please note mind lab i think only includes natural ingredients, my main issue with it is it doesn’t supply nearly enough Bacopa monnieri. you need like 600mg or so to get any real benefit from it alone, though i suppose the combination of the ingredients could possibly enhance the supplement. mind lab pro could be useless. guess i’ll find out!
These are other “nootropics” you could suplement.
It doesn’t include any Racetams, which include Piracetam, Phenylpiracetam, Aniracetam, Noopept etc… studies have shown that with added choline in your diet these are improved so i imagine they would be even better with Huel. Must take into account that these may be in a legal grey area in the uk atm because of the psychoactive substance ban, i’m not entirely sure if they are legal.
Modafinil, armodafinil and adrafinil
Mondafil is the one most people go for, it’s a prescription drug but you just need to talk to a pysician, not a doctor. Armodafinil is purer, therefore much more expensive, sometimes stronger. Adrafinil is inexpensive and prescription free and converts to Modafinil through your liver, which it will cause stress on and probably isn’t worth taking for a long period of time.
Funnily enough, Nicotine in incredibly low doses increases mitochondrial which benifits your brain. I’m talking much lower doses than smoking. That is still bad for you.
CoQ10 and PQQ both help in production of mitochondria, anything with mitochondria is going to make you brain work better and it’s better than nicotine for sure!
Forskolin & artichoke extract
Forskolin has been used by indians for thousands of years
Forskolinand artichoke extract has been linked with a boost to learning and memory formation.
Doctors have prescribed Amphetamines like Aderall to students and ADHD sufferers for years for cognitive improvement but it’s not really i smart drug in my opinion, it’s a dumb drug that comes with many side effects and is addictive. Stay away from Amphetamines.
LSD has been used like a smart drug for a while, about 1/10th of the dose of a recreational dose definitely will increase cognitive ability but also make you susceptible to hypnotic suggestion, so not good for decision making. Also it’s illegal so i’m not going to promote it’s use, i’d just say be very careful and research a lot to anyone does decide to go down this path.