B3
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Replied by Robert Henry
(Ten Mile, Tn.)
01/30/2015
HI U HAPPY,,,,,,,,, told this story numerous time but you can check it out on the net. The U of Cal, Ervin did a mice study about 5 years ago where they engineered mice to have Alzheimer's, they then fed them nicianamide, which is Vit B 3. They all recovered in about 6 weeks. They were elated and said that they were next doing this with humans. That never happened. My ole boss in Wi., wife was having problems. We waited and waited and he finally called them. That trial was not to be. Like cancer, too much money to be made by treating, instead of curing.
Whenever I flub up mentally, my wife asks, "are you taking your Nicianamide"? My answer is usually, "No".
For all you folks suffering from dementia, research Vit B 3. The cost is about $ 4 a month. It is another one of those 'Merican things.
Time is neigh, =====ORH==========
Years later they did a facade of a test to shut down the chatter. Some of EC's brightest bought in, but not one of me. Lots of tales on EC about how B 3 helped memory problems. Hope this ditty makes sense. Ole boss died last year at 95 and took Vit B 3 religiously and was mentally sharp. Think I better do the same. ====ORH====
(Middlesex)
11/14/2022
Hi everyone, I'm hoping you can advise the dosage of vitamin B3. My husband had a mini stroke and experiencing some memory loss especially after he was out on statins for high cholesterol. He has stopped the statins but would appreciate guidance on reversing memory loss naturally. Thanks in advance!
Corrine (UK)
Corrine,
In case you don't get the answer to your question, you might find the following helpful for memory loss:
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/art-solbrig-protocol-for-memory-loss.html
Art
(America)
11/14/2022
I would suggest looking into melatonin. You could even give him coconut oil daily, it's supposed to help memory. You'll find lot's of information here on EC! Good luck!
Gingko Biloba
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(North Carolina)
10/10/2023
Ginkgo Biloba
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BETTER BUT WITH SIDE EFFECTS
As I have mentioned I was taking Ginkgo Biloba and Niacinamide to improve my memory and to help keep my memory sharp. I cannot find that post. However, this post is to let you know that it works wonderful for memory, however it seems that tis is the supplement that is causing shadows in my vision.
I have taken Ginkgo Biloba steady for about 2 years, somewhere in middle of that time the shadows started, but I did not know the cause, I thought I was getting cataracts, or maybe I was taking to many aspirins for my ear pain that I was going through at that time. Therefore, I stopped the aspirin. I also stopped quite a few other things trying to figure it out. I have only been off the Ginkgo Biloba about 5 days and the shadows are gone.
It did work excellent for memory; however my health situations did not go well with Ginkgo. The good news is the clearer vision was quickly restored when the Ginkgo Biloba was stopped.
Sincerely,
HisJewel
(New York)
11/03/2024
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HisJewel again,
I'm getting back to you regarding Ginkgo Biloba, I still have some Ginkgo left in the bottle from earlier this year. Seven months have passed so I decided to try it again. However, this time only a few days a week. For me Ginkgo amazingly tops any other memory vitamins I take. These are 500mg capsules, when I finish this bottle I will look for a lower dose. If I get eye floaters I drop to once a week break.
HisJewel
Rosemary
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In the 17th century, Nicholas Culpepper wrote in his herbal that rosemary helps “diseases of the head and brain, as th giddiness and swimmings therin, drowsiness or dulness, the dumb palsy, or loss of speech, the lethargy, the falling sickness… It helps a weak memory and quickens the senses.”
Culpepper recommended not only drinking rosemary tea, but also rubbing rosemary leaves on the temples. This idea is still being promoted today. According to modern aromatherapy, which studies the effects of fragrance on physical and emotional well-being, the smell alone of rosemary can stimulate the brain. Contemporary aromatherapist Robert Tissard uses rosemary to clear the mind of confusion and doubt.
Besides its use as a memory enhancer, rosemary is a classic remedy for headaches and fainting. It helps normalize low blood pressure while strengthening capillaries in the brain and the rest of the body (Kiangus, Encyclopedia of Chinese Drugs, 1977). Because it improves nerve function, rosemary is also commonly used to relieve debility and depression associated with nervous disorders. Vegetarian Times April 1988 page 67-68.
