3 Natural Brain-Boosting Alternatives to Trendy “Smart Drugs”

According to a Cambridge University professor, taking prescription “smart drugs” is all the rage, around the world, with as many as one in every five people in the workplace and in schools taking them. But could the 3 all-natural brain-boosting alternatives discussed below be a safer and more effective option to these potentially toxic drugs?

If you’re looking to gain a decided cognitive edge without having to use toxic prescription drugs, here are the top three safe, all-natural alternatives to prescription “smart drugs.”

Each of them have astonishing brain-boosting qualities backed by reams of scientific research. And Targeted Nutrients carries them, at very reasonable prices. Here’s what you need to know…

Hi, Steve Barwick here, for Targeted Nutrients…

Research by Dr. Barbara Sahakian, professor of clinical neuropsychology at Cambridge University, discusses how millions of people around the world are being driven to what are often extreme, unethical and illegitimate methods of getting ahead by taking prescription “smart drugs” such as Modafinil or Ritalin.

She says these drugs are being used for four specific purposes:

1.) Gaining a competitive edge over others

2.) Staying awake and alert after insufficient sleep

3.) Performing tasks at peak levels

4.) Increasing work-related motivation

Professor Sahakian says many people also use smart drugs for their cognitive enhancement benefits, meaning to help boost memory, concentration, focus, and problem-solving abilities.

Indeed, in an opinion piece, she states as many as one in every five people are now using “smart drugs” – in many cases, illegally, since these are strictly prescription drugs.

“These drugs make us more attentive, focused and awake – so it’s easy to see why they are so popular.

In today’s knowledge economy, people have come to understand they need dynamic and flexible brains to excel in the workplace and in life.”

Numerous Unwanted Side Effects

Of course, prescription “smart drugs” also come with a host of unwanted side effects, including headaches, nervousness, tics, anxiety, difficulty sleeping and the ever-present risk of dependence and abuse.

Add to that health issues such as kidney and liver damage, muscle cramping, adrenal exhaustion, pituitary insufficiency, mitochondrial exhaustion and metabolic burn-out, and you clearly have a recipe for potential disaster.

Indeed, many of these prescription “smart drugs” are nothing more than variations of “speed,” which is to say, amphetamine-class drugs.

But here’s the good news:

The Top 3 Safe, Natural Brain-Boosting
Alternatives to “Smart Drugs”

There are a number of safe, all-natural brain-boosting alternatives to prescription “smart drugs.” And these nutrients can work as well, or better, than the so-called “smart drugs” themselves.

More importantly, because they’re nutrients, they don’t carry the same risk of addiction, unwanted side effects, and potential harm to bodily systems such as the kidneys, liver, adrenals and pituitary gland. Instead, they “feed” the brain what it needs nutritionally to function at peak efficiency.

Here are the world’s top three brain-boosting nutritional supplements, available through Targeted Nutrients:

• Vinpocetine

• Pregnenolone

• AMG

Since these are some of the most potent and clinically proven all-natural brain-boosting alternatives to “smart drugs”, let me give you a very brief rundown on each one:

#1 Top Natural Brain-Boosting Supplement: Vinpocetine:

Vinpocetine is known as the world’s most powerful memory-booster, thanks to its ability to increase oxygen-rich circulation to the brain, boost the ability of brain cells to produce ATP (adenosine triphosphate = cellular energy) and thereby makes neurons fire faster and more effectively for quicker thinking and greater clarity of mind.

It’s actually been used as a prescription memory drug in Europe for over 20 years, but much to the chagrin of the FDA, it’s been legally sold in the U.S. as a dietary supplement since 1994 because it is from all-natural sources (Periwinkle plant).

In clinical studies, regular Vinpocetine usage has been demonstrated to:

• Improve circulation of oxygen-rich blood within the brain, giving new life to oxygen-starved brain cells…

• Increase levels of ATP (cellular energy) within the brain’s neurons, resulting in greater overall brain activity…

• Improve the brain’s utilization of glucose, its chief source of fuel for quicker thinking…

• Accelerate by 40% the rate of at which you learn…

• Dramatically improve memory (in one study a whopping 62% of healthy subjects exhibited significant short-term memory improvement one hour after taking only 40mg)…

• Dramatically increase the length of time that short-term memory is retained…

• Improve the brain’s ability to utilize oxygen so brain damage can be prevented even when oxygen levels are low (such as after a surgery)…

• Improve circulation to the eyes thereby improving vision and eyesight disorders…

• Improve impaired hearing as well as improving many inner-ear problems including tinnitus (ringing in the ears) and vertigo (dizziness)…

With a plethora of natural brain-boosting benefits like that, who needs prescription “smart drugs”? After all, you can hardly find a prescription “smart drug” with such a myriad of clinically proven benefits.

