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"We know that choline—the prime constituent of phosphatidylcholine—is essential for normal liver function, and phos choline is an excellent "delivery system" for choline. In one double-blind study in England, chronic active hepatitis C patients were treated with 3 g of phos choline each day; they had significantly reduced symptoms compared to the control subjects. Many researchers have postulated that phosphatidylcholine has an ability to repair the membranes of liver cells." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"The utilization of choline in the body depends on several other nutrients, principally vitamin B12, folic acid, and the amino acid L-carnitine. Choline may be sold under the name of phosphatidylcholine or phosphatidylinositol. Use whichever is easier for you to find. Take between 1000 and 3000 mg. daily. L-Carnitine The body uses L-carnitine to produce the enzyme acetyl-L-carnitine transferase, which boosts choline metabolism and releases acetylcholine in the brain. Good food sources of choline include eggs, soybeans, cabbage, peanuts, and cauliflower. Take up to 3 mg. of choline daily." - Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D., Earl Mindell's Supplement Bible: A Comprehensive Guide to Hundreds of NEW Natural Products that Will Help You Live Longer, Look Better, Stay Heathier, ... and Much More! (Get the book.)

"Of the enzymes important to acetylcholine production, attention has centered on choline acetyltransferase (which is also dramatically diminished in Alzheimer's disease), which is inhibited by aluminum. Also decreased is the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, which breaks down acetylcholine.202 In severe cases, these enzymes can be reduced as much as 75-95 percent in selected parts of the brain. While acetylcholine has gotten most of the attention in Alzheimer's dementia, studies have noted that several other neurotransmitters are also diminished, including dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin." - Russell L. Blaylock, M.D., Health and Nutrition Secrets (Get the book.)

"Lecithin helps correct problems resulting from deficiencies of choline and other nutritional substances in the kidneys. Although dietary lecithin is the primary source of choline, this nutrient is also available through food; it appears in high concentrations in liver, egg yolks, peanuts, cauliflower, soybeans, grape juice, and cabbage. Some research indicates choline from lecithin may be able to boost memory, counteract depression, dementia and Alzheimer's disease, all traced to a deficiency of acetylcholine." - Gregory, A. Gore, Defeat Cancer (Get the book.)

"Phosphatidylcholine (PC) Description: Phosphatidylcholine is an extract from lecithin that supplies a form of choline that is used as a building block for cell walls and the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Lecithin contains anywhere from 10 to 20 percent phosphatidylcholine. PC is important for proper brain and neurological function and supports healthy liver detoxification. Indications: Alzheimer's disease Bipolar disorder Hepatitis High cholesterol Liver cirrhosis and detoxification Precautions: Digestive upset, such as diarrhea or nausea, may occur with high dosages." - James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D., Prescription for Natural Cures: A Self-Care Guide for Treating Health Problems with Natural Remedies Including Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Supplements, Bodywork, and More (Get the book.)

"Pure phosphatidylcholine is thought to improve memory by increasing the availability of choline for the production of the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine. While acetylcholine has many functions in the brain as a neurotransmitter it does play a major role in various aspects of memory. Several experiments have shown that even in normal individuals, phosphatidylcholine can improve memory.35 Experiments using this product to treat Alzheimer's patients has met with some minor success. The results are better when lecithin is combined with choline." - Russell L. Blaylock, M.D., Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills (Get the book.)

"Egg yolks, along with beef liver, are also an especially concentrated dietary source of phosphatidylcholine (lecithin) and choline, which the body requires for healthy liver function and for the formation of the key neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Lower levels of acetylcholine are associated with memory loss and cognitive decline(20). In experiments with rabbits and baboons, intravenous administration of lecithin has induced regression of arterial plaque(21,22)." - Anthony Colpo, The Great Cholesterol Con: Why Everything You've been Told About Cholesterol, Diet and Heart Disease is Wrong (Get the book.)

