Your brain makes up only 2% of your total body weight. But it consumes about 20% of your total body energy. Energy that is derived from glucose.This glucose comes from carbohydrates you get from food. It’s used as energy for your brain and body or stored as glycogen in your liver and muscle tissue.Energy comes… [Read More]

Coconut & MCT oil has been shown to increase energy and prevent mental fatigue, improves alertness, focus, and is anti-stress Coconut oil is extracted from the white flesh of mature coconuts harvested from coconut palm trees (Coco nucifera). Many neurohackers use coconut oil along with each nootropic stack dose to help the absorption of any… [Read More]

If you routinely stop at Starbucks® for a Grande, or the corner store for an energy drink to avoid that mid-afternoon crash – this Performance Lab® Stim review is for you.We love caffeine because it provides a boost in alertness, concentration, better athletic performance, and less physical and mental fatigue.And this love affair with caffeine… [Read More]

Vitamin B1 is known as an effective mosquito repellant, boosts motivation, improves focus, enhances memory, alleviates chronic pain, depression and anxiety Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) is the first B Vitamin to be discovered by researchers. “Thio-vitamine” refers to its sulfur-containing content. It’s called B1 because it was the first of the B complex vitamins to be… [Read More]

Choline Bitartrate is known to increase cognition and brain function, improve focus and motivation, and reduce fatigue Choline Bitartrate is choline combined with tartaric acid. Binding choline to tartaric acid increases bioavailability. Choline (2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-ethanaminium) is a primary building block for the critical neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh). Your brain uses acetylcholine to maintain clear communication. In fact,… [Read More]

I’ve had Nootropics Expert readers asking me what my preferred multivitamin/mineral supplement is. And what I use every day. This post is a detailed response to that question. Performance Lab® Whole-Food Multi is by far the best multivitamin/mineral supplement I’ve used. And I’ve tried several different brands of multivitamins over the last 10 years. Including… [Read More]

Remember the last time you were nervous? It felt like you had “butterflies in your stomach”. Or you were afraid? Your stomach was “tied in knots”. Or someone you love cheated on you? Someone “kicked you in the gut”. All these feelings point to the connection between your gut and your mood. Otherwise known as… [Read More]

Most of us haven’t put much thought into how vision impacts our daily life until something goes wrong. Good eyesight is required for driving, watching TV or movies, reading, work, and participation in sports. Even the simplest things like finding stuff in the fridge to make dinner. Or getting ready in the morning. Just looking… [Read More]

I’ve had Nootropics Expert readers asking me what I use to help me sleep. And what I use every night. This post is a detailed response to that question. Performance Lab® Sleep is the best sleep and anti-insomnia supplement I’ve found. Turns out it contains the same basic ingredients I’ve used as individual supplements over… [Read More]

If you normally feel mentally drained after writing an exam, an intense study session, working out a business problem, or a misunderstanding with your partner – Performance Lab® Energy may be for you. If your get-up-and-go has got up and gone then this may be the answer you’ve been looking for. Energy and motivation go… [Read More]