Our nutrition and nootropic expert James Dixon assesses the potency and efficacy of this popular nootropic supplement in our CogniMAX review. Find out how effective it is in boosting memory and concentration below…
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It’s common to find yourself lacking in mental focus and clarity, with your memory suffering, and your energy levels dipping. It happens to all of us. Modern life is hectic and overstimulating. We all do too much. And we are all aging, which will generally greatly diminish your cognitive function.
There is plenty you can do about it, luckily. Of course, looking after yourself is key. Remain fit and active as much as possible; get plenty of sleep; eat a healthy diet.
Education is also important – like any muscle, if you use your brain, you’re less likely to lose the functioning of it.
Supplementation can also work wonders. Nootropics, so-called ‘smart drugs’, can often go a long way to optimizing your cognitive health and function.
This is where we come to CogniMAX, a commercially available, premium quality supplement designed to improve your memory by mixing key natural ingredients into a very strong formula. But just because it is ‘premium quality’ (and price), doesn’t mean it is highly effective – that’s for us to assess in this CogniMAX review.
So, let’s find out just how good CogniMAX is and whether it’s worthy of consideration in a market place that has so many high-quality and high-impact supplements.
CogniMax Quick Verdict
CogniMax will help with memory and to some degree with focus. However, you should be aware of the potential side effects caused by some of the ingredients included in their blend.
We prefer the more well rounded approach taken by NooCube, a nootropic that covers every base with high-quality, natural ingredients.
CogniMax Explained
CogniMAX is a herbal nootropic supplement. Its manufacturers claim that it can help to improve your memory. It is free from additives and added chemicals – everything is completely natural, so it should be safe as well as potent.
The supplement is made by a company called Nature’s Answer, who have been herbal supplements since way back in 1972. I love this about them. It takes a lot for a company to remainn stable for such a long time in such a competitive market.
Over the decades they’ve mastered high-level quality control over their ingredients and manufacturing processes. However effective this supplement proves to be, at least we’re in safe hands here, and most customer reviews are also very positive too.
So that’s where we are with the company behind CogniMAX. Let’s start talking about the supplement itself.
As I mentioned above, memory concerns affect us all. Let’s be honest, we could all do with a good boost.
Whether you’re struggling with age related memory loss, are a student hoping for a bit of an extra kick come exam season, or have a high pressure job that requires you to function optimally all the time, nootropics can be a potent ally.
Our brains are overloaded and stretched thin. Nootropics can help to tip the balance and keep your brain functioning as you want it.
It isn’t just a generic ‘memory boost’, that this supplement offers though. CogniMAX tackles your memory using three approaches. It should enable improved emotional wellbeing, hippocampus function, and cerebrum power. Taken together, this should mean that your brain will more easily, more efficiently focus on and memorize new information.
This means a boost to memory and recall, of course. It should also improve your focus and concentration more generally. The natural compounds included are also all rich in antioxidants, which means protection against oxidative stress and thus the effects of aging in your brain.
I am a little skeptical about CogniMAX. It’s got nothing to do with the company or the quality of the product. We’ll see the ingredients shortly – they are sound, high quality, and clinically backed. It’s a good product. It just exists in a very crowded marketplace, surrounded by some truly excellent products.
Memory issues are real. They need dealing with. However, they are only a small part of what nootropics can do.
The ingredients list for CogniMAX could do with beefing up a bit. It’s all fancy names but really only 7 ingredients. And all they’re good inclusions, the formula could do with giving you something extra for focus, energy levels, mood, mental clarity, and long-term brain health.
CogniMAX falls slightly short of the mark, here. If you’re going to invest in a nootropic, you might as well get a fuller, more well-rounded version.
I would personally steer anyone towards something like NooCube, one of the best nootropics available. It will do everything mentioned above, giving you a much more robust set of wider ranging benefits.
The Benefits Of CogniMAX
Nature’s Answer and CogniMAX advocates like to talk about the natural ingredients it uses. It is all natural with nothing nasty or artificial in there. Hence, it should be near enough free from side effects.
CogniMAX sets about to bring us cognitive function support and ‘cellular’ energy. However, they also state (in the small print, of course) that ‘There are no valid studies using current scientific methods confirming this product’s efficacy. These indications are based solely on traditional homeopathic principles.‘
Ouch. So in a nutshell, they’re using patented forms of natural ingredients that individually show some promise, but haven’t actually been backed up scientifically.
This is fine for some of us. As you’ll see below, there are some strong beliefs on what each ingredient could help us with. Centuries of use may be all the ‘evidence’ you need.
However, I like to see more from a supplement’s independent studies, especially when it’s a supplement for my brain. Supplements like NooCube and Mind Vitality, who go way further in testing and testing and enhancing and refining their formula with proven ingredients.
Alas, Nature’s Answer prefer the more ‘chilled’ perspective. Let’s take a look at what CogniMAX offers.
CogniMax Ingredients
CogniMax includes some very fine ingredients, all of them stalwarts of the nootropic sphere. Though few in number, they are well focused for its intended use – they should all combine nicely to give you a good memory boost.
Our first is Cognivia®, which is a blend of Garden Sage and Spanish Sage.
Cognivia is a plant-based nootropic developed by Nexira. It is the first ingredient to combine Garden and Spanish Sage for enhanced cognitive performance.
This combination’s clinical studies have demonstrated both acute and chronic benefits on working memory and cognitive performance in healthy individuals, including during intense physical activities.
The next ingredient we have here is Synapsa®, a patented, standardized extract of Bacopa monnieri stems, leaves, and roots.
Synapsa is the result of over 30 years of extensive research and development at the Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) in India