Loving Your Life's Stages: What Can Nootropics Do For Me?

One of the most common topics with clients who are over fifty it’s how to deal with the fuzzy-brain that often arrives with menopause. We all want to age with more grace. And as a part of this, we often talk about the vitamins and supplements our doctors recommend. Because many of us these days turn to online research and our best girlfriends, then chances are you’ve come across the word nootropics.

That name, which roughly translates as “mind-turning” from Ancient Greek, is a slightly intimidating moniker for a whole range of supplements that are designed to help improve your brain function. While a little skepticism is always a good idea when it comes to these things (beware of anything promising to give you the same powers as Bradley Cooper in Limitless), there are plenty of nootropics out there that will help you feel sharper and be more motivated without any nasty side effects.

Here are a few ways that they can help you no matter your age!

They Can Get You Motivated

Are you struggling to get out there and face the day? If you’re lying in bed thinking about how on Earth you’re going to tackle that enormous to-do list waiting on your desk, let alone making time for some fresh air and exercise, then there a few steps you can take to help you get that push.

Think about organizing your time better (something as simple as making a really basic to-do list always helps), try not to beat yourself up for what you don’t manage to accomplish, and consider taking a nootropic that helps stimulate the AMPA-receptors in the area of your brain that accesses dopamine. Dopamine isn’t just released when we get a reward, it helps to get us active to bring that reward to us.

Nootropics Can Help You Focus

Though I typically drank copious amounts of coffee while studying in college, many of my classmates took caffeine supplements. And though there are plenty of nootropics available containing caffeine? More and more supplements avoiding the stimulant route. There are popular choices using ginseng, which has a range of benefits to mood, memory and attentiveness, and milder tea-based options which make use of caffeine at a less brutal level are also booming. To find the best nootropics for your needs and tastes, it’s worth reading a detailed review summary. For example, the Optimizing Blog has broken down their favorites. Including reviews by medical and nutritional specialists.

They Can Give You Energy

Speaking of fresh air and exercise, it’s especially difficult at this time of year to find the energy we need. It’s awfully easy to cut short that morning run when you’re pushing yourself through the rain and the cold! Many nootropics aimed at boosting energy contain high levels of caffeine to help push you that bit further, but there are caffeine-free alternatives that aim for energy production on a cellular level without the use of stimulants.

There are also options to help with anxiety and stress. And while no supplement can be a cure-all for depression, there is some evidence to show that neurotransmitters in your brain that release serotonin, for example, can be given a boost with the right nootropics in tandem with other treatments.