There’s a whole host of nootropics promising cognitive improvement, including Ageless Brain from Organixx. It’s been researched, tried and tested in this Ageless Brain review (now called Brain Health 8) from Personal Trainer, Nutritionist and Writer James Dixon. A must-read before you buy.
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We are all in need of a little cognitive pick-me-up from time to time – greater attention and focus, improved memory function, more energy, greater clarity, and so forth. There is a fantastic breed of supplements designed to cater to this need – nootropics. These are smart supplements designed to give you all of these benefits and more.
There are some truly great nootropics out there. There are also some pretty sub-par ones. It can be hard to tell the difference.
Today, I want to take a look at Ageless Brain (recently rebranded as Brain Health 8), a nootropic I was pretty sceptical and unenthusiastic about at the outset, but which I hoped would prove me wrong.
Quick Verdict On Ageless Brain
My initial scepticism with Ageless Brain was well founded.
It lacks some of the key ingredients I always like to see in a decent nootropic supplement whilst giving some oddballs into the mix, all without too much data to fall back on.
It’s a disappointing supplement in a crowded market packed with absolute gems.
About Ageless Brain
Ageless Brain (now Brain Health 8) is made by Organixx, a company with quite a broad range of supplements to their name. They sell plenty of nutritional supplements all made from organic, food-based sources – hence their name.
Their supplements are therefore branded with a healthy reputation. They are certainly often more bioavailable. This is a big win, at least on paper.
However, Organixx’s labs ignore the need for proper scientific backing to their formulae, seemingly. They just chuck a load of natural ingredients together and call it good for you – though I’m getting a little ahead of myself.
Ageless Brain is one of their main products, a bit of a poster child for the brand. It is a nootropic offering cognitive support across a range of areas.
Organixx claims that it should enable improved clarity and focus, bolster memory and recall, and boost your energy levels.
There are some good ingredients in there, as we’ll see, with the likes of bacopa monnieri, Sangre de Drago, and cat’s claw making an appearance. They should all theoretically give some small benefit, especially perhaps to older adults.
Being proactive and taking steps to prevent cognitive decline is crucial for maintaining cognitive abilities in later years. As people age, cognitive decline can occur, which leads to memory loss and reduced brain function. To combat this decline, it’s important to maintain a healthy lifestyle, exercise regularly, and engage in mental stimulation.
Nootropic supplements can be helpful in improving focus, concentration, and overall brain health. Catering to older adults with nootropics is therefore always a good idea.
As we have seen, Organixx’s offerings are all organic and food sourced. This means, in theory, that it should be safe for anybody to take.
Additionally, Organixx use an FDA-inspected facility in the states and provide certifications for all of their ingredients’ organic nature, giving you extra peace of mind. It really should give you nothing nasty, which is far from a given in the modern supplement market.
How does Ageless Brain work?
Organixx Ageless Brain is a nootropic, pure and simple.
Nootropics are substances that can benefit the brain and central nervous system by improving cognitive function, memory, and stress resistance, among other things.
Nootropics optimize cognitive function by modulating the CNS at the cellular or molecular level, augmenting higher faculties such as learning, memory, perception, and stress adaptation.
For example, caffeine and L-theanine have synergistic effects on mood and focus.
A high-quality nootropic formula should make use of these natural synergies. It should also seek to reduce inflammation, stimulate new brain cell growth, improve memory, increase blood flow to the brain, and alleviate oxidative stress.
Ageless Brain contains eight organic herbs and botanicals, with the whole formula free from added sugar and artificial ingredients. Through their proprietary fermentation process, Organixx maximizes the bioavailability of nutrients, ensuring that you get the most out of their products with zero waste.
This is all designed to work collectively to give you all the benefits you would expect of a nootropic supplement, though I have my doubts.
I want to draw attention to the proprietary nature of a lot of what Organixx are doing here. I dislike the practice of using proprietary formulas (though it’s nothing against Ogranixx per se – proprietary formulas are unfortunately increasingly industry standard).
A proprietary formula is one in which all or most of the ingredients are listed, but with dosing information withheld.
I passionately believe that we all need dosing information for a product to be viable. Without it, we simply don’t know what we’re putting into our bodies – medicine, poison, or, as is common enough, barely enough to do anything.
So what do we have with Organixx Ageless Brain? A completely natural nootropic with some decent ingredients, with most if not all pertinent dosing information removed and, as we will see, some fundamental errors to the science behind the product, salted with some glaring omissions in ingredients used.
It’s all organic and arguably safe, which is nice. However, we can’t say that it’s safe for sure as it’s a proprietary blend, and being safe isn’t the same as being effective – you are paying for results which, as we will see, will barely materialise.
Ageless Brain ingredients
Ageless Brain contains eight potent botanical ingredients, including wild-harvested pau d’arco, dragon’s blood resin, organic guayusa, organic camu camu, bacopa monnieri, organic cacao, organic cat’s claw powder, and organic cinnamon.
These all supposedly combine to give you a potent nootropic, though some of them are kind of odd choices. Once more, we also don’t know how much of each is included – we don’t know whether the workable ingredients are included in workable amounts.
Pau d’arco is a tree that grows in South America. The inner heartwood of the tree is dried and powdered, and is known for its ability to reduce inflammation, fight toxins, and improve ski