The most commonly asked questions about focus factor
Stomach upset, nausea and diarrhea
Chest pain and rashes, due to L-glutamine intolerance
DMAE can cause constipation, lightheadedness, migraines, depression, hypertension, and insomnia, we generally don’t like to see this in brain supplements, despite it’s benefits due to these common issues.
Yes, Focus Factor will likely work for most people, we expect that the vitamin blend alone would improve the overall cognitive function of most people and assuming that even the just the phosphatidylserine is correctly dosed in Focus Factor there’s a good chance of at least a mild performance increase.
Vitamins A, C, D, E,
B6, B12, folic acid, biotin, riboflavin, niacin, iodine, magnesium, calcium,
iron, zinc, selenium, chromium, copper, manganese and choline are all
beneficial vitamins and minerals, deficiencies can cause lowering of focus.
It’s the proprietary blend
where things go a little south, the main issue is that it’s a total of 800mg,
which means that we can’t be sure if any of the ingredients
are in their correct dosages.
DMAE – Said to boost brain help and improve
REM sleep, the research is spotty and it has a lot of side effects. It does
increase production of ACH which is used for a lot of brain function, there
just isn’t much in the way of solid evidence as of yet.
DHA – An Omega 3 fatty acid, DHA is a good
inclusion, we all know how useful omega 3 is for the brain, they’re called essential
fats for a reason.
L-glutamine
– Is an amino acid used
in the brain, there isn’t much evidence that supplementing it
will do much.
Phosphatidylserine – This is one of the best
ingredients for boosting cognitive function, it’s also great for
long-term brain health and has been tested as a potential treatment for
numerous cognitive and memory issues. It’s been shown to be
beneficial for improving function on memory tasks and focus. The effective
dosage is only 100mg so we do expect that it’s included in an
effective dose.
N-acetyl Tyrosine – Tyrosine is a pretty
solid inclusion and has made it into Focus Factor, it’s good for mood and
brain function, but we expect it’s under dosed as it needs to be
200mg.
Bilberry
fruit – This fruit has
antioxidant qualities, it’s fine, but nothing special as
ingredients go.
Gamma-aminobutyric
acid, also known as GABA this is a pretty good anti anxiety ingredient, but not
likely to be anywhere close to it’s effective 300mg.
Grape
and grape skin extract are anti-oxidants, but there’s not a whole lot of
data to support that they really do anything to boost focus or brain function.
Vinpocetine
– has been developed to
treat cerebrovascular conditions by improving blood to the brain, this could be
a great ingredient, but it’s currently still being studied.
All
in all there’s some good ingredients here for anxiety, stress and
focus. There’s just a lot of filler with the antioxidants and
likely under-dosing.
This one is a no-brainer, not only does Prevagen not work, but it's actively dangerous and the FDA has pushed false advertising claims against them. As such, the result of Focus Factor vs Prevagen is a resounding win for Focus Factor. We don't recommend that anyone take Prevagen since there are reports of it stunting growth in children, causing seizures, and even memory loss, and we do understand the irony here.
Focus factor also comes out as the winner in this shootout, Neuriva pretty much only gets PS right, so assuming Focus Factor does too, we can’t be sure, but we suspect that they do. Then there is nothing that Neuriva has that Focus Factor doesn’t.