Ginkgo Biloba Tea
Delicious, Healthy & Caffeine Free!
| $5.99 | 24 Bag Pouch VPT706 | Retails for $6.90 |
with Peppermint
Discover the delicious taste and healthful benefits of 100% natural herbal tea from Vitamin PowerŪ.
24 easy-to-brew bags per stay-fresh package.
In response to the growing popularity of Ginkgo Biloba as a modern herbal remedy, we are pleased to introduce Ginkgo Biloba-Peppermint herbal tea blend.
Naturally-high in valuable phytochemicals such as terpene lactones and ginkgolides, Ginkgo Biloba gently stimulates blood flow.
Improving circulation in the brain, helping to prevent vasoconstriction and ischemia (blood deficiency in the brain) enables it to enhance mental acuity and improve memory.
Herbalists consider Ginkgo Biloba the ideal remedy for aging because it helps strengthen organs that typically degenerate with age.
You can now enjoy this caffeine-free botanical remedy as a delightful herbal tea beverage.
Contains: Ginkgo Biloba leaf, Peppermint and Lemon flavor extract
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Gingko biloba, also spelled Ginko or Gingko, enhances blood circulation in the brain. Is often recommended for elderly patients to improve memory, headaches, and tinnitus. Gingko is licensed in Germany for the treatment of anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders.
New Study Demonstrates Elevated Blood Sugar Is Linked To Memory Decline and Diminished Cognitive Function.
An important new study reports spikes in blood sugar levels can take a toll on memory by affecting the specific area of the brain within the hippocampus that helps form memories known as dentate gyrus.
Researchers reported the effects can be seen even when levels of blood sugar, or glucose, are only moderately elevated. This finding may help explain normal age-related cognitive decline. Glucose regulation worsens with age.
The study, by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and funded in part by the National Institute on Aging, was published in the December issue of Annals of Neurology.
They conclude this underlying normal age-related cognitive decline affects most people because the body's ability to regulate glucose starts deteriorating by the third or fourth decade of life. Since glucose regulation is improved with physical activity, the most important recommendation is to maintain a regimen of physical exercise.
In the study, researchers used high-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging to map brain regions in 240 elderly subjects. They found a correlation between elevated blood glucose levels and reduced cerebral blood volume or blood flow in the dentate gyrus, an indication of reduced metabolic activity and function in that region of the brain.
By manipulating blood sugar levels, the researchers tried to confirm a cause-and-effect relationship between the glucose spikes and the reduced blood volume. The study's findings showed significant implications not just for the elderly but for the growing number of overweight children and teens at risk of Type 2 diabetes.
With diabetes, we typically think about heart disease and all the consequences for the rest of the body, but we usually don't consider brain functioning. In addition to the known risks for cardiovascular disease and metabolic disorders, cognitive function, including memory and mental skills are affected by diabetes. For young people with Type 2 diabetes in particular, the concern now also becomes whether they will be able to keep up with the demands of education and a fast-paced complex society.
Previous observational studies have shown that physical activity reduces the risk of cognitive decline, and other studies have found that diabetes increases the risk of dementia. Earlier studies had also found a link between Type 2 diabetes and dysfunction in the dentate gyrus area of the brain.
Regular exercise, even light physical activity, can offset the potentially negative effects of Type 2 diabetes on cognitive function. It is not completely understood what the actual mechanism is, but it may be related to the effect of insulin.
This new study is especially interesting because it allows for a greater understanding of which region of the hippocampus is likely most affected by poorly controlled diabetes. The elevations in blood glucose observed in the new study are more subtle and would not normally be considered a disease state.
The researchers conclude the drop in cognitive function and memory is part of the normal process of aging, much like wrinkling of skin. It worsens progressively across the life span.
