Greetings everyone !
I am a 22 years old with ADD with a passion for science, I am currently trying to get back into my studies to earn my bachelor degree and eventually become a biologist.
I spent the last month learning about nootropics in this forum, I loved it. This is such an interesting subject.
Before talking about nootropics, here's a few things about my diet.
I drink a bowl of green tea in the morning, and a bowl of green rooibos in the evening. I intend to add a bowl of Hibiscus tea to my 12 o'clock lunch, as soon as it arrives.
I drink a few different 100% fruit juice and one smoothie of fruits everyday.
I eat nuts. Everytime I eat something, I eat a mouthful of them. Don't know why, probably learned somewhere it was pretty good for you and took on the habit.
I use diligently the Vimmortal supplement. For future reference, in one serving of 6 capsules, two for each lunch of the day, there is 100mcg of Vitamin B9, 24mcg of Vitamin B12, 550mg of Choline.
I don't know what else is there to say about my diet, I'd say it's pretty good. Lots of fruits and vegetables, meat. I'm trying to cut down a bit my bread consumption as too much gluten can be harmful for you. I brush my teeth and floss regulary right after eating, well, ahah. I've got a pretty balanced diet.
What else could I add ? Well I exercise everyday. Not enough perhaps, but I do a bit of biking everyday, running errands most of the time.
I constantly run an air purifier, a blueair, in my bedroom, where I spend most of my time. I also got an Areca plant there.
Oh, and I am 1m76 tall and weight 71kg, which is my ideal BMI.
So yes, as you can see I'm not planning for a magical longevity pill to fall on my lap, I'm doing my best to enhance my chances ahahah
Now, let's talk about them nootropics.
Here's what I got in my sights:
Piracetam + Uridine + ALCAR + Lion's mane + Fish oil
What do you think ? Could I (safely) add anything to it ?
Uridine + ALCAR (http://www.longecity...nisms-of-alcar/) pretty much erase the need for a choline supplement, what's more I got the Vimmortal supplement so everything choline related seems pretty much covered.
However, what about the B9 and B12 ? Should I get more supplement of it, despite Vimmortal ? Mr.Happy did quote a study that essentially showed that we need to have sufficient amounts of B9 and B12 if we are to use Uridine, or there would be trouble. I don't like trouble. Thing is, I have no idea if I am getting sufficient B9 and B12 from my diet and Vimmortal, if I am to use Uridine on top of it.
What about DHA, EPA, E ? I probably skipped their effect combined with Uridine, but apparently, they are important. Could you lighten my bulb please, Mr.Happy ?
Piracetam for obvious reasons. If it failed after a few weeks of trial and error, I'll try Aniracetam.
Lion's Mane for its NGF properties, I intend to take the Fungi Perfect liquid version.
Fish oil because all the cool kids are doing it and I don't want to be left behind. However there are small risks of mercury poisoning and I already got my fillings to worry about. From the little I know, big fishes that eat the little fishes are much more likely to poison you with mercury. Thing is, I hardly think we can make fish oil with the livers of plankton, if they even have one. The safest bet would be fish oil made with fishes that are kept in captivity. Salt water or not, if they're kept close to land and can't wander too far, they should carry much less risks.
Anyone know a fish oil made from fishes grown in captivity, or with very low risk of mercury poisoning ?
Lastly, my researches have been all about understanding nootropics and brain chemistry, while putting aside their method of consumption, what size, how many times a day, and so on.
If someone could teach me about those, I'd be very grateful. I can find information about this on the forum, but I'd like to know a bit more personal approach. I can find how much piracetam one should take every day easily. But I can't find how much piracetam one should take if he's taking Uridine and ALCAR at the same time.
I'll need your help on this one.
Well, that's pretty much it. There's a few other things that seem interesting that I'll study, like BCAA, L-Glutamine with Ginkgo or Gotu Kola or Valerian root, Ashwagandha, Huperzine A, Bacopa,
Citicoline, Berocca, Tyrosine, Malic acid, Idebenone, R-ala. If you feel like teaching me about one of those because it might synergize well with my current list, feel free to do so.
Thank you everyone, you've been a great, great help to me. I couldn't have learned so much without you all.
