We’ve been reviewing the products of a new company called Nootrobox.

They make nootropics, or cognitive enhancement supplements.

This company offers a line of four main products, each can be used separately or together as a stack.

The one we’re talking about today is called Nootrobox Yawn, and as you may guess from the name, it’s used to help you get a good night’s sleep so you can operate at peak performance and at the top of your game all day long.

If Nootrobox Yawn is to work as a cognitive enhancer, which is how it is advertised, it has to do two things.

First, it has to help you get a good night’s sleep, and second, it has to improve recall, focus, concentration, or some other aspect of brain function.

So we took a look at the promises, the formula, the feedback, and all the available information on the product to come up with a determination.

Nootrobox Yawn Benefits

The primary function of Nootrobox Yawn is to optimize your sleep in three ways: it helps you fall asleep faster, it improves the quality of your sleep, and as a result it ensures that you wake up refreshed and ready to take on the biggest challenges of your day.

It’s really not in question that a good night’s sleep helps you function better in all ways so we can take that pretty much at face value.

Now let’s look at what’s in the product to determine if it can do what it says it does.

Nootrobox Yawn Ingredients

The Nootrobox Yawn capsule contains:

• Glycine (450 mg) which is an amino acid and a neurotransmitter.
  
  It has been shown to shorten the time to the onset of sleep as well as reduce daytime sleepiness and increase proficiency at tasks involving attention.
  
  These effects were noted even the second day after taking Glycine before bed.
  
  Unfortunately, the recommended daily dose appears to be 1-3 grams, which is far above what’s found in a daily dose of Yawn.
• Magnesium Citrate (200 mg) is a commonly supplemented mineral.
  
  Among other benefits, it improves sleep, reduces stress, and increases attention.
  
  Multiple studies have shown that increased intake of Magnesium leads to reduced presence of Cortisol, the stress hormone.
  
  Other studies have shown that 95% of children with ADHD show lower than average magnesium levels, and that supplementation reduces hyperactivity.
  
  The standard daily dose is 200-400 mg, so Nootrobox Yawn is within the correct range.
• L-Theanine (100 mg) has mainly an anti-stress effect through anti-glutamate receptor activity. Tests have shown it to be effective taken before stressful situation in reducing anxiety.
  
  When used in combination with caffeine, it may also increase attention, while taking the edge off.
  
  That’s how it’s often used in nootropic supplements – in conjunction with caffeine – but using it without caffeine in a sleep aid can be beneficial as well, and it’s been noted for restoration of the wake cycle in the morning as well.
  
  The recommended dose for sleep is 50-200 mg, so the 100 mg dose in Yawn is within range.
• Melatonin (1.5 mg) is secreted by the peneal gland in the brain.
  
  It’s the supplement most commonly associated with sleep as melatonin levels are closely correlated with circadian rhythms, which is your sleep/wake cycle.
  
  Higher melatonin levels lead to increased sleepiness, so taking it at bed time helps you fall asleep more quickly.
  
  It reduces your wakefulness by increasing heat loss.
  
  Dosing ranges from .5 mg to 8 mg. The dose in Yawn being 1.5 mg is appropriate.

How To Use Nootrobox Yawn

The recommended dose is 1 capsule taken with a glass of water about an hour before bed.

Alternatively, if you want a faster and stronger acting effect, you can open up the capsule and pour the contents into your mouth, under your tongue.

Let it stay there for about 30 seconds before drinking a glass of water.

The capsules are vegan, they contain no gluten, and they don’t contain any major allergens.

It’s not necessary to take Nootrobox Yawn every night.

It is not habit forming, so you can if you wish to, but unlike some other nootropic products, the effects are near term and immediate.

You don’t need to take it every day in order to reap the benefits.

Who Makes Nootrobox Yawn?

The company is called Nootrobox, and they are planning to be big players in the brain game.

In fact, they just appeared on Shark Tank, the television show where Mark Cuban and his venture capitalist friends decide whether or not to invest in your business.

On top of that, they received a round of funding from well known venture capitalist firm Andreessen Horowitz, of Skype and Twitter fame.

Nootrobox was founded in 2014 by a couple of Stanford grads who had been using different nootropic stacks themselves, and decided to make a permanent one and share their creation with the world.

The company has developed into a mult-faceted company dedicated to the notion that “better brains mean a better society”. They promote the idea of “biohacking” which basically means using whatever means you find necessary to improve your body and mind.

In the case of Nootrobox, it means using nootropics, but biohacking also can involve meditation, genetic research, anything that what you put into your body and life greatly affects what you get out of it.

There are five general principles involved according to Nootrobox:

1. The human is a system (as opposed to a conglomeration of parts)
2. Intellectual ability is the driving force of civilization.
3. Self-Actualization comes from hard work.
4. Technologies to advance human abilities are inevitable and will be everywhere in the coming years.
5. A smart society is a better society.

To reach the goal of these principles, the company lays out a road map made up of three legs:

Leg 1: Best In Class Inputs.

In other words, they make the best supplements to produce the most positive outcome within the human system.

While they produce the supplements, they also recommend healthy and productive lifestyle choices and the CEO of the company will send you weekly emails on this and various subjects.

As far as their supplements go, coming from the Silicon Valley area, they push the idea that they are fully “open source”.

What this means in this context is that they aim to be fully transparent as far as what goes into their formula and why.

They do in fact follow through on this commitment by publishing on their website the changes made in the Rise formula from original inception until now.

Leg 2: Capture HumanOutputs.

They are involved in creating software used to measure the outcomes of their supplements and various other inputs.

This leg appears to be at its beginning stages.

The idea is that we cannot improve inputs unless we know what outputs are the result of what’s currently being used.

Leg 3: Using genetic data

Genetic data is becoming more and more accessible every day, Nootrobox is developing software that can be used to pinpoint the precise supplementation needed by each individual.

Nootrobox Yawn is part of the first leg, designing and selling supplements to improve brain function.

Stacking Nootrobox Yawn

If you’re just interested in a sleep aid, Nootrobox Yawn on its own would suffice.

But if you want the whole biohacker experience of nootropic assistance, you would add other components to your stack. Riseis the name of the cornerstone product.

You take it daily, in the morning, to improve your cognitive ability and functioning, bringing it to a higher level over time.

Sprintis used for a quick cognitive boost here and there – not for every day use. KADO-3plays a daily supportive role in maintaining optimal brain health. You can use any combination of products or all of them together, depending on your needs and your budget.

They also make Go Cubes, basically caffeine chews that provide smooth coffee energy without the coffee jitters or crash.The use of B vitamins and L-Theanine balance out the caffeine to give you longer lasting, less buzzy, energy.

Nootrobox Yawn Reviews

One thing to note about Nootrobox as a company is that they don’t have the best customer service reputation.

They’re new, so it may be growing pains, but at this point, it’s impossible to tell.

There is not a lot of customer feedback on the company but what does exist is a little concerning:

The company’s website does not list a phone number, which makes customer service difficult, especially when there is a problem to be resolved.

Customers don’t want to feel like their concerns are going into a black hole, which is what filling out a contact form on a website can feel like.

Regarding direct feedback for Nootrobox Yawn, there are a few testimonials on the product page.

Of course, they swing positive which is what you expect with feedback that the company presents itself.

Where to Buy

Nootrobox Yawn is currently only available through the Nootrobox website.

Some of the other products are available through Amazon. At this time, Yawn is not one of them.

You can buy a bottle of 10 capsules at the website for $15. At this time, there is also an 11.1% Shark Tank discount, and they also offer a subscriber discount of 10%.This means you you leave the “Subscribe and Save” box checked, you will receive a 10% discount and you’ll also be signed up for monthly shipments.

I assume that while the subscriber discount remains in place as long as you subscribe, the Shark Tank discount is likely temporary.

Some customers, as mentioned above, haven’t been pleased with the fact that they unknowingly sign up for monthly deliveries.

It’s the default choice when you go to place an order, which throws a lot of people.

They think (reasonably so) that since they didn’t click anything, they’re not on the hook.

But since monthly deliveries are the default, many are caught up with it by accident, and when they find out, they’re not pleased.

Nootrobox Yawn Return Policy

There is no stated return policy, but the website does state that if you have an issue, Nootrobox will “make it right”.

They don’t say how, and since they don’t have a phone number listed, it’s even a little more concerning.

Nootrobox Yawn Pros and Cons

Advantages of Nootrobox Yawn

• It’s a natural sleep aid.
• It uses clinically studied ingredients, mainly in their clinically proven doses to help you achieve a restful, rejuvenating sleep.
• The company that makes them is becoming mainstream, so most of the kinks you might find now should be worked out in the future.

Disadvantages of Nootrobox Yawn

• There is no stated return policy.
• The automatic sign up for monthly deliveries catches a lot of customers off guard.
• The company doesn’t provide a phone number.

The Bottom Line

Nootrobox Yawn is a good sleep aid, and the price of entry is low, meaning that it’s not prohibitive to try.

You don’t have to take it every night, which is also nice.

Combining brain benefits with sleep benefits can be very beneficial to your overall biohacking experience, which is what the folks over at Nootrobox are hoping you’ll find.

If you’re interested in the company, which is creating a certain amount of buzz, Nootrobox Yawn is the cheapest way to start.

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Rob Miller founded SupplementCritique.com over 7 years ago, and has been the chief editor ever since. He has a diploma in Advanced Dietary Supplements Advisor, and worked at GNC for 3 years. He KNOWS supplements, both inside and out. Rob currently resides in Jupiter, FL, with his wife of 4 years.  Learn more about him in his Bio here. Follow him on Twitter , Facebook, LinkedIn, or find him on Google +. View all posts by Rob Miller