Lifestyle

6 Minute Read

The Perils of Excessive Caffeine Use: How Much Caffeine Is Too Much?
Caffeine is a natural stimulant found in various plants, including coffee beans, tea leaves, cocoa beans, and kola nuts. People have been consuming caffeinated drinks for se... more

Lifestyle

6 Minute Read

GABA: Nootropic, Amino Acid, Neurotransmitter, or All of the Above?
Gamma-aminobutyric acid is, in fact, a nootropic, amino acid and neurotransmitter. As such, it is super interesting. Commonly referred to as GABA, because saying gamma-aminob... more

Lifestyle

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Amaranth as a Superfood: An Imposter with a lot to Offer
Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) is a superfood grain packed with nutritional compounds, much like rice and maize. It’s sometimes classified as a cereal grain because of the nutriti... more

Lifestyle

6 Minute Read

Uncovering the Secrets of Eleuthero: Origins, History & Use
One of the 13 adaptogens, nootropics and superfoods in MTE, a daily greens powder, is eleuthero (Eleutherococcus senticosus). A relatively new player in Western medicine, this... more

Lifestyle

6 Minute Read

Everything You Need to Know About L-Theanine
When life gets too stressful, we can start feeling irritated, angsty and unable to focus. That’s why finding something to help recalibrate and restore our minds back to balan... more

Lifestyle

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The Tulsi Adaptogen: Where the Sacred Meets Science
Perhaps the only adaptogen more integral to Indian Ayurveda than ashwagandha is holy basil. With a probable history spanning 6 millennia of Ayurvedic medicine, the adaptogen h... more

Lifestyle

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Understanding Ashwagandha: from Ancient Ayurvedic Medicine to Modern Health & ...
Perhaps one of the most recognized ingredients in the modern movement for holistic health is ashwagandha. Also known as Indian ginseng and Indian winter cherry, the scientifi... more

Lifestyle

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The Difference Between Theacrine & Caffeine: Staying Awake Without Coffee
If you're like most people, you've become heavily reliant on caffeine to wake up, get focused and get through the day. Unfortunately, that often comes with a price. It seems ... more

Lifestyle

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A message from our formulator
When I was a child, my mother suffered from a disease that had not yet been named. She was a mystery to us all including the physicians who would stare into her medical charts... more

Lifestyle

6 Minute Read

The Power of Sleep: Are You Getting Enough?
Everybody needs good sleep. It directly affects mental and physical well-being day-to-day, but also cumulatively over time, which is why committing to sleep is one of the best... more

Teaching

8 Minutes

The Power of Superfoods & the Rise and Fall of the Multivitamin
We hear the term “superfood” all over the place – ads for nutritional meal plans, recommendations for diets, as powerhouse ingredients in wellness drinks. But what does it mea... more

Lifestyle

6 Minute Read

Naturally Focused: Using Nootropics to Navigate Distraction
Bet if you are reading this article on your phone you’re probably doing so between TikToks. Or maybe you’re skimming the web for a solution to your distractions, which has onl... more

Lifestyle

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Adaptogens: A New Name for Some Very Old Medicinal Herbs
As our culture pivots towards more natural remedies to maladies traditionally treated with pharmaceuticals, IVs and surgical procedures, the concept of wellness is becoming ab... more