 In this video, I'll be revealing my personal ratings on every natropic I've ever tried, but that's not all, I'm going to categorize them into three groups. The ones you should avoid at all costs, the ones you can consider for occasional use, and the ones that are so effective and safe that you should consider buying them right away. Of course, before you start adding any of these brain boosting supplements to your routine, it is important to consult with your doctor first. But once you do, you'll be well on your way to unlocking your full cognitive potential. So while you're waiting for it, let's dive into the world of natropics together. Hi friends, and welcome to your Inception's YouTube channel. My name is Greg Gostinkar and on this channel we are on the hunt for the best products, natropics, and supplements to boost brain performance. If that interests you, then be sure to subscribe and hit the bell for notifications. So let's start with 5-HTP. Now 5-HTP is an amino acid that regulates serotonin and other brain chemicals for relaxation, sleep, and appetite satisfaction. It easily crosses the blood-brain barrier where it converts to serotonin. It is also known to decrease appetite and reduce sleep terrors. The recommended dosage is 300-500 mg, and I think you should consider 5-HTP. Then we have acetylalkarnitin, a derivative from a amino acid that can boost your cognitive and physical performance. It is naturally produced in your body, so it doesn't make much sense to supplement it. It can enhance mitochondria energy, and it may improve memory and mental awareness. Now the recommended dosage is 500-2000 mg per day. I don't think you need it, so I think you should avoid it. Alpha lipoic acid. Now alpha lipoic acid is a fat soluble antioxidant that can cross the blood-brain barrier and help protect the brain against aging. It is a synthetic form of lipoic acid which can eliminate free radicals in your brain. It may improve memory and enhance energy levels. And the recommended dosage is 300-600 mg. I think you should consider it. Alpha GPC. Now Alpha GPC is a cooling compound needed for a healthy brain and body functioning. It supports memory and fights against cognitive decline. Supplementing shows positive effects on our memory, focus, learning, and oral cognition. And the recommended daily dosage is 300-600 mg. Now Alpha GPC is one of the best entropics for brain function, so I think you should buy it. And the rest of them. And the rest of them is two to five times stronger than the normal rest of them. And it is primarily used for creativity, holistic thinking, memory, and reducing anxiety. This synthetic neutropic may improve learning, memory, and cognition. Also, it can reduce stress. Now since this is a synthetic neutropic without lots of studies, questionable safety, and illegal status in many countries, including in the EU, I think you should avoid it. Artichoke Extract. Now artichoke is a plant that is known for several benefits, including lowering cholesterol, liver health, and antioxidant properties. It is also a PDE-4 inhibitor. This entropic is often supplemented for improving memory, cognition, and protecting the brain. The optimal daily dosage has not been established, and I think you should consider supplementing this entropic. By the way, what are your favorite entropics? Let me know in the comment section below. Okay, let's continue with Ashfagandha. Ashfagandha is an adaption root herb with benefits for mental energy, stress, resistance, and mood. It has been used in Ayurveda medicine for centuries, and it is one of the most popular adaptions on the market. The recombined daily dosage is 300-500 mg, taking with a meal. Now Ashfagandha is one of the best entropics on the market, so I think you should buy it. Astaxanthin. Astaxanthin is a potent antioxidant found in algae that may offer some brain-protecting activity. Now, it is less research compared to lutein, but it seems to be very potent. The recombined daily dosage is 6-8 mg, and I think you should consider it. Astrogalus. Astrogalus is a herb used in traditional Chinese medicine that is known for its anti-aging and anti-inflammatory effects. It is one of the traditional entropics that hasn't been well researched, but it seems to be highly effective and very, very potent. Now, we don't know the optimal daily intake, but most supplements generally contain from 200 mg to 1000 mg of a quality extract. Now, this is a great entropic for longevity and overall immunity, so I think you should buy it. Bacopa muniarin. Bacopa is a herb used in traditional medicine for improving memory, focus and also reducing stress. It is one of the most popular entropics available on the market right now. The recombined daily dosage is about 300 mg. Bacopa is one of my favorite entropics, so I think you should definitely buy it. Bramantan. Bramantan is a synthetic metropic or also a smart drug that was developed in Russia and that may boost physical and mental performance. Due to the lack of research, its complicated legal status, I think you should avoid this drug until we know more about it. Then we have caffeine. I don't want to spend too much time talking about caffeine. As you know, it's a strong booster that comes with many side effects. If you take it now and