2026 Nootropics Investment Experiment (+400€)

[Carl-Richard]

1 hour ago, LambdaDelta said:

And what do you care? Let people run their experiments however they want and either suffer the consequences or reap the benefits. Unsolicited input on every little thing serves no purpose. Besides, I never once called it a nootropic, it's clearly labeled as a stimulant; the real nootropic is how my mind just naturally functions when unburdened by ADHD.

Make fun of it if you wish, works for me. 

I'm making fun of the term "nootropic" in this thread, not your choice to use a chemical. All power to you.

Edited Friday at 07:09 AM by Carl-Richard

[Davino]

@LambdaDelta Let's see how it goes. Wishing you the best and report any interesting benefits and drawbacks

[Davino]

11 hours ago, Oppositionless said:

My roomate is ordering this 

https://www.haloneuroscience.com/shop?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23177494019&gclid=CjwKCAiAssfLBhBDEiwAcLpwfrj9G_tdUMGWArqvZiux5nOYytjCyjhgkpGIkaAPrDbiOjychofrKRoCBAcQAvD_BwE

 

It's noninvasive , electric stimulation device that sends a current through the brain. Im gonna make a post about it once it arrives and I've tried it, if it works I'll let ya'll know.

Interesting, please do so!

I use brain.fm music, it's quite a leap of music technology.

[LambdaDelta]

6 hours ago, Carl-Richard said:

I'm making fun of the term "nootropic" in this thread, not your choice to use a chemical. All power to you.

True enough, it's very loosely thrown around. I just didn't want to start a separate thread to post my protocol in. Apologies for getting a bit defensive. 
 

3 hours ago, Davino said:

Wishing you the best and report any interesting benefits and drawbacks

Dank je wel, same to you. A few minor observations is that Creatine is rather stubborn at dissolving in water, so I'll switch it to tea instead. Glycine water on the other hand is very pleasant to drink. EVOO is also nice, plus here in Spain it's HQ and dirt cheap. I've noticed that almost immediately after downing all my morning supplements I feel a bit odd, like a mix of nausea and anxiety, which passes after 3-5 min tops. It's likely due to the new addition of MSM, should go away soon enough once body adapts. What else, think I fall asleep a good deal quicker on the nights I take Vit C instead of EGCG, guess a dose like that makes one sleepy, but cannot be taking it every day. I can already see improvements in my immune system, in the past when going out in weather like we have now I'd be lucky not to catch a cold, but lately it's been just fine. 
Get a pill organizer like this if you don't have one already, it's pretty much perfect. 
 

4 hours ago, Davino said:

I use brain.fm music, it's quite a leap of music technology.

Didn't find it particularly effective tbh, perhaps my ADHD is just too bad. What works though is tunes associated to a specific positive experience, like the one played in a TV scene that gave me an idea that started the chain of events leading to buying my apartment. Different ones for each activity of course — one for ingenious planning, another for chill methodical work, the third for working out or getting hyped up before a big event.

[Davino]

@LambdaDelta It took me 4-5 days for my body to adapt 

Interesting to see brain.fm doesn't work for you. It just insanely clicked with my Mind from minute 1

[Davino]

Update 23/01

Positive effects are starting to become continuous even on rest days.

Brain and inner experience is more stable, takes more to move me away from equilibrium and less to return back again into balance.

Clarity and holism go on increasing.

To be improved: Sleeping routine, as I feel there are profound biochemical upgrades happening in my self that need time to integrate and rest.

[Psychonaut]

Noopept

Magnesium Threonate

Acetyl L Carnitine

Choline Supplement

[Davino]

2 hours ago, Psychonaut said:

Noopept

I've been considering trying it, are you happy with it? How would you describe the effects?

[Wilhelm44]

I made a smoothie with blueberries, strawberries, one teaspoon of creatine, and one teaspoon of wheatgrass powder. I became limitless, I could see the Nasdaq price 2 hours into the future (:)

Microdosing Golden teacher mushrooms is also a good idea.

 

[Carl-Richard]

On 22.1.2026 at 3:30 AM, Ramasta9 said:

This lifestyle definitely makes you more attune to the feminine, and for me personally i was always angry when i ate meat and animal products and severely out of touch with my feminine side, but yes too much for some people can be a hindrance too. Vegetables would be more masculine.

Animal products for me, i find too masculine / aggressive, too much testosterone. I had a lot of kidney pains personally from animal protein.

I just looked up 5 mangoes and 10 bananas on Cronometer. Both give a lot of copper but little zinc, which alone could explain this (forgive my reductionist brain). I one time bought a copper supplement and I hated it because it made me feel like an emotionally unstable woman lol.

Mango is actually surprisingly nutritious. All it really needs is B12 and it's like the egg of fruits. But nothing beats kiwi, but it's like scarily nutritious and sort of unbalanced if you were to eat it and nothing else (insane amounts of vitamin C and K).

