How to Use nootropic in a Sentence

nootropic

noun
  • But how much of the promise of nootropics is science fact?
    Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2023
  • For Burke and other brain hackers, the evidence for nootropics is strong enough.
    Sara Solovitch, Washington Post, 11 June 2017
  • Like all nootropics, Fladrafinil does come with some risk for negative side effects.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • See, for instance, Jack Dorsey’s regimen of weekend fasts or Elon Musk’s use of nootropics.
    Barrett Swanson, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Will nootropics combat it one day, or will some of these experiments end badly?
    Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2018
  • Phenibut is one of the most popular and powerful nootropics available today.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • They are known for manufacturing some of the highest quality nootropics anywhere in the world.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Caffeine is a nootropic, as is L-theanine, but functional and edible mushrooms are some of the best nootropics available.
    Robert Johnson, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Each 60-minute podcast session will be focused on supplements and nootropics, obviously, but watch out for the Russian judge!
    Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 30 Jan. 2024
  • This could produce the same effects as nootropics or smart drugs, but with fewer potential side effects, as the brain is stimulated directly.
    Dom Galeon, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2017
  • One recent craze in this area concerns nootropics: drugs or supplements that are supposed to improve cognitive function.
    Aaron E. Carroll, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2016
  • Try Uplift Coffee, the first bottled coffee made with the revolutionary Warm Brewing™ process and infused with a patented melange of brain-enhancing nootropics!
    Christopher Mims, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2018
  • Phenibut is a powerful nootropic with anxiolytic and sedative effects.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • In particular, people with cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease may want to take a nootropic to slow cognitive decline and improve mental health.
    Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Designed specifically for powerlifters, this pre workout contains a strong blend of stimulants and nootropics to help boost energy, focus, and endurance.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2023
  • Its unique blend of nootropics and caffeine provides a steady stream of energy and laser-sharp focus, without the jitters or crash commonly associated with other pre workout supplements.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2023
  • The medical community is skeptical of nootropics, and discourages their use.
    Richard Cooke, The New Republic, 3 Sep. 2019
  • That has been founder Jen Batchelor’s tack at Kin Euphorics, her non-alcoholic, functional beverage brand formulated with a blend of nootropics, adaptogens, and botanics.
    Madeline Fass, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2019
  • Brainhackers playing with nootropics tend to be overachieving type-A personalities not afraid to experiment, using themselves as lab rats.
    Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2018
  • Awakened Futures encouraged that attitude by handing out nootropics to every entrant.
    Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED, 8 June 2019
  • And in general, consumers are open to reducing stress, improving cognitive function, and improving their wellbeing through plants and herbs (think: adaptogens, mushrooms, and nootropics).
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 9 Feb. 2023
  • This year, nootropics have gone thoroughly mainstream by intersecting with other powerful consumer trends.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, Vox, 8 July 2019
  • This powerful nootropic can help with focus, learning, clarity, alertness and memory recall.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Vinh Ngo, a San Francisco family practice doctor who specializes in hormone therapy, has become familiar with piracetam and other nootropics through a changing patient base.
    Sara Solovitch, Washington Post, 11 June 2017
  • However, the focus has mostly been on daytime supplements, leaving nighttime nootropics largely unnoticed.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 July 2023
  • The result is an effective natural adderall alternative which provides the mental energy boost of a potent caffeine pill with the cognitive enhancement and motivation support of a daily nootropic.
    Dallas News, 24 July 2022
  • Bright Brain Absolute Focus is a high quality nootropic that promotes energy, learning, memory, focus, and overall mental performance.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The drinks boasts health beneficial ingredients like organic teas, fruit extracts, antioxidants, adaptogens, and nootropics like passion flower & lion’s mane extract.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Though its name suggests a nootropics concern or a purveyor of networked exercise equipment, Superhuman’s unbodied offering is productivity software for the inbox.
    Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 17 July 2019
  • For example, Noopept, a synthetic nootropic, often has almost immediate effects on cognitive ability.
    Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2023

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