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Is ErinaMax really the only standardized erinacine A Lion's Mane?

We launched Erinamax over 3 years ago. Oriveda just did theirs a couple months ago. Also, it's still the same raw material as ours. It's ErinaPrime, made by our partners in Taiwan Grape King Bio, who we co-developed the ingredient with. Look up the trademark on the USPTO. We came…

ND Protein Powder?

Replying to rufio313 · Pretty saturated market but I’d also buy in a heartbeat. Meanwhile, you can look at Thorne and Transparent Labs for solid alternatives that have clean labels and do testing.

Transparent Labs doesn't do any identity testing or amino acid testing of every batch. Just click on their COAs. It's just heavy metals and microbial. For a place calling themselves Transparent Labs, you would at least expect full amino acid profiling on every batch... but no. Th…

Eurycomax - my (almost 1 year update)

Replying to lewanay · I’m pumped to hear about the uric acid reduction! BioGaia has some really interesting ones. I used their Reuteri product for hair growth and testosterone, in addition to other GI e…

Yes! I actually formulated a baby formula, in fact. My wife had a ton of trouble breastfeeding. She didn't produce enough milk, so we had to supplement with formula. It's crazy how shitty that market is, with very little education and science behind any of the formulas on the mar…

Eurycomax - my (almost 1 year update)

Replying to Warren_sl · It’s because it’s not actually kefir grains, they’re using specific strains they’re ordering and producing concentrated shots and drinks with. I think the milk or coconut base is b…

Even with concentrated cultures, the physics are brutal. Industrial freeze-dried probiotic concentrates typically max out at around 10¹¹ to 10¹² CFU/g (100 billion to 1 trillion per gram), and that's in a dry, powdered form with no moisture competing for space. A 2.5oz (74 mL) li…

NMN + Erinamax = Why did I get a massive energy boost from both?

Replying to GorillaMindSmooth · It's the enteric-coated tablets of nicotinamide. It's weird because I never noticed necessarily an energy boost from it, but today this happened!

Yep, the enteric coated ones are the strongest. Also, they are not stimulating on their own. It's usually dependent on other stuff in your stack. It's just our enteric NMN delivers a lot more through the Slc12a8 transporter, so you get more rapid increases in NAD+ production. Pai…

NMN + Erinamax = Why did I get a massive energy boost from both?

Which version of our NMN? Many people find it can be very stimulating for them, especially the enteric coated tablets. I have to be careful with them myself, because I usually have a very stimulating stack, and sometimes adding in enteric NMN pushes me to too energetic.

Eurycomax - my (almost 1 year update)

Replying to AAAUUUUAUAUAUUAUA · Very interesting to get those updates on the research front. Does the head clinician you mentioned only give erinamax for specific brain cancers or for all brain cancers? Im very c…

It's specifically in regards to coadministering it with radiation and/or chemotherapy to improve prognosis. It's not specifically for direct cancer-fighting effects. It's more a supportive effect to help your healthy brain cells survive while getting stronger treatment for the ca…

Grape seed extract lab testing fields blocked out. ND 3rd party testing doesn't have fields blocked out.

Everyone is just starting to say the words lab testing, transparency, and science like they are buzzwords. The biggest issue is that it is working. Transparent Labs came out and made people think they were lab testing and transparency focused, then refused to share lab reports wi…

Anyone have experience with Bacillus coagulans strain MTCC 5856?

Replying to pistachio-frog · Any info on whether this strain will be suitable for people with histamine intolerance?

Yes, Lactospore is specifically is listed as a recommended/tolerated strain by naturopaths and other doctors.

how legitimate is a 22 percent Eurycomanones in a tongkat ali supplement?

Replying to uuwen91 · The CoA shown on the product page appears to cover only microbial contamination and heavy metal levels. Request the CoA that includes eurycomanone content. If that assay is perform…

LJ100/Physta contains 0.5% to 0.8% eurycomanone in most batches we test.

How do you actually shop for third-party tested supplements without falling for a badge?

Replying to 10MileHike · *This is just another contract manufacturer!!*! Yeah ...."the formulator told us what recipe they used, so it must be in there!"

This is happening a LOT lately. As consumers start to demand COAs more, brands are putting them on the sites more. However, many times those are just supplier COAs. These contract manufacturers are getting better at making them look legit as well, confusing consumers. Then even I…

How do you actually shop for third-party tested supplements without falling for a badge?

/u/Pretty-Chill talked some about what you should look for in a positive way. I will talk about what you should look out for as red flags. Let's take a brand that has been blowing up lately, because they got David Beckham to come on to shill it: IM-8. I will link one of their Ins…

FedEx Infinite Loop

Replying to Ashamed-Status-9668 · Oh haha it went back to Memphis today. Tempe -> Memphis -> Phoenix -> Memphis

Glad it finally got to you. I just found out that a sample we sent to a lab on the east coast took 10 days to get there as well, so there must have been some serious backlogs with all those ice storms.

