An creeping herb native to wetlands with many positive effect for the mind and body with little to no side effects. All natural, easily tolerated and inexpensive. This herb is a powerhouse of good ingredients. A potentially prevention for oxidative stress,  DNA damage, inflammation along with enhancing learning and memory. What to know more about this wonderful herb….then read on.

Bacopa is a herb that has been ingested for centuries over many continents for increased health and memory function. The positive effects of this plant is the component of “Protandim” which is an antioxidant that has been studied in humans.

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This component has a wide variety of health benefits that strengthen the body at a cellular level  protecting the cells by scavenging free radical and eradicating oxidative stress. It has also been proven to inhibit inflammation by reducing cortisol. This herbal formulation has been shown reduce chronic stress and depression in humans and has shown to be effective as a therapeutic agent in anxiety-depressive disorder in mice.

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Many other studies have been done on this wonder herb, showing improvement with retention of new information and a decreased rate of loosing that newly learned information in as little as 4 to 12 weeks. As a memory enhancing effect the results are widely know and have been shown to be one of the most popular aids for positive memory improvement including free memory recall in human subjects with dementia or cognitive impairment. 

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This herb, Bacopa, is brain food, it nourishes the brain by increasing blood flow, reducing inflammatory protein and stimulates growth properties.  As such it has promising neuroprotective agents and is potentially an agent to combat Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and Huntington's conditions. It also is well tolerated by children and effective in improving attention, cognition and impulse control (ADHD) along with managing Dyslexia. This herb has many more healing properties being found every day.