Strengthening concentration & memory

We must prepare our body and trace out the start of a new cycle of rebirth, prompting our physical and mental functions, especially our concentration and memory to make the most of our potential.

Memory can be either personal or collective, accumulating many experiences before us and still active within. Memory can be considered the link between remembering the past, imagining the present, and foreseeing the future. A privileged space is reserved to our memory called the hippocampus, an anatomical seahorse-shaped structure located right in the centre of the brain.

The concentration and memorisation process requires the proper transmission of messages between nerve cells, which is ensured by certain micronutrients including B-group vitamins, fatty acids, choline, and tyrosine. Our brain is composed primarily of polyunsaturated fatty acids belonging to the omega-6 and omega-3 family, with a clear prevalence of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Vegetable oils are excellent sources of omega-6, while fish, walnuts and flax seed are particularly rich in omega-3. Among the various dietary supplements, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Uridine 5’-monophosphate, Taurine, Homotaurine, and Bacopa play a particularly positive role.

Bacopa monnieri is known as ‘Water Hyssop’.

Clinical studies have confirmed the natural neuroprotective and anti-anxiety action of the dry extract obtained from the aerial parts of the plant, valuable in optimising both concentration and memory in young people under stressful conditions. This positive effect on concentration and memory is attributed to a group of substances defined as bacosides.