As an aside, while most vendors sell cheap, Chinese-made Vinpocetine that’s never been tested or proven in clinical trials, Targeted Nutrients sells only pure, pharmaceutical-grade Vinpocetine from Europe – the same pharmaceutical-grade Vinpocetine used in the majority of the clinical studies.

Indeed, there are now over 200 clinical studies behind pure, pharmaceutical-grade Vinpocetine demonstrating its unique ability to boost brain activity, memory, mental clarity and mental agility.

So if you or a loved one is experiencing memory loss or loss of mental clarity to any degree, or if you just want to boost your memory and give yourself a nice mental lift from time-to-time, you owe it to yourself to try this powerful supplement while it’s still on sale.

#2 Top Natural Brain-Boosting Supplement: Pregnenolone

Pregnenolone is considered to be a pro-hormone, meaning a natural substance made by the body out of cholesterol, through which all other bodily hormones are made.

According to well-known biologist Dr. Ray Peat, the brain needs Pregnenolone in prodigious quantities on a daily basis for optimal brain function. Indeed, the brain uses 10x more Pregnenolone than the rest of the body. He states:

“Pregnenolone is one of the major hormones in the brain…It protects brain cells from injury caused by stress and fatigue, and an adequate amount has a calming effect on the emotions, which is part of the reason that it protects us from the stress response that leads to an excessive production of cortisone. People feel a mood of resilience and an increased ability to confront challenges when they use Pregnenolone.”

And according to the prestigious Life Extension magazine:

“One of the most frustrating aspects of aging is memory loss. Whether as benign as forgetting where you left the car keys or as debilitating as Alzheimer’s disease, this reduction in mental function challenges us and makes us long for the mental vigor of our youth.

Traditionally, scientists have thought that little could be done about deteriorating brain function. New research has shown, however, that this kind of mental decline is not inevitable.

Scientists have found that a naturally occurring hormone called Pregnenolone not only improves memory and concentration, but also fights fatigue, relieves arthritis, speeds injury recovery, and enhances mood.”

Indeed, one recent clinical study found that Pregnenolone is 100 times more effective for memory enhancement than any other hormone tested. Indeed, it appears to be the most potent hormonal memory enhancer ever studied. According to the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Nov. 6, 1995) “Pregnenolone is the most potent memory enhancer yet found.”

Yet this is nothing new. Going back to the 1940’s Pregnenolone has been found to boost learning and memory. Various studies found that pregnenolone significantly enhances motivation as well as the ability to acquire knowledge and lock-in long-term memory.

For example, a group of industrial psychologists conducted studies in the 1940s to test Pregnenolone on both students and workers for the ability to enhance job performance. These researchers found that when Pregnenolone was used, the students/workers had “a markedly improved ability to learn and remember difficult tasks.” Pregnenolone not only enhanced the job performance of the students/workers, but they also experienced heightened feelings of alertness and well-being.

What’s more, one of the most well-known “side effects” of Pregnenolone is that it simply makes people feel happier due to its well-known mood-heightening qualities. That’s why Pregnenolone has been dubbed the “happiness hormone” by many researchers.

To sum up, Pregnenolone has been demonstrated to enhance performance on the job and dramatically increase mental alertness while simultaneously boosting memory, helping relieve stress and fatigue, and leaving you with a dramatic sense of well-being throughout the day.

And unlike synthetic prescription steroid hormones which can sometimes have terrifying side effects, Pregnenolone is completely natural (made from an extract of the Dioscorea yam), and clinical studies have shown it to be virtually free of side effects when used as directed.

Again, who needs prescription “smart drugs” with their vast array of side effects and potential health problems, when you can use safe, natural Pregnenolone, instead?

Targeted Nutrients carries therapeutic-quality Pregnenolone in the highly recommended 10 mg. dosage. You get 60 tablets per bottle – a one to two-month supply for the average person.

The tiny chewable tablets are sweet-tasting, cherry-flavored and can easily be broken in half for people who prefer to use lower dosages. People normally take between 5 mg. and 10 mg. per day for age-related benefits, and up to 20 mg. per day for stronger therapeutic benefits such as for fatigue, emotional exhaustion, mental clarity, or as part of a long-term anti-aging program.)

