Tribulus terrestris does not boost testosterone, yet it’s in damn near every testosterone booster. Acetyl-L-Carnitine (ALCAR) is the Tribulus of the nootropic market. Sort of. ALCAR does enhance, or at least protect, cognition, but only for specific demographics. For the boring ol’ average Joe (i.e. YOU, probably), ALCAR works subtly and microscopically. Maybe you’ll notice a significant energy … Read more
Believe it or not, before I found nootropics (or rather before nootropics found me), I related anything capable of influencing the mind to the destructive habits of hippies and advertisements. Thus when I first heard of nootropics, I took a long sip on my 32nd coffee of the day and asked myself: Why risk it? After all, … Read more
Multi-Tasking Mental Supercharger for Focus, Energy, and Memory If you’ve ever wondered why chickens are so smart, this review should help clarify things. Okay, perhaps chickens aren’t that smart (or smart at all), but they should be. After all, chicken eggs and even the chickens themselves are major suppliers of choline, which is a major component of brain health and cognition. … Read more
Dementia pugilistica is a term used to mistakenly describe demented pugs as well as accurately signify a state of neurodegeneration commonly associated with boxers–i.e. pugilists. Apparently, receiving hits to the head over and over has repercussions. However, it’s not the only term we use to describe head injury, other titles including: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Traumatic Brain Injury … Read more
They say a healthy lifestyle with a good diet, lots of exercise and proper sleep can work wonders for the student’s brain. But what they don’t tell you is that it eating, exercising, and sleeping during a test doesn’t help improve exam scores. This is why students resort to a “quick fix” of mental energy during exams and … Read more