In this episode of the Cortex nootropics podcast, we’re going to talk about stacking strategies for smart drugs and nootropics. We’ll discuss:
- Stacking choline sources with racetams, and why.
- The potential depletion of acetylcholine when using certain racetams.
- Preventing racetam headaches via ensuring optimal acetylcholine levels.
- Stack suggestions like ALCAR and Bacopa, CDP Choline and Triacetyluridine, Aniracetam and Alpha GPC, Theanine and Caffeine, and more.
As I promised in the podcast, here are the official names of the Shankhpushpi nootropic stack:Convulvulus pluricaulis Choisy. (Convulvulaceae), Evolvulus alsinoides Linn. (Convulvulaceae), Clitoria ternatea Linn. (Papilionaceae) and Canscora decussata Schult. (Gentianaceae).
Links mentioned/talked about
- Piracetam and cholinergic transmission – Longecity
- Dave Asprey/Steven Fowkes’ coining of the term “Choline Dominant.”
- CDP Choline increases ACh and dopamine receptor densities – Longecity
- An update on Shankhpushpi: a cognition-boosting Ayurvedic medicine – Pubmed
- Cortex Gen 1 nootropic stack
- CDP Choline – A pharmacological review – Pubmed
- Reduced lipofuscin accumulation in senescent rat brain by long-term acetyl-L-carnitine treatment – Pubmed