Unlike other vendors who sell cheap, Chinese-made Pregnenolone, Targeted Nutrients Pregnenolone is U.S. manufactured, produced in an FDA-approved, certified GMP (Good Manufacturing Processes) laboratory, so you can rest assured of its impressive quality and safety. You can learn more, or order some, here, while it’s still on sale.

#3 Top Natural Brain-Boosting Supplement: AMG

We introduced AMG to the natural health community just a few years ago, and it quickly became our cornerstone natural health supplement. And with very good reason.

“AMG” stands for the supplement’s three main all-natural nutrient ingredients, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), methylcobalamin and glucoronolactone – all three of which nutrients are proven brain boosters.

But when these three unique brain-boosting nutrients are combined, they provide what you might call a “trifecta” of benefits that optimize brain and cognitive function like no other supplement on the face of the earth. So let’s talk briefly about these three highly specialized ingredients:

• Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) – The human brain uses up more energy than any other organ in the body. After all, it’s the master control organ for the entire body. And the primary source of cellular energy in the brain is a nutrient known as adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, which the brain requires in prodigious quantities every single minute of every single day.

In other words ATP is absolutely critical to brain function. Indeed, it’s the second-most important molecule involved in brain function, next to oxygen. According to Dr. Richard Passwater, Ph.D., “ATP enhances the delivery of nutrients and oxygen to the brain, and stimulates the removal of waste products.”

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School were stunned to find that consistently high ATP levels were needed not only for the efficient firing of neurons in the brain, but also for the brain’s little-understood “housekeeping” activities – i.e., its ability to self-repair any damage to brain cells and tissues, and to help keep brain tissue alive and functioning at optimal levels.

Another clinical study conducted under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences demonstrated that higher functioning brains contain up to 50% more ATP than normal brains. In other words, the more ATP you have in your brain, the better your brain works. It’s a plain and simple correlation: With more ATP, you’ll enjoy sharper memories…greater clarity of thought…greater ability to “think on one’s feet”…and far less “brain drain” throughout the course of a day.

• Methylcobalamin – Long known as the body’s “brain and energy vitamin,” this special co-enzyme form of vitamin B-12 is the most biologically active form of B-12 available. It’s also the most cerebrally invigorating form of B-12, because it’s the only form that can quickly and easily cross the blood-brain barrier to nourish a nutrient-starved brain.

According to Dr. Jeffrey J. Stuart, D.O., author of Could it Be B-12: An Epidemic of Misdiagnosis, not only can moderately low vitamin B-12 levels in the brain make your memory fuzzy, cause cognitive difficulties and even mimic Alzheimer’s disease, but a deficiency can also directly impair the function of the vital nerve cells in your brain that control how you feel, think and behave.

Recent clinical studies have proven that older adults who are deficient in vitamin B-12 face a 50% greater propensity toward brain shrinkage and related cognitive deficiency than those who are not deficient in the vitamin – another crucial reason to maintain as reasonably high levels of B-12 as possible in the body and brain as we age.

According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, DO, declining vitamin B-12 levels will inevitably have a profoundly negative effect on mood and mental health. He writes:

“As your vitamin B12 levels falter, some of the initial signs will often include mood changes such as lack of motivation or feelings of apathy. Low B12 levels can also lead to acute mental fogginess, memory troubles, muscle weakness, and fatigue. Chronic health problems of vitamin B12 deficiency include nerve damage, psychiatric problems (which may also mimic more serious mental illness), and dementia.”

Because the methylcobalamin form of vitamin B-12 is so powerful, most people notice improved brain function within the very first few days of taking it. It not only boosts mood and mental clarity, and improves brain function, but it also protects the aging brain against the otherwise devastating effects of exitotoxins that can kill brain cells.

• Glucoronolactone – While little-known to the general public, this all-natural metabolite of glucose has actually been around in supplement form since the 1960’s when it was given to U.S. troops during the dark days of the Vietnam war as a natural means of uplifting mood and morale while relieving mental stress and depression. Known as nature’s “nirvana compound,” glucoronolactone promotes brain energy, enhanced mental clarity and mild euphoria.

Jonathan Samson, M.D., Ph.D., says, “What’s known about glucuronolactone is that it allows an amazing natural energy increase, heightening both mood and mental clarity simultaneously.”

