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**In Search of Insight**

Nootropics Depot leads the supplement industry through expertly formulated products, tested in our world-class lab. Learn about the creativity behind Nootropics Depot’s products, and the history behind the botanicals that keep us healthy and well in Nootropics Depot’s monthly podcast.

Latest Episodes:

Epicomp | Dialing in Endurance and Recovery Oct 06, 2026

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Epicomp | Dialing in Endurance and Recovery

Epicomp is Nootropics Depot's new fitness stack, for endurance, muscle building, and smooth recovery.

https://nootropicsdepot.com/epicomp-body-recomposition-enhancer/

This month’s podcast episode is all about Epicomp, Nootropics Depot’s new fitness stack, made for building strength and endurance. Emiel and Erika break down the individual ingredients in Epicomp and why we chose these specifically to support workout recovery. Because of Epicomp’s unique inflammation and oxidation regulating effects, it is especially useful for easing back into a workout routine, or managing wear and tear from intense training. Either way, consider adding Epicomp to your daily stack to maintain your gains and recover with ease.

L-theanine | Coffee's Best Friend Sep 01, 2026

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L-theanine | Coffee's Best Friend

Salidrosol | Viking Power or Dopamine Fiends? Aug 04, 2026

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Salidrosol | Viking Power or Dopamine Fiends?

The vikings used Rhodiola to fuel their travels and plunders. But Rhodiola is under threat, and is now considered an endangered plant species due to heavy demand in the supplement industry. Salidrosol is a synthetic product which contains the two important bioactives in Rhodiola Rosea, Salidroside and Tyrosol. Salidrosol provides clean mental and physical energy, and serious motivation effects. You can imagine that this was a great combination for the vikings!

Emiel (Product Specialist) and Erika (Podcast Host) love the effects of Rhodiola Rosea in their daily supplement stack. But, due to stock issues and thanks to synthetic chemistry, Salidrosol is a worthy replacement for Rhodiola. This podcast gets into the nitty gritty science behind the thoughtful combination and formulation of two important bioactive compounds, Salidroside and Tyrosol.

0:00 Introduction

1:30 Demand for Rhodiola Rosea - Endangered Species!

4:00 Why "Salidrosol"? Emiel's Naming Scheme

10:05 Non-nicotine Nootropics Pouches

10:55 Dosing Salidrosol

13:10 We Need To Understand the Glycosides in Salidrosol

14:50 Pharmacokinetics of Salidrosol

16:00 Quick Dissolve, Quick Effects

19:35 Salidrosol Kicks in Quick and Lasts Long

19:50 Lapinsky’s Rule of Five

21:20 Kanna, Kava, Salidrosol Reverse-tolerance

23:10 L-tyrosine, L-dopa, Dopamine, Epinephrine, Norepinephrine

24:10 Reverse Tolerance effect

25:20 Tyrosine Hydroxylaze activity

25:45 Dopamine D2 Receptor - New Study from 2026

26:30 Dopamine Means Motivation

27:05 Comparing Salidroside and Tyrosol to Dopamine

28:10 Are Salidroside and Tyrosol Activating other Dopamine Receptors?

29:15 Wild Rhodiola Rosea in Norway

30:20 Protective Mechanisms from Stressed and Strong Plants

31:20 Kerry Hughes Ethnobotanist

32:50 Tangents, Dopamine, and Focus

33:40 Salidrosol Mechanism for the Layman

35:10 Serotonin 5HT1A

38:40 Stress Modulating Effect

Summer Bod Lock-In | Berbelean & Cyatherm Jul 07, 2026

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This podcast episode is about our super-mega-summer-stack, Berbelean & Cyatherm! Both products are designed to support fat burning, weight loss, muscle building, and glucose processing. What better time than now to get your summer bod together?!

Tune into the podcast to learn how both Berbelean and Cyatherm work to help curb cravings, keep you motivated, generate physical heat for fat burning, and support glucose processing. You'll get the nitty-gritty science from Emiel, with questions and commentary from our podcast host Erika. Need some extra motivation for your summer fitness goals, or looking to try one or both stacks for yourself? Lock into the new podcast episode where you'll learn all about the science behind this powerful stack.

