Acetylcholine benefit and review, how can you manipulate the levels of this neurotransmitter in your body and brain using natural supplements
Acetylcholine levels can be increased by taking certain natural nutrients
This page reviews the role of acetylcholine and Alzheimer's disease

Acetylcholine was the very first neurotransmitter to be identified back in the early 1900s. It is made simply from choline and a two-carbon molecule called acetyl. Dietary choline and phosphatidylcholine (also known as lecithin) serve as the sources of free choline for acetylcholine synthesis. Acetylcholine is found in the brain and the peripheral nervous system. Acetylcholine plays numerous roles. In the brain, acetylcholine is involved in learning and memory. Acetylcholine stimulates muscle tissue.

Supplements such as choline and CDP-choline raise levels of acetylcholine. They are both available without a prescription. See CDP-Choline supplement to purchase.

Once produced, acetylcholine is stored in brain cells and released into the synaptic cleft upon stimulation. When released into the synaptic cleft, the enzyme acetylcholinesterase breaks acetylcholine back down into choline and acetyl. In Alzheimer’s disease, there is a shortage of acetylcholine, and one of the ways doctors have tried to increase the levels of this neurotransmitter is by prescribing drugs, such as tacrine and galantamine, that inhibit the enzyme acetylcholinesterase. An alternative to these drugs, a Chinese herbal extract called huperzine A, can also inhibit this enzyme. Galantamine is now available without a prescription.

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