"Commercially available lecithin products may only contain 3-12 percent of choline because they often contain impure lecithin. The tolerable upper intake level for choline is 3.5 grams per day for adults. Very high levels of choline can disturb the neurotransmitter balance in the brain. L-CARNITINE L-carnitine is an essential nutrient that is also synthesized in well-nourished bodies. L-carnitine is a derivative of the essential amino acid lysine. L-carnitine was named after meat (carnus) because it was first isolated from meat in 1905." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.) "This can lead to a condition known as "fatty liver." choline is needed for liver health and liver damage results from deficiency. Some choline is oxidized in the body to a metabolite known as betaine. Betaine supplies methyl groups for various methylation reactions. One of these methylation reactions results in the conversion of homocysteine to methionine. No RDA has been set for choline, but the adequate daily intake (AI) has been set at 550 mg for men and 425 mg for women. Average dietary intake is thought to be adequate." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"But it can reveal that he's into vitamin supplements and is taking a lot of choline, a type of B vitamin that helps metabolize fat. Or it might mean he has a liver disorder, which can prevent the breakdown of choline. But fishy-smelling sweat could also signal a hereditary metabolic disorder aptly named fish odor syndrome (aka trimethylaminuria). People with this disorder can't metabolize trimethylamine, which is found in choline-rich foods such as eggs, liver, beef, and soy. Their urine and breath also emit a foul, fishy odor. (See Chapter 5 and Smelly Urine, above." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"This hijacking was, in all likelihood, aided and abetted by poor function of his brain's main neurotransmitter of memory, acetylcholine, which is manufactured from the nutrient choline. Interestingly, though, almost 10 percent of autistic kids have savant-level memories, like the movie character in Rain Man. This is yet another indication of neurological imbalance. Autism is not purely a matter of deficits, but also excesses. With proper biomedical treatment, however, some of these excesses can be alchemized into gifts." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"They contain the highest amount of choline of any commonly eaten food. choline acts like a fat solvent in the blood, helping to keep fat from sticking together and clogging vital organs. Furthermore, choline makes betaine in metabolism, which helps protect against cholesterol forming plaque in the arteries. Betaine helps clear homocysteine, a known risk factor for hardening of the arteries. Milk also has a bad name. True enough, some people are allergic to milk or have lactose intolerance, or they just do not like milk." - Byron J. Richards, The Leptin Diet: How Fit Is Your Fat? (Get the book.)

"The tolerable upper intake level for choline is 3.5 grams per day for adults. Very high levels of choline can disturb the neurotransmitter balance in the brain. L-CARNITINE L-carnitine is an essential nutrient that is also synthesized in well-nourished bodies. L-carnitine is a derivative of the essential amino acid lysine. L-carnitine was named after meat (carnus) because it was first isolated from meat in 1905. Although it is not officially a vitamin, carnitine has been called vitamin By. L-carnitine is important in energy metabolism." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"Choline and Lecithin Various forms of choline and lecithin, the most commonly used memory-enhancing nutrients, are precursors to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Because acetylcholine helps brain cells communicate with each other, it plays an important role in learning and memory, especially short-term memory. When you can't remember where you left something, it may be because of a deficiency of acetylcholine." - Gary Null, Gary Null's Power Aging (Get the book.)

"The B vitamin choline lies at the core of this neurotransmitter. Acetylcholine is formed in a chemical reaction with the B vitamin pantothenic acid. Eggs and lecithin are excellent sources of choline. Dopamine What it does. Dopamine helps people to focus their attention and enjoy pleasurable physical experiences. It is also involved with physical movement, and people with Parkinson's disease, a neurological disease, have low dopamine levels. In addition, low levels of dopamine are often found in people with sleep disorders, apathy, depression, and increased sensitivity to pain." - Jack Challem, The Food-Mood Solution: All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Stress, Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems--and Feel Good Again (Get the book.)

"Take 500 mg of choline, sold as plain choline or phosphatidylcholine, three times a day. To treat chronic acid reflux, take this in combination with 1,000 mg of pantothenic acid twice a day and 500 mg of thiamine first think in the morning for one month to see if symptoms resolve. Digestive enzymes, such as lipases, proteases, and amylases, help to speed the digestive process, often helping eliminate acid reflux altogether. Take two to three capsules with every meal. You can also take papaya enzyme as a chewable capsule after each meal." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.)

"In one double-blind study in England, chronic active hepatitis C patients were treated with 3 g of phos choline each day; they had significantly reduced symptoms compared to the control subjects. Many researchers have postulated that phosphatidylcholine has an ability to repair the membranes of liver cells. You can die of old age with your hepatitis C (or even better, without it, if you're one of the lucky people who can clear it on your own). You don't have to die from it. That's what I plan to do. I hope you do, too." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"They contain the highest amount of choline of any commonly eaten food. choline acts like a fat solvent in the blood, helping to keep fat from sticking together and clogging vital organs. Furthermore, choline makes betaine in metabolism, which helps protect against cholesterol forming plaque in the arteries. Betaine helps clear homocysteine, a known risk factor for hardening of the arteries. Milk also has a bad name. True enough, some people are allergic to milk or have lactose intolerance, or they just do not like milk." - Byron J. Richards, The Leptin Diet: How Fit Is Your Fat? (Get the book.)

