Choline

I look for methylated B vitamins, methylfolate.

Choline is a really important nutrient, so a lot of prenatals don't have choline, so look for one with it or supplement with it.

WeNatal, Needed, Birthrite.

There are so many great brands out there now, like versus even seven to eight years ago, there were only a few.

The issue is that there are many groups that are not getting enough choline.

So we have this gap on one side, we have the science, we have the regulatory in place, but then the gap to the public and that knowledge, their awareness is important to build up.

Choline certainly isn't a newly discovered nutrient.

So why is now the right time to have a dedicated international conversation about it? What's changed or developed in the science?

Well, one element that I would like to bring in there is we are getting older.

Why is choline considered an essential nutrient and what does it actually do in the body?

Well, choline is an essential nutrient because we cannot produce a sufficient amount of choline in the body to cover the needs.

so we need to get it through the diet or through foods or food supplements if we don't get enough choline through the diet fatty liver can develop within a very short time two to three weeks and in in a biochemical sense choline is an important meeting donor think about dna methylation epigenetics Choline is a source of acetylcholine, which is a neurotransmitter, so linked to brain function, and a source of phospholipids, which are part of all cell membranes.

And stick with me to the end, because at the end is when I'm going to tell you, here are the correct forms, here are the right dosages, and here's how you know whether or not this is something you should consider.

so here's the honest truth most people have never heard of choline and those who have usually think of it as some obscure supplement not something that's really important to their day-to-day but let me change that for you right now Choline was once classified as a vitamin B4.

Today, it's considered an essential nutrient.

And this is what I want to point out.

You've got to get the rest from either your food or your supplements.

And here's why it matters.

Choline is the primary raw material your body uses to make acetylcholine.

Acetylcholine is one of the most important neurotransmitters in your entire nervous system.

Get bored.

The fact of the matter is, when you think of the spirit is willing, the flesh is weak, there's a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine.

You and I have it.

And if you're a shark, my 11-year-old son is sharp.

Dad, you're holding the controller like it's a dumbbell.

He goes, lighten up, lighten up.

He's got good acetylcholine.

So when you have lots of acetylcholine, your mind is youthful.