Avantera Elevate Review

Our PT and Nutritionist James Dixon examines the efficacy behind Avantera Elevate. He also assesses the ingredients and how effective their doses are for full impact in this Avantera Elevate review.

Nootropics represent a fast-growing section of the supplement market. We all want to run at 100%, with enhanced cognitive health and capacity, improved mood, and heightened ability to create and learn.

So-called brain pills or smart drugs, nootropics do an admirable job of enabling all of this.

However, there are too many nootropics to get your head round out there – ironic, of course. There are good ones, there are fantastic ones, and then there are the ones that do very little – as you get in every corner of the supplements market.

Avantera Elevate falls towards the top of this range. It is good – very good, in fact. However, there are some better ones out there. It’s hard to compete when you’re up against some of the market-leading brands, though they do a decent enough job of holding their own.

Avantera Elevate Explained

Made by Avantera, a well-respected company with a good track record of bringing high-quality, highly workable supplements to the market, Elevate should do what all good nootropics do.

Namely, it gives your brain a bit of a boost. It should help you to stay more alert and energized, with greater memory, learning ability, and creativity.

You should also find your long-term brain health taken care of with regular, long-term nootropic use.

A good nootropic like Elevate should pretty much optimize cognition and brain function across a wide spectrum.

It does this by combining a range of commonly used, high-quality herbs and botanicals, including a bunch of usual suspects like lions mane mushroom, l-theanine, turmeric, and an optimal dose of Bacopa Monnieri.

The ingredients included are ones that any self-respecting nootropic developer takes seriously. Together, they should do everything you need them to in order to enhance your brain’s daily functioning.

Benefits Of Avantera Elevate 

Elevate’s name speaks for itself – it is intended to elevate your performance through every day you take it. It should deliver more energy, greater focus, heightened mood, and greater drive.

It may also give you benefits for your gut health, creating a healthy microbiome, which will further improve your energy levels.

The energy and focus come from an increased level of key neurotransmitters involved in each. These include key elements such as heightened levels of acetylcholine and dopamine, brought about by ingredients such as green tea, Bacopa Monnieri, CDP choline and, especially, l-theanine.

These should all improve the flow of blood to your brain, which will always mean more energy and better cognitive function.

Many of these ingredients also contribute towards improved memory, especially short-term memory and overall working memory. The spike in dopamine, paired with increased GABA and serotonin output, means a boost to your mood and feelings of wellbeing.

Some of the herbal, plant-based ingredients are well-known for their ability to support the health and function of your gut. In particular, turmeric and Lion’s Mane mushroom should help in improving the microbiome in your gut. 

So far, so good. These benefits do indeed sound fantastic, and Elevate seems to be no bad thing. But is it the best out there?

Avantera Elevate Ingredients

We’ve mentioned a few of the ingredients already. Of course, as a dietary supplement, all of the benefits we are looking for come directly from the ingredients list. However, it’s worth going into it all in more detail, here.

Avantera recommends you take two Elevate capsules as a single dose. This will give you over 1300 mg of their chosen natural nootropic ingredients.

Mood & Gut Health + Energy & Focus

Previously, Avantera Elevate opted for a mix of proprietary blends – with a Mood and Gut Health Blend, 300 mg of their Bacopa Herb Extract, and 295mg of their Focus and Energy Blend.

The Mood and Gut Health Blend contained turmeric powder, organic Lion’s Mane Mycelium Powder, and Bioperine black pepper fruit extract.

This last was a great inclusion. Bioperine improves the bioavailability of all the other ingredients, making the whole lot far more useable and efficient.

It has been linked with improved mood with reduced depression and anxiety, thought to stem from decreased neuro-inflammation and increased brain-derived neurotrophic factors.

It is thought to be one of the best neuroprotective compounds going. It has also been linked to improved gut function, largely by improving gut flora composition whilst also reducing inflammation.

Lion’s Mane mushroom is a common ingredient in this kind of supplement. It includes several bioactive compounds, the same as turmeric. These are anti-inflammatory and antioxidant.

It has also been linked to healthy neuron maintenance and growth, alongside increased serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine production.

Lion’s Mane is also understood to be capable of reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression, whilst aiding cognitive function and bringing neuroprotective benefits.

As we have seen, Bioperine can make the other ingredients included in Elevate far more bioavailable. For instance, it can increase the absorption of turmeric by 2000%.

Bacopa Monnieri

Then we come to Bacopa, or Bacopa Monnieri. It is a herb which includes several valuable bioactive compounds. Its bacoside content is most crucial, however.

Bacosides bring potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. They can significantly reduce oxidation stress within the neurons, thus keeping them healthy long term whilst improving their effectiveness.

