other · for poor memory
Alpha-GPC (Choline Alfoscerate)
Delivers choline into the brain, which uses it for its memory messenger and to repair cell walls.
Say that in clinical terms
Alpha-GPC releases choline efficiently and crosses into the brain, where it's used to make acetylcholine and to rebuild neuronal cell-membrane phospholipids.
How strong is the research?
Mixed evidence
In a nationwide South Korean study of adults over 50, use was linked to a 46% higher 10-year stroke risk.
3 papers read, 2 supporting, 1 against.
Tested as: 600 mg/day for 12 weeks in mild cognitive impairment; 1,200 mg/day for 180 days in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's dementia
How much to take
600–1200 mg