Designs for Health Brain Vitale Review
By Razvan Radu, Senior Writer, Susanne Blake, MS, RDN (expert review)
Susanne Blake is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with expertise in eating disorders, food reactions, & whole foods nutrition. She has worked with children and families, with elders and retirement communities, and has provided nutrition services to detention facilities, schools and recovery programs. Her media expertise is extensive and has included live television, as well as print publications.
Brain Vitale is marketed as a multi-benefit product for brain health and function. Particularly, the manufacturing company Designs for Health claims the formula helps relieve depression, increases memory, repairs damaged neurons, slows down the progression of Alzheimer’s, helps reverse senility, protects the brain from stress damage, relieves emotional and physical stress, promotes mental alertness and supports muscle recovery.
Designs for Health is a company founded in 1989 which offers nutritional products exclusively to health care professionals and their patients through a referral system. The company operates FDA inspected facilities to ensure products comply to standards and regulations set forth by various regulators. The company’s primary mission is to deliver superior quality nutritional supplements, as well as to educate healthcare practitioners as to their best therapeutic use.
Brain Vitale is recommended for stroke victims, people suffering from depression, senility or Alzheimer’s disease and people who wish to boost mental alertness, memory and learning capacity. Pregnant or lactating women, people who have had chronic kidney failure or are taking prescription medication (especially blood thinning medication) are advised to consult a specialist prior to using Brain Vitale.
Brain Vitale Ingredients
Brain Vitale includes the following ingredients: Acetyl L-Carnitine, GlyceroPhosphoCholine (GPC), Inositol, Phosphatidylserine, GinkgoSelectTM PhytosomeTM 90 mg [Ginkgo biloba (leaves), Glycine (soybeans)], and gelatin.
Product Features
Brain Vitale is a blend of amino acids, minerals, herbal extracts and other nutrients designed to cover a wide arrange of brain conditions, from impaired memory and alertness to prevention and protection of neuro-degeneration. The supplement does not contain wheat, yeast, gluten, eggs, dairy, corn, artificial colors, flavors, sugars or preservatives.
Acetyl L-Carnitine is a form of the non-essential amino acid L-Carnitine, believed to increase the amount of L-Carnitine able to be absorbed by the body. L Carnitine plays an essential role in energy production and has powerful anti-oxidant properties. Evidence exists, although mixed, that acetyl-L-Carnitine might help slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s, relieve depression related to senility and other forms of dementia and improve memory in the older patients.
GlyceroPhosphoCholine (GPC) is a pro-phospholipid found in human cells. Strong scientific evidence exists that GPC helps improve overall mental performance in young, healthy people (attention, word recall, working memory and baseline mental performance). Also, tests involving patients diagnosed with age-related memory impairment conditions showed GPC helps learning and long-term verbal memory, divided attention, selective attention and working memory. GPC may also help fight cognitive decline which leads to Alzheimer’s or vascular dementia.
Generally, consumers report being satisfied with the formula. Mild side effects representing difficulties falling asleep may appear if the product is taken late in the day. The manufacturer recommends taking 2 capsules per day for optimum results.
Advantages
- Consumer testimonials report effectiveness in areas such as memory improvement and anxiety relief
- The supplement does not contain wheat, yeast, gluten, eggs, dairy, corn, artificial colors, flavors, sugars or preservatives
- Mild side effect if the formula is taken in the evening
- The formula is also available in the form of powder, a more easily ingestable alternative
- The manufacturer’s website discloses several certificated of analysis for various samples of the formula which attest to its compliance with the USP regulatory framework
Disadvantages
- Precautions mentioned for certain categories of patients (pregnant and lactating women, people on blood thinning medication, etc.);
- Lack of evidence for the core benefit claims, as this is a dietary supplement and they are seldom subject of clinical trials.
Conclusion
Brain Vitale promises to support a number of key important cognitive functions while also assisting with serious cognitive impairment conditions such as Alzheimer’s or dementia. Additionally, it also helps recovery of stroke patients and assists with stress and anxiety relief. The wide spectrum of benefits is not supported by any actual evidence; however, a thorough analysis of the main ingredients may lead to the conclusion that the formula will work to achieve its goal and will be effective for at least part of these claims. Still, simply summing up the benefits of the individual ingredients and assigning those to the entire formula would not be a fair assumption.
This, plus the fact that are some precautions mentioned for Brain Vitale makes us recommend you thoroughly read the label prior to use or, even better, consult a healthcare provider in this matter.
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since started this product… I sleep better, have much less anxiety, and believe it has changed my life in a very good way. My doctor recommended it for me.
Have been taking Brain Vitale for a little over 2 months (2 capsules/day). Recently began having dizziness to the point of not being able to bend over well or lie down to sleep. Could there be any connection or is my dizziness caused by something else?
Fabulous results. No longer affraid of exams, no longer sleeping in class… This stuff turned me into the rolemodel student. Gotta love it.