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Brain Food
How Coconut Oil Can Support Your Keto Diet and Brain Health
Coconut oil has surged in popularity in recent years, finding its way into kitchens, coffee cups, keto diet plans, and even oral hygiene routines. Yet, amidst its widespread use, a lesser-known fac...
Brain Food
The Ultimate List of Flavonoids You Should Be Eating
Who needs superpowers from radioactive spiders when you have flavonoids? Sure, they won’t help you sling webs across the city, but they do work tirelessly to conquer health-damaging villains and ma...
Adaptogens
Lion’s Mane Coffee: What It Is, What It Can Offer, and How to Make It
In the ever-evolving landscape of health trends and gourmet delights, a unique fusion has captured the attention of both health enthusiasts and coffee lovers alike: lion’s mane coffee.
Don’t worr...
Brain Food
Caffeine and Brain Fog: How Coffee Boosts Mental Clarity
Has your cognitive forecast been more cloudy than clear? Science says caffeine may be just what you need to bust through that brain fog.
When you’re stuck in this hazy mental traffic jam, your nogg...
Adaptogens
Lion's Mane Coffee: The Ultimate Brain-Boosting Brew
Coffee is often celebrated for its numerous health benefits, from its rich antioxidant content to its well-documented energy-boosting properties. However, this much-loved beverage can also come wit...
Adaptogens
10 Science-Backed Brain Health Supplements
Are brain health supplements the secret to keeping your mind forever young?
Or are they just like weight loss pills: placebos promising an easy fix in lieu of healthy dietary and lifestyle changes?...
Brain Food
8 Essential Foods for Your Nervous System
Ever feel like your nerves are more frayed than your favorite pair of jeans?
Our nervous system is the HQ for everything that happens in our bodies and brains. But taking care of it may be more of ...
Brain Food
The MIND Diet: Can It Improve Brain Health?
Can the foods on the MIND diet help preserve your brain health and mental edge?
Although researchers say cognitive decline isn’t an inevitable part of aging, Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leadin...
Brain Food
The Power of Magnesium: Benefits, Supplements, and Food Sources
Imagine a magic potion that could help you simultaneously combat stress, sleep better, and keep your heart healthy. It turns out, you don’t have to look far to find this wondrous solution—it’s hidi...
Brain Food
Keto for Brain Fog: Understanding the Science and Benefits
We’ve all been there—that frustrating yet familiar feeling of mental fog weighing us down as we struggle to concentrate, recall information, or maintain mental clarity. Often referred to as “brain...
Brain Food
Food and Mood: How Diet Affects Mental Health
Anxiety and depression rank among the most prevalent mental health conditions globally. Many people struggling with these issues seek solace in their preferred comfort foods, whether it’s ice cream...
Adaptogens
Mental Clarity Supplements: Naturally Boost Your Brain
Are you tired of feeling like you’re living in a mental haze? Do you struggle with mood swings, lack of mental focus, and a general sense of “blah”?
If so, you’re not alone! In today’s fast-paced w...
Brain Food
The Anti-Stress Diet: Foods That Reduce Cortisol
With the daily grind of work demands, family obligations, and navigating through traffic with drivers who make you question humanity, stress is something we all experience. But when it becomes chro...
Brain Food
Foods for Brain Fog: Add These to Your Diet for a Sharper Mind
Do you regularly find yourself feeling mentally foggy and unfocused? You could be experiencing brain fog.
Brain fog isn’t a medical condition, but rather a term used to describe a set of symptoms t...
Adaptogens
The World’s Healthiest Mushrooms for Stress Resilience, Immune Support, & More
Are you a fan of mushrooms? If so, good news! Mushrooms are some of the healthiest foods in existence, with many varieties offering benefits from energy to stress resilience to enhanced brain power...
Brain Food
Alzheimer’s Diet: What Foods to Eat for Dementia Prevention
Can eating specific foods (and avoiding others) reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia? A growing body of evidence suggests the answer is yes.
One diet in particular,...
Brain Food
Brain Nutrition: Essential Nutrients for a Healthy Brain
When you consider your diet, chances are you’re mainly focused on how the food you consume affects the health of your body and (let’s be honest) your physical appearance.
However, food affects not...
Brain Food
How to Increase Your IQ: 7 Actionable Ways
Many people think intelligence is something that’s fixed. You either have it or you don’t! However, the brain is far more adaptable than one might think. Certain activities and habits have been sho...
Brain Food
The Ultimate Guide to MCT Oil
As one of the key ingredients in the viral “bulletproof coffee” trend, MCT oil has become a well-known supplement in the wellness world.
While it’s most commonly associated with the keto diet, it’s...
Brain Food
What Are the Best Nootropic Supplements?
Nootropics are exploding in popularity as more and more people recognize the cognitive benefits these supplements provide.
From students and young professionals to business owners and athletes, pe...
Adaptogens
Adaptogens 101: Lion's Mane and Other Brain Boosters
Struggling with stress, brain fog, or fatigue? You might want to look into adaptogens.
What are adaptogens? They are active compounds found in certain plants and mushrooms that impact how the body...
Brain Food
10 Keto Breakfast Recipes to Start Your Day Right
Breakfast can be hard. Breakfast on the go is even harder! Still, we all know how important breakfast is. After waking up from a too-short night of sleep, it’s easy to neglect to nourish your body ...
Brain Food
5 Best Foods to Eat Before Bed
Getting a good night's sleep is very important to your health. 7-8 hours of sleep every night can help reduce your risk of chronic illnesses, keep your brain healthy and alert, and boost your immun...
Brain Food
10 Keto Office Snacks to Beat the "2:30 Feeling"
Let’s face it: the typical office “snack rack” sucks. It's riddled with cheap carbs (e.g., corn, oats, rice), packed with sugar or sugar equivalents (e.g., dextrose), and offers little-to-no nutrit...
Brain Food
Spirulina: What to Know About The Superfood
Have blue-green drinks and “mermaid” smoothies been filling your social media feeds lately?
Believe it or not, you have an edible algae to thank for that! Spirulina has become a wildly popular addi...
Brain Food
5 Simple Tricks to Stay Healthy This Summer
Barbecues, cold fruity drinks, beach vacations - all three are components of a fantastic summer ahead. But remember: it's important not to scrap your clean-eating and exercise habits amidst the sea...
Brain Food
4 Foods for Better Moods
The link between food and mood in popular culture centers largely on blunt, high-level concepts. Take Snickers commercials for example - they effectively villainize hunger's temperamental effects w...
Brain Food
6 Snacks That Cause You To Crash
In a given week, do you often feel tired during the day? If you answered yes you’re not alone - in fact, you’re in the majority. A recent study assessed 1,139 American workers and found that 76% re...
Brain Food
Matcha Madness
“What’s Maaatch-Ah?”
We’ve heard that question at least 100 times over the past month, despite Matcha emerging as one of the hottest ingredient trends of the past year. So, we figured we’d write a ...
Brain Food
Cacao vs. Cocoa vs. Chocolate
As we’ve sampled out IQ Bars from our very first production run in Boston, we’ve fielded hundreds of questions about the ingredients we use in our products. One of the most common inquiries we get ...