Comment · Thu, May 2, 2024 · ND Owner
⚠️ NEW PRODUCT RELEASES ARE COMING 5/9/24 | Two Mystery Products, L-Tryptophan Capsules, & Supercritical CO2 Cistanche Capsules⚠️
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NDSocialMedia · 56 points
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Mystery Product #1 Hints
1. The plant family that this herb comes from, has about 1600 species in it. A large amount of these species are commonly used as spices or bioactive herbs.
2. This herb is from a country that was featured in a film in which the actors could have probably benefited from some alcohol defense!
Mystery Product #2 Hints
1. This stack has been developed to modulate a sensation that early philosophers thought was merely an emotion. A group of philosophers even thought that this sensation was produced predominantly by the heart, but that has been disproven.
2. Contrary to other stacks designed for this purpose, our stack focuses a lot of attention on the GABAergic system.
L-Tryptophan Capsules
* Crucial for serotonin synthesis
* Converts to 5-HTP in the body
* Helps regulate mood
* Great to take with dopaminergic supplements
Supercritical Cistanche Capsules
* Potent standalone extract from…
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TheGermanGuy21 · 16 points
To the ND staff having tried the Supercritical Cistanche as a standalone, how does it feel compared to the others? I've only tried CistaMAX and it made me very lethargic and blunted my emotions, felt similar to NMDA antagonists (not sure if that is a MOA of Cistanche?) which I personally don't react well to. I'm wondering if the Supercritical is worth a shot and also just curious how it compares!
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
Cistanche is one that is extremely variable by person. Some people get stimulated, while others get sedated. Some people also get different effects from each extract, so it is hard to give you a definitive answer on how you will react to the supercritical CO2 extract. I personally find it stimulating, as does another guy in our office. Both of us find CistaMAX stimulating as well, though. So it's hard to say if you will. The supercritical CO2 Cistanche has double the acetoside (verbascoside) of our original Cistanche extract, and 20X that of the non-extracted whole powder. The verbascoside in Cistanche activates protein kinase C, which affects glucose transport and smooth muscle contraction. It also increases dopamine biosynthesis by promoting the expression of tyrosine hydroxylase mRNA and protein, and up-regulates the expression of 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1B (5-HT1B). I think this is why it is sedating for some and stimulating for others. It depends on their natural levels of dopamine and serotonin.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0944711323003884