Imidazoline | The Reason Why Agmatine Has Such A Unique Effect Jun 02, 2026

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Imidazoline | The Reason Why Agmatine Has Such A Unique Effect

Agmatine is a misunderstood supplement. Ready to discover the powerful cognition and mood boosting benefits of Agmatine? Tune into this month’s new podcast episode, where we discuss the neuroscience behind the subtle and uplifting effects of this underrated amino acid.

Shit Like A Man, Man May 05, 2026

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Shit Like A Man, Man

Remember watching metamucil ads on TV as a kid and thinking, fiber is for old people? Well, we’ve all gotten older since those days, and we need to start taking fiber seriously! Thats where Nootropics Depot’s new InfiniFiber comes in. Fiber is essential for the health of our microbiome, which governs far more of our body’s processes than digestion alone. A healthy microbiome allows us to digest food and absorb nutrients, build muscle and prevent weight gain, and maintain a strong immune system with the help of healthy bacteria. Tune into the new podcast episode and learn about how important fiber is for our day to day lives, the inspiration behind InfiniFiber, and why supporting your microbiome promotes world peace.

Podcast Chapters

0:00 Why InfiniFiber?

4:40 Are we taking fiber seriously enough?

7:30 Psylium husk - farting all day!

13:30 Everyone wanted to beta test InfiniFiber

19:45 Talking about Formulation

23:00 Child-Resistant New Packaging

25:20 Psylium Husk small bowel obstruction

45:15 Your Microbiome is a Village

1:02:00 Emiel and Erika need to learn about Helms Deep

1:06:00 Viscous Fibers

1:15:00 Post-biotics and Short Chain Fatty Acids

1:23:10 Fiber for Muscle Growth

1:24:00 Microbiome for fitness

1:37:00 TCM and Ayurveda

Focus Supplements | How Neurotransmitters Keep Us Locked In Apr 06, 2026

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Focus Supplements | How Neurotransmitters Keep Us Locked In

Focus is not just willpower—it is brain chemistry in action. In this full episode of In Search of Insight, Emiel and Erika break down how key neurotransmitters like dopamine, norepinephrine, acetylcholine, and serotonin work together to support focus, motivation, and that elusive flow state where everything seems to click. You will learn:

- What focus actually is from a neuroscience perspective and why it feels so different from distraction or simple alertness.

- How neurotransmitters influence attention, mood, drive, and mental stamina throughout your day.

- Practical habits that support healthy neurotransmitter balance, including sleep, light exposure, movement, and nutrition.

- How specific supplements can help you stay locked in on your goals—whether you are training, studying, working creatively, or managing a busy life. Featured supplements in this episode: Agmatine – Supports healthy NMDA receptor activity, mood, and cognitive function, making it a useful tool for dialed-in mental performance.

Sabroxy – An extract of Oroxylum indicum that helps promote motivation, alertness, and a “get-things-done” mindset.

Cognance – Standardized for ebelin lactone to support memory, learning, and clear, sustained concentration.

Mushroom Magic Coffee – A delicious functional coffee blend with lion’s mane, cordyceps, tiger milk, and poria mushrooms to support energy, cognition, and immune health alongside your daily caffeine ritual.

If you have ever wondered why some days you can lock in for hours and other days you cannot string two focused minutes together, this episode will give you a clear, science-backed framework—and actionable tools—to understand and improve your focus.

⏱ Timestamps will be added after the premiere so you can easily jump to neurotransmitter deep dives, lifestyle strategies, and specific supplement discussions.

👇 Join the conversation: What helps you enter your flow state? Have you tried Agmatine, Sabroxy, Cognance, or Mushroom Magic Coffee? Share your experience or stacking tips in the comments so the community can learn from you.