The story behind the FDA raid of Nootropics Depot

Replying to PIQAS · DEAR GOD, YOU SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER TURNING THIS INTO A NETFLIX MOVIE OR SHORT-SERIES OR SOMETHING. NOT ONLY IT IS INTERESTING AND SHOWS A LOT ABOUT THE INDUSTRY IN UNTESTED/NO…

I mean, that might sounds interesting to us, but would the average Netflix watcher find it interesting enough?

Infinigreens vs Green Vibrance

Replying to Extra-Art8589 · Yea, I was drawn to their formulas and zero fillers...maybe it was too good to be true. https://thesynergycompany.com/blogs/news/organic-vitamins-your-body-will-feel-the-differenc…

There's literally no evidence of even scientific explanation from them for those claims. They just say it without evidence. That's a marketing trick. To even know the quality of your ingredients, you need to at least test for them and standardize to bioactives. Even so, let's pre…

Infinigreens vs Green Vibrance

Replying to Extra-Art8589 · Try out Pure synergy, organic super food powder. I don't think Nootropics Depot have tested their products, but from what I've seen, they're pretty damn good.

Why would you think they are good? For one, 60 ingredients in one capsule is fucking bonkers. No way you could even test that. It's way to complex of a matrix for a lab analysis for each ingredient. That's also a kitchen sink approach. It's clear they just threw as many ingredien…

What is happening with ND?

Replying to 3ric843 · Root & Pestle are known for having the cleanest and highest quality kava on the market, and processing it very well. And their kavas definitely look, smell and taste way better tha…

I've heard of them. They are in Australia, correct? I think /u/Pretty-Chill has tried them and said he likes some of their stuff. We have not tested any of their stuff, though. I will have to get some to run through the lab. I just looked at their site, and this is a big concern:…

What is happening with ND?

Replying to redditproha · >Why do you not test for ginkgolic acid at all? Really? Where did he answer the question? And be specific. I literally asked the question 3 times and he dodged it every time.

We don't test for ginkgolic acids because it is not part of the Merieux testing panel. We send off Ginkgo to Merieux for testing. [Here is a COA from them on it.](https://imgur.com/a/xXkne22) We don't sell enough Ginkgo to justify putting a lot of internal R&D resources into expa…

What is happening with ND?

Replying to 3ric843 · It's the only one I am aware of, but you know one false claim is all it takes to hurt the trust people have in your company. If all the kava on the market is highly contaminated, …

It's not really a false claim, but I agree it can be misinterpreted and confusing. I will change it to "Noble Kava Traditional Water Extract" to be more clear. It is a 7-10:1 water extract. It's not just instantized kava powder. We can sell our current kava because it is made by…

What is happening with ND?

I paused all new product releases last summer, due to our rebrand and packaging update. My goal was to launch the rebrand before Black Friday. However, as it always seems to happen, it has taken longer than I expected. I was not happy with the initial samples of the bottles after…

Amazon bought Ashwagandha

Replying to Warren_sl · Entirely my bad. I read 5-deazaflavin as being a derivative of deazaflavin called tnd1128, tnd1128 is a different molecule that is a derivative of 5-deazaflavin. I was going to sou…

That place doesn't do any lab testing for TND1128. They also claim liposomal nano delivery system, but then show no other ingredients and state no additives. Total horseshit. They also say they do third party lab testing, but there are only 4 actual COAs on their entire site. htt…

InfiniEYE?

Replying to OrganicTransistor · I’ve been using Blueprint’s Advanced Antioxidants as an eye and skin health stack. Downside is it is very expensive, $50 for 30 pills. Would love if ND made something similar.

Don't buy from them. We realized that a bunch of their COAs on their site literally said "FAILED" on the results. We are friendly with some lawyers in the space, due to all our shit over the years, so we sent it over to them to see if it was a case they wanted to pick up. Well th…

This must be one of the better sales!

Replying to Beachday4 · That’s awesome, happy for you guys! I don’t order as much as I used to, but you guys deserve all the success. Staple in the community.

Thanks for the support! It's been a roller coaster, that's for sure! I just keep pushing forward.

Our Black Friday Sale 2025 is officially live!

Replying to AAAUUUUAUAUAUUAUA · Wait, so you could redeem like a 5-10 dollar voucher and the time resets, like even if you dont buy anything? I think i nearly lost like 9000 points because i miscalculated your sa…

Yes, any points earning or redeeming action resets the timer. That includes your birthday earning points, or inviting other people to buy. >Anyways, i did not get whole lot of super new or super exciting things, i am looking forward to doing some experimenting with dosages though…

Please bring back powders

Replying to Internal-Marzipan313 · I took it before, years ago, I think... and it seemed to work well. edit: order numbers 1373882 + 1290856, both 60's, in 2021, obviously worked well as I kept ordering it.. Th…

Ohh, two years ago. No, that one is fine. Finished lot RRTCS1020823 used capsule batch RRTCENZ1122VEG. [Here is the chromatogram.](https://imgur.com/a/v5GtkY9) Spec of 15mg/capsule rosavins, with a result of 17mg/capsule. This is why we do both in-process and finished lot testing…