In other words, glucoronolactone is both ergogenic (i.e., performance, energy and stamina-enhancing) and euphorigenic (i.e., pleasure-inducing). It boosts brain energy and function and helps induce feelings of well-being or even mild euphoria by triggering your body’s “happy” brain chemicals.

The brain-boosting and mood-boosting benefits of glucoronolactone are so impressive, ex-Google employee Michael Brandt and Glassmap founder Geoffrey Woo, who are both Stanford graduates, admit to using it as part of their regular morning “nootropic brain stack” for achieving optimal brain function. And glucoronolactone was even featured for its brain-boosting and mood-enhancing benefits on ABC TVs Shark Tank.

According to Health Monthly,

“Glucuronolactone delivers a valuable energy boost for the brain…giving you an extra edge to enhance your focus and concentration.”

And according to Nootriment.com,

“Glucoronolactone reduces sleepiness, increases focus, lightens the mood and quickens reaction times.”

Finally, according to NutriScience,

“Studies suggest that glucuronolactone…promotes mental performance and positive mood as well. When given glucuronolactone in a clinical study, subjects showed significant improvements in reaction time, concentration, and memory.”

Put these three powerful all-natural nutrients together in a single supplement known as AMG, and you have one of the most cerebrally invigorating and uplifting nutritional supplement formulas on the face of the earth. It’s truly a nutrient feast for the brain. You’ll feel the difference from the very first day – guaranteed!

PLUS…AMG is non-addicting. Yet when used regularly it gives you lightning fast brain power…keeps your brain functioning at optimal levels…improves memory…aids the brain in making fast and efficient self-repairs…and finally, it helps make you feel like a million bucks again.

Boost Your Mind, Don’t Blow Your Mind

The so-called “smart drugs” are popular and trendy. That’s why so many people around the world have been bamboozled into using them, usually illegally, and often through unsavory internet sources, since a legitimate medical condition and a doctor’s prescription is otherwise required to obtain them.

If you’re looking for true cerebral enhancement, cognitive improvement and better brain power, there are three important reasons you’re far better off using nature’s most powerful and clinically effective mind-boosters, instead of the prescription “smart drugs.” They are:

Fact #1: Prescription “smart drugs” are basically metabolic stimulants in a similar class to methamphetamines. They quite literally force the brain to work harder, rather than “feed” the brain the nutrition it needs to work better. And sooner or later, that over-stimulation will cause brain malfunction.

What’s more, prescription “smart drugs” work by squeezing the adrenals to release more adrenaline. Therefore, over time they will exhaust the adrenal glands, resulting in higher and higher dosages of the drugs needing to be taken in order to achieve the same level of cognitive (and metabolic) stimulation. That’s the very definition of addiction.

But with nature’s brain-boosters, addiction is simply not a problem. They “feed” the brain the nutrition it needs to function better, pure and simple.

Fact #2: The side effects of prescription “smart drugs go far beyond the mere “headaches, jitteriness, anxiety and sleeplessness” reported by researchers who have studied them, as well as by people who have used them extensively. Over time, you can add kidney and liver damage to the list, plus tics, muscle cramping, adrenal exhaustion, pituitary insufficiency, mitochondrial exhaustion, metabolic burn-out and much more. Some folks even become hyper-agitated to the point of rage when using “smart drugs.”

Finally, these drugs are known to deplete the body of necessary vitamins, minerals, nutrients and hormones. Again, not so with nature’s brain-boosters like Vinpocetine, Pregnenolone and AMG.

Fact #3: There are safe, completely natural and clinically proven solutions to boosting mental acuity and restoring peak mental clarity. And those natural solutions work without risk of addiction…without triggering excessive release of adrenaline…without damaging the body’s glands and organs…and without depleting the body of crucial nutrients and hormones.

Indeed, the three natural brain-boosting supplements described above – Vinpocetine, Pregnenolone and AMG – work their magic with absolutely none of the potentially serious long-term side effects of the so-called “smart drugs.”

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If you’re interested in trying any of these three safe, effective and completely natural brain-boosters, just click the following links to see your special introductory money-saving offer:

• You can get a special, money-saving deal on Vinpocetine here.

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If you’ve ever considered trying a natural brain-boosting supplement, now is certainly the time. And you’ll be glad you did, I promise…

Yours for better health the safe, natural way,

Steve “Brain-Booster” Barwick, President
Targeted Nutrients