So I haven’t been clinically diagnosed—like by a doctor—for ADD. I’m not on Adderall. But sometimes, I feel like life would be infinitely easier for me if I was. I’m always trying to get adequate sleep, hydrate, move my body, and caffeinate in the right window for optimal productivity. But with a never-ending task list, my brain still manages to feel a little scrambled.
Because I love getting good sleep, I can’t chug coffee and energy drinks all day. Therefore, I’m always looking for natural alternatives that improve focus (e.g., lion’s mane mushrooms, helpful planners, herbs, etc). Beekeeper’s Naturals is a brand that I trust for many reasons, so when I saw that they had a product for focus, I had to have it.
But a royal-jelly-based magic elixir? In an adorable little vial that gives me sexy Isabella Rossellini in Death Becomes Her vibes? Sign me up to try that, stat.
Royal Jelly Brain Fuel $30
Price: $30
Beekeepers Naturals
Each little bottle of Beekeeper’s Naturals Royal Jelly Brain Fuel contains royal jelly derived from their bees’ organic, nutrient-packed, toxin-free honey, as well as focus herbs Bacopa monnieri plant extract and Ginkgo biloba extract. It tastes sweet and ever so slightly medicinal, but it’s quite easy to toss down the hatch in one swig.
While it’s not a magic bullet nor a medication, the effects were noticeable.
It’s not going to give you superhuman energy or sudden access to parts of your brain unknown to you before sipping this liquid gold. It is, however, going to give you a window of a few hours that feels a bit more on track. Think course-correction for your brain.
The Brain Fuel didn’t interfere with my sleep at all. In fact, it just felt like a little boost of steady brain energy. It’s perfect for that long phone call when you need to tune into every detail but don’t need to perform (so easy for the mind to drift!). Or when you need to hunker down and get something creative done. I also loved it while cleaning my apartment on the weekend.
Honey? For focus? Revolutionary.
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