Quinc said:
anyone take any dietary mind supps to help with concentration before going to the casino? grap seed extract is soposed to be a good one or caffine etc etc
Vinpocetine is an alkaloid synthesized from vincamine, a natural compound extracted from the leaves of periwinkle (Vinca minor L) which was first developed in Europe over 20 years ago.
(Dead link: http://organicpharmacy.org/products/Vinpocetine/SKU:VI6-pe)
New Zealand Deer Antler Velvet Extract
strength-endurance-recovery-HGH-aphrodisiac-anti aging-improve memory-boost immunity - LipoSpray is carefully derived from a proprietary Cold-Pressed extract of New Zealand Dear Velvet (Cervi Parvum Cornu)
http://www.biosynergy.com/IGF.htm
SMART DRUGS 2 - THE NEXT GENERATION
by Ward Dean, John Morgenthaler and Steven Fowkes
Sceptics about nootropics ("smart drugs") are unwitting victims of the so-called Panglossian paradigm of evolution. They believe that our cognitive architecture has been so fine-honed by natural selection that any tinkering with such a wonderfully all-adaptive suite of mechanisms is bound to do more harm than good. Certainly the notion that merely popping a pill could make you brighter sounds implausible. It sounds like the sort of journalistic excess that sits more comfortably in the pages of Fortean Times than any scholarly journal of repute.
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http://nootropics.com/