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Let's talk about the benefits of Ginkgo as in Ginkgo Biloba.
Discover the benefits of Ginkgo Biloba for memory, circulation, anxiety, and more, explained by Dr. Berg in this informative video.
Key Takeaways
- Ginkgo Biloba supports memory and circulation through nitric oxide production.
- Its benefits depend on overall diet and lifestyle factors.
- It may alleviate symptoms related to anxiety, tinnitus, and poor circulation.
- Nitric oxide is crucial for vascular health and differs from nitrous oxide.
- Consuming vegetables also naturally boosts nitric oxide levels.
Summary
- Ginkgo Biloba is derived from the leaf of an ancient tree dating back 270 million years.
- It is traditionally grown in China, Japan, and Korea and used for memory enhancement and circulation improvement.
- Ginkgo may help with bronchitis, arthritis, anxiety, tinnitus, libido, and vision improvement.
- Scientific studies on Ginkgo's effectiveness show mixed results, influenced by factors like diet quality.
- The key active component is its ability to increase nitric oxide, a vasodilator that relaxes artery muscles.
- Increased nitric oxide improves blood flow and oxygen delivery to the brain, legs, and other body parts.
- Ginkgo can help with intermittent claudication, a condition causing leg pain during exercise due to poor circulation.
- Nitric oxide is different from nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and is beneficial for people with high blood pressure.
- Vegetables also increase nitric oxide levels because they contain nitrates, supporting overall vascular health.
- Dr. Berg encourages viewers to subscribe for more health-related content.
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Now, Ginkgo is a tree,
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and usually when you buy this product, it's the leaf of the tree.
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This tree, though, has been found in fossils dating back 270 million years ago.
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So it's been around a very, very long time.
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It's grown in China, Japan, and Korea.
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And it's good for memory, circulation, bronchitis, arthritis, all the itises.
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It's antimicrobial, good for anxiety, will help you increase libido,
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decrease tinnitus, which is ringing in the ear.
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It can even improve your vision.
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But if you look at the studies, they're mixed, okay? And really that has to do with other factors.
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Uh, for example, if your diet is crappy, this is not going to work.
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But if your diet is good, it may help you.
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Now, the main factor in Ginkgo Biloba, in addition to the antioxidants and the phytonutrients, is its ability to increase nitric oxide.
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Which, by the way, is different than nitrous oxide that you would get when you go to the dentist, the laughing gas, which I don't recommend, by the way.
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But nitric oxide is a vasodilator, another name for it is endothelium derived relaxing factor.
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And basically what it does in your arteries is it relaxes the smooth muscle in the arteries and it creates a vasodilation.
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So you get more blood flow, more circulation, more oxygen to different parts of your body, to your brain, so you're going to actually have more memory, to your lower legs, so you have better circulation.
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There's a condition called intermittent claudication in which your legs become very painful when you exert yourself or do exercise, so this is good for that.
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And as a side note, nitric oxide comes from nitrates, and vegetables actually contain nitrates, so when you consume vegetables, you are increasing this compound.
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And it's just really good for people with high blood pressure and that need to increase more oxygen.
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Anyway, there you have it, the short summary of the benefits of Ginkgo.
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