Natural Clear Focus Bundle

Reduced concentration and focus can be caused by various factors:

1. Stress and fatigue: If you are overloaded or have had too little sleep, it becomes harder to concentrate.
2. Distractions: Social media, notifications, and background noise can quickly divert your attention from important tasks.
3. Lack of motivation: Without interest or motivation for a task, your focus can wane more easily.
4. Poor nutrition and hydration: An unhealthy diet or dehydration can affect your mental clarity.
5. Multitasking: Trying to perform multiple tasks at once reduces your ability to fully focus on one task.
6. Medical or psychological factors: Conditions such as ADHD, anxiety, or depression can make it difficult to concentrate.

By being mindful of these factors, you can improve your concentration and focus.

Poor concentration and focus can have several negative consequences:

1. Lower performance level: Tasks take longer and are performed less accurately, leading to mistakes.
2. Reduced productivity: It takes more time to get things done, which may cause deadlines to be missed.
3. Increased stress: Unfinished tasks and errors can increase feelings of frustration and stress.
4. Poorer decision-making: Lack of focus can lead to impulsive or poorly thought-out decisions.
5. Relationship problems: In conversations and social interactions, poor concentration can cause miscommunication and irritation.
6. Slow personal and professional growth: With less focus, you achieve your goals more slowly and your development may stagnate.

Maintaining good concentration is essential for success and well-being.

Various substances in the brain and body play a role in concentration and focus. An imbalance in these substances can lead to reduced concentration. Here are some key substances:

1. Dopamine: This neurotransmitter is involved in motivation and reward. A deficiency in dopamine can lead to reduced focus, which is common in conditions such as ADHD.
2. Noradrenaline (norepinephrine): This substance increases alertness and focus. Low levels can cause mental fatigue and decreased attention.
3. Serotonin: This neurotransmitter regulates mood, sleep, and emotional stability. An imbalance can lead to mood swings, fatigue, and lack of concentration.
4. Cortisol: This stress hormone can affect brain functions such as memory and focus when levels are high (due to chronic stress). Prolonged elevated cortisol can worsen your concentration.
5. Acetylcholine: This neurotransmitter plays an important role in learning, memory, and attention. Low levels can lead to reduced concentration and mental clarity.
6. GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid): This is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that helps reduce stress and anxiety. Low GABA levels can cause restlessness and distraction.
7. Glucose: The brain uses glucose as its primary energy source. Too little glucose, for example due to low blood sugar, can lead to reduced concentration and mental performance.

Keeping these substances balanced is essential for optimizing focus and concentration. Healthy lifestyle habits such as good nutrition, sleep, and stress management can contribute to this.

Ginkgo biloba, also known as the Japanese maidenhair tree or temple tree, is one of the oldest living tree species in the world. Here is a more detailed overview of the origin and early use of Ginkgo biloba.

Geographical Origin

• China: Ginkgo biloba originally comes from China. It is a living fossil, with fossil specimens over 270 million years old, dating back to the Permian period.
• Spread to Japan and Korea: Due to its cultural and medicinal value, Ginkgo biloba was also widely planted at temples and monasteries in Japan and Korea.

Historical Use

• Traditional Chinese Medicine: In traditional Chinese medicine, the leaves of the Ginkgo tree were used to treat conditions such as asthma, bronchitis, and circulatory problems. Seeds: The seeds, known as "Bai Guo," were used for their medicinal properties to treat digestive issues and as a remedy for alcohol poisoning.
• Temples and Sacred Places
  

First Documented Use

• Buddhist Monks: Buddhist monks played a crucial role in preserving and spreading the Ginkgo tree. They introduced the tree to temples and monasteries, planting it as a symbol of peace and longevity.
• Ancient Chinese Texts: The first documented medical use of Ginkgo biloba dates back to around 2800 BC, where it was mentioned in ancient Chinese medical texts such as the "Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing," a classic text on medicinal plants.

The leaves, fruits, and seeds of the Ginkgo tree have been used in traditional Chinese medicine since the 11th century. We now know that the active ingredients include flavonoids (flavon glycosides) and terpenoids (terpene lactones).

These ensure that Ginkgo extract acts as an antioxidant. Additionally, it supports the brain, memory, concentration, and nervous system*. Ginkgo is also known for contributing to healthy blood circulation, especially the flow in the capillaries*.

Because of this last property, research is being conducted to see if it could benefit people with conditions such as tinnitus.

* Health claim(s) pending approval by the European Commission.

Our Ginkgo Biloba contains a 50:1 extract. This is the active ingredient of Ginkgo Biloba that provides the health benefits.

Rhodiola rosea, also known as roseroot, originally comes from the cold, mountainous regions of the world.

Geographical Origin

• Europe: Rhodiola grows in the mountainous areas of Scandinavia, the Alps, the Carpathians, and the Pyrenees.
• Asia: It is found in the mountains of Russia (especially Siberia), Mongolia, and the Himalayan regions.
• North America: Rhodiola is also present in the mountainous areas of Alaska and Canada.

Historical Use

• Vikings: The Vikings used Rhodiola to increase their strength and endurance during long sea voyages and battles.
• Siberian Indigenous Peoples: Indigenous peoples in Siberia have used Rhodiola for centuries as a remedy against fatigue, to boost endurance, and as a general tonic to promote health.
• Chinese Medicine: In traditional Chinese medicine, Rhodiola is used to calm the mind and to treat depression and stress.
• Tibetan Medicine: Rhodiola is an important part of Tibetan medicine, where it is used to strengthen immunity, clear the mind, and increase energy.

For the best effect of a supplement, the extract must be standardized. Not all supplements follow this standardization, which means you need much more supplementation to experience the same effect. Standardization ensures the amount of active ingredient in the extract.

Our Rhodiola extract 500 mg therefore has a standardized extract of 3 percent rosavin and 1 percent salidroside. These are the active components to which we attribute the health-promoting effects.*

Scientific research shows that the active compounds in rhodiola, including salidroside, affect various neurotransmitters. It plays a mediating role in neurotransmitter regulation, meaning the communication between nerve cells in the nervous system. This is also evident from studies on the active substances in the extract. Rhodiola helps support the proper functioning of the nervous system and therefore has a positive effect on the nerves.*

In traditional medicine, the herb is mainly used as an adaptogen. Many studies attribute adaptogenic properties to rhodiola, meaning the active compound contributes to normal resistance to stress. In practice, this means rhodiola can provide support in stressful situations.

Lion's Mane is a mushroom that naturally occurs in various parts of the world, including North America, Europe, and Asia. It often grows on the trunks of dead deciduous and coniferous trees and can be found in forests with a temperate climate.

In Asia, especially in countries like China, Japan, and Korea, Lion's Mane has been used for centuries in traditional medicine due to its natural health benefits. In these cultures, it is known as "Yamabushitake" in Japan and "Hou Tou Gu" in China.

This means that 20 parts of the original plant are needed to make one part of the extract. It is a measure of the concentration of the extract. In other words, the extract is twenty times more concentrated than the original plant. For example, if you use 20 grams of the plant, you get 1 gram of extract.

Lion's mane (Hericium erinaceus), also known as the pom-pom mushroom, is a fungus that originally grows on dead wood. The mushroom is mainly found in the eastern part of Asia. Lion's mane is especially praised for its nutrient-rich composition, containing polysaccharides, erinacines, cerebrosides, hericenones, erinapyrones, lectins, phenolic acids, sterols, fatty acids, and esters. Additionally, this mushroom contains up to 22 grams of protein per 100 grams.