Ginkgo biloba
Minding the Store—The Brain-Health Category Reigns Supreme
Panelists: Ramona Billingslea, Marketing Manager, Betsy’s Health Foods, Spring, TX, www.betsyhealth.com Sébastien Bornet, Vice President Global Sales & Marketing, Horphag Research, Geneva, Switzerland, www.pycnogenol.com Gene Bruno, MS, MHS, RH(AHG), Vice President of Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, NutraScience Labs, Farmingdale, NY, www.nutrasciencelabs.com Katie Emerson, MS, RD, LDN, Manager of Scientific Affairs, Nutrition21, Saddle Brook, NJ, www.nutrition21.com […]
Brain Boosters!
The Best Brain Booster of Them All The best brain booster of them all is the herb Ginkgo biloba. Ginkgo helps healthy people keep their cognitive powers, and it helps people with Alzheimer’s to fight for them. Several double-blind studies show that ginkgo helps cognition in seniors (Human Psychopharmacol Clin Exp 2002;17:267- 77), including significantly […]
CSPI Sends Warning on Ginkgo, Urges FDA to Take Action
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has urged consumers to avoid supplements made with ginkgo biloba, which they warn are often adulterated and have been shown to be ineffective in improving memory and circulation. The nonprofit nutrition and food safety watchdog group is also calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to […]
Focusing on Brain Nutrients, A Scientific & Regulatory Review
In writing an article on brain nutrients, the choices of potential nutraceuticals for inclusion are almost endless. A partial list includes (in alphabetical order) acetyl-L-carnitine, alpha-GPC, Bacopa monnieri, citicoline, DHA, DMAE, Ginkgo biloba, gotu kola, huperzine A, L-glutamine, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylserine, vinpocetine, vitamin B12 and others. So, how to choose which of them to write about? […]
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