"Although your body makes choline, a primary constituent of PC, you still have to consume some in your diet to maintain health. The most common source of choline is lecithin, a special kind of fat called a phospholipid that is found in egg yolks, liver, peanuts, wheat germ, cauliflower, milk, and soybeans. As a heart-healthy nutritional supplement, lecithin was wildly popular about twenty-five years ago. Lecithin promotes reverse cholesterol transport, the process by which HDL escorts LDL cholesterol out of the arterial wall and back to the liver for elimination." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.) "Membrane lipids include cholesterol and a fatty substance called phosphatidylcholine (two fatty acids bound to the molecules of phosphorus and choline). We'll refer to it as PC. The health of the membrane also depends on the ratio of PC to cholesterol. Red blood cells with too much cholesterol and not enough PC become rigid and have trouble moving through the capillaries of our microcirculation. Platelets with a low PC-to-cholesterol ratio are more likely to form inappropriate blood clots. Red cell and platelet membranes rich in PC, however, function as nature intended." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"Lecithin seems to work in the cell membrane to enhance "cell membrane dynamics", works in the nervous tissue (sphingomyelin), and contributes a key B-vitamin, choline. choline works with folate, methione and B-12 as methyl donors, which are responsible for all new cell growth. Choline is one of the few nutrients tested in which merely a deficiency (without any other compoimding factor, like toxins or aging) is enough to spontaneously generate liver cancer in animals.'^" In animal and human studies, choline deficiency leads to fatty liver and compromised liver fimctions." - Patrick Quillin, Beating Cancer with Nutrition (Get the book.)

"LEC THAT'S MORE—PHOSPHATIDYL choline (PC) Because many lecithin products sold in health food stores contain less than 30 percent choline, many health professionals prefer to use the more potent phosphatidylcholine (PC) or its even more powerful derivative drug glycerylphosphorylcholine (GPC)." - Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN, The Whole Soy Story: The dark side of America's favorite health food (Get the book.)

"For example, choline is a nutrient found within the B complex that is essential for manufacturing the excitatory neurotransmitter acetylcholine. choline is found in grains, legumes, and egg yolks and especially in lecithin. A superior form of lecithin made with high levels of phosphatidylcholine is used in Germany for many liver disorders, including chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis. The brain uses acetylcholine for many processes. This neurotransmitter is very important for memory as well as movement, coordination, and stamina via action on the skeletal muscles and the heart." - Alan Keith Tillotson, Ph.D., A.H.G., D.Ay., The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook: Everything You Need to Know About Chinese, Western, and Ayurvedic Herbal Treatments (Get the book.)

"Take 500 mg of choline, sold as plain choline or phosphatidylcholine, three times a day. To treat chronic acid reflux, take this in combination with 1,000 mg of pantothenic acid twice a day and 500 mg of thiamine first think in the morning for one month to see if symptoms resolve. Digestive enzymes, such as lipases, proteases, and amylases, help to speed the digestive process, often helping eliminate acid reflux altogether. Take two to three capsules with every meal. You can also take papaya enzyme as a chewable capsule after each meal." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.)

"According to Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw of the Life Extension Newsletter, arginine and ornithine both cause hGH release via the brain's cholinergic nervous system, "the system that uses acetylcholine—made in the brain from the nutrient choline with the help of the cofactor vitamin B5—to transmit information between nerve cells." Acetylcholine is a necessary ingredient for the hGH releasers to be effective. Therefore, Pearson and Shaw recommend taking choline and B5 supplements in conjunction with arginine and ornithine." - Ronald Klatz and Robert Goldman, Stopping the Clock: Longevity for the New Millenium (Get the book.)

"Some patients with Alzheimer's disease who are fed high levels of choline show a slowing of the progression of the disease as compared to patients who are not given the choline. At least one study has shown that a minority of Alzheimer's patients fed high quantities of choline show an improvement in their symptoms. Other studies have failed to confirm this finding, however. Choline-rich foods may play a role in the prevention of Alzheimer's disease and other disorders associated with a deficiency of acetylcholine." - Joel C. Robertson, Peak-Performance Living: Easy, Drug-Free Ways to Alter Your own Brain Chemistry and Achieve Optimal Healt (Get the book.)

"Memory boosters Other memory boosters include B vitamins, especially choline. This nutrient probably works by boosting the levels of acetylcholine, an important nerve transmitter substance. In studies at the Palo Alto Hospital in California, drugs which boost acetylcholine induced "supermemories." choline on its own is effective in improving short-term and long-term memory, but the doses have to be high (10 grams a day), and the effects are not long lasting. Pantothenic acid, B5, is also important in acetylcholine synthesis." - Carl C. Pfeiffer, Nutrition and Mental Illness: An Orthomolecular Approach to Balancing Body Chemistry (Get the book.)

"What choline Can Do for the Brain Many of the foods touted as "brain foods"—fish, for instance, and liver and eggs—contain choline, a Can choline improve your memory? Why lecithin is considered "brain food." substance researchers think may help preserve the brain's ability to reason, learn and remember. Researchers at Ohio State University, for instance, found that mice fed a diet heavy in choline-rich lecithin, or one of lecithin's "brain active" ingredients, phosphatidylcholine, had much better memory retention than mice on regular diets." - Prevention Magazine Editors, The Complete Book of Vitamins & Minerals for Health (Get the book.)

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