Focus Supplements

AH

"I highly recommend that everybody delay their caffeine intake for 90 to 120 minutes after waking. You want to clear out whatever residual adenosine is circulating in your system in that first 90 to 120 minutes of the day."

RP

"Omega-3, there's three forms of it: ALA found in plant forms, and EPA and DHA which are marine sources. Not getting enough omega-3 from seafood was responsible for about 84,000 deaths a year."

BS

"Creatine supplementation is the most effective nutritional supplement currently available to increase exercise capacity and lean body mass."

AH

"I've taken 1,000 or 1,500 milligrams of L-tyrosine and I've definitely experienced an increase in alertness. I can feel a meaningful increase in alertness and focus from 500 milligrams."

AH

"Alpha-GPC supports the release of a neuromodulator called acetylcholine. 300 milligrams of Alpha-GPC has been shown to increase physical performance but also cognitive performance."

AH

"Magnesium threonate, apigenin, and theanine, which together can really enhance the speed at which one falls asleep and people's ability to stay asleep and to really get into those deep stages of sleep that are particularly restorative."

BS

"Vitamin B12 is required for the development, myelination, and function of the central nervous system. It's needed for healthy red blood cell formation and DNA synthesis."

AH

"Mucuna purines... can reduce the symptoms of Parkinson's disease... It also can reduce a particular hormone called prolactin."

GC

"Methylene blue can act as a smart drug. It can improve your mind, your memory, and your learning."

AH

"Third on the list of things that come from food that can readily support brain function would be choline because of the relationship to choline in the biosynthesis pathway for acetylcholine."

GC

"Catechins can help with weight loss and specifically losing visceral fat. It's been shown in randomized controlled trials."

GC

"In the COSMOS trial, participants that took the supplements more regularly saw a 15% reduction in cardiovascular events and cardiovascular deaths were significantly reduced by 27%."

AH

"When I take Rhodiola rosea I definitely notice that I can exert myself harder without feeling like I'm bringing myself to the brink of fatigue either during the exertion or afterwards."

GC

"Lutein and zeaxanthin have some really great evidence for eye health and cognitive health."

SS

"Ketones are used as fuel just like amino acids. They are preferentially used by the brain for delaying fatigue and reducing the overall catabolic stress that occurs during exercise."

AH

"Phenylethylamine is very effective in elevating dopamine."

BS

"Lion's mane has shown some exciting effects in the lab where it encouraged nerve regrowth, which is incredibly exciting because it's vital to find ways to prevent and treat brain decline."

AH

"He very quickly moved from that animal model into human patients and started injecting human patients with lithium or providing lithium orally to those patients. And lo and behold, found an absolutely profound and positive effect of lithium in reducing symptoms of mania."

GC

"MCT oils can promote the increase of ketone bodies, and ketones are an alternative brain fuel."

BS

"There's also anti-inflammatory supplements such as CoQ10 and PQQ... we don't want to interfere with that process [inflammation after exercise]."

BS

"Beta-hydroxybutyrate is a major metabolic product of ketogenic diets and they have been reported to increase survival and improved pathologies."