{"id":41195,"date":"2024-10-13T12:44:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T17:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/?p=41195"},"modified":"2024-10-13T12:44:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T17:44:10","slug":"word-of-the-day-994","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/2024\/10\/13\/word-of-the-day-994\/","title":{"rendered":"Word Of The Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nootropic<\/em>:<\/p>\n

The term “nootropics” first referred to chemicals that met very specific criteria. But now it’s used to refer to any natural or synthetic substance that may have a positive impact on mental skills. In general, nootropics fall into three general categories:\u00a0dietary supplements<\/a>, synthetic compounds, and prescription drugs. [WebMD<\/strong><\/a>]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ah. Noted in “The Science Behind Nootropics \u2013 Do They Actually Work?<\/em><\/a>” Gabe Allen, Discover<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n

Nootropic supplement companies pitch an attractive solution. What if you could take a pill (or powder or gummy candy) that would make your brain function better in our technology-mediated world? Something that would help you focus on what is important, remember the right details and block out the noise. The nootropic industry is already worth more than $2 billion and is expected to double in size in the next decade,\u00a0<\/span>according to one report<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, unlike prescription nootropics like Adderall or Ritalin, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration doesn\u2019t highly regulate nootropic supplements. In many cases, American consumers must rely on the companies they buy from for information.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nootropic: The term “nootropics” first referred to chemicals that met very specific criteria. But now it’s used to refer to any natural or synthetic substance that may have a positive impact on mental skills. In general, nootropics fall into three general categories:\u00a0dietary supplements, synthetic compounds, and prescription drugs. [WebMD] Ah. \u2026 Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41195"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41196,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41195\/revisions\/41196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}