Braini is a nootropic supplement that aims to improve memory, focus and executive function. This is no small task for a supplement with just 3 ingredients. SOMA Analytics founder Jason M puts it to the test in our Braini review. Find out how he got on with it below…
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Braini is a nootropic that had passed me by. In fact, when a good friend of mine told me about how he had been using this supplement for a couple of years I was shocked, as I’d never heard of it!
When he told me he had enjoyed positive results when using Braini, I knew I had to get my hands on a couple of bottles and take it for a test – so I did.
Two months later, here I am with my full Braini review – ready to get into the nitty gritty of this clinically supported smart pill, the ingredients contained within it, and ultimately how I felt when using it over a two-month period.
I’ll then look to compare it against other products on the market that seek to offer similar benefits – all with the aim of helping you to decide if Braini is a good option for you.
Quick Verdict: Braini
Braini is different to any other nootropic on the market. It has a slim but highly impactful ingredient profile and although this is hidden behind a proprietary blend, there is no denying the results it achieves.
In our testing, we saw improved focus, concentration, and executive function in a matter of days rather than weeks or months.
About Braini
Like most nootropics, Braini aims to improve executive function, memory and focus. They don’t focus quite so heavily on more fluffy terms such as ‘brain energy’, and there is likely a reason for this – as it contains no stimulants (more on this later).
Braini is the brainchild of Troy Ball, an entrepreneur famed for being the first female whiskey founder. Not something you often associate with cognition enhancing supplementation.
However, she has joined forces with chemical engineer Marcus Goddard, PHD, MBA, and between them they have put together a supplement that is clinically tested (supported by double-blind placebo controlled tests), affordable for long-term use and potentially carries with it some really potent benefits.
The ‘why’ for Ball and Goddard is a little more personal – with a will to seek solutions to the needs of their children (neurological disorders, autism, dyslexia, and attention problems) at the heart of their need to succeed with Braini.
Braini Benefits
The science behind Braini all rests on three ingredients. There are very few nootropic supplements we recommend here at SOMA Analytics that have so few ingredients – and often, when we come across products that do, they are found wanting.
But Braini promises a lot.
With just three natural ingredients and a relatively low dose that sits within a proprietary blend (usually another red flag for me), I really wasn’t expecting a lot. Don’t give up yet though, as my experience was actually very positive – which I will detail shortly.
Braini state that you can expect improvements in focus, better levels of concentration, higher cognitive capacity and flexibility and improved processing. They also mention potential improvements to mood – but this likely comes as a side benefit to the aforementioned benefits than as a direct result. Still, absolutely worth a mention.
What I really like about Braini is that they provide you with a tool to measure your own direct benefit. After all, we are all different, with different daily habits, nutritional intake, exercise levels, work habits etc. So, the impact of a natural supplement is likely to be different for everyone who takes it.
This is where Brain Powered Testing Inc. step in. Braini utilize their software to offer you a cognition test before you start taking Braini. You then take the 15-minute online test again after 30 days – and the software will show you your improvement (if there is any).
It also compares you to national averages based on your age. You get this information both before and after – and this alone is worth the cost of buying a month’s worth supply in my opinion.
To get a baseline test (especially if you’ve never taken nootropics before) is a great way to assess just how much you stand to benefit from taking a cognitive supplement, and just how much of an impact it has after taking one for a month or two.
The test itself is usually $80, and you get two tests worth a total of $160. Like I say, worth the price of the supplement alone.
The test is straightforward, with clear instructions. You just need access to a computer with speakers, mouse and keyboard – and crucially, no distractions!
Braini Ingredients
Each serving of Braini involves taking two capsules with water. There are no instructions regarding when is best to take these, with suggestions that you can take them whenever suits you – either together or separately.
I took both capsules at the same time, each morning after breakfast.
There are no known major side effects from any of the ingredients contained within Braini, but still I prefer to take any kind of supplement after food rather than before.
Each serving is 700mg and the three main ingredients used are part of this 700mg proprietary blend. So we don’t know exactly how much of each ingredient is in each serving – just that it totals 700mg.
This means we need to place a lot of trust in the company behind it to get the dose of each ingredient right.
Essentially, the proof is going to be in the results.
Now, these ingredients are a little different to what we are used to seeing in many nootropics. This is always a little exciting to see something different, and it is fair to say that in this case they have all from high-quality sources.
Let’s take a look at each in more detail:
Peptylin
Peptylin is a pure silk protein peptide that is derived from silk moth cocoons. Although there is very little information on Peptylin (Braini is the only product in the world that includes it), the history of using silk moth cocoons goes back centuries in ancient Eastern tradition – with it being used in food to give more energy.
It has since been studied scientifically and there are 12 published clinical studies that have shown it can help improve executive function and reduce inflammation, and that it could have neuroprotective and neuroregenerative properties.
Personally, I would like to see more evidence to support this trademarked ingredient, but the early clinical evidence