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I am always annoyed that I am not allowed to talk about any of the natural alternatives to stimulants on the ADHD group. It's infuriating. I thought I would help by giving you guys a break down of my own style currently. Started experimenting with nootropics and supplements. Kept what worked. Quit what didn't.
- First I went on the keto diet. (Had no idea this would help! It does!)
- Starting taking Benfotamine. (Helps a ton with fatigue, but I no longer need it as my body heals.)
- Starting taking Alpha Brain. (Helps a ton! Totally recommend.)
- Tyrosine (I only take to supplement my nootropic stack)
- Phosphatidylserine (I split pill in half. Take half morning, half night).
- L-Phenylalanine
- Saffron (I take 2-4 depending on how much focus I need daily)
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I'm also taking Intinuiv (ADHD prescription) open to more nootropics for my stack. :D

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Are you still taking these supplements?

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Hey there! Yes. I'll answer 1 at a time:

• Keto - Yes, Keto almost 4 years now. My brain is still repairing itself. Going great!

• Alpha Brain - No. I don't take it at the moment. Occasionally take my Intuniv, but not regularly now.

BRAIN PILL *
I mix my own pill to take daily by adding these things. I bought shells on eBay to make these myself. I did it to save money, but it's also worked well for not overstimulating me on too much "stuff".

• Benfotamine - Yes, but it's mixed into a daily "brain" pill, so about 1/6 the normal potency.

• Tyrosine (W/Iodine)- Yes, but it's mixed into that daily "brain" pill, so about 1/5 the normal potency.

• Phosphatidylserine - Yes, but it's mixed into that daily "brain" pill, so about 1/5 the normal potency. (I still take 1/2 a pill at night. Night is more important for brain healing.)

• L-Phenylalanine - Yes, but it's mixed into a daily pill, so about 1/6 the normal potency.

• NAC - It wasn't in the previous list, but I put some in my Brain Pill. About 1/8 the pill is NAC.

• Saffron - Yes! I now take one a day, and skip work days. On days I need to focus, I take 2. My focus is WAY UP, and functionality is good.

• The things I've seen most improvement with are Phosphatidylserine, SLEEP and SAFFRON. Everything else just seems to supplement those. Motivation is way up! Positive attitude is way up! I seem to have balanced myself with this setup.

• Note I add Lion's Mane to my Brain Pill, but it's only twice a week and not very much. It's very powerful and will keep you from sleeping if you have high doses. I'm sensitive to it.

I also take Fish Oil (3 morning, 2 night), DIM and Green Superfood Pill: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/264VP5AF3SSZQ/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_5

Xenina's Keto Starbucks Favs

Feel great and lose it with Keto!

1. To lose weight, and feel great: I drank 2 venti drinks daily, and did not eat very much for the 3 months where I lost the most weight. I quickly lost 30 pounds. I did a little speed walking, and lifted weights. Most days of the week I ate at 10:30 am and then at 3:30 pm. After kicking sugars, I felt wonderful, and had a ton of energy! You can do this too. (Make sure to get  potassium. I use Dr. Berg mix. If you do, you'll avoid the keto flu completely!)

2. I used to take sugar-free vanilla in drinks, but since they charge for it now, I just use Splenda. You'll need to wean yourself, not just off the sugar, but also off the "sweetness" addiction you have. The longer you are on keto - the easier this is!

3. I don't often eat at Starbucks. Even their egg bites have fillers. All fast food underestimates carbs and calories. (Sauces are the worst violators.) Vitamin water is basically sugar.

4. Keep in mind that if you are new to keto, and you're not used to having a lack of sugar, you may want to add 1-2 packets of sugar or Splenda to sweeten some of these drinks in the beginning. Why? I had bad migraines after 2 days of no sugar. It is a drug, and you might have to wean yourself off it. It's worth your time. Just take less sugar every day, until you've replaced all your sugars with alternatives. (It took me about 2 weeks.)

5. Sugar free vanilla, splenda or stevia packets all have about 1/2 carb per packet. Keep your whole day under 20! (Your body might attempt to go back into ketosis when you have not eaten in 5 - 8 hours, but if you're new to keto, it could take 2 days to get back into ketosis.)

6. When you fall out of keto: You might break out, or feel tired. Keep going though! The pimples will go away again. Tomorrow is another day! Drink some bone broth to encourage keto. 

