Nootropics Supplements: Typical Quackery

"Chris Kresser is a licensed acupuncturist and self-identified proponent and practitioner of functional medicine and ancestral health. He has his own website with lots of health information, articles, and links to various businesses, many his own. It’s important to know that he doesn’t have any formal training in medicine or research.

"ACSH recently published an explainer piece on nootropics briefly touching on the idea that prominent wellness influencers often have their own lines of supplements that may include nootropics. Kresser is a prime example. In a 2024 article about nootropics on his website, Kresser discusses his favorite caffeine-free nootropics to help you “enhance your brainpower, sharpen your focus, and protect your cognitive health as you age.” They include citicoline, lion’s mane mushroom, phosphatidylserine, Bacopa monnieri, ginkgo biloba, uridine monophosphate, and alpinia galanga. Let’s go through these one by one."

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