u/EntertainmentFar6888

I know it's difficult to reinvent the wheel on energy drinks. 99% are some variation of high dose of caffeine + B vitamins.

Still, as someone who rarely goes a day without an energy drink, I'd be curious to hear what people in this subreddit would look for in a uniquely ND take on the genre.

I also wonder what's possible and impossible to include, both in terms of formulating a carbonated drink that tastes good and doesn't have any 'silt' in it, and in terms of regulation and marketing rules.

Just wanted to share that after years of supplement tinkering, I'm more happy with my present stack than I've ever been.

I take a 1-5 capsules of ND black ginger in the morning first thing with mitidol. (Usually use most but not all days, with some extended breaks when the libido effects are a little too much.)

Mushroom magic coffee (baller or regular) shortly thereafter.

B, D, zinc/copper after breakfast.

Creatine and Infinifiber whenever I feel like it, usually mid-morning or late afternoon.

High dose of apigenin in the late afternoon/early evening.

ND magnesium glycinate and a drink that contains l-theanine and mag l-threonate in the evening.

I was going for optimizing memory, focus, cognition, workout energy, and balanced-but-high libido. I could probably use some tweaks to improve mood and sleep quality, particularly in light of my very high level of caffeine use (I mean besides cutting down on caffeine - obviously not going to happen). But overall it's really good.

A couple years ago, mid-thirties, I felt I was experiencing precipitous cognitive decline and in particularly really, really poor memory, because of rough living and health stuff from my younger years; and also felt my body was steadily breaking down.

My supplement stack is far from the only variable that's changed, yet particularly in terms of my own assessment of my mental performance, it's been really significant.