Long before most nootropic supplements existed, people have used caffeine in coffee beans and other plants as a mental and physical booster. To date, caffeine remains one of the most widely used over-the-counter stimulants. It can be taken on its own as a nootropic supplement to improve cognitive performance, and it is also a common ingredient in many nootropic formulas. There is no...
If you are new to nootropics and trying to figure out which supplements are worth trying by checking out user reviews of various products on Amazon or any other website…well, you will waste many hours going through conflicting reviews and probably end up more confused, undecided and skeptical! The problem with all natural or herbal supplements in general is you never really know if a...
Nootropics are a relatively new category of brain-enhancing products in the health and wellness space. And while many of them, particularly herbal nootropics, have been known for hundreds and even thousands of years, it wasn’t until recently that nootropics received a great deal of publicity, thanks mainly to the Internet and the growing “anti-Big Pharma” movement! With...
Health-conscious consumers often fall victim to a commercially driven mentality that emphasizes pills and “isolates” over whole, nutritious food. Nootropics, for example, which refers to a class of brain-boosting compounds usually taken as supplements, are plentiful in everyday food. If you want to sharpen your cognitive abilities, it’s simply a matter of establishing a well-rounded,...
Noopept is the trade name for the synthetic nootropic compound N-Phenylacetyl-L-Prolylglycine Ethyl Ester. It is very similar to piracetam and is generally considered to be a racetam, although technically, its molecular structure is a little different than a typical racetam compound. This is not considered a dietary supplement and you won’t find it at most local and online health...
Phenylpiracetam is often claimed to be the most potent nootropic among the racetams group. It seems to have a higher efficacy rate even when compared to other powerful racetams, like aniracetam and oxiracetam. And just like the rest of its nootropic siblings, phenylpiracetam is not a supplement you’d normally find at a local store like Walmart or CVS. Even Amazon don’t allow...
If you search for phenibut on Amazon, you will get many results of various nootropic supplements, but none of them is actually phenibut. Well, don’t bother! Amazon no longer allows the sale of phenibut and a whole bunch of other nootropic drugs, particularly piracetam and its analogues. Amazon may be a convenient place where you can source any herbal or natural supplement, but...
If you are out shopping for nootropics, don’t bother looking for synthetic ones, such as adrafinil, on the shelves of your local Walmart, CVS or any other health store — you won’t find it there! Even all-encompassing online retailers like Amazon have banned this type of unregulated compounds. That limits your buying options to a handful of small-scale online shops that specialize in...
