Ascend | Nootropic

Ascend differs greatly from other nootropics because rather than directly stimulating your brain to work harder, it provides it with nutrients and compounds that help it work and grow more efficiently and robustly.

In this way, Ascend isn’t a “short-term study aid” so much as a long-term cognitive enhancer.

When you first start taking Ascend, you may notice a slight increase in alertness and improvement in mood.

The real reason to supplement with it, however, is the cumulative effects that develop after several weeks of use, which can include improvements in working memory, information comprehension, and mood stabilization.

You can also expect other nootropics that act more directly and thus aren’t in Ascend to work better with Ascend than without it.

Our primary goal with Ascend was to create a brain booster that worked more like a “brain vitamin” than “brain stimulant,” and that meant excluding certain compounds that provide immediate beneficial effects but then backfire after you stop taking them.

For example, while huperzine-A may be beneficial for cognition, it remains in the body for quite some time and thus shouldn’t be taken every day. By excluding huperzine-A from Ascend, then, it remains safe for daily consumption and gives you the flexibility of “stacking” it with huperzine-A once or twice per week if desired.

We passed on many other compounds because they were either too acute acting (stimulants and neurotransmitter precursors like 5-HTP and L-DOPA, for instance) or, as in the case of phosphatidylserine, didn’t believe the costs justified the benefits.

As interesting as these compounds are, they’re also synthetic drugs and not allowed in supplements per the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA).

While Ascend is a rather “low-risk” nootropic due to its focus on supporting optimal brain health and function as opposed to stimulating it into overdrive, there are still potential side effects.

The major one is studies show that bacopa monnieri can cause some intestinal distress. If this happens to you, then take Ascend with a small meal, ideally containing some fish oil like Triton, and some dietary fiber.

Beyond that, it’s possible that agmatine may make you less confrontational in general. This is only a theoretical side effect but is still worth mentioning for those of you who value your aggression. :-)

No.

Think of Ascend as a multivitamin for your brain, providing it with a steady supply of vital nutrients that not only improve general health and function but also enhance the effects of other nootropics that do need to be cycled, like huperzine-A and L-DOPA.

No.

That said, if you are one of the individuals who gets a bit of stimulation from the first dose of CDP-Choline, then that effect may fade in time (but not its general benefits).

While it’s theoretically possible for Ascend to produce withdrawal effects, since it provides benefits slowly over time, any such effects would be minimal if even noticeable at all.

As Ascend can enhance the effectiveness of other nootropics, then it’s possible that it could magnify their withdrawal effects. This is uncertain and possibly even unlikely, however, since some components of Ascend were included to prevent this scenario.

No, it contains no direct stimulants of any kind.

You may notice an immediate increase in focus due to the CDP-Choline, but this poses no threat to cardiac conditions.

You don’t need to be worried! The product is perfectly safe. :)

That label is there because of California's Proposition 65 requirements. This is a law that requires products to have a warning label if they contain any of 900 chemicals (even in trace amounts).

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) already set safe levels for these chemicals, but Prop 65 goes beyond those requirements.

For example, their requirements for lead (0.5 PPM) are FAR below federal standards (10 PPM). In fact, many foods have higher natural lead content than Prop 65 regulations—just two servings of tuna per day puts[1] you well over the limit. So, just because a product bears the Prop 65 label doesn’t mean it’s dangerous.

Yes.

Yes.

None of the ingredients are derived from meat.

No.

Nothing in Ascend comes directly from animals or animal products, but the Alpha-GPC may come into contact with animal products during processing, and so therefore it’s not 100% vegan-friendly.