Estrogen and testosterone play a role in mood, cognitive function, anxiety and stress, pain management, and avoiding dementia, Alzheimer’s, or strokeMen, do you know your total testosterone and free testosterone levels? Women, do you know your current estrogen and testosterone levels?When is the last time you asked your doctor to run your sex hormone labs?If… [Read More]

In my many years of biohacking and using nootropics to optimize my brain, I have found basic blood work is fundamental to measuring my success.Lab tests give me a more accurate window into what these supplements are doing to my body and brain. More so than simply relying on how I feel. If you’ve been… [Read More]

Many of us know people who’ve lived past 90. And enjoyed a well-functioning brain until the very end. So we know it’s possible to maintain a fully optimized brain throughout life. Most of us also know someone who’s quality of life has declined with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or dementia. Neurodegenerative disease affects not just one person…. [Read More]

The neurotransmitter Acetylcholine (ACh) plays a leading role in alertness, focus, memory and mood. ACh also contributes to neuroplasticity that supports long-term potentiation needed to form long-term memory. And for a healthy, optimized brain. ACh deficiency has been linked to ADHD, Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, and multiple sclerosis. But you can’t take acetylcholine as a supplement…. [Read More]

You pause a moment as you cross the threshold into your local vitamin shop. In front of you is row upon row of shelving displaying thousands of bottles and boxes of supplements. An overwhelming experience even to the most experienced neurohacker. Online stores can be even more confusing. Store algorithms decide what you first see… [Read More]

The very first racetam nootropic was created by Dr. Corneliu Giurgea at the Belgian-based pharmaceutical company UCB Pharma in the 1964.Dr. Giurgea’s intention was to develop a calming-type drug for motion sickness. GABA is the calming neurotransmitter and Piracetam is a cyclic derivative of GABA.But in spite of its connection with GABA, Piracetam didn’t show… [Read More]

The world of nootropics is a big and often confusing one. With hundreds of unique substances that promise to enhance alertness, cognition, memory and mood. But can you get them in your country? That’s what we’re here to explore in this post. The definition of a “nootropic” varies within the nootropic community. And country regulatory… [Read More]

Remember getting so lost in whatever it was you were doing that you lost track of time?Your productivity skyrockets and you feel a real sense of accomplishment for the rest of the day.Call it concentration, focus, or flow – just the memory of this exhilarating feeling and want more of it.A variety of techniques have… [Read More]

Flow is the ultimate state of consciousness where you feel and perform your best. And nootropics can assist in getting to, maintaining, and coming out of an amazing flow experience Flow is an optimal state of consciousness. The flow state is also known as being “in the zone”. It’s where you perform your best. And… [Read More]

If you feel inadequate, embarrassed, inferior or humiliated. And it prevents you from going out, meeting new people, or generally messes with your quality of life – nootropics can help. Social anxiety is form of anxiety. And affects at least 13% of people living in the U.S.[i] But a very recent survey conducted in the… [Read More]