7. Good news! You're fat adjusted?  The longer you are in keto, the more flexible your diet becomes, as your body will stay in keto (even if your carbs are near their limit). We call this being "fat-adjusted". My body now allows about 32 grams of carbs before it kicks me out. Your body will now want to stay in ketosis, so you can eat more carbs.

8. Costs: Keto orders are usually cheaper than regular Starbucks drinks, even with customizations!  Also, Splenda and Stevia packets are free, and widely available at most restaurants,  especially Starbucks  Just ask. It really is worth it in the long run to just add Splenda (or Stevia) anytime that you aren't getting enough sweetness for your taste. It's important to your brain that you have enough sweet flavors when you are new to keto. Keep things tasty enough that it will be attractive enough for you to drink it every time. Keep extra packets on hand, but keep it limited. 

9. After your body and brain have adjusted to these sweeteners, you can use less sweetener. Most everything will taste better! Overall,  it is worth the sacrifices and extra effort to make keto work for you. 

10. I keep going back to Starbucks, even when I make my own drinks are home. If you really love them, you might want to invent your own "trenta" recipes. Trenta are actually pretty affordable, if you drink a lot of Starbucks.

1. The Keto Frappucino

(3 carbs)
Venti iced Americano

With extra, extra heavy cream

Four splendas
Light ice
Blended
With whipped cream

2. Keto Decaf Frappucino

(3 carbs)
Venti decaf Americano

With extra, extra heavy cream

Four splendas
Light ice
Blended
With whipped cream

3. Keto Pink Drink

There's no caffeine in this drink, and it's very affordable, so why not just get a trenta size and hydrate yourself? (Trenta is one step larger than venti.) You can add the freeze dried strawberries, but that's 6-10 carbs.  It's up to you where you want to spend those precious carb points.

(2 carbs)
Trenta passion tea

With extra, extra heavy cream

Four splendas
Light ice

4. Keto Chai Latte
(2 carbs)
Venti chai tea
With breve as warm heavy cream

Four splendas

5. Keto Thai Iced Tea

(5 carbs) 
Venti half iced coffee, and half black tea 
Add 2 sugar-free cinnamon dulce

With extra, extra heavy cream

Two splendas
Light ice

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Supplements & Foods for Fatigue

FIX YOUR FATIGUE! FIX YOUR LIFE!

If you are drinking CAFFEINE, I highly suggest you consider changing your "living" drug. Taking decaf with some healthy supplements won't be too inconvenient, but it could change your life. The great news is you can HEAL YOURSELF by eating a clean keto diet. You can eat or take herbs that will give you energy and help you heal at the same time. 

Along with the foods listed, I also advocate taking supplements. If there's a link below, then I have used that product myself! On the right you can access my entire Fatigue Health Wishlist on Amazon. I suggest looking up supplements you're not sure about on PubMed. You can find 35 million citations from medical studies done all over the world. (Just keep in mind that studies on carbohydrates for example could have been sponsored by Kellogg's. Not every study is done honestly. Therefore, the more studies you find, the better.)

Benfotamine:(I barely take any now, because my body works, but at the height of my fatigue, I took 600 mg every morning (2 pills). If you continue on a clean keto/carnivore diet, you'll find you need less and less to function. IMPORTANT: Too much built up can keep you from sleeping.)

D-Chiro with inositol (4x morning, 2x night until "normal" is reached. Then 4x/day.) D-chiro and inositol help heal the body, specifically the gut, liver and kidneys. It's also used to increase fertility. It lowers your insulin resistance, and thereby lowers your blood sugar level naturally. (Inositol is vitamin B8.)

CoQ10 (1x morning. Liquid is best! (at Costco) It really heals! For fertility boost take 600 mg/day liquid)
Fish oil (3x morning, 2x night) - I like the minis when I can find them.
CoQ10 and fish oil together with DHA? Click here.
DHA (1 morning)
Vit E (1 morning)
Phosphatidyl Serine (200 mg 2x/day)
Probiotics (1 morning)
Cortisol Manager ( 1/night)

Zinc, Magnesium, Vit D (1x/night. Mag can cause sleepiness.)
Tyrosine with Iodine - is beneficial for your brain! But if you are really fatigued/damaged, only take 1 in the morning. Starting off you might want to try taking 1/2 a dose. (If your glands aren't working well, it can cause some jittery feelings. I do take it now that I'm well, and don't get any jittery feeling anymore.) Iodine is essential for mind and body.
Superfood greens (or cruciferous veg) pills - Healing your gut with probiotics is aided by eating your greens. This will also calm your glands down, which will help your hormone levels.

