Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Vitamins That Help Improve Your Memory

As a kid, I remember my dad searching for the car keys every morning. He would frequently forget the place where he placed the car keys. My grandmother would often tell him to maintain a well-balanced diet with daily intake of vitamins B, C and E from food, so that it would help him improve his memory.

It is a fact that vitamins influence memory, but if you are facing serious memory lapses, I advise you to consult your health care professional. Listed here are vitamins that help you improve and maintain your memory.

Vitamin B
Vitamin B improves memory and is considered a brain memory enhancer. It helps in maintaining an amino acid 'cysteine' in the body. This amino acid in the form of homocysteine impairs the function of the brain with regard to memory.

When the body has high amount of homocysteine, there is a risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, in which your memory gets impaired. Therefore, you need to take vitamins for memory, namely,  niancin (B3), pyridoxine (B6), folic acid (B9) and cyanocobalamine (B12). These vitamins play a major role in brain's memory function.

It is recommended that you take sufficient amount of vitamin B. It is found in natural sources like liver, spinach, soybeans, broccoli, raw vegetables, nuts, cereals, oranges, grapefruit, etc. These  help you keep your memory good.

Vitamin C and E
Vitamin C is water soluble and is essential for maintaining healthy skin, bones, muscle and teeth. Vitamin E is fat soluble and is essential for maintaining health of cells and improving immunity against diseases. Both vitamins C and E are antioxidants and are essential to improve memory.

Anti-oxidants are the substances that can neutralize the effect of harmful substances generated in the body. These harmful substances are free-radicals and are formed during normal biological processes such as converting food in to energy, breathing, exercising, etc. The free radicals accumulate in the brain and obstruct the normal memory function of the brain.

Regular intake of food rich in vitamin C and E could eliminate the harmful effect of free-radicals and thus helps the brain function normally.

The common food sources of vitamin C and vitamin E are strawberries, raspberries, cherries, plums, oranges, grapefruits, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, spinach, broccoli, nuts, seeds and green leafy vegetables.

Memory is an important aspect of intellect. To maintain good memory, you need to take the appropriate doses of  vitamins B, C and E. See expert nutritionists before you start a course of a dose.