Follow the world of nootropics and cognitive enhancement long enough and you are bound to run into conversations about anti-aging and longevity. It is becoming increasingly popular to use diet, lifestyle, and supplementation to add years to life and add life to the years. The Neurohacker Collective has launched Eternus, which is a nootropic stack […]
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Best Nootropic Stack At a Glance A nootropic stack is the combination of two or more cognitive enhancing compounds where the ingredients are better together than the sum of its parts. In essence, finding a well formulated nootropic stack is the equivalent of 1 + 1 = 3. Each individual must test and determine the […]
Mitochondrial Damage At a Glance Our mitochondria generate energy in the form of ATP within each of our cells. If mitochondria are dysfunctional, it will reduce performance and increase the rate of aging. Mitochondrial damage can accumulate over time, leading to a number of diseases including diabetes, neurological disorders, and heart failure [1][2]. Within this […]
Yaupon Tea At a Glance There is a reason Cherokee people called yaupon “the beloved tree”. From indigenous native Americans to civil war soldiers, yaupon tea has been a powerful, but rarely known beverage. Beyond the perfect dosage of caffeine, there are other yaupon tea benefits. One is a chemical called theobromine (found in cocoa […]
Visiting Thailand for the first time was an incredible journey, but one wrought with health-related minefields. Within 48 hours of arriving, my girlfriend was unable to leave the bed (except to go to the bathroom). By the end of the trip, I was fasting or eating food I brought with me to avoid digestive issues. […]
Organ Meat Supplements At a Glance Our ancestors used to consume organ meats not only as a staple of their diet, but as a delicacy. As these parts of the animal have fallen out of favor, we are deficient in nutrients. Millions of people within wealthy countries are deficient in things like iron, zinc, vitamin […]
Mental Acuity At a Glance Mental acuity is defined as “sharpness of the mind”, though the definition seems to encompass many aspects of cognitive performance including memory, concentration, and creativity [1]. The term mental acuity is used synonymously with general cognition. This content will zoom out and look at mental acuity and cognitive performance from […]
Adderall Alternatives At a Glance Adderall is a prescription drug primarily used to treat ADHD and is one of the most-used off-label stimulants in the world. Scientists combined mixed amphetamine salts (yes, Adderall is an amphetamine), which are stimulatory in regions of the brain that modulate focus, attention, and mood. Nearly 11% of children ages […]
A European poem published in 1674 once called coffee a “…wholesome liquor, that heals the stomach, makes the genius quicker, relieves the memory, revives the sad…” In comparison, the poem villainized wine as the “…sweet poison of the treacherous grape” and beer a “foggy ale that [besieged] our brains.” For many intellectuals and thinkers of […]
During the 1960s and 70s Timothy Leary did more to spread psychedelic usage in America than almost any other person in the country. For his liberal use of compounds like psilocybin and LSD, Leary became a pariah and eventually was dubbed “the most dangerous man in America”.[1] Hyperbole aside, Leary was a controversial figure who […]