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SMART STUFF FOR YOUR BRAIN: HOW MUCH OF THESE SMART NUTRIENTS DO YOU NEED EACH DAY?

The amount of smart nutrients you need each day depends on a variety of factors: age (most neurotransmitter levels tend to decline as we grow older), illness (which depletes certain neurotransmitters), diet (some diets provide suboptimal levels of smart nutrients), drug use (tobacco, alcohol, recreational drugs, and prescription medications destroy smart nutrients) and stress (which depletes vitamins required to synthesize neurotransmitters). A number of published studies have helped define the safe and effective range of smart nutrient intake that can help you achieve maximum mental performance (your own intake of these nutrients may require some trial-and-error adjustment to optimize the dosage that works best for you).

A word about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs: I discourage smoking and the excessive intake of alcohol because of their proved health risks, but I also know that we live in the real world, and some of you do smoke and drink. The good news is that the antioxidant, antiaging smart nutrients I'll tell you about can help to counteract the negative effects of smoking, drinking, and aging on the brain. Although these habits will never be good for you, if you do smoke and drink, you'll be able to keep yourself in better health with smart nutrients than you could without them.

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