I DON'T RECOMMEND: 
B-12 - It builds up in your system, and can keep you from sleeping. 
Ashwaganda - Works great on people that don't have chronic illnesses, gut damage or glands that malfunction. On a damaged person, it's bad news.
GABA - You can experiment with GABA if you're working on something for ADHD or nootropics, but it didn't benefit my AF or CFS.

I also highly recommend the Calorie Counter by My Fitness Pal. It really does help you track what you've eaten. This app does have a lot of foods from places like Chile's or El Pollo Loco. If you're eating anything fried (I wouldn't), it could use vegetable oils (which kill your gut biome). 

Eating out? Do you have to get something greasy? Well okay . . . I would get: Taco Bell Supreme Taco with extra meat (throw away tortilla); Wingstop classic wings w/ Louisiana Rub, Naked wings (at restaurants), nachos (only eat 10 chips); cheeseburgers with no bread, no sauce, only mustard, giant hotdog at Costco; steak; salads with steak or chicken. Most ranch has sugar in it, so you can either use very little or exclude it. If you take it home, you can add heavy cream to make more with less carbs. I use Splenda squirters and Monk Fruit squirters for anything I want to sweeten. My full keto Starbucks list is here:  https://xenina.blogspot.com/2020/07/xnistarbucks1.html

Fitness Pal:
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myfitnesspal.android&hl=en&gl=us
Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/myfitnesspal/id341232718

Now we get to the foods, and their benefits! 

Type	FOODS	NUTRIENT NOTES
VEGETABLES	Artichokes Avocado Celery Cucumber Leeks Mushrooms Jalapenos Sea Vegetables Squash Zucchini	Avocados are great source of tyrosine - Gland and thyroid health. Artichokes double up as a powerful liver detoxifier. Sea vegatables are rich in iodine too - you can try kelp, kombu, wakame, arame and dulse.
FATS	Ghee Raw Butter Egg Yolks Avocados Fish Oils Coconut Oil Olive Oil Avocado Oil	Egg yolks specifically have choline in them. This helps clean your liver, but benefits all your organs and glands. The unsaturated fat in avocados can act as a nutrient booster, and help heal cells. Coconut oil contains MCTs, which improves your metabolism.
HERBS	Black Pepper Chilies Garlic Ginger Cinnamon Turmeric Peppermint Cilantro Parsley Rosemary	Some of these herbs are brilliant for warming you up and raising your metabolism - try black pepper, chilies, garlic, ginger, cinnamon and turmeric. Chiles have been shown to increase blood flow in the brain. Cilantro will help detox metals out of your system, especially mercury, a proven toxin for the glands.
FRUITS	Strawberries Blueberries Cranberries Raspberries	Out of these, a strawberry has the least carbs. 1 carb per medium berry. A 1/4 cup of cranberries has 200 mcg of iodine. Supermarket juices do not. Sprinkling the fruit on your salad is best.
NUTS	Walnuts Brazil Nuts Macadamia Nuts Hazelnuts Coconut Meat	Brazil nuts are very high in selenium, which is needed to convert the thyroid hormone T4 to T3. Be sure to only eat 1 or 2 though. Any more is too much!
FISH	Sardines Red salmon	Sadly the global fish supply is poisoned with PCBS and mercury, substances that poison your thyroid and the rest of your body, so it is recommended to cut down your seafood consumption. Limit your fish dishes to a maximum of one serving a week. Try taking an Omega-3 supplement - deficiencies of this fatty acid have been linked to lower gland hormone levels.
MEATS	Eggs Beef Lamb Eggs Chicken Turkey	Without adequate protein glands can't function properly, even if you are taking medication. Be sure you get organic free range eggs. Chicken and turkey contain tyrosine. Commercial meat can be packed with antibiotics which are disruptive to your glands. Do your best to get clean meats. Processed meats, like lunch meat, bacon and spam, are loaded with, nitrates, sugars and sulfates. Bow out.