Yamamoto Nutrition NeuroSURGE 60 tablets. NeuroSURGE is a food supplement with phosphatidylserine, vitamin C and plant extracts. Rhodiola and Ashwagandha extracts have a tonic-adaptogenic action, counteracting physical and mental fatigue. In addition, Rhodiola promotes normal mood and Ashwagandha mental well-being. Finally, vitamin C contributes to the normal functioning of the nervous system and normal psychological function. WHAT DOES ADAPTOGEN MEAN We define the term adaptogen as a remedy capable of producing a general improvement of psychophysical conditions. The endocrine and nervous system by improving the body s ability to adapt to stresses of various kinds (work, study, intense physical activity and also emotional stress),and to climate or seasonal changes, reinvigorating these systems.An athlete is periodically subjected to phases during which the intensity of training increases dramatically, stress increases and excessive cortisol is released.However, being an element of essential importance, but one which can greatly disrupt the itinerary and results of an athlete, it is indeed, definitely favourable to modulate its action. The composition of NeuroSURGE serves this very purpose due to the presence of the two important adaptogens of Rhodiola and Ashwagandha, with the support of Phosphatidylserine. RHODIOLA ROSEA The term adaptogen was coined in 1975 by the Swedish Herbal Institute after some research done on rhodiola rosea to explain the action of this very interesting phytoextract against stress.The roots of rhodiola have an adaptogenic action par excellence, and generally improve learning and memory skills, a fact already well known with in Siberian folk medicine. Many of its properties have been scientifically proven and can be traced back to the presence of phenylpropanoid glycosides, in particular salidroside and rosavidin, whose chemical structure is similar to that of syringin (eleuteroside B), one of the active ingredients of the eleuterococcus. ASHWAGANDHA The phytotherapeutic element that has aroused much interest recently is Ashwagandha, handed down to us by Ayurvedic medicine that has been used for thousands of years as a tonic.It possesses adaptogenic (anti-stress), and antioxidant properties. At the base of the adaptogenic properties, there seems to be an inhibition of the upregulation of dopaminergic receptors at the level of the striated body induced by stress. PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE Among the substances present in NeuroSURGE, apart from vitamin C, the best known is PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE which is a phospholipid composed of phosphates, serine (an amino acid) and fatty acids. It is a fundamental component of the cytoplasmic membrane where it carries out the task of cellular messenger, in particular for regulating cell apoptosis (programmed death). VITAMIN C Also present in our NeuroSURGE tonic, vitamin C is universally known in contributing to the maintenance of the normal function of the immune system during and after intense physical effort (the beneficial effect is obtained with the daily intake of 200 mg in addition to the recommended daily intake of vitamin C). In athletes subject to high physical stress (such as those who practice endurance sports or who undergo very intensive training regimes like combat sports athletes and body builders), vitamin C supplementation is an excellent support. to the maintenance of the normal function of the immune system.