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It CAN run on ketones, however, key areas of thinking are still dependent upon glucose to function.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you find yourself &#8220;nooted up&#8221; but you&#8217;re struggling to find the right words and phrases, it&#8217;s likely because your high-performance, <strong>nootropics-enhanced brain is starving for glucose<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You don\u2019t need a lot of carbs to optimize this. You just need 10-20 grams:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>A handful of grapes<\/strong><\/li><li>A glucose shot<\/li><li><strong>Honey-laced tea<\/strong><\/li><li>Or a long-burn carbohydrate like steel-cut oats dusted with cinnamon<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When you\u2019re in a high-performance event (all-day meeting, big pitch, playing a championship Chess match, hardcore brain training), you can bump up your glucose a bit more. <strong>The key with glucose<\/strong> is to STREAM IT IN by sipping a beverage or by eating slower digesting, complex carbs such as rice, oatmeal, etc.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <a href=\"http:\/\/nootopia.com\/app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">your 30-day Guided Journey<\/a> you\u2019ll get many more hacks to boost nootropics effects. Plus, you\u2019ll learn the best combinations, time of day, and on what days to take them to experience epic mental states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Now, let\u2019s move on to our next <strong>Performance Enhancing Powermove: Minimize or avoid weed, alcohol, and meds.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nootropic stacks are &#8220;blunted&#8221; by bong hits (THC specifically), excess levels of alcohol, and many meds. If you\u2019re committed to getting high and drunk, then we suggest waiting until night and using Mental Reboot to help you recover and be ready for the next day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mental Reboot is specifically formulated to help remove the detritus that accumulates in the brain from those drugs and meds. Take the night-time oral capsule and daytime sublingual, and you&#8217;ll eliminate most, if not all of those toxic residues.&nbsp;<br>And if you want an extra boost in mental clarity and focus, here\u2019s a great <strong>Powermove: Take probiotics to balance your neurotransmitters.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/zzUEVnQW4uKle3O7ugvQYCK4magHrJ1zh3rI12rxfb9XiwHGVP9-rAmD8Q3KzqjdmxtT7WX46i4KoA3fNEfLazXtTLVdgumBdlsiyKFQ1dJoAg0ILL6_iKFFROcdiVT-NWi6equx\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Symptoms of imbalanced neurotransmitters include anxiety, depression, irritability, and brain fog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.bioptimizers.com\/products\/cognibiotics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">probiotics in CogniBiotics<\/a> produce neurotransmitters and ensure that they are in balance with each other. 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