Cognitive compounds, ranked by evidence rather than by forum enthusiasm.
Most nootropic combinations are folklore with a supplement facts panel attached. This one has repeatedly beaten placebo in controlled trials, and the effect is smaller than the internet claims.
The best-evidenced sports supplement of the last thirty years has a second literature attached to it. It is smaller, messier, and more interesting than either its promoters or its critics admit.
Twenty years of research, a genuine effect, a real regulatory status, and a set of trade-offs that the productivity-blog framing consistently omits.
A supplement cabinet audit. Nine compounds went in, three came out the other side, and the reasons for each removal were different.
Proprietary blends, fairy dusting, and the difference between a certificate of analysis and a picture of one. A field guide to the back of the bottle.
