We at Natural Health Journals have previously written about the amazing health benefits of the plant turmeric (see: The Healing Power of Turmeric and Can Curry Cure Cancer?). Turmeric is a root in the same family as ginger; it’s dried…
Are Calcium Supplements Bad for the Heart?
Calcium from Foods Is a Safer Alternative Calcium supplements have increased in popularity enormously from two decades ago, after medical professionals began touting them as an effective way to prevent loss of bone mass and osteoporosis in post-menopausal women. A…
Where Science Bravely Goes and Morality Fears To Tread
If there is one thing that we humans have learned to do extremely well, it’s to disagree. This controversial attitude extends into all facets of our existence – politics, re…
Pregnenolone
A natural precursor to steroid hormones, pregnenolone in the body is converted into hormones such as DHEA, testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen. A rat study in 1992 indicating its effectiveness as a cognitive enhancer piqued the interest of smart-drug users, but…
DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone)
Produced in the adrenal gland, DHEA is the most abundant steroid hormone in the bloodstream. Proponents claim that it preserves youthfulness and prevents brain cell degeneration and that it has cognitive-enhancing effects as well. Sodhi warns agains using DHEA, as…
Pyroglutamate
WHAT IT IS Pyroglutamate is a naturally occurring amino acid found in the brain, blood, and cerebrospinal fluid.
DMAE (Dimethylaminoethanol)
WHAT IT IS This substance occurs naturally in the brain, and plays a key role in the synthesis of acetylcholine.