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Conditions Treated With GPC
AGING AND DIMINISHING
FUNCTIONS
It is well established that blood growth hormone levels undergo dramatic decline
as we enter middle age, and that such decline is linked to aging. However,
attempts to revitalize declining body functions due to aging by injecting growth
hormone, tends to generate undesirable side effects. Several scientific papers
have been published on this subject showing how intravenous GPC can indirectly
stimulate growth hormone release (through GHRH stimulation).
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In other trials involving "healthy" aging
individuals, GPC improved a number of mental processing measures, including
improving reaction times and improving visual cortex performance. The findings
also showed a reversal of age related changes of the lipid (fat) composition of
organs and tissues such as heart muscle cells and red blood cells.
BRAIN INJURY - POST
CARDIAC SURGERY
Some 50 to 60% of cardiac bypass and other open
heart surgery survivors emerge with some cognitive difficulty. Some recover
within days or weeks, others suffer permanent disablement. Symptoms include
memory difficulties, mental fatigue, and personality changes. In one trial GPC
showed a significant improvement in memory (over placebo) at the 4 week time
point. By the 24 week/6 month final time point, there was a striking superiority
of GPC in improving symptoms compared to placebo. |
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BRAIN INJURY - POST TRAUMA
In a publication it was noted that GPC was
administered to 23 patients who had suffered from various head injuries. Eight
had acute subdural hematomas with multiple hemorrhagic foci, 6 had cerebral
contusions with multiple hemorrhagic foci, and 9 had concussions. After 3 months
of GPC therapy 96% of the patients had improved; 61% returned to being
independent and professionally active.
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COGNITIVE DECLINE
Cognitive decline resulting from vascular or
Alzheimer's (non-vascular) dementia, to "senile organic brain syndrome" involves
neural circuit breakdown linked to oxidative or inflammatory damage.
Similar to
stroke, these damages feature cell-membrane breakdown, phospholipid breakdown
and brain metabolic dysregulation. In recent clinical trials it has been shown
that GPC improved mood, attention, memory and other cognitive functions,
interpersonal relationships, and word fluency. It also achieved a marked
improvement with disorientation, irritability, emotional liability, and
indifference to surroundings.
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HEART AND BLOOD VESSEL DISEASE
The use of GPC over the past 8 years by Chelation
doctors worldwide has shown GPC to be extremely useful in helping patients avoid
by-pass surgery, angioplasty, strokes , and amputations (especially in
diabetics). It is thought to reduce plaque deposits in the arterial walls and to
help reduce the "stiffness" of the 75,000 miles of blood vessels in the body.
More clinical trials will be needed to verify its exact method of action. The
results from intravenous GPC are greatly improved if used in a program that is
combined with intravenous EDTA Chelation therapy.
HYPERCHOLESTEROLMIA
As previously
mentioned, GPC aids in the removal of cholesterol deposits from cell membranes,
arteries, fat cells, and muscle and connective tissue. It also reduces
homocysteine levels and because of this it can normalize HDL/LDL cholesterol and
triglycerides.
LIFESPAN
Other studies on laboratory animals indicate that
treating relatively aged animals with GPC over an extended period, increased
animal lifespan by an average of 36%.
MALE FERTILITY
GPC is essential in male fertility since low GPC
is correlated with poor sperm motility. GPC has been found to greatly improve
male sexual competence. There has been sexual competence studies done with older
animals where their sexual function were greatly improved following a series of
intravenous GPC treatments. The sexual competence of these animals had been
almost nil prior to the treatments.
STROKE
GPC was studied in clinical trials involving over 2000 stroke patients. GPC markedly improved the pace and extent of recovery. All aspects of memory, cognition, mood, word fluency, sociability, and overall clinical status were improved by the 6-month intravenous GPC regimen. One document declared that GPC is unmatched for STROKE recovery. GPC can be also used as a prophylactic and a treatment for "fat embolus".
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