then, that's fine, but daily use is probably not recommended, so overall, yes, you can consider it. CBD. CBD is a very popular cannabis-derived compound used to treat anxiety. It can help people with chronic pain, reduce inflammation, and decrease symptoms of schizophrenia, and I think you should consider buying CBD. Celestros planiculitis is a woody shrub seed used in our VD herbalism that may help with overall brain health. It may also promote intestinal health. Now, studies on red show that this plant can reduce cholesterol and even improve cognition. Now, this is a tropic with a lot of potential, so I think you should consider it. Then we have chaga mushroom. Chaga is becoming more and more popular due to its potential health benefits. Recent studies show that supplementing chaga can boost your immune system, lower blood sugar and cholesterol, and provide anti-inflammatory effects. Now, the optimal daily dosage is 500 to 1500 milligrams. Now, I love natural and effective tropics, and hence I highly recommend taking chaga. City Collin. City Collin is a naturally produced substance used for enhancing memory, improving mood, and cognitive function. Now, this bioavailable source of Collin can easily cross the blood-brain barrier on itself, and once it gets to the body, it cooperates in the synthesis of acetylcholine, the learning neurotransmitter. It is as good as AlphaGPC, or even better, so go ahead and buy it. Consign Q10. Now, consign Q10 is a molecule produced in the body that has a critical role in producing energy for the body. Studies show that supplementing consign Q10 can help with fertility, skin aging, it could reduce headaches, boost exercise performance, and help with immunity. The standard daily dosage is 100 to 400 milligrams. Now, consign Q10 is a vitamin-like substance, which I think you should consider supplementing. Cordyceps. Cordyceps is another popular medicinal mushroom that may boost exercise performance, has anti-aging properties, and can help you fight inflammation. Now, the general regimen daily intake is 500 to 3000 milligrams. I think cordyceps is a very potent mushroom, so I think you should buy it. DMAE is a Collin molecule and its active compound of centrophenoxine, a popular natropic drug. It is used for optimizing brain cell structure, but it might as well help with mood, cognitive decline, and attention. Now, due to the lack of research, I think you should avoid it for now. Forced Collin. Forced Collin is made of a root plant in the mind family that might help with weight loss. This entropic, which is native to South Asia, is often combined with the artichoke extract to boost CA and P levels. It may enhance memory in healthy individuals. Now, it doesn't seem to be very effective in tropics, so you can avoid it. GABA. GABA is a neurotransmitter and an amino acid that can help people relax. It may also improve sleep. Now, GABA cannot cross the blood-brain barrier, so it is often combined with other natropics. Its efficacy is questionable, but I think it's a natropic with a lot of potential, so you can consider it. Green Tea Extract. Green Tea Extract is a potent natropic that contains EGCG and caffeine, two very potent phytochemicals. Supplementing green tea may boost brain health, help with promoting weight loss, blood sugar regulation, and speed up exercise recovery. The Recomydele Intake is between 50 and 500 mg. Green Tea is a great natropic, and I think you should just go and buy it. Ginko Biloba. Ginko Biloba is one of the most popular natropics on the market. It seems very effective for decreasing cognitive decline and enhancing memory in the elderly. However, it doesn't seem so effective for healthy individuals. The Recomydele dosage is 120 to 240 mg. Now, if you're older, you should consider it, otherwise there are better natropics on the market. Jinseng is another traditional Chinese plant used for several benefits, including increasing your energy, decreasing stress, and boosting your immune system. There are many types of Jinseng on the market, with Panic Jinseng being the true Jinseng. The Recomydele dosage is 200 to 400 mg. Now, Jinseng is great, so I think you should buy it. Varana. Varana is another source of caffeine, so the same is true for it as for caffeine. You can consider using it now and then. Hooperzine A. Hooperzine A is a plant extract with cholinergic properties. It works by slowing down the acetylcholine degradation. It seems especially useful for older adults, but it may enhance cognition in healthy individuals as well. The Recomydele dosage is 50 to 200 mg. Yeah, this is a potent tropic that you need to cycle it to avoid overdose, so I think you should consider it. Kratom. Kratom is a very risky traditional Asian herb that is believed to promote feelings of calmness. Drug addicts often supplement it for withdrawals from other drugs. It may help depressed people, but it is considered unsafe, and therefore I think you should avoid it. Alphenolalanine. Alphenolalanine is an amino acid needed for a clear mental function. It is a building block of protein and is used for depression, ADHD, weight loss, and several other reasons. Alphenolalanine converts to L-tyrosine, which boosts dopamine levels. Now, you should be careful about such a tropics, but I think you