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    Brain stimulants...

    Anyone know of any natural (supplements/herbs) that help at all with focusing / sharpness of memory / anything to do with improving the function of the brain / memory. I know there are some amino acids which assist this but I can't remember the names and searching is difficult when you don't know the keywords, heh. Any help appreciated.

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    Ginko-Biloba is one I believe, though I'm not quite sure on the spelling. St. John's Wart is supposed to elevate your mood. I'm not sure what other effects it may have.

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    Look up Nootropics. There are some good studies which help show effects of these on various brain functions.

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    never tried it, but didn't st. johns wort have a rep for doing just that?

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    I heard garlic will help. Its just what I heard so dont hold me to it.

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    fish oil and EFA's are apparently the natural "alternative" to drugs like ritalin and adderol.

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    Tyrosine is the amino acid you are thinking of...

    This is good stuff -


    Pyridoxine (B6) 20mg

    L-Tyrosine 3000mg _

    phosphatidylcholine 1000mg _

    DMAE(dimethylaminoethanol) 200mg _

    ginkgo biloba 200mg

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    Well...turns out Acetyl-L-Carnitine and other aminos arent solid in Canadian health food stores. Damn. Anyone know any stuff available in Canada thats useful? Ginkgo was proven to be useless.

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    bRAHMI, GINGKO BILOBA, PHOSPHYTIDYLSERINE (PS) (SPL?) ARE ALL GOOD FOR FOCUS MEMORY AND CONCENTRATION

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