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Clarify™ Memory Support
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What is Clarify™ Memory Support?
Clarify is an advanced lecithin, choline and serine complex. It contains lecithin, phosphatidyl serine, phosphatidyl choline, choline bitartrate, ginkgo biloba, and siberian ginseng to create a powerful choline supplement. Lecithin, choline (a B-Vitamin) and phosphatidyl choline (PPC) are nutrients found in a variety of foods such as red meat, dairy, soybeans and soybean oil. Commercial lecithin is processed from soybean oil. PPC is the active ingredient in lecithin and frequently the terms are used interchangeably. Choline helps our bodies use fats and is also need for normal membrane function and methyl group metabolism. Choline also is required by your body to synthesize acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter needed for muscle control, memory storage, and other functions.
Who Should Consider Clarify™ Memory Support?
As you may have noted many of the foods that are high in lecithin are high in fat and it is most common in meat and dairy products. Choline is an important B-Vitamin that your body can not produce, so if you are a vegan, vegetarian, or on a low fat diet, it may be wise to consider supplementing choline in some form. Even if you eat meat it may be worth considering supplementing choline because choline helps our bodies use fats. Research indicates that oral supplementation does increase blood choline levels.2,21 The current recommended choline intake is 425mg a day for women and 550mg for men.22
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Lecithin/choline and Alzheimer Disease
There has been much hype about lecithin and phosphatidyl choline/serine helping people with Alzheimer Disease. It has been widely noted that individuals suffering from Alzheimer Disease have lower levels of the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine.8 While it may follow logically that choline supplements would benefit those with Alzheimer Disease, there is very little research to back up that theory. One study suggests that there may be a "therapeutic window" for the effect of choline supplementation that is more evident in older patients.16 However most research indicates that supplementing Alzheimer Disease patience with lecithin, choline and the like does not make a significant difference in their cognition.1,8
Lecithin/Choline and Non-Demented Age Related Memory Loss
Is there a benefit from supplementing lecithin/choline in age related memory loss? Possibly, but the results of related research are quite mixed.12,17 This theory again goes back to concept that increasing choline in the blood in turn increases acetylcholine which in turn improves brain function. Unfortunately there have not been many good, large scale studies to test this theory. Whole Health Products developed Clarify based on the mixed research, going ahead with this unproven theory that the supplementation of lecithin, choline, serine and ginkgo biloba may provide some level of memory support.
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Label Facts
Clarify™ Memory Support Formula, 60
Capsules:
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Supplement Facts
Serving Size: 2 Capsules
Servings per container: 30
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Amount Per Serving
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% Daily Value
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| Niacin (as Niacinamide)
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20 mg |
100% |
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| Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine HCl)
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20 mg |
1000%
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| Lecithin |
500 mg |
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| Choline Bitartrate |
250 mg |
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| Phosphatidy Serine Complex |
250 mg |
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| Ginkgo biloba Ext. 6%/24% |
150 mg |
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| Phosphatidy Choline (from Lecithin and Phosphatidy Serine Complex) |
157 mg |
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| Siberian Ginseng |
100 mg |
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| L-Glutamine |
50 mg |
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Other ingredients: Vegetable capsule (HPMC [cellulose], water), cellulose (plant fiber), and magnesium stearate (vegetable source).
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Allergen Warning
Contains soy products (Lecithin & Phosphatidyl Serine Complex)
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Dietary Restrictions
 Vegetarian capsule used and a vegetarian formula.
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References
- Bartus, R.T., et al., The cholinergic hypothesis of geriatric memory dysfunction. Science, 1982. 217(4558): p. 408-14.
- Blusztajn, J.K. and R.J. Wurtman, Choline and cholinergic neurons. Science, 1983. 221(4611): p. 614-20.
- Buchman, A.L., et al., Lecithin increases plasma free choline and decreases hepatic steatosis in long-term total parenteral nutrition patients. Gastroenterology, 1992. 102(4 Pt 1): p. 1363-70.
- Collerton, D., Cholinergic function and intellectual decline in Alzheimer's disease. Neuroscience, 1986. 19(1): p. 1-28.
- Davis, K.L., et al., Cholinomimetics and memory. The effect of choline chloride. Arch Neurol, 1980. 37(1): p. 49-52.
- Eaton, S., C.O. Record, and K. Bartlett, Multiple biochemical effects in the pathogenesis of alcoholic fatty liver. Eur J Clin Invest, 1997. 27(9): p. 719-22.
- Heiss, W.D., et al., Abnormalities of energy metabolism in Alzheimer's disease studied with PET. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 1991. 640: p. 65-71.
- Higgins, J.P. and L. Flicker, Lecithin for dementia and cognitive impairment. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2003(3): p. CD001015.
- Hula, N.M., et al., [Phospholipids of human seminal plasma and their role in ensuring fertility]. Ukr Biokhim Zh, 1993. 65(4): p. 75-8.
- Kaye, W.H., et al., Modest facilitation on memory in dementia with combined lecithin and anticholinerestase treatment. Biol Psychiatry, 1982. 17(2): p. 275-80.
- Knebl, J., et al., Plasma lipids and cholesterol esterification in Alzheimer's disease. Mech Ageing Dev, 1994. 73(1): p. 69-77.
- Ladd, S.L., et al., Effect of phosphatidylcholine on explicit memory. Clin Neuropharmacol, 1993. 16(6): p. 540-9.
- Lieber, C.S., et al., Attenuation of alcohol-induced hepatic fibrosis by polyunsaturated lecithin. Hepatology, 1990. 12(6): p. 1390-8.
- Lieber, C.S., et al., Choline fails to prevent liver fibrosis in ethanol-fed baboons but causes toxicity. Hepatology, 1985. 5(4): p. 561-72.
- Lieber, C.S., et al., Phosphatidylcholine protects against fibrosis and cirrhosis in the baboon. Gastroenterology, 1994. 106(1): p. 152-9.
- Little, A., et al., A double-blind, placebo controlled trial of high-dose lecithin in Alzheimer's disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 1985. 48(8): p. 736-42.
- Mohs, R.C. and K.L. Davis, Choline chloride effects on memory: correlation with the effects of physostigmine. Psychiatry Res, 1980. 2(2): p. 149-56.
- Post, J., et al., The effects of diet and choline on fatty infiltration of the human liver. Gastroenterology, 1952. 20(3): p. 403-16.
- Sitaram, N., H. Weingartner, and J.C. Gillin, Human serial learning: enhancement with arecholine and choline impairment with scopolamine. Science, 1978. 201(4352): p. 274-6.
- Wood, J.L. and R.G. Allison, Effects of consumption of choline and lecithin on neurological and cardiovascular systems. Fed Proc, 1982. 41(14): p. 3015-21.
- Wurtman, R.J., M.J. Hirsch, and J.H. Growdon, Lecithin consumption raises serum-free-choline levels. Lancet, 1977. 2(8028): p. 68-9.
- Zeisel, S.H., et al., Concentrations of choline-containing compounds and betaine in common foods. J Nutr, 2003. 133(5): p. 1302-7.
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