Our resident writer, PT and nootropic expert James Dixon examines a controversial supplement in this Neuriva review. Find out which side of the fence we sit on with this supplement below…
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Nootropics, or ‘smart drugs’, are burgeoning. They promise to enable better focus and concentration, more energy, enhanced creativity and lateral thinking, less anxiety, more optimism, and improved long-term brain health.
This may sound too good to be true. Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn’t. As with any corner of the supplements market, there are pretenders and there are magnificent real McCoy’s. Some of the nootropic supplements you will find will do everything they promise. Often, the results will be quite drastic.
Sometimes, however, you will come across a real dud. Under-dosed, under researched, full of useless ingredients, or barely full of any ingredients at all… they are an expensive waste of time.
It can be hard to know the difference between the two without buying and trying them. And if you get a dud, that’s a lot of money down the drain as your trial and error swings heavily towards the error.
Today I want to look at Neuriva, a nootropic with no small amount of controversy surrounding it. Some people absolutely love it. There is no shortage of positive consumer reviews. Others are less sure, for reasons that I’ll get into below.
Is it a dud or is it the real thing? Let’s find out in this full Neuriva review…
Neuriva – Quick Verdict
Neuriva has only two active ingredients, and both will do little to improve your cognitive performance. Our testing yielded no discernable impact and as such we have to recommend another top rated nootropic – Mind Vitality Focus.
Mind Vitality is the current supplement of choice for our many of the SOMA team members who take it on a daily basis.
A Little About Neuriva
Neuriva is a form of nootropic supplement – a ‘smart drug’ or brain supplement – made by Schiff Vitamins. It is Schiff’s first offering in the nootropic game.
Schiff Vitamins are a relatively popular brand who make a broad variety of different supplements. However, whilst they are popular, they aren’t always too well-rated by the scientific community. They are accused in some circles for putting out good-looking products that nevertheless fall a little short and make claims that are hard to back up with proper data.
This is kind of where we find Neuriva. It is pretty decent looking. It should give you some benefits. But it’s a little under-dosed and exists on kind of shaky ground with the claims the company make.
This isn’t to dismiss it out of hand – far from it. It is an incredibly versatile product. You can buy it in gummy form, as capsules, or even as drink shots. This makes it perfect for anybody on the go – you really can take it as you want, any time that best suits you for a bit of a pick me up.
Schiff Vitamin’s claims are a little tricky. They promote Neuriva as a nootropic supplement.
OK.
As such, they claim it can boost cognitive performance and health… well, OK, but they stretch credulity a little bit.
In fact, Schiff Vitamins have had three class action lawsuits filed against them for Neuriva. These lawsuits seek to challenge their claim over Neuriva’s efficacy. It is also quite easy to find plenty of literature online referring to Neuriva’s lack of any kind of potency or usability, and its general overpriced nature and poor quality.
I want to bring this up early as you should know what we’re dealing with, here. However, this is all the kind of preconception I like to do away with when looking at products. It needs to be about the product itself – its ingredients, its dosing, its price and availability, and so on – rather than any drama surrounding it.
After all, our world isn’t short of bad press, and it can attach itself to well-meaning, good-quality products from time to time.
Therefore, I’ll try to be objective about it. I want to dig into its ingredients to check whether or not they stack up as a worthy contender in the nootropics market.
With this in mind, let’s look into the benefits that Neuriva promises, and whether or not it can deliver on them.