Nature’s nootropics
Among the prized substances of Mother Nature’s bounty is an array of natural nootropics, touted for enhancing your brain’s function and supercharging cognitive abilities. Here we explore how harnessing these nootropic substances in your lifestyle ultimately provides you with a means to have your brain functioning optimally. It’s time to dive into how they work, which ones to choose and how to incorporate them in order to reap the maximum brain-boosting benefits on offer.
What are nootropics?
The term nootropics, by definition, refers to a collection of substances colloquially known as “smart drugs” or supplements, due to their actions on the brain that can contribute to a boost in intelligence. While this includes synthetic options created in a laboratory, the abundance of efficacious natural herbal nootropics, bearing minimal risk of side effects, generally tips the scale in favour of those created by Mother Nature when selecting cognitive enhancers.
According to expert Anna Mitsios, a naturopath passionate about utilising the special qualities of certain herbs and plants, nootropics found in nature have been used for centuries in Traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine; however, they are only recently becoming popularised in the