This can also help in improving memory function, backed up in a large way by bacopa’s ability to boost acetylcholine levels.

Perhaps most importantly, bacosides are showing evidence of being able to kill aggressive brain tumour cells, and prevent cancerous cells from growing, notably breast, colon, and the brain, in test tube studies. The world is keen to see much more evidence on this.

Bacopa has been linked with reduced symptoms of depression, stress, and anxiety, largely through increasing serotonin and GABA levels.

Focus & Energy

The focus and energy comes from a mixture of caffeine, CDP choline, and l-theanine.

CDP choline is one of the better forms of choline you can find. This is important, as choline works as a precursor to acetylcholine, a vital neurotransmitter.

Acetylcholine plays a role in various cognitive functions, so increasing levels should benefit overall cognition – hence, choline should help your brain to stay at the top of its game.

CDP choline also increases phosphatidylcholine levels. Phosphatidylcholine is a key element in cell membranes, increased amounts of which should help to keep your brain healthy in the long run.

L-theanine mostly comes from green tea, and boasts a few positive effects.

Firstly, it increases alpha waves within the brain. Alpha waves are linked to alertness through relaxation. It also increases GABA, dopamine, and serotonin levels, whilst aiding in healthy sleep and reduced rates of stress and anxiety.

Finally, l-theanine has been shown to offer neuroprotective effects whilst improving several cognitive functions, including attention.

And that green tea is the gift that keeps on giving. It also delivers caffeine. This increases the efficacy of l-theanine whilst also giving you an energy boost. Green tea itself has been linked to a reduction in anxiety and improvements in attention, short-term memory, and working memory.

Using Avantera Elevate

Avantera’s Elevate does pretty much what you would expect it to. It is a very good nootropic and, as such, should give a great boost to your brain power.

Everything included is incredibly well supported by high quality scientific research and data. However, some of the the doses are still on the low side. That being said, Avantera have gone to great lengths to test and support their dosages and everything is third party tested – so you know exactly what you are getting.

The bacopa looks to be dosed effectively and this along with the caffeine and turmeric is going to do most of the heavy lifting for Elevate.

The CDP choline and l-theanine is now in much better quantities and this version 2 is much more potent than the previous version – with the impact of the CDP Choline and L-Theanine definitely being felt during testing.

The slightly lower doses in Elevate make it an ideal choice for someone just starting out with nootropics, perhaps even the perfect option.

In terms of cost, it stacks up pretty well against its competitors, especially when taking advantage of the subscribe and save offers.

However, if you compare this to something high in quality and higher dosed like Noocube then both supplements share many ingredients, though Noocube has some added extras at higher doses.

It looks expensive, until you take all of the above into consideration. A month’s supply really is a month’s supply, as everything is dosed optimally. You will end up paying far less for a much better product.

If you’re new to nootropics or if Bacopa is one of the key ingredients you need then I’d say go for Avantera Elvate.

You may experience some nausea, upset stomach, diarrhea and stomach cramps, excessive bloating, or acid reflux, though really this is rare. I didn’t experience any of these.

Similarly, you may experience headaches, dizziness, and/or blurred vision. However, I’m prone to headaches, and even triple dosing didn’t affect me. 

Finally, you might see a rise in anxiety, fatigue, irritability, and insomnia, and possible fluctuations in blood pressure. Again though, this is extremely rare. On the whole, Elevate should alleviate – not cause – these symptoms.

Elevate is made in the USA and is non-GMO. It is completely vegan, is free from gluten, dairy, sugar, soy, and nuts, and is perfectly suitable for those following ketogenic diets and lifestyles.

How To Take Avantera Elevate

As above, you are meant to take a couple of capsules per serving. These should be taken on an empty stomach and preferably within an hour of waking up. Throw them back with a large glass of water.

The Pros & Cons

Avantera Elevate Pros	Avantera Elevate Cons
Affordable	Dosage is a little on low side
A mix of very good ingredients
Well-backed by science and data
GMO, dairy, soya, nut, and sugar free
Easy to take
Few side effects, all of which are very rare

Verdict

There’s not much to complain about with Avantera Elevate, especially with their new fully transparent formula – so much so that it makes this a serious contender in the nootropic space.

The ingredients included are sound – in fact, they are industry-leading, fantastic compounds that really should benefit your cognitive health when dosed effectively.

Two capsules per day is easy enough to manage and if you do feel you need more of a boost you could always increase how many you take. Just go easy though, there’s a fair bit of caffeine in each serving and this, combined with the L-Theanine really will give you a smooth boost of energy.

The bacopa and turmeric dosages make this a very formidable option and should see you have improved focus and memory too.