Ginkgo Biloba Leaf extract & Choline
Product Composition:
Ginkgo biloba leaf extract (BP) 30mg, Choline bitartrate (BP) 100mg (BP Specifications)
Directions:
Take 2 tablets daily after meals or as advised by the physician.
Ginkgo biloba leaf extract:
Ginkgo biloba can increase blood flow by promoting the dilation of blood vessels. This may have applications for the treatment of diseases related to poor circulation. Ginkgo biloba has the ability to reduce inflammation caused by various conditions. This may be one of the reasons it has such broad health applications.
Choline:
The human body produces choline by methylation of phosphatidylethanolamine (from dietary sources such as lecithin and others) to form phosphatidylcholine in the liver by the PEMT enzyme. Phosphatidylcholine may also be consumed in the diet or by supplementation. Choline is oxidized to betaine which acts as an important methyl donor and osmolyte.
Choline, the nervous system & the heart:
Despite it’s role in the CNS and stimulating parasympathetic activity, there is very little info about choline and mental illness. However, in a large population-based study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people with higher blood levels of choline had lower levels of anxiety – however, levels of choline did not correlate with depressive symptoms.
Despite the lack of studies, it has been clinically observed that supplementing Lecithin or putting patients on a Lecithin rich diet can lower levels of anxiety, help the nervous system by establishing balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic, and even manage cardiac dysrhthmias. The Milner Acetylcholine Protocol (MAP) uses lecithin to manage cardiac dysrhythmias.