[Carl-Richard]

7 hours ago, Wilhelm44 said:

I made a smoothie with blueberries, strawberries, one teaspoon of creatine, and one teaspoon of wheatgrass powder.

Doesn't that taste like absolute battery acid?

[Ramasta9]

6 hours ago, Carl-Richard said:

I just looked up 5 mangoes and 10 bananas on Cronometer. Both give a lot of copper but little zinc, which alone could explain this (forgive my reductionist brain). I one time bought a copper supplement and I hated it because it made me feel like an emotionally unstable woman lol.

Mango is actually surprisingly nutritious. All it really needs is B12 and it's like the egg of fruits. But nothing beats kiwi, but it's like scarily nutritious and sort of unbalanced if you were to eat it and nothing else (insane amounts of vitamin C and K).

Durian is the (egg of fruits) but it only grows in the tropics  Very rich in sulfur and fat so it usually works like a charm if I am ever craving egg. Its usually the color that we need more so than the type of food. You might find it at local asian markets, usually in the frozen section. Its super fatty like an avocado but sweet and consistency like vanilla custard / banana cream. I did my blood test after 10 years vegan and B12 levels came back normal.

I think B12 is highly over-rated and misunderstood, and more to do with unhealthy gut flora and lack of organic produce and lack of exposure to a natural environment, gardening, fresh air, hands/feet on earth, because its bacteria related, and can be absorbed via skin/air. I also don't consume garlic and onions which are said to negatively affect b12 absorption and circulation. There is B12 in many plant-foods, chronometer doesn't show it, and modern science believes you cant utilize it, and yet there are millions of vegans and fruitarians who don't supplement and are fine.

The whole B12, Iron, Protein myth is mostly a scam to keep us distorted and believing that we need meat to be healthy when its totally nonsense. The pharmaceutical system knows very well that if everyone starts living and eating this way, most of their products will not sell anymore.

I also don't believe the RDAs and such are accurate nor get accurate readings. I feel our bodies are far more intelligent than we've been taught to believe, they balance minerals/vitamins, use reserves, use two to create a third ect.. hence why its very rare to experience deficiency issues unless its a very long time, decades or so, or your diet is very poor and toxic full of chemicals and artificial foods which messes up the entire biological function and gut flora.

I average 1500 - 3000mg Vitamin C a day from fruits especially during Summer. Last time I got sick was only for one day during COVID because i went to a NYE camping festival and everyone had it. We decided to stay in the rural location to keep others safe, and most people took multiple days, some up to a week to recover, but we were in nature and I was the medicine man so I got them up and running real quick with natural herbs and fresh juices. Someone magically had brought a juicer so I knew exactly what to do. Apples, Ginger, Turmeric, Pineapple, Orange, Garlic & Cayenne Pepper.

We spent the day laying in the sun and sitting by the river, people were amazed and how fast they recovered. I suggested we should fast as much as we can in between the herbal concoctions and juices, and those who didn't fast took longer to recover, for me I was totally better in 24 hours as I fasted and just drank the juices and herbs, but also my immune system was far stronger from years of taking better care of my health.

Checkout Papaya too its very nutrient dense, as are berries and such, but there's fruit out there, especially in the tropics that are even more nutrient dense than the ones we have in non-tropical areas and colder climates like Durian, Soursop, Pitaya, Canistel, Black sapote and many others.

Yeah when I used to check chronometer I got 90 - 100% vitamins and minerals all well green / maxed out, especially if I throw in a nice hearty salad with greens, hemp seeds, tomatoes, celery, dates ect... But often even with only fruit I get high numbers. People don't realize fruits are full of nutrients, they just eat low quality, temperate fruit and mostly see them or eat them like a snack. I just ate 6 - 7 medium size pears for breakfast

And yes when i feel too feminine and sensitive I just include more vegetables, salads, nuts, seeds for masculine / structure.

Fruit is very electrical but sometimes does lack grounding. Depends on lifestyle too.

 

 

Edited 11 hours ago by Ramasta9

[Wilhelm44]

6 hours ago, Carl-Richard said:

Doesn't that taste like absolute battery acid?

Not at all, blueberries and strawberries overpower ur tastebuds, creatine is basically tasteless, and one teaspoon of wheatgrass powder is not too much. I sometimes drink wheatgrass powder on its own with water, it's a pretty wholesome taste for me. People like to make fun of wheatgrass, but its still one of the most nutrient dense things out there. I can immediately feel it. But of course everyone's body's react differently.

[Oppositionless]

On 1/23/2026 at 4:39 AM, Davino said:

Interesting, please do so!

I use brain.fm music, it's quite a leap of music technology.

Have you tried the Monroe institute's Expand app?

Ive been considering getting back into it. I want to find out what would happen if I listen to the signals for an ungodly amount of time , not all at once of course.

[Davino]

@Oppositionless Interesting, I'll check it

I'm very happy with Brain.fm I have to say