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Dec 17, 2025
Gregory Kelly, ND, a naturopathic physician and product director at Neurohacker Collective, blends engineering smarts with two decades in nootropics and chronobiology. He discusses how brain energy and mitochondria shape focus. He explains Goldilocks dosing, caffeine’s narrow sweet spot, stacking strategies, and why timing and nutrients like choline matter for sustainable cognitive performance.
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Use Nootropics When Driving Behavior Change
- Use nootropics to boost brain resources when asking people to change behavior or learn new skills.
- Kelly recommends starting with nootropic support because increased plasticity and energy eases behavior change.
Nootropics Mean Plasticity Not Just Stimulation
- Nootropics aim to increase neuroplasticity and protect the brain without causing harmful trade-offs.
- Kelly traces the term to 1970s racetams and contrasts neuroprotection/plasticity with simple stimulants.
Pair Caffeine With Resources To Prevent Crash
- Combine caffeine with metabolic resources like sugar or amino acids to avoid a mid-day crash and irritability.
- Kelly cites a study where caffeine alone led to fatigue and irritability later, but pairing it maintained performance.
