Because a single product didn't exist that delivered these benefits at a reasonable price MEND Solutions™ Premium Brain Support™ is unique as an affordable, premium quality supplement supporting brain health.

It is now clear that MEND Solutions™ Premium Brain Support™ is essential to anyone seeking the GOOD HEALTH benefits of state-of-the-art vitamin supplementation.

B-Vitamin deficiencies are associated with dementia. For example, about 16% of dementia patients have Vitamin B-12 deficiency. Not surprisingly, a Harvard study linked Alzheimer's disease to elevated homocysteine blood levels.

Dementia and heart disease are also more common in depressed people.

The body rids itself of homocysteine build-up with the aid of essential nutrients:

World-wide, one in five pregnant women has folic acid deficiency. Studies show folic acid supplementation reduces the risk of spina bifida and other neural tube defects. As a result, folic acid has been added to foods.

Homocysteine levels have fallen dramatically with the introduction of folic acid fortification of food. Early indications are that folic acid fortification has also reduced the risks of Down's syndrome and childhood leukemia.

Folic acid fortification, however, carries some risks for individuals with Vitamin B-12 deficiency. Folic acid supplementation can mask Vitamin B-12 deficiency and can hasten the neurological damage associated with Vitamin B-12 deficiency.

Consequently, Vitamin B-12 supplementation is equally important. Everyone over age 50 should use a Vitamin B-12 supplement. Dietary sources often fail to meet their Vitamin B-12 requirements. Total plasma homocysteine also increase with Vitamin B-12 deficiency and age.

Historically, cyanocobalamin injections have been used to treat pernicious anemia. Pernicious anemia is an autoimmune disorder that leads to a reduction or failure in the absorption of Vitamin B-12. It is now known that oral administration of higher doses (1000 micrograms) are as effective as the injections.

Hygiene, digestive health, and infections play major roles in Vitamin B-12 absorption. In Guatemala, one in three children has deficient or marginal Vitamin B-12 levels. Most of these children have problems with chronic infections and bacterial overgrowth, which interfere with Vitamin B-12 absorption.

Vegetarians, and people who eat very little meat, run the risk of developing Vitamin B-12 deficiency. Many vegetarians also have elevated homocysteine levels. Vitamin supplementation is essential for anyone in this category.

A growing body of scientific research demonstrates the value of nutritional supplementation for sustaining good health and avoiding vitamin deficiencies.

Two key ingredients of MEND Solutions™ Premium Brain Support™ are coenzyme Vitamin B-12 (methylcobalamin) and stabilized folate (calcium folinate).

Methylcobalamin is the most common coenzyme form of Vitamin B-12 found in the blood. The other coenzyme form of Vitamin B-12 (adenosylcobalamin) is found in the mitochondria (the cell's energy factories).

Adenosylcobalamin is produced from methylcobalamin or hydroxycobalamin inside the cell. It serves as a coenzyme for an enzyme involved in a chemical reaction called molecular rearrangement.

Premium Brain Support™ contains specialized ingredients because they don't need to be metabolized by the liver, like the synthetic forms found in the typical one-a-day vitamin products.

Methylcobalamin and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate are easily absorbed. This is an enormous advantage for people who have digestive problems. Digestive problems are commonplace and can prevent your body from absorbing vitamins from food.

If you drink any alcohol, take certain medications, or have an infection, you may not be able to absorb or metabolize synthetic vitamins or the building blocks of vitamins found in food.

MEND Solutions™ Premium Brain Support™ doesn't contain Vitamin B-6 because most women take TOO much pyridoxine.

Many women take too much Vitamin B-6 in its non-coenzyme form, pyridoxine. Their average daily intake is 120 mg. Above 200 mg. a day people run a high risk of developing liver and peripheral nerve damage. These problems can slowly develop even at 120 mg a day, especially in smaller individuals who are getting more Vitamin B-6 per pound than larger individuals.

Liver health also varies among people. Hepatitis and other liver diseases, or taking certain medications may cause problems metabolizing Vitamin B-6. Women taking oral contraceptives need supplemental Vitamin B-6.*

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