{"id":2881,"date":"2017-04-25T13:14:40","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T17:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oddempire.org\/weblog\/?p=2881"},"modified":"2017-04-25T13:33:25","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T17:33:25","slug":"brain-dust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oddempire.com\/weblog\/2017\/04\/25\/brain-dust\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain Dust"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Brain Dust\u2122<\/a> is an enlightening edible formula alchemized\u00a0to align you with the\u00a0mighty\u00a0cosmic flow needed for\u00a0great achievement. An adaptogenic elixir to maintain healthy systems for superior states of clarity, memory, creativity, alertness and a capacity to handle stress.”<\/p>\n

Wow! Now that’s some ad copy. It says nothing but promises – ” healthy systems for superior states of clarity, memory, creativity, alertness and a capacity to handle stress.”<\/p>\n

Ingredients: Organic Astragalus,\u00a0Shilajit, Maca, Lion’s Mane, Rhodiola,\u00a0Ginkgo, Organic Stevia<\/p>\n

Astragalus<\/a><\/strong> is an ornamental legume (a bean in other words.) It’s been variously called “locoweed” and “Goat’sThorn.” Nobody really knows it’s potential health benefits, however it’s been used in Chinese medicine. Just might have some anti-aging effects.<\/p>\n

Shilajit<\/strong><\/a> is a tar that can be found on rocks in the Himalayas. It’s unclear where this stuff actually come from. Most people think it has a plant origin rather than say a mineral seep. There are no known medicinal value which can be attributed to this substance.<\/p>\n

Lion’s Mane <\/strong><\/a>They probably mean\u00a0Hericium erinaceus <\/i>which is a kind of fungus (as apposed to the Lion’s mane jellyfish.) Lion’s Mane is an edible mushroom (basically.) It’s been used in\u00a0Chinese medicine but nobody really knows what it’s short term or long term effects are.<\/p>\n

Rhodiola<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0Rhodiola rosea<\/i>\u00a0 is a flower that grows in the arctic.\u00a0Thought to help with stress and arctic environments, but there has been no scientific study as yet to it’s effects.<\/p>\n

Ginkgo<\/a> <\/strong>\u00a0– Might mean\u00a0Ginkgo biloba,<\/b> yet another Chines herb. It’s supposed to improve cognitive\u00a0functions. Especially\u00a0in people with dementia. Once again there is no consensus\u00a0and scientific studies\u00a0have been mixed.
\nAnd last but not least.<\/i><\/p>\n

Stevia <\/a><\/strong>which is a plant sugar. Oh sorry! “Organic Stevia” as apposed to that robot\u00a0Stevia? Or do the mean “organic” in the sense that “it has carbon?”<\/i><\/p>\n

Well! That’s impressive (not!) What we have here is an expensive herbal mishmash that costs 30 bucks a can and does? Well other than the sugar it probably does\u00a0nothing! It probably won’t hurt you.<\/p>\n

30 bucks a can? Boy am I in the wrong business!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Brain Dust\u2122 is an enlightening edible formula alchemized\u00a0to align you with the\u00a0mighty\u00a0cosmic flow needed for\u00a0great achievement. An adaptogenic elixir to maintain healthy systems for superior states of clarity, memory, creativity, alertness and a capacity to handle stress.” Wow! Now that’s … 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":"","WB4WB4WP_MODE":"","WB4WP_PAGE_SCRIPTS":"","WB4WP_PAGE_STYLES":"","WB4WP_PAGE_FONTS":"","WB4WP_PAGE_HEADER":"","WB4WP_PAGE_FOOTER":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oddempire.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oddempire.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oddempire.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oddempire.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oddempire.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2881"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/oddempire.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2974,"href":"https:\/\/oddempire.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2881\/revisions\/2974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oddempire.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oddempire.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oddempire.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}