Vision-boosting combo delivers a cognitive BOOST

Friend, last month I shared with you how cognitive health is tied to vision.

WANING eyesight could be linked to cognitive decline…

But the good news is that BOOSTING your vision could also help BEAT BACK your dementia risk!

That got me thinking…

So, I started looking into which vision support nutrients might also help BUMP UP brain health.

And friend, I came across something really exciting.

Because one of the BEST nutrient combos for aging eyes turns out to be a game-changer for the aging brain, too!

Here’s what I found.

A dynamic duo

You’ve read right here in eAlert how the antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin… found in marigold flowers… could help BOOST your vision.

These carotenoid pigments could even help protect your eyes against the damage induced by blue light!

There’s something else these “vision nutrients” can do… and that’s help SAVE your precious memories!

That’s right – what’s GOOD for your eye is also GREAT for your brain.

And it goes BEYOND just preserving your eyesight to stay sharp with all your senses.

Turns out, consuming lutein and zeaxanthin helps deliver these nutrients straight into your brain tissue… where they can help ENHANCE cognitive function.

In fact, lutein and zeaxanthin actually hightail it to certain KEY areas of the brain… like the hippocampus and the pre-frontal and frontal lobes.

Those are respectively the areas where memories are formed and stored and where executive function… like reasoning, problem-solving, and focus… occurs.

And in a small clinical trial published in 2017, older folks given lutein and zeaxanthin showed significant improvements in complex attention and cognitive flexibility tests.

That meant they could MAINTAIN focus despite the researchers TRYING to distract them…

And they could IGNORE information that was irrelevant or incorrect… and STAY ON TRACK.

If you’ve encountered someone with memory loss or cognitive decline… you’ve seen how the mind can wander… and they can LOSE their train of thought.

Fortunately, research shows how lutein and zeaxanthin may help keep you from getting DERAILED!

Some studies have even found that lutein and zeaxanthin consumption could help BULK UP your brain tissue… and beat back the “brain shrinkage” that comes with age.

This science is pretty new, friend. Scientists have really only been paying serious attention to these carotenoids’ influence on cognitive health for the last decade or so.

I can’t wait to see what else they discover.

Fortunately, lutein and zeaxanthin supplements are already widely available by quality makers at your local health food store or online.

A clinically studied dosage for cognitive function is 10 mg of lutein combined with 2 mg of zeaxanthin.

Now, both lutein and zeaxanthin are fat-soluble… which means they require the presence of fat in order to be absorbed by your body. That’s why it’s recommended that you consume them with food.

But some research indicates that they might work EVEN BETTER when taken alongside 450 mg of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA.