Ingredients
What is inside Brain Savior: all twelve ingredients, and the milligram question
Brain Savior contains twelve named ingredients: citicoline, Bacopa monnieri, Lion's Mane mushroom, L-theanine, L-tyrosine, Rhodiola rosea, phosphatidylserine, maritime pine bark extract, Ginkgo biloba, vitamin B6, folate and vitamin B12. The serving is two capsules each morning with food, and each bottle holds 60 capsules, a 30-day supply.
About the milligram amounts
Mindful Wellness prints the exact per-ingredient amounts on the Supplement Facts panel of the physical bottle and does not publish that panel online. We are the distributor, not the formulator, and we will not fill the gap with numbers we cannot source. Any site quoting precise milligrams for Brain Savior is either reading a panel we have not seen or inventing them. If you want the amounts before you order, email [email protected] and we will send a photograph of the current panel the same business day.
The full ingredient list
| Ingredient | Group | Why it is in the formula |
|---|---|---|
| Citicoline | Fuel and messengers | A choline donor the body uses to build phosphatidylcholine, a structural part of every neuron membrane. |
| Bacopa Monnieri | Calm, steady focus | An Ayurvedic herb studied for its role in supporting recall and learning over multi-week use. |
| Lion's Mane Mushroom | Calm, steady focus | A culinary mushroom traditionally used in support of everyday mental clarity. |
| L-Theanine | Calm, steady focus | An amino acid from tea leaves, associated with a settled kind of alertness rather than stimulation. |
| L-Tyrosine | Fuel and messengers | A precursor amino acid the body draws on when producing dopamine and noradrenaline. |
| Rhodiola Rosea | Calm, steady focus | An adaptogenic root used to support the way the body handles mental workload. |
| Phosphatidylserine | Flow and defense | A phospholipid concentrated in brain cell membranes. |
| Maritime Pine Bark Extract | Flow and defense | A source of oligomeric proanthocyanidins, studied for circulation support. |
| Ginkgo Biloba | Flow and defense | One of the most studied botanicals for peripheral and cerebral blood flow. |
| Vitamin B6 | Fuel and messengers | Supports normal homocysteine metabolism and neurotransmitter synthesis. |
| Vitamin B9 (Folate) | Fuel and messengers | Works with B6 and B12 in the one-carbon pathway. |
| Vitamin B12 | Fuel and messengers | A deficiency in B12 is one of the reversible causes of memory complaints in older adults. |
Group one: the raw material
Citicoline is the anchor of this group. It is a form of choline, and choline is one of those nutrients that is quietly under-consumed: the National Institutes of Health notes that most people in the United States take in less than the adequate intake[1]. The body uses it to build phosphatidylcholine, a structural lipid in cell membranes, and acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter most closely tied to memory formation. Citicoline specifically has been studied for attention and memory in older adults[2].
L-tyrosine sits beside it for a different reason. It is a precursor the body draws on when making dopamine and noradrenaline, and interest in it centers on demanding conditions rather than on baseline function. Then the three B vitamins: B6, folate and B12 run the one-carbon cycle that recycles homocysteine. This is the least exciting and most defensible part of the formula, because a B12 deficiency is a recognized and reversible cause of memory complaints in older adults, and absorption drops with age[5].
Group two: flow and defense
Ginkgo biloba is the most studied botanical in the cognitive category, and the honest summary is mixed. The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health states that Ginkgo has not been shown to prevent cognitive decline in healthy people, and it flags the interaction with anticoagulant medication[3]. We print that rather than paraphrase it away. Maritime pine bark extract supplies oligomeric proanthocyanidins and is included for the same circulatory rationale, while phosphatidylserine is a phospholipid concentrated in neuronal membranes.
Group three: calm, steady focus
Bacopa monnieri is the slow one, and the reason the refund window is six months. Trials that report improvement in recall typically run eight to twelve weeks of daily dosing[4]. Rhodiola rosea is an adaptogen used for mental workload, described cautiously by NCCIH as having limited evidence. L-theanine, the amino acid from tea leaves, is the ingredient that shapes how the formula feels: it is associated with alertness without the edge of a stimulant. Lion's Mane completes the group.
How to take it, and who should not
Two capsules in the morning with a meal and a full glass of water. Taking them on an empty stomach is the single most common cause of the mild nausea reported to our support desk. Do not double up if you miss a day. Do not take it if you are pregnant or nursing, and do not take it if you are under 18.
Talk to your doctor before starting if you take anticoagulants or antiplatelet drugs, if you have surgery scheduled within two weeks, if you take an SSRI or MAOI, or if you are managing thyroid disease. The Ginkgo and the tyrosine are the reasons, and a pharmacist can answer that question in two minutes with your medication list in front of them.
This page is written for general education. It is not medical advice and it does not replace a conversation with your own doctor or pharmacist, especially if you take prescription medication or manage a diagnosed condition.
Scientific references
- 1National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Choline: Fact Sheet for Health Professionals. NIH ODS. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Choline-HealthProfessional/ Accessed August 2026.
- 2Examine. Citicoline (CDP-Choline): research summary. https://examine.com/supplements/citicoline/ Accessed August 2026.
- 3National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. Ginkgo: Usefulness and Safety. NCCIH. https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/ginkgo Accessed August 2026.
- 4Examine. Bacopa monnieri: research summary. https://examine.com/supplements/bacopa-monnieri/ Accessed August 2026.
- 5National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Vitamin B12: Fact Sheet for Health Professionals. NIH ODS. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminB12-HealthProfessional/ Accessed August 2026.
- 6Examine. Theanine: research summary. https://examine.com/supplements/theanine/ Accessed August 2026.
- 7Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University. Choline. Micronutrient Information Center. https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/other-nutrients/choline Accessed August 2026.
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