Phosphatidylcholine as a Support for Cognitive Health and Mental Focus
Phosphatidylcholine is…
Not to be confused with lecithin, or triple lecithin, phosphatidylcholine (PC) is a zwitterionic phospholipid that accounts for more than fifty percent of the body’s phospholipid stores. It is the key building block of the cell membrane and, in its liposomal form, parallels the architecture of the membrane bilayer so closely that it is absorbed as a vital component. PC is the principal phospholipid circulating in plasma, where it serves as an integral component of the lipoproteins, especially HDL.
An essential nutrient, choline is cardinal to phospholipid synthesis, as well as being the substrate for the manufacture of the cholinergic neurotransmitter, acetylcholine. Liposomal PC is not a direct source of choline, since its nano-structure allows it to pass through the intestinal wall intact, to be taken up by cell membranes in need of repair or remodeling. Its cylindrical shape makes it ideally suited to serve as the bulk structural element of biological membranes.
BodyBio PC carries the complementary phospholipids, phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylinositol, adjuncts that lend stable curvature to the membrane and serve as signaling entities. For decades, the cell nucleus was regarded as the sole director of communication within the cytoplasm. Now, there can be little discount of the membrane’s cross-talk directorial status in the signal transduction of different cellular compartments, where it accesses a library of information essential to salubrity of the organism.
Exogenous PC is a surface-active component of lung surfactant, supports liver health by restoring membrane mass, helps modulate eicosanoids, benefits cognition through support for signaling, maintains and restores the integrity of gastric mucus, supports healthy blood lipid profiles, supports cholesterol levels already in normal range, incorporates phosphatidylinositol into HDL to collect cholesterol from peripheral tissue, supports mental clarity and cognition, revitalizes memory and concentration, helps coping with stressors, and supports macrophage phagocytic capacity*. All this extracted from the proletarian soybean.