Lecithin is a common source of Choline. Studies have shown that taking lecithin can decrease cholesterol levels and may be an effective way to treat arteriosclerosis.

Lecithin is required for the proper transmission of nerve impulses from the brain through the central nervous system, as well as for gallbladder regulation.

Choline is one of the few nutrients that has the ability to penetrate the blood-brain barrier, which ordinarily protects the brain against changes in the diet, and go directly into the brain cells to produce a chemical that aids memory.

Choline is beneficial for disorders of the nervous system such as Parkinson's disease.

Choline is found in breast milk. Without it, infants could develop neural abnormalities, because the nutrient choline contributes to the production of myelin, the protective casing that surrounds nerves and brain cells.

Phosphatidylcholine ( a compound found in lecithin) and choline both seem to help reduce the involuntary movements and spasms that are characteristic of Huntington's disease and Tourette's syndrome.

Choline supports the liver in processing fats. A low-choline diet can result in liver disease or even liver cancer, caused by abnormal fat metabolism; the consequence of this faulty metabolism is that high cholesterol and triglycerides accumulate in the liver causing fatty liver disease. Choline can reduce the fat and may reverse the disease.

Choline plays an important role in nutritional therapy as it relates to a number of women's health issues, including, uterine fibroids, fibroids, fibrocystic breast syndrome, endometriosis, and breast and endometrial cancer. They help the liver to convert estradiol into estriol, a less carcinogenic form of the hormone.

In this category you will find lecithin capsules, lecithin granules, phosphatidyl choline and phosphatidyl serine.