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  • NOW FOODS True Focus Supplement Review [2025]

    This is one of my favourite nootropic supplements. It contains l tyrosine and phenylalanine, which increase dopamine levels. For this reason, I would advise that you cycle this supplement – don’t take it every day. You may also want to look at ways in which you can unregulated your dopamine receptors, just to ensure that…

  • Nootropics UK – Focus & Mood Stack

    If you are looking to buy nootropics in the UK, then I can vouch for intellmeds and https://rawpowders.co.uk/ – at least I’ve never had any issues. Intellmeds is a ball ache to send payments to, but their products are excellent. Disclaimer – Always talk to your GP before taking supplements My favourite Stacks include: Beginner’s…

  • Lomachenko Training (Footwork, Tennis Ball, Fight IQ)

    Lomachenko is an amazing fighter. What’s more interesting however, is his approach to training – using dancing, tennis balls and a range of activities to improve his decision making skills (i.e. brain-training) – is the Ukranian boxing champ on his way to pioneering the way fighters train? Let’s take a look at his father, Anatoly…

  • Alternatives to Caffeine – Energy & Alertness

    Summary For more short term stimulant-like effect – supplement with ALCAR, Olive Leaf Extract or PQQ For alleviating some of the effects of stress & sleep deprivation – supplement an adaptogen like rhodiola rosea & take 3g of glycine before bed Treat the source of the fatigue if possible Coffee is full of antioxidants but…

  • Greek Mountain Tea – Review

      Greek Mountain Tea has a range of benefits Reduces Anxiety (study) Increases brain-power / cognitive function (study) It is a powerful anti-oxidant (study)   It’s a strange one because it increases cognitive performance but also has a mild sedative effect. Just for good luck, there’s another study here which covers the phytochemical properties of…

  • Solgar Ashwagandha Review

    Not too much to say about this product, other than it’s very good!   It’s a great adaptogen for dealing with stress and as well as a promoted of physical and mental energy. It’s also good for you, which is a big bonus making it a great supplement for when you want to have a…

  • Lion’s Mane Mushroom Review

    I’m quite into ‘nootropics’ – as in, supplements that clear brain fog and make you think quicker and focus more easily. I don’t like to take anything unnatural where possible – or at least I’m trying to cut back, I already take anti-histamines before bed and decongestants most days due to terrible sinusitis issues (which…

  • L Carnitine – What Doesn’t it do?

    Enhanced Energy and Focus I’ve had a few concussions in my time, generally thanks to being rubbish at MMA and other combat sports and martial arts.  After the last one, I had a bad head and felt ‘out of it’ for quite a few weeks. I did some reading up, and all the studies that…

  • Aniracetam Review UK

    Aniracetam Review UK

    So I bought this supplement from https://thoughtfoods.co.uk I took one tablet on Wednesday, and had a terrible headache a few hours later. After doing some reading, mainly on Reddit, I learnt that this was probably down to not combining it with Choline. Today I took Aniracetam in the morning before training, with fish oil and choline. I…

  • Therapeutic Treatments / Interventions For Cognitive Decline/Alzheimer’s disease

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4221920/ Really interesting study, looking at non-pharmaceutical interventions and their impact upon cognitive decline: The first 10 patients who have utilized this program include patients with memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), or subjective cognitive impairment (SCI). Nine of the 10 displayed subjective or objective improvement in cognition beginning…