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Your Fittest Year Yet | Supplement Blueprint for 2026

Now is the perfect time to start a refreshed daily supplement routine, or reinvent your current stack. This podcast episode pairs the most popular new years resolutions with supplements that can help you achieve them! Emiel and Erika discuss the products that they use for staying fit, calm under stress, and thinking creatively throughout the year. In addition, they cover supplement stacks that will support a multitude of health and cognition goals. Tune in for a refreshing podcast episode, and how you can design the blueprint for your fittest year yet. Loose weight - Berbelean, CyathermGain Muscle - Eurycomax, Cistamax, CreatineDrink less - Alcohol Defense before drinkingSubstitutes: Relievex, Supercritical Coriander, Kava, Kanna, Magnolia Bark, Shoden, TauromagEat Healthier - Infinigreens after a meal, Saffron, ALAThe Specialist GoalsImprove Mood - Saffron, Black Ginger, Kanna, Cistamax, CognanceImprove Relaxation - Ecklonia cava, Supercritical coriander, Lemon Balm, Baikal SkullcapImprove Cognitive Function (memory, focus, motivation) - OmegaTAU, Erinamax, Sabroxy, 4 DMA 7,8 DHF, Cognance, Mushroom Magic Matcha BallerEnhance Social Capabilities - Saffron, Kanna, Isoliquiritigenin, Tribugen, Eurycomax, Supercritical corianderImprove Sleep - Tauromag, Sleep support, Supercritical coriander, Lucidimax, LucidisporeImprove Libido - Black ginger, Tribugen, EurycomaxIncrease Stress Resilience - Panamax, ShodenImprove Immune Function - Immune defense, Immuse, LucidimaxFitness/Weight focusedCistamax or Eurycomax: Mood, libido, strength Cyatherm: Mood, libido, weightloss, blood flow, cognitive functionSaffron: Mood, focus, appetite reductionInfinigreens: Appetite reduction, micronutrients and blood flowCognition FocusedOmegaTAU: Memory, focus, moodCognance: Memory, divergent thinking, moodPolygala tenuifolia: Neuroplasticity, focus, motivation and moodErinamax: Memory, focus and moodBecoming Calmer Under StressPanamax: Relaxation, stress, mood, cognitive functionShoden: Relaxation, stress, mood, fitnessRhodiola Rosea 3% salidroside: Energy, stress, cognitive function, fitnessInfini-B: Energy without jitters Building a Social MoodBlack ginger: Mood, libido, blood flow, confidenceSaffron: Enhanced mood and focusCognance: Enhanced mood and focusIsoliquiritigenin: Relaxation, mood

Cyatherm | Fat Thermogenesis | Burn Baby, Burn!

Cyatherm is Nootropics Depot’s new thermogenic fat-burning supplement stack! Tune into the new podcast episode to learn about the science behind Cyatherm, and how it can help you reach your weight loss and fitness goals. In this month’s episode, we get into the difference between white and brown fat, how our bodies store and burn fat as energy, and why heat is essential in the fat burning process. We also break down the ingredients in Cyatherm, and how the addition of Black Ginger and Ecklonia Cava balance the stimulating effects of Cyatherm to provide more fat-burning benefits, as well as a subtle mood boost.

50 Best Selling Supplements

This month, Emiel and Erika round up Nootropics Depot’s
50 Best Selling Supplements from 2025! To celebrate our 50th episode of In Search of Insight, we rounded up the 50 most-loved supplements from the past year, and reminisce on our favorite episodes of In Search of Insight.
Tune into the new podcast episode on Tuesday November 4th to celebrate 50
episodes of the podcast, and to learn about Nootropics Depot’s most loved supplements from the last year!

Lucidimax | The Quest for Peak Reishi Potency

Learn how Nootropics Depot maximized the benefits of Red Reishi mushroom in a new podcast episode on our bioactive-packed stack, Lucidimax!Red Reishi is the ultimate mushroom for relaxation, sleep, respiration, and inflammation benefits. However, not all Reishi on the market contains the bioactives it claims, so naturally, we decided to test Red Reishi products from other brands to see how ours stacked up. In this podcast, our science director Ellie joins us to share these test results, discuss our methods for identifying important bioactives in Red Reishi, and what we’ve learned about the mushroom industry through years of research and product development!

Peruvian Black Maca | Capturing the Magic of the Andes With Science

Maca has been used as a food source and supplement for thousands of years, but has been steadily gaining popularity amongst fitness enthusiasts and biohackers in recent years. Emiel and Erika take a dose of Nootropics Depot’s new Peruvian Black Maca powder and discuss the mechanisms of action responsible for its calming, mood-lifting, and libido-enhancing effects.

