Nootropics: The Brain Enhancement Supplements for the New Age

Nootropics are nothing really new. They are taken in either naturally, or by way of man-made foods, drugs, or in the form of a supplement, and aid with the cognitive enhancement of the brain’s functioning, including areas of: memory, motivation, focus, and intelligence. With a history of more than 50 years, nootropics have been around since 1963. First developed by Dr. Corneliu Giurgea in the 1960’s, nootropics have only recently hit the mainstream as the latest and greatest in brain supplements , even holding the moniker of being “the best thing since sliced bread!” During the development of what today’s medical society are calling “smart drugs”, Dr. Corneliu Giurgea laid out 5 crucial criteria which he believed to be critical to the development of these nootropics, before they could be labelled as such. These 5 criteria are set out as follows: They should enhance one’s memory, as well as improve a person’s ability to learn They should help increase resistance to old, learned behaviors as well as memories of things that interrupt disrupt this newly increased resistance A nootropic should protect the brain from any physical assault, or from any foreign brain chemical It should increase the efficiency of the controlling mechanism for the neural firing of both the cerebral cortex and the sub-cerebral cortex areas of the brain They should also be non-toxic, with very few to no side effects In realistic terms, and today’s marketplace, there are an unfortunate few nootropics that meet these criteria end-to-end. They do however, all come with the innate ability to benefit a person’s thinking, and increase their mental energy. Without following the criteria for nootropics as laid out by Dr. Giurgea, the definition for nootropics is left to be a rather vague one. It’s due to this lack of clarity that […]

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