How Two B Vitamins Can Help Us Think Better

'Everyday, Life Extension® health advisors field questions about brain health. You know, questions like, “how can I improve my memory?” or, “what can I take to fight poor mood?”


Our advisors have long known about the benefits of nutrients like omega-3 fats, blueberry extract and ginkgo for helping our members improve memory and recall. But new research is showing that two vitamins can also play a role in helping our brains remain at full capacity as we age.


In this post, we’ll take a look at what vitamins B6 and B12 can do for us.'




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'Vitamin B is sometimes called the "happy vitamin," and for very good reason. Vitamin B is a dietary powerhouse, boosting energy levels and enhancing performance of nearly every system in the body. Hundreds of delicious and abundant foods are packed full of vitamin B, ready to unleash the raw power in even the most timid consumer.'


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Nutrition and Behavior

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How to prevent spending the last 10 years of your life in a diaper and a wheelchair

'Everything you have every experienced, felt, or conducted in life is due to brain function. The ability to enjoy, perceive, sense and experience live is dictated by the firing rate and health of your brain. It is impossible for a person to become healthy mentally or physiologically without a healthy brain.” – Datis Kharrazian, DC, M.S 

Maybe this goes without saying, but I think it’s worth pointing out: our ability to enjoy life is brain-based. The capacity to taste food, appreciate and create art and music, smell a flower, feel the sun or wind on our skin, experience orgasm, and contribute to life in a meaningful way is entirely mediated by the brain. 

In fact, everything we’ve ever done, are doing now or will do depends on brain function. With that in mind, consider this. Two things in life we can be absolutely sure of are: We are all going to die. Our brains are going to degenerate before we die.' 

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B vitamins found to halve brain shrinkage in old

(Reuters) - 'Daily tablets of large doses of B vitamins can halve the rate of brain shrinkage in elderly people with memory problems and may slow their progression toward dementia, data from a British trial showed on Wednesday,

Scientists from Oxford University said their two-year clinical trial was the largest to date into the effect of B vitamins on so-called "mild cognitive impairment" -- a major risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.'

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