PQQ is effective in combating neurodegeneration that can affect the aging brain

Maintaining brain health through the aging process is a top concern these days. Alzheimer’s disease is estimated to affect one out of every three senior citizens, and is currently the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. But there are many ways in which a person can reduce their risk of neurodegeneration as they age, like healthy eating. Good nutrition is one key aspect to the prevention of many life-altering diseases and conditions, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease and even cancer. It comes as no surprise, then, that nutrients offer similar protective benefits to the body’s most important organ: The brain.

Pyrroloquinoline quinone, or PQQ, has recently become of interest to the scientific community, thanks to its impressive brain-boosting attributes.

Studies show PQQ protects against memory loss and brain aging

PQQ has been shown to offer many brain-boosting benefits in clinical studies. In 2017, a study using animal models for Alzheimer’s disease found that giving mice a proprietary supplement made with PQQ yielded astonishing results. The supplement group exhibited increased learning capacity and had better recall than their peers who did not get a supplement. The supplemented group also displayed better cognition and motor skills compared to the unsupplemented mice.

As Life Extension reports:

When the researchers examined the mice’s brains, they found significantly smaller deposits of toxic proteins in the brains of the supplemented animals indicative of protection against neurotoxicity. 

Past research has also shown that PQQ is beneficial in the instance of Parkinson’s disease. Life Extension reports further that in mouse models of Parkinson’s, PQQ helped restore brain cells’ mitochondrial functions and reduced brain cell death. These effects helped reduce the abnormal movements that are characteristic of the disease.

As Natural Health 365 reports, studies