can consider it. By the way guys, if you like this video, please press the like button below. L-tianine. L-tianine is an amino acid found in green tea that promotes relaxation and creativity. It is one of the most popular amino acids and tropics on the market. People often combine it with caffeine to enhance caffeine effects. The recombined daily dosage is 100 to 200 milligrams. Now, L-tianine is a great atropic and I think you should buy it. Then we have L-triptophan. L-triptophan is an essential amino acid that helps our bodies make proteins. It is also a tropic used for relaxation and improving sleep quality. Now, this amino acid is a special beneficial for people who suffer from depression. And I think you should consider it. Lemon balm, also named Melisa office in Alice, is a traditional herb that promotes calmness and induces sleep. Despite the lack of studies, it may be beneficial for improving cognition as well. It also decreases alertness. And the recombined daily dosage is about 300 milligrams. Yeah, I think you should consider it. Then we have L-tianine mushroom. L-tianine mushroom is a medicinal mushroom that induces nerve growth factor. It's a promising cognitive enhancer. It can decrease anxiety, help people with depression and slow down cognitive decline. The recombined daily dosage is 500 to 1000 milligrams. Now, L-tianine is quite ineffective for short-term use, but great for long-term use. So I think you should buy it. MCT oil. MCT oil is a highly saturated type of coconut oil. It supports the use of ketones for brain energy and is helpful for mental clarity. Among other benefits, MCT oil may improve processing speed in people. You need to be careful to avoid consuming too much of saturated fat, but a small dosage now and then can be beneficial. So you can consider melatonin. Melatonin is a hormone that promotes sleep and help people restore circadian rhythm. The recombined daily intake is 500 micrograms to 5 milligrams. Now, it's not recommended to take melatonin daily, only when needed. So you should consider using it now and then. Modefinal. Modefinal is not an atropic, but a drug that helps people with narcolepsy, sleep apnea, or shift work sleep disorder. Since this is a drug, I only recommend taking it if it is prescribed to you by a doctor. Unlike other naturopics on our list, Modefinal comes with many serious side effects and it's not recommended to take it daily, so be careful with it. Mucuna prurines. Mucuna prurines is a precursor to the formation of dopamine. This naturopics can increase adrenaline, decrease cortisol, help to reduce the symptoms of Parkinson's disease and it may improve your subjective well-being. The recombined daily dosage is 5 grams of dried powder. And I think you should be careful about it, but you can consider using it. Omega-3 fatty acids are one of the best atropics that I take daily because of its many benefits. We know the supplementing omega-3 may prevent anxiety and depression, it may improve eye health, it may boost brain health, it may reduce ADHD and lead to a dozen other health benefits. And the recombined daily intake is between 1 to 2 grams. So I think you should go to the store and buy it. And by the way, I always use a plant-based omega-3 because they are of the highest quality possible. Then we have nicotine. Nicotine is a tropic with relatively powerful brain-boosting benefits. Nicotine can activate acetylcholine receptors, it works as a fat burner and it may increase cognition. Now I don't like nicotine too much, so I would just avoid it. Nupept. Nupept is a very popular tropic that shows a positive impact on brain function. It is structurally similar to pyrazidine, so it may provide similar effects. It's a great tropic for its symmetry properties. But due to the lack of studies, its problematic legal status and potential risks, I would avoid it. And the same is true for our next tropic, oxyresitin. Then we have thinkbot. Thinkbot is a very controversial tropic that might help with mood issues. Now structurally, it is similar to GABA, but it's primarily used as a recreational drug. People use it to treat fear, anxiety, stress, fatigue, etc. Now I think it's too risky to take it, so I would just avoid it. Pyrazidine, phenylpyrazidine and primaryrazidine. Now all those synthetic tropics show some potential, but I would avoid them until we know more about safety, actual effects and long-term use. Phosphatidylglycerin is a very popular tropic for memory boosting. By definition, it is an amino acid that is naturally found in our brains. Now studies show that supplementing PS may enhance memory in the elderly, slow down cognitive decline and decrease stress. And the recombined daily dosage is 100 milligrams per day, which you can take up to three times. Now this is a great natropic, so yeah, you can definitely go and buy it. Pterostilbine. Pterostilbine is a powerful antioxidant found in berries. It is a derivative of resveratrol and much better absorbed. The optimal daily dosage has not been established yet, but I think you can still consider using it. PQQ. PQQ is another powerful antioxidant that was once thought to be a vitamin. It has neuroprotective function in the elderly and it may boost mitochondria, so you should consider this one as well. Then