Stabilized CDP-Choline
CDP choline, also known as cytidine 5-diphosphocholine, crosses
the blood brain barrier and is by far the most effective choline to improve mental function
and repair neurological damage and dysfunction.
Healthy people over age 40 should take one 250 mg capsule of CDP-choline daily. Those with
neurological impairment should take two 250 mg capsules a day under the care of a physician.
If after thirty days significant improvement does not occur, then take four 250 mg capsules
should be taken every day.
After symptoms improve to an acceptable degree, the maintenance dose can be reduced to
one capsule per day.
In treating cases of acute head trauma, European doctors are immediately prescribing 1000
mg a day. Europeans are using this form of choline to treat various forms of neurological
impairment, including stroke, trauma, memory-learning deficits and dementia.
This new choline analog is currently in clinical trials in the United States, where FDA
approval will be sought for its use in the restoration of cerebral function lost to stroke.
The effects have been so dramatic that some patients have actually shown a reduction in the
size of the infarct caused by their stroke.
Those with healthy neurological function may consider lower doses of CDP-choline to
protect against brain aging and stimulate cognitive function.
Why is Choline so important?
Brain cells use choline to support the integrity of the cell membrane,
protect against neurotoxins, synthesize neurotransmitters, and support brain cell metabolic
function. Brain cells produce very small amounts of choline, thereby necessitating dietary
sources. Popular dietary supplements that provide choline to the brain are lecithin,
phosphatidylcholine, DMAE, centrophenoxine, and choline itself.
Choline from food or supplements is absorbed into the bloodstream. From the bloodstream,
the blood-brain barrier selectively allows choline into the central nervous system where
it is incorporated as phosphatidylcholine into the membranes of brain cells.
Phosphatidylcholine is the major structural and functional component of brain cell membranes.
Without phosphatidylcholine, brain cells lose their youthful function and suffer the degenerative
structural changes associated with aging. CDP-choline is an essential intermediate in the
conversion of choline to phosphatidylcholine and may be a key missing link in the quest to
protect brain cells against age-related pathological degeneration.
CDP-CHOLINE is formulated in capsules that contain 250 milligrams of pharmaceutical-grade
cytidine 5-diphoshocholine. CDP-choline stands for cytidine 5-diphosphocholine. This unique
form of choline readily passes through the blood-brain barrier directly into the central
nervous system. Once past the blood-brain barrier, CDP-choline activates the synthesis
of critical components in cell membranes, boosts levels of neurotransmitters such as
acetylcholine, and enhances cerebral energy metabolism.
By boosting mitochondrial energy production, CDP-choline causes the re-absorption of
cerebral edema caused by trauma or stroke.
Toxicology studies have shown that CDP-choline is safe and produces no serious cholinergic
side effects. It is well tolerated in doses ranging from 500 mg to 1,000 mg a day.
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