The brain is the center of the nervous system. The human brain is an extremely complex system that is 70% Cholesterol, (i.e. saturated fat) followed by proteins and phosphorus. Everything we think with is a fat bonded onto amino acids. Memories are fats bonded onto proteins. The cerebral cortex of the human brain contains roughly 15–33 billion neurons, linked with up to 10,000 synaptic connections each. Each cubic millimeter of cerebral cortex contains roughly one billion synapses. These neurons communicate with one another by means of long protoplasmic fibers called axons, which carry trains of signal pulses called action potentials to distant parts of the brain or body and target them to specific recipient cells. The neurotransmitters which send signals down these billions of synapses are composed of fats, amino acids and phosphorous!

Phosphatidylserine turns into neurotransmitters (brain signal carriers). As we age and while under stress, the production of neurotransmitters decreases. This is partially due to the popular polyunsaturated fats diets used to fight cholesterol. It has been forgotten, by medicine, that the brain is 70% saturated fat (ie: it is 70% bad cholesterol). Research can also be found dating back to the 1920’s through the 1940’s that found that polyunsaturated fats and oils damage brain tissue. Prior to the mid 1970’s, the rate of alzheimer’s was 4 patients per 1 million people. Since the heavy handed enforcement of low cholesterol diets and the resulting brain shrinking occurring from not feeding the brain what it needs for its support, the rate of alzheimer’s has skyrocketed to near epidemic proportions amongst seniors.

Forget-Me-Nots™ provides phosphatidylserine, which is a fatty acid, that specifically turns into acetylcholine in the brain.  Acetylcholine is the brain’s most abundant neurotransmitter found in both the peripheral nervous system and central nervous system.. Phosphatidylserine also helps to restock the supply of serotonin and help the brain make dopamine. Research suggests that phosphatidylserine helps the brain generate new nerve connections between cells and stimulates activity in all the higher brain centers*. The addition of Phosphatidylserine to the diet has shown, in one study, to reverse the age of neurons by as much as a dozen years.

Phosphorus is a natural component of the brain and supplementing it supports and maintains brain tissue. Phosphorus has also been used for centuries, in various cultures, as a “smart food”.

FDA Qualified Health Claim

Consumption of phosphatidylserine may reduce the risk of dementia in the elderly. Very limited and preliminary scientific research suggests that phosphatidylserine may reduce the risk of dementia in the elderly. FDA concludes that there is little scientific evidence supporting this claim.