Acetylcholine Deficiency

Acetylcholine is the source of brain's ability to process and recall information quickly. Symptoms, conditions, and treatments related to acetylcholine, and its B-vitamin precursor choline, deficiencies appear below.

Symptoms related to loss of brain speed

Fat cravings, dry mouth, dry cough, memory dysfunction, difficulty concentrating

Conditions related to loss of brain speed

Senility, Alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis

Multi-modal treatments to improve brain memory

Natural Treatments:

A choline-rich diet will help to produce the acetylcholine your brain needs to stay sharp. And, when properly supplemented with the right nutrients, the initial stages of acetylcholine-deficient conditions can be treated:

• Fat cravings: B-6, Calcium carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Chromium, 5-hydroxytryptophan, L-carnitine, dl-Phenylalanine, L-tyrosine, L-glutamine, Rhodiola rosea
  
  
• Memory lapses, dry mouth, dry cough, difficulty concentrating: (frequency: morning) Huperzia serratea leaf extract, CDP Choline, Phosphatidyl Choline, N-acetyl L-carnitine
  
  
• Senility: (frequency: morning and afternoon) Huperzia serratea leaf extract, CDP Choline, Phosphatidyl Choline, N-acetyl L-carnitine
  
  
• Alzheimer's: (frequency: morning and afternoon) Huperzia serratea leaf extract, CDP Choline, Phosphatidyl Choline, N-acetyl L-carnitine
  
  
• Multiple Sclerosis: (frequency: morning and afternoon) Inositol, GABA, Glycine, Huperzia serratea leaf extract, CDP Choline, Phosphatidyl Choline, N-acetyl L-carnitine
  
  

Hormonal Treatments: (Physician should check for dosage/contraindications)

Growth hormone, Vasopressin, DHEA, Calcitonin

Pharmaceutical Treatments: (Physician should check for dosage/contraindications)

Aricept, Prostigmin, Tacrine, Pilocarpine, Exelon, Galantamine, Piracetam, AVP-arginine