Welcome! My name is David Tomen, and I am the author of NootropicsExpert.com, my books Head First 2nd Edition – The Complete Guide to Healing & Optimizing Your Brain with Nootropic Supplements and (FREE!) Secrets of the Optimized Brain, and my Nootropics Expert YouTube channel.
I started Nootropics Expert® in January 2016. You can learn more about my story and why I started Nootropics Expert over on my About Page.
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Here you’ll find information on this List of Nootropics which has dozens and dozens of links to nootropic supplement reviews that I’ve written, and update as soon as new science becomes available. In a language that is easy to understand.
You’ll learn where each supplement comes from, how it works, the benefits you can expect, how much you should use and how often, possible side effects, and how to select from dozens of options – which one to buy.
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Instead, you will find dozens of clickable links in each supplement review and article to supporting and relevant clinical studies.
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Quickly find out how one nootropic may interact with another. Which ones are safe. And which nootropic supplements have side effects. I will cover all that here.
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The Definitive Guide to Nootropics
A nootropic is a substance that enhances cognition and memory and facilitates learning.
Neuro-hacking and the research behind brain modulation, nootropics, and biohacking in general is a constantly evolving and improving science.
We cover all that in The Definitive Guide to Nootropics.
The Big List of Nootropics
Nootropics cover a broad category of compounds with cognitive boosting properties.
They have minimal side-effects and are appropriate for long-term use.
The Big List is a quick reference guide for nootropics. Learn what it’s for, how it’s used, side effects, interactions and dosing suggestions.
The Best Nootropics
Achieving brain optimization comes with a lot of trial and error. Experimenting to see what works best for you. But spend enough time in the nootropics community, and you begin to see patterns develop.
After you try the latest edition to the racetam-family of nootropics. Most biohackers settle into the nootropic that works best for each category of; cognition & focus, memory, energy & motivation, anxiety & depression, and brain repair & maintenance.
The “Best Nootropics” page is a distillation of what I have found to be the best nootropics for each category of brain optimization. You’ll find a list of the best nootropic compounds for each category. And links through to more detailed articles for each category.
Join The Discussion - 1,912 comments
Cy
June 17, 2019
David
Would a supplement that produces millions of stems cells from youre own bone marrow help with cell death in alzheimers? Make a patient recover from loss of brain cells?
David Tomen
June 17, 2019
No idea. Let me know what you find out.
Cy
June 18, 2019
Ok. I will. Its also called stem cell factor or SCF. It goes hand in hand with NGF. By the way Moms already talking alittle better with the berberdine you use and pine bark extract. Thank you David
Cy
June 14, 2019
What do you think would work better for cerebral blood flow in alzheimers panax notoginseng or tebonin egb 761?
David Tomen
June 15, 2019
For blood flow I suggest Pine Bark Extract or Vinpocetine.
Cy
June 14, 2019
David have you ever heard of dragons blood or sangre de grado? Its supposedly the most powerful antioxidant on earth with the highest orac score value! Its slightly ahead of astaxathin. Im just wondering because i didnt see any articles on youre website?
David Tomen
June 15, 2019
Never heard of them.
Pablo
June 13, 2019
Hello David,
first of all, congratulations for your blog.
I have just started my nootropics journey. I have soaked up information all over Internet but it’s still not clear to me HOW SHOULD I CYCLE concrete stacks like this one. My daily stack consists of:
MORNING
– 650mg Lion’s Mane
– 1000mg fish oil
– 100mg Pine bark extract
– 500mg Bacopa Monnieri (20% bacosides)
– 200 mg Rhodiola Rosea 3% Rosavine 1% Salidroside
MID-AFTERNOON
– 650mg Lion’s Mane
– 100mg Pine Bark extract
AFTERNOON (OPTIONAL)
– 100mg Pine Bark extract
My dosage is based on the dosage recommendations found on your blog.
So, how should I cycle this? It seems that I could be taking Lion’s Mane uninterruptedly untill the day I die because its effects are cumulative but what about the others?
Would it be just enough with 3 months dosage/ 1 off? 1 month/2 weeks? Week/weekend?