Because of Maca’s growing popularity, sourcing quality Maca is more important than ever! Nootropics Depot has combined high quality gelatinized Maca with our Maca extract (5% macamides) and horseradish root powder, which work synergistically to strengthen the calming benefits of Maca. Emiel discusses the neuroscience behind maca’s effects, including how it works on cannabinoid and TRPA receptors to produce subtle stimulation, as well as how the fibers and starches in maca aid in healthy digestion and satiation. Erika and Emiel mix the Peruvian Black Maca powder with Infinigreens into a daily drink taken after breakfast, which provides them with energy, focus, and genuine fullness for the first half of the day. Want to learn more about our optimized and improved Peruvian Black Maca powder? Tune into the podcast on Tuesday September 2nd at 10:00 AM MST.

Ashwagandha is a trusted botanical for managing stress and promoting healthy sleep, however, not all Ashwagandha extracts on the market actually contain the bioactives they claim. This month, Nootropics Depot owner Paul and Science Director Ellie join Emiel and Erika to discuss the complexities of the Ashwagandha plant, lab testing practices that ensure high quality supplements, and which Ashwagandha extract is the right fit for you. Nootropics Depot tests every Ashwagandha product to ensure that our supplements always contain the beneficial compounds we claim, and in this podcast, you'll learn how easy it is to access the testing data for your supplements on our new website! Click here to watch the podcast premiere on YouTube on August 5th 2025 at 10:00 am MST.

Podcast Chapters

0:00 Introduction - Welcoming Ellie!

1:20 Nootropics Depot’s Cell Culture Lab

3:25 Taking Shoden Ashwagandha

9:27 KSM-66 - What Sets It Apart?

16:14 Anhedonia from Ashwagandha

23:39 Ellie’s Ashwagandha History

26:39 The Science behind KSM-66

29:34 Why Do Solvents Matter?

44:12 Nootropics Depot’s Ashwagandha Extract

52:47 OUR VERY SPECIAL GUEST

53:28 Consumer Lab Results

58:55 Working with Arjuna to Make the Shoden Method

1:05:10 Comparing Nootropics Depot’s Lab Testing vs. Consumer Labs

1:12:13 Consistency Is Essential 

1:14:30 The Production Process 

1:19:30 Leading By Example 

1:22:30 Ashwagandha Chromatograms

The Ultimate Tongkat Ali Stack

In this podcast episode, we discuss the role of testosterone in muscle building, why men and women can both benefit from Eurycomax, and the perceptible confidence boosting effects of a single dose of Eurycomax! Emiel and Erika break down the science behind our optimized Tongkat Ali stack and how the combination of Tongkat Ali extracts, Horny Goat weed, Mucuna Puriens, Boron and Iodine can help you reach your fitness goals. If you are serious about reaching your fitness goals with high quality natural supplements, tune into this podcast and learn about the game changing and laser-focused ingredients in the Eurycomax stack.

Podcast Chapters

0:00 Introduction

6:00 Taking EurycoMAX

9:35 What’s Causing the Benefits? Cold water ultrasonic extract

17:09 What are the pros and cons of Tongkat Ali?

26:00 Why A Single Dose is Enough!

27:45 Dopamine, Testosterone

30:33 Ingredient Round Up

39:52 Checking in On Perceptible Effects

45:32 Sex Binding Hormone Globulin - Free Testosterone

46:00 Boron Increases Free Testosterone

49:40 Iodine Balances the Stack - Thyroid Regulation

56:56 Motivation Effects of Eurycomax

1:06:29 Balancing Estrogen Synthesis - Tongkat Ali + Icariin

1:10:44 Testosterone Benefits of Eurycomax

1:14:13 Mucuna Puriens - Testosterone and Dopamine Benefits

1:16:00 Icariin Balances Estrogen and Testosterone

1:18:00 Dosages of the Eurycomax Stack Ingredients

1:19:20 Tongkat Ali of the Highest Quality

INFINIGREENS is finally here, Nootropics Depot's new greens powder! Why take a greens powder when you can simply eat a salad instead? We answer this question in extensive depth in this podcast episode, launching Tuesday June 3rd at 10:00 AM MST. InfiniGreens contains 14 carefully selected ingredients to provide you with the fiber, minerals, and micronutrients that you need in your everyday diet. Most people do not consume enough dark leafy greens in their diet - that's where InfiniGreens comes in!0:00 Introduction9:00 Tasting Infinigreens for the First Time11:19 Price Breakdown12:35 Greens For Lazy People14:11 What is in Infinigreens? Ingredient breakdown16:44 Reddit Parsley Scandal18:02 Why These Greens?22:10 Fiber! 23:35 Fermentable Fibers - Prebiotic27:25 Potassium Benefits29:36 Perceptible Effects!32:30 The Pump!40:49 Getting Deeper Into the Ingredients

The First Real Ecklonia Cava on the Market?