Onnit Alpha Brain INSTANT

This past year, trying to keep my focus and on task has been very challenging. I would start a project, then with in 20 minutes my brain would start staggering between thoughts unrelated to my task. I would either need to get up and walk or I would have to come back to it when I had better mental focus. I didn’t necessarily have a problem with memory, but certainly staying focused was a challenge.

Recently I read about Alpha Brain. I did a little research on the product and company and watched a Tim Ferris Podcast on YouTube about the CEO of ONNIT, Audrey Marcus, and decided to give some of their products a try.

Onnit Alpha Brain has individual packages that you can purchase for daily doses  without purchasing an entire $55 container. If the product ends up working for you, then you can spend the money on a bigger container. You only use it once daily. It’s available in a capsule or powder form. I read some reviews about the pill form giving some people headaches, so I decided to purchase the powder version. So far so good, no headaches.

The ingredients in this formula include l-tyrosine, phosphatidylserine, l-theanine, vitamin B6, oat straw, l-alpha-glyceryl-phosphoryl choline (GPC), pterostilbene, l-leucine, Vinpocetine, black pepper, cat’s claw, Bacopa extract and Huperzia Serrata. This product aims to enhance mental clarity, boost concentration, and help you process info more quickly. But I feel like this product helped me more than mental clarity or boosting concentration. I have been feeling steady focus throughout the day and better mental strength with my workouts.

Ingredients :

• Vitamin B6

Vitamin B6 is one of the B-vitamins, used in producing a necessary coenzyme in the body. While essential and with many small benefits, there appear to be no highly effective unique reasons to use this supplement. [1]

• Oat Straw

Oat straw, taken as a tea or extract, is used by herbalists as a tonic to fend off depression. Oat straw is commonly used in traditional and herbal medicine to nourish and strengthen the central nervous system. [2]

• L-alpha-glyceryl-phosphoryl choline (GPC)

ALPHA GPC is a choline-containing supplement that is used by younger people for improving their memory and by older people to decrease their cognitive decline. Athletes also use ALPHA GPC to enhance power output.

• Pterostilbene

Pterostilbene benefits include anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant effects that can help to promote longevity and keep cells healthy and free of certain forms of damage. Protecting against neurological diseases, including memory loss and dementia. Fighting inflammation, the root cause of many diseases, and boosting the immune system and also helping to prevent diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and metabolic syndrome. [8]

• Leucine

Leucine is the primary BCAA, and is the BCAA where most benefit is given to. Supplementing Leucine on its own is still beneficial and may be cheaper than BCAA mixes. [4]

• Vinpocetine

Vinpocetine appears to have a role in neuroprotection and reducing neural inflammation, and for healthy persons it may potentially increase blood flow to the brain and improve reaction time [5]

• Cat’s claw

Uncaria Tomentosa (Cat’s Claw) is an Amazonian vine that has been traditionally recommended for anti-inflammatory and fatigue syndromes.

• Bacopa extract

This plant has so many positive on brain and mind. It has benefits in; Adaptogenic Stress Reducer,  Anti-Anxiety & Antidepressant, Memory Improvement and many more benefits. [3]

• Huperzia Serrata

Huperzia Serrata contains a potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. [8]

 

 

 

 

RESOURCES:

1. CILTEP – https://www.yourinception.com/ciltep-review/

2. https://www.livestrong.com/article/253277-what-are-the-health-benefits-of-oat-straw-tea/

3. https://draxe.com/bacopa/

4. https://examine.com/supplements/leucine/

5. https://examine.com/supplements/vinpocetine/

6. https://draxe.com/pterostilbene/

7. https://www.yourinception.com/beginners-guide-to-nootropics/

8. https://www.onnit.com/huperzia-serrata/