Nootropics

The secret to making your brain work better

• LionsMane + cordyceps
• gingko and holy basil
• B6
• L-theanine and glutamine
• the amino acid tyrosine to improve alertness
• salt magnesium threonate
• citicoline and phosphatidylserine
• rhodiola and Bacopa
• B vitamin complex and alpha lipoic acid
• Cognizin, a version of choline, which is a compound derived from food, particularly eggs…
  found in Qualia
• https://lyma.life/supplement/
• https://mattroberts.co.uk/services/
  -> intravenous glutathione infusion to treat her “brain fog”
• Roberts recommends magnesium threonate for sleep (good sleep is essential for brain recovery and memory)
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• the supplement NAD, which is essentially niacin (a vitamin B3 extract), or its more hardcore sister, NMN. NAD may increase human-growth hormone response and therefore the ability of the body’s cells to regenerate. “Watch how you take NMN, though,” he says, “as it needs to be attached to a fat molecule to be absorbable.” Like almost everyone else I spoke to, Roberts cites gut health — in the form of a diet rich in plants and fermented foods — as a key element in the quest to improve brain function and adaptability.
• included eating foods that are rich in omega-3s and/or supplementing with omega-3s to get 2–3g of the fatty acid EPA per day;

Danger!

• creatine — a supplement the fitness-obsessed use to bulk up, “but which is good fuel for the brain — at least 5g a day” -> but can cause hair loss!