Now Foods True Focus-Review
Product Claims of True Focus
We all go through slumps in our mental output. It could be diet, stress, lack of exercise, age, poor lifestyle choices or any number of other factors that lead to us feeling mentally run-down. Caffeine shots and energy drinks had their day, until many people started realizing how detrimental they were, thanks to the sugar and caffeine overload. Manufacturers cottoned on to the fact that people were seeking healthier alternatives that provided a quick cognitive upswing, but that also enhanced cerebral health long term. There are numerous brain boosters available, each claiming to do just that, but the fact is that all formulae are not equal.
Under review today is True Focus, one of many brain boosters available. It promises to combine two key neurotransmitters, Norepinephrine and Dopamine, with other key ingredients so you can maintain a feeling of wellbeing, mental alertness and mental sharpness. Let’s analyze the formula to see how it compares to what has been researched and scientifically documented as being the best ingredients for a brain booster.
Ingredients
- Vitamin C (from Potassium Ascorbate)
- Vitamin B-6 (from Pyridoxine HCl)
- Potassium (from Potassium Ascorbate)
- L-Tyrosine (Free-Form)
- L-Phenylalanine (Free-Form)
- Taurine (Free-Form)
- Grape Seed Extract (Vitis vinifera)
- Potassium Ascorbate Powder
- DMAE (from Dimethylaminoethanol Bitartrate)
- Ginkgo Extract (Ginkgo biloba) (Leaf)
- CoQ10 (Coenzyme Q10) (as Ubiquinone)
CoQ10 is necessary for slowing the aging process of cells and fighting damage to cells. It particularly helps the heart, liver and brain. As it also has implications for artery health and lowering blood pressure, it helps to ensure enough oxygenated blood reaches the brain. This improves brain function all round. The B-complex vitamins are vital for a myriad bodily processes. This formula lacks B12, B1, B2 and B3. B6 helps with energy and brain development. B3 in particular - one of the vitamins lacking here - causes irritability and a lack of concentration among other things when it is lacking.
Grape Seed Extract has antioxidant properties that help brain cells degenerate slower, and also repair themselves. They also help to strengthen artery walls and keep the blood pumping through as easily as possible. Ginkgo is a star ingredient well-known for aiding cognition and slowing mental decline on a number of fronts. L-Tyrosine is brilliant for helping the thyroid work optimally - your brain processes will suffer if the thyroid is malfunctioning. Most importantly, the latter plus L-Phenylalanine are necessary for the formation of Norepinephrine and Dopamine, two key feel-good and energizing hormones.
Besides missing a vast chunk of the B Complex what you are also missing here is Glutamine, St John’s Wort, Guarana, Bacopa Monnieri, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Huperzine A and L-Theanine. Like L-Tyrosine, L-Theanine is the other amino acid you need to improve cognitive performance. Guarana is a stimulant which, in the correct dosage, enhances mental performance. Bacopa and Huperzine A, on the other hand, have been well documented as memory enhancers in scientific journals. Like COQ10, Alpha Lipoic Acid has a strong ability to reduce oxidative stress or aging. There are therefore a number of ingredients missing that are the most well-researched as being beneficial to brain health and output, both in the short- and long-terms.
Dosage Instructions
Take 2 capsules a day between meals. Do not administer to children. Consult your doctor if pregnant or nursing, taking medication, or if you have a medical condition. This product contains L-Phenylalanine so stay clear if you have an allergy or sensitivity or other incompatible health ailment.
Although there are positives to the formula there are definite misses. You would still be lacking key brain health ingredients even if you stuck to the dosage dutifully.
Cost and Guarantee
90 Vegetarian capsules retails for $11.15. This is significantly cheaper than many brain boosters. You must remember though that while you are reaping some benefit, some ingredients in the formula are not optimally geared towards improving brain health. Importantly, you are missing more than a handful of well-researched ingredients which you should be getting.
There are no discounts by volume. In the long run a manufacturer should offer these as you’ll need to take the brain boosters for quite a while so you build up the dual short- and long-term beneficial properties.
No money-back guarantees are in place A lack of a returns policy often indicates that the manufacturer is not as confident in its product as it purports to be.
Summary of Our True Focus Review
This supplement costs less than many other brain boosters. The capsules have been manufactured according to GMP standards. There are few reviews for this product but consumers are rating it as above average nonetheless.
When it comes to your brain health, would you rather not pay slightly more for a supplement you know contains every well-researched ingredient that will quickly improve your focus, and keep brain health optimal over the long term? In any event, the supplement you really want is all this and more - it is also backed by a guarantee, and not that expensive after all when you buy 3 or 6 bottles. Keep this in mind when considering what purchase to make, for this supplement is missing almost the entire B complex, for starters. It is also missing a host of potent, brain-specific ingredients as outlined earlier. Perhaps it is hardly surprising then that the manufacturer offers no sort of guarantee - the kind of improvement you are seeking in all likelihood simply won’t be felt.