A randomized controlled trial found that dried rosemary leaf powder helps to boost brain performance. Taking 750 mg of dried rosemary daily helped improve memory performance in elderly people. (44)
(Kentucky)
09/23/2024
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ROSEMARY FOR REMEMBRANCE
Storyology - Plant Lore by Benjamin Taylor, 1900 page 137 – 148 (edited)
High medicinal properties were ascribed to the rosemary, so much so that old Parkinson herbalist writes: 'Rosemary is almost as great use as bayes, both for outward and inward remedies, and as well for civil as physicall purposes; inwardly for the head and heart, outwardly for the sinews and joynts; for civil uses, as all do know, at weddings, funerals, etc., to bestow among friends; and the physicall are so many that you might as well be tyred in the reading as I in the writing, if I should set down all that might be said of it.'
The virtues of the plant are celebrated in a curious wedding sermon quoted by Hone:
‘The rosemary is for married men, the which by name, nature, and continued use, man challengeth as properly belonging to himself. It overtoppeth all the flowers in the garden boasting man's rule; it helpeth the brain, strengtheneth the memory, and is very medicinal for the head. Another property is, it affects the heart. Let this rosmarinus, this flower of man, ensign of your wisdom, love, and loyalty, be carried not only in your hands but in your heads and hearts.'
The medical properties may have been over-rated by old Parkinson the herbalist (John Parkinson 1567–1650), but some are recognised even to this day. Thus rosemary is used as an infusion to cure headaches, and is believed to be an extensive ingredient in hair-restorers. It is also one of the ingredients in the manufacture of Eau-de-Cologne, and has many other uses in the form of oil of rosemary. It is said that bees which feed on rosemary blossoms produce a very delicately-flavoured honey. Perfumers are greatly indebted to it. According to De Gubernatis, the flowers of the plant are proof against rheumatism, nervous indisposition, general debility, weakness of sight, melancholy (a feeling of pensive sadness), weak circulation, and cramp. Almost as comprehensive a cure as some of our modern universal specifics!
It is as an emblem of remembrance that rosemary is most frequently used by the old poets. Thus Ophelia:
‘There is rosemary for you, that's for remembrance; I pray you, love, remember.'
And in The Winter's Tale:
‘For you there's rosemary and rue ; these keep Seeming and savour all the winter long; Grace and remembrance be with you both.'
And thus Drayton:
‘He from his lass him lavender hath sent, Showing her love, and doth requital crave; Him rosemary his sweetheart, whose intent Is that he her should in remembrance have.'
Quotations might be easily multiplied, but the reader will find in Brand's Popular Antiquities numerous references to the plant by writers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
(Melbourne Australia)
03/11/2025
They have just done the science and yes it does work for memory loss (in mice). The compound is Carnosic acid and they found out how to stabilise it. Hopefully the drug won't take 5 years to get to a doctor near us. Maybe rosemary or sage oil dabbed on the pillow might do the trick until then.
Statin Medication Link to Memory Loss
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Hi Marcee,
Statins are known to cause fairly rapid memory issues, but the experience doesn't stop there as statins are also noted for causing muscle pain and muscle damage, and in some cases, it can be severe and non-reversible as discussed here:
https://www.myositis.org/blog/statins-cause-myositis/
Statins are also noted for causing tendon damage as outlined here:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-53238-7
Sadly, many patients never draw the connection between statins and the damage they can potentially cause.
On the other hand, soy lecithin is noted for significantly lowering cholesterol and triglycerides while raising HDL cholesterol as described here:
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cholesterol/2010/824813/
Lecithin is not noted for causing memory problems, muscle damage, and muscle pain or tendon ruptures.
Art
(Okanagan)
05/07/2021
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Hi Marcee from California -
Thanks for the information on memory loss and statins.
A supplement that also is critically important for people on statins is CoQ10.
According to Dr. Joseph Mercola: "Importantly, if you're on a statin drug, you need at least 100 mg to 200 mg of ubiquinol or CoQ10 per day, or more."
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/10/22/does-ubiquinol-help-afib.aspx
It's a supplement that is good for other medical issues too, such as kidney disease, heart failure, insulin resistance, etc.
I'm sure your dad will continue to improve!
Best wishes,
Tessa
