Ginkgo biloba has, after lots and lots of tests, been proven to do precisely nothing - NOTHING - to help brain function, delay the onset of Alzheimer's, or really anything else that would improve your health in any way. I suspect one could add acai berry, shark cartilage, and virtually every other stupid "natural" additive to the list of things that do nothing.
However, the same article recommends crosswords, other puzzles and learning languages to help increase and maintain good cognitive function, delay the onset of dementia and the like. So go learn a language and, if you were buying ginkgo, quit wasting your money.
However, the same article recommends crosswords, other puzzles and learning languages to help increase and maintain good cognitive function, delay the onset of dementia and the like. So go learn a language and, if you were buying ginkgo, quit wasting your money.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
Screw the ginkgo, learn a language instead.
- 03/01/2010 11:24:17 PM
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I always figured that most exotic 'superfood' things were only slightly beneficial ...
- 03/01/2010 11:28:51 PM
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The brain is the only tool that gets sharper with use.
- 04/01/2010 01:44:20 AM
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It really depends on how you use it.
- 04/01/2010 06:57:04 AM
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your brain is actually grey and white.
- 04/01/2010 07:35:06 AM
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When it's removed from the body and prepared, sure.
- 04/01/2010 07:39:18 AM
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bach. that'd blood, not brain
- 04/01/2010 07:51:21 AM
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Technically speaking, the "grey" and "white" are qualia induced by chemical reactions
- 04/01/2010 10:09:04 AM
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lol. I'm glad I could start such a meaningful and relevant conversation! *NM*
- 04/01/2010 05:06:37 PM
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nitpicking the color and nature of said color of anatomy is always relevant and meaningful. *NM*
- 04/01/2010 06:20:17 PM
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