I don’t have any problems like depression, brain damage or drug abuse and I just want to take nootropics as cognitive enhancers mostly because I have to deal with a lot of information each day. I’m just gonna stick to the natural ones.
I would appreciate your input. I trust you way more than any random guy on any internet forum.
Greetings from Paris.
David Tomen
June 15, 2019
Pablo, there is no need to cycle with the stack you have designed with your dosages and timing. You should find it will work better as time goes on and within 3 – 4 weeks you’ll be getting the full benefit of your stack.
But expect to progress to a “new normal”. In other words it may not ‘feel’ like anything. But your brain will be working better. And the only way you’ll know differently is if you stopped taking this stack abruptly. Then you’ll likely regress to your “old normal”.
Hugh W. Busey
June 13, 2019
Hello David,
Please add my name to your many appreciative readers. I have come to rely on your accumulated knowledge and wisdom concerning Nootropics.
After retirement as a medical instrument developer, I volunteered as a part-time caregiver for patients with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. The obvious lack of any meaningful pharmaceuticals for neurological disorders has caused me to actively seek out natural treatments. Most of what is available, natural or chemical, seem to address memory-related symptoms rather than root causes.
I’d be interested in hearing your thoughts and suggestions for treating the causes of dementia. Thanks again for your sharing.
Hugh Busey
David Tomen
June 13, 2019
Hugh, do a search of this site for the keyword “dementia” and then for “Alzheimer’s”. You’ll get some fall-positives but I recall several nootropics have studies that showed they were effective in preventing dementia. See this post as well: https://nootropicsexpert.com/best-nootropics-for-the-aging-brain/
Cy
June 12, 2019
David whats the best nootropic or vitamin or supplement at protecting brain cells from free radicals and oxidative stress? I know theres alot. Vitamin E, Astaxathin, vitamin C ect.
Cy
June 12, 2019
David
Is pqq a good treatment for alzheimers?
David Tomen
June 13, 2019
Cy, check my PQQ review to see if it helps Alzheimer’s. And do a search of Nootropics Expert to find others that treat this disease.
David Tomen
June 13, 2019
Pine Bark Extract
Cy
June 12, 2019
Do they both inhibit and reduce tau?
David Tomen
June 13, 2019
yes they do
Cy
June 12, 2019
David
To youre knowledge what is the best nootropic at reduceing tau tangles ? And also To youre knowledge what is the best nootropic at inhibiting tau buildup in alzheimers?
David Tomen
June 12, 2019
Berberine and Methylene Blue.
Harvey
July 28, 2019
Hello David
I experience no cognitive change or improvement at all when I supplement with either:
≤900mg of CDP Choline
300mg Alpha gpc
300mg cdp choline and 300mg Alpha GPC
500mg l tyrosine
500mg l tyrosine and 200mg green tea extract
This seems to be an unusual occurance. I don’t know anyone who has had a similar experience.
I tried to figure out why I didn’t respond to any of these combinations and realised that either
the substances in the nootropics are either being prevented from entering my brain somehow
Or
I am deficient in some of the enzymes that convert the nootropics into either ACH or Dopamine
Or
The nootropics are being metabolized into other substances elsewhere in the body before the can be metabolized into the intended neurotransmitters
Incase it turns out that the nootropics are being metabolized into unwanted substances Please provide me with as much as you can of the list below
1) The names of the enzymes that are probably metabolizing the nootropics
2) The names of any supplement or drug that inhibits or decreases these enzymes
If you aren’t aware of any of those the also:
3) A source where I can find that information
I would also appreciate any of information you think may be useful to me
Thank You
Harvey
David Tomen
July 29, 2019
Harvey, they’re likely not working for you because they need cofactors to produce acetylcholine and dopamine and all the other major neurotransmitters. Especially the B-Vitamins. But you also need a couple minerals to do the job as well.
Please see these posts on critical nutrients:
https://nootropicsexpert.com/13-vitamins-essential-for-the-optimized-brain/
https://nootropicsexpert.com/13-minerals-essential-for-the-optimized-brain/
Also, click through to each of the vitamins and minerals that have separate reviews to find out ideal dosage.