Focus Supplements

AH

"I know many people are curious as to whether or not caffeine can improve focus and concentration, and indeed it can. There is a kind of general range in which we can talk about caffeine as being useful for focus and concentration, and the range is basically from 100 milligrams to 400 milligrams."

AH

"One of the key compounds that supports concentration and focus because it generally supports mood, concentration, and focus and brain function in general are the omega-3 essential fatty acids. And it's really clear that getting somewhere between one and three grams of EPA essential fatty acid per day can improve outcomes. That is, can improve mood and can improve cognitive function. Again, in the context of focus and concentration, it's in modulating the neural circuits and brain function that are going to support focus and concentration."

SS

"Creatine is used in all the fast energetics of our body... brain function, gut function, heart health, all of that requires creatine."

AH

"And indeed, I use these myself. The most effective one I've found is alpha GPC."

AH

"So, if one wants to increase the amount of dopamine transmission in the brain and body, for sake of increasing concentration and focus, one of the most efficient ways to do that is by ingestion of the amino acid L-tyrosine."

AH

"My existing toolkit for sleep... consists of magnesium threonate, apigenin, and theanine."

GC

"As a disclosure, the supplements I take, I take a B twelve once a week, two thousand micrograms."

RP

"Polyphenols such as quercetin as well as EGCG can transport zinc cations across the plasma membrane independently of plasma membrane zinc transporters."

AH

"Mucuna pruriens increases dopamine levels and it has been shown to improve some of those symptoms of Parkinson's patients."

RP

"Choline from eggs is also a very important source of methyl groups, which are used in epigenetics. Epigenetics is a process by which genes are turned on and off and is regulated by environmental factors such as diet and lifestyle."

AH

"Lutein supplementation only showed benefits for individuals with moderate to severe macular degeneration. For people that have normal vision, these studies did not see a significant improvement."

GC

"Over 70% cocoa is a good kind of rule of thumb. The more cocoa the better, and the less sugar, the better."

GC

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

BS

"One specific form of lithium, lithium orotate appears to avoid the capture by amyloid plaques and boosts the levels of lithium in healthy brain tissue."

AH

"I started taking Rhodiola rosea about six months ago and it's a supplement that I take before high-intensity workouts."

AH

"...600 milligrams of phenylethylamine has a brief effect lasting only about 30 to 45 minutes."

RP

"I know there's been some recent studies coming out in the last year or so where exogenous ketone bodies have been given to endurance athletes and it improved their endurance capacity."

RP

"Adding MCT to your coffee can potentially enhance cognitive benefits through a different pathway by increasing ketone levels, which provide an alternative energy source for neurons."

AH

"There are good data showing that 1,000 milligrams, that is 1 gram, of lion's mane per day can act as adaptogens in reducing cortisol."

BS

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

RP

"Intermittent fasting, for example, which has been shown to increase ketone bodies like beta-hydroxybutyrate, which I know you've also shown restricted feeding does increase that as well."