we have resveratrol. Resveratrol is a red, wine, antioxidant that supports healthy brain aging. It may increase lifespan, modulate pressure in the blood, and it has many other antioxidant benefits. Now resveratrol seems one of the natropics with great potential for anti-aging. But the optimal daily dosage has not been established yet, so you can consider it, but do your research before using it. Reishi Mushroom. Reishi is yet another mushroom that can boost your immune system. It could fight fatigue and help with depression and also provide strong antioxidant effects. It's a great natropic that has been used for centuries. Now the standard dosage is somewhere between 1.5 to 5.2 grams, even though many supplements contain a much lower dosage that is probably even better for long-term use. I think Reishi is one of the best natropics and hence you should just go to the store and buy it. Rodiola Roséa. Rodiola Roséa is an adaption herb that optimizes mental energy and physical endurance. It can reduce fatigue and depression, it can also enhance cognition. Now this is one of my favorite natropics on the market. The recombined daily dosage is between 50 to 680 milligrams and yes, I think you should definitely buy it. Shishantra Berry. Shishantra Berry is an Asian berry that may help to protect your brain. It has been traditionally used for reducing anxiety and cortisol levels. Now the recombined daily dosage has not been established yet, so I think you can consider it or just avoid it for now. And the same is true for Sant John's word, but if you decide to buy it, consult your doctor before that. Shilajit. Shilajit is a natural compound found mostly in the Himalayas. Studies show that Shilajit can help with Alzheimer's disease, it can help with memory, boost testosterone levels, slow down aging, and even provide a few other health benefits. The recombined daily intake is 300 to 500 milligrams. Due to the early stage of research, I think you should consider this potential tropic. Turin. Turin is a very popular amino acid that regulates cell-to-cell communication. It may be beneficial for diabetics, it increases blood flow, and it has been studied for several other potential benefits. The recombined daily dosage has not been established yet, and while I don't think it is dangerous, you can avoid it for now. Tubermine. Tubermine is a popular caffeine-like compound that might have stimulating effects and boost blood flow. It is found in cocoa products, including chocolate, and I think you can definitely consider buying it. By the way, are you on the lookout for the best on tropics to boost your brain performance, but don't know where to start? Take a look at our free on tropics quiz, a link below, to get personalized recommendations that will be the perfect choice for you. Let's continue with Tomgat Ali. Tomgat Ali is known as a male enhancement herb. It is a pro fertility agent, a pro erectile agent, and an anti estrogen. Studies show that it may improve subjective well-being, decrease stress, and even weight. The recombined daily dosage is 200 to 300 milligrams. Now, if you need Tomgat Ali, you should definitely consider using it. Tarazin. Tarazin, or L-tarazin, is a amino acid with a powerful impact on our brain function. It is used to produce two essential neurotransmitters, dopamine and noregenitalin. It is especially useful for people in stressful situations. Now, the recombined daily dosage is 500 milligrams to 2000 milligrams. And yeah, I think it's a great natropic to consider. Uridine monophosphate. Uridine is an atrophy that has the potential to protect the brain from degeneration. We currently like human studies to confirm any urethane benefits, but based on the available studies, it seems to be quite promising. So I think you should consider using it. Valerian is an ancient root herb that may work by sustaining GABA levels. It is often used in herbalties for its anti-anxiety properties. It may enhance sleep quality, but is even better relaxed in agent. The recombined daily dosage is up to 450 milligrams. And if you struggle with sleep, I think you should definitely go and buy it. Vimpositin. Now, vimpositin is a compound found in a periwinkle plant and one of the best brain circulation boosters. It may enhance memory, decrease pulse rating and reaction time, as it may even slow down cognitive decline. The recombined daily dosage is 15 to 60 milligrams. Now, due to the recent research, I think you should currently avoid it. Gerbomate. Gerbomate is made out of South American tea leaves and it's one of my favorite energy and focus boosters. It provides the positive effects of caffeine without its side effects and it delivers a very long lasting focus that leads to increased productivity. The recombined daily intake is 300 to 1000 milligrams. Personally, I love gerbomate and I think you should just go to the store and buy it right away. B-vitamins. Now, they're essential for multiple functions in the brain, but I think the most important you should use is vitamin B12. Now, instead of buying all of these entropics individually, you can just grab the most effective entropic stack on the market. But, which is that? Well, watch up my next video up here. Thank you guys for watching and I hope to see you soon again. Stay well.