Supplement Science | Your Personal Guide To Stacking Mar 03, 2026

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Supplement Science | Your Personal Guide To Stacking

Creating a synergistic supplement stack is harder than you think - in this month’s podcast episode, Emiel and Erika discuss Nootropics Depot’s strategy for creating powerful and effective supplement stacks. Bioassaying is the first step to creating a stack that works for you. In simple terms, this means taking a product on its own for a few days in a row, to observe its effects on your mental and physical state. Once you’ve gotten familiar with a single ingredient, it's time to add the next product into the mix, which forms the basis of your stack. If this process sounds too time consuming for you, don’t sweat it! Nootropics Depot has created a catalogue of excellently formulated stack products (InfiniLyte, Sleep Support, EurycoMax to name a few) which combine botanical ingredients, vitamins and minerals to achieve the ideal balance in a single product. Tune into the podcast episode to learn about Nootropics Depot’s secrets of stacking, earned through years of trial, error, and experience!

Standardization | There's No Secret To Supplement Quality Feb 04, 2026

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Standardization | There's No Secret To Supplement Quality

In this episode of In Search of Insight, Emiel and Erika unpack the importance of standardization in supplement formulation. From cultivation and extraction to testing and formulation, standardization is the science that ensures quality, potency, and predictable results — batch after batch, year after year.

🌿 What You’ll Learn:

- Why standardization is the foundation of Nootropics Depot’s quality process

- How standardizing bioactives drives consistent benefits you can actually feel

- The story behind one of the first standardized botanicals: Bacopa monnieri

- A head-to-head comparison of Nootropics Depot’s Bacopa monnieri 24% Bacosides Extract vs. Cognance (10% Ebelin Lactone) — two very different experiences from the same plant Emiel and Erika reveal how Nootropics Depot’s analytical, evidence-based approach sets our products apart from the industry standard, and why “cold, scientific precision” is the real key to unlocking the full potential of natural ingredients.

Join us for the premiere on Wednesday, February 4th at 10:00 AM MST — and bring your questions! Our team will be in the chat for a live Q&A during the first showing.

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Ep #41 - Kerry Hughes Feb 04, 2026

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Ep #41 - Kerry Hughes

"Ethnobotany is the study of the relationship between humans and plants." - Kerry Hughes

Meet Kerry Hughes, ethnobotanist and author, and an inspiring member of Nootropics Depot's scientific advisory board. Kerry joins the podcast to discuss her background and passions as an ethnobotanist, and to share practical tips for connecting with the healing power of plants in our everyday lives, through supplements, food, incense, and spending time in nature.

Chapters 0:00 Introducing Kerry Hughes, Ethnobotanist

1:17 What is an Ethnobotanist?

3:08 Taking Erinamax, Tiger Milk + Cognance from the ND Catalogue

4:21 Popping Pills - Ethnobotany style

5:55 Effectiveness of Quick-Dissolve Cognance vs. Cognizance capsules

10:14 The Lack of Bitter Compounds in Our Foods

12:18 Bitter Sensors in Our Digestive Tract

18:03 Madronho

20:41 Herbaviore

23:30 Bitter Compounds Regulate Blood Sugar - GLP1 Agonism

25:35 Biodiversity - We Don’t Save What We Don’t Value

27:45 California - LA Fires, Climate Crisis, Land Management

28:13 Cattle Grass 31:38 Gulf of Mexico - Hating on Swamps

35:25 Rewilding 37:05 Effects of Erinamax and Cognance

38:15 Experiential Accounts of Supplements

44:50 Being Mindful of Safety with Extracts - Purity

46:17 The Dose is the Poison

51:25 What’s In Your Garden?

51:45 The Squarest Ethnobotanist You’ll Ever Meet

55:55 Biodiversity

58:40 Regenerative Certification

1:01:55 Natural Wineries

1:02:17 Wild Yeast in Geuze and Lambiek

1:03:42 Plants are Sentient Beings

1:05:15 A World without Opiates

1:07:25 Use of plants, music, nature

1:10:25 Connection - Essential for Human Health

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