Over the last year or so I've dedicated a decent amount of time to study Nootropics. For those of you who aren't aware, nootropics are supplements that aid cognitive function, memory, concentration, etc.
There's a cornucopia of substances that are debated to have nootropic effects, from plants and herbs, to pills which give your body the building block for neurotransmitters, key to brain function.
For the last month, I've been starting my day with a drink, made from ingredients available at any decent health food store. I've found that it helps me concentrate fully when I'm playing games, perform for longer when working out and generally have a better sense of well-being.
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>Green Tea (Any type of green tea bag works great, but there are brands that taste better/will make you feel better.)
>Ginseng Extract (I prefer Korean Ginseng, but Siberian is more common and is almost as good. Ideally a tincture)
>Gingko Biloba Extract (Again, a tincture's best.)
Brew your tea and lets it steep for a good few minutes, then add 100-150mg of Ginkgo and 500-1000mg of Ginseng, depending on your tolerance and how many of these bitches you intend to drink throughout the day.
I would highly encourage anyone who uses coffee as a way to wake up to give this a try. It's far more effective and it's really good for you. Green tea itself has a host of benefits, Ginkgo is well documented to increase circulation and Ginseng has been shown to reduce stress and fatigue.
It's really fucking awesome. Do it.
Afaik Ginkgo Biloba acts as a MAOI and thus you should avoid mixing it with other drugs. There are also many studies pointing to that it has little if any actual effect on cognition and memory.
Sounds like the effects you describe are mostly from the caffeine and theanine in the green tea.
I'd agree with you that it doesn't seem to have an effect on memory, but I'd disagree that the effects can be put down to the green tea.
Schneider's 1992 study showed that suffers of arterial disease were substantially helped by Gingko. There's certainly no reason to believe that perfectly healthy people who report similar improvements to those documented in the study are wrong, especially given LeBars 1997 study which documents improved circulation to small blood vessels in the brain and significant relief for Alzheimer's sufferers.
would all of these things be available at just any grocery?
Get up ONNIT. Who listens to JRE and found out about them through him.
I have been taking b-12 with some green tea.
Its has become a simple daily routine.
Joe Rogan's an immense inspiration.
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