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Identifying the best vitamins for memory is becoming more important than it has ever been before in this age of information. In our 21st Century society where information is king there's so much more to remember especially as we are now all living longer and our brains are experiencing more wear and tear. Vitamin B12 Science has determined that vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is vital for the efficient functioning and development of the brain and the nerve cells. B12 is key to the maintenance of the insulating myelin sheaths that cover and protect the nervous system, allowing fast and efficient nerve-impulse transmission. Neurological...

Leaky gut symptoms are usually associated with allergies, food intolerance and IBS. Leaky gut syndrome is also known as intestinal permeability and is caused by an excess of harmful bacteria in the gut. These harmful bacteria should be kept in check by your natural colonies of helpful bacteria or probiotics. When your probiotics get depleted and the harmful bacteria start to thrive the condition is known as dysbiosis and can lead to leaky gut syndrome and all the symptoms mentioned above. The harmful bacteria break down the barriers that keep food in the gut and eventually large molecules of food...

Dysbiosis is basically an imbalance between positive and negative bacteria in the gut. Positive bacteria is not a just a "nice to have" it is absolutely essential to the function of your immune system. In fact positive bacteria, or probiotics, account for 70% of your immune response! That's right! Nearly 3/4 of your immunity is down to probiotics and not your own immune cells. The probiotics work in perfect harmony with your own immune cells identifying and destroying negative bacteria and viruses and generally keeping you well. Another amazing fact is that your body actually contains more bacteria cells than it...