• May not increase Choline levels
• Does not appear capable of stabilizing homocysteine levels
• Company does not promote it as a cognitive enhancer, but other retailers may
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| Final Thoughts |
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St John's Wort Plus is a formula that seems to be very much entrenched in helping users alleviate their mood and anxiety. Its use of circulation enhancing extracts has made it a popular way to also increase cognitive health, but its effectiveness in this arena is debatable. Experts actually suggest that consumers look for formulas that contains proven smart nutrients like Alpha GPC and Vinpocetine, which have shown outstanding results during independent research studies. Unfortunately, these brain boosters are not used in St John's Wort Plus at this time, so it may not be the best available option.
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Editors Choice:
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Week
of: Tue Jul 27th, 2010 |
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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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