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Properties and characteristics of some naturally occurring nootropics in animals and plants to improve brain performance.

Although at first were called ” smart drugs “, the pretentiousness of this term has shifted in favor of a more technical or scientific boom” nootropics “. Within the nootropics are grouped all those substances which, in various ways, increase or improve the functions and capabilities of our brain.

These capabilities include concentration, alertness, capacity planning or solving logical problems, memory and energy available to brain processes. Many may have an effect anti-oxidant and serve to reduce the presence of free radicals in our bodies, others may maintain (or create) new neural connections. The conservation status and number of these connections are what determine the capabilities of our brain to work.

Nowadays the use of pharmaceutically prepared drugs, prescription or not, as nootropic supplements is widespread. Also used as treatments for Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s , these products can be used separately or through preparations that enhance its effects.

But the medicine or the puzzles are not the only way to keep your brain alert and active, so that the same nootropics can be found naturally in many consumer products.
Reinforcing properties of tea

We can use the infusion of various types of tea to improve our brain power. Tea contains, besides his numerous minerals and salts, two key compounds, theophylline and theanine.

Theophylline is an alkaloid that helps the dilation of peripheral vessels (greater than brain stem), bronchodilation (useful for respiratory problems) and stimulates the cortical region of the brain.

Theanine is an amino acid that increases levels of serotonin and dopamine, reducing anxiety, lowering stress and promoting the production of alpha waves in the brain (greater alertness).

Additionally, the tea can sweeten with inositol , a B vitamin that reduces the effects of anxiety and that our body can produce with the intake of certain vegetables and cereals.