Review Summary

Organic Stride have sold NeuroIgnite to Havasu Nutrition without making much noise about it. We only realized that the formula had changed after seeing users complaining that their bottles were showing a different ingredient list. After checking the bottle, it seems that the product is now produced by Havasu Nutrition. 

The formula update has focused on increasing the dosage of Bacopa monnieri while reducing the dosage of other ingredients (and cutting others out altogether).

We always welcome manufacturers who want to streamline their formulas, but the last thing that NeuroIgnite needed was to cut the serving sizes of some of its key ingredients. As much as we like seeing a lot of bacopa monnieri, 300mg isn’t necessary, and the other ingredients could do with some more attention. This remains an under-powered nootropic stack. 

Where To Buy

The official Organic Stride website is not operational at the time of writing. It seems that NeuroIgnite is now owned completely by Havasu Nutrition. 

Havasu Nutrition NeuroIgnite Review

Some time ago we published a full and detailed review of Organic Stride’s nootropic stack, NeuroIgnite.

This is an incredibly popular focus and memory supplement. It still receives hundreds of searches per day despite having been on the market for a while and having almost no big marketing efforts supporting it. 

It now seems that Organic Stride have sold their product to Havasu Nutrition, or they have simply morphed their company into Havasu Nutrition. In either case, Organic Stride seems to no longer exist.

Havasu Nutrition have in turn updated the NeuroIgnite formula. While it is similar to the old formula, it is unmistakably different. 

While there was no major announcement regarding a formula change, many buyers reported receiving bottles with a different ingredients list to the one displayed on our original review. Some Amazon customers reported receiving bottles with a different ingredient list to the first bottles they purchased.

This is the only reason we realized anything had changed at all. 

Since the formula has changed, we need to take a fresh look at it and see if the change has been for the better or for the worse. We essentially need to do a brand new NeuroIgnite review. 

Is Havasu Nutrition’s NeuroIgnite more effective than the previous formulation?

Is it safe?

Is it worth the money?

Let’s get started.

New NeuroIgnite Formula

As we stated above, there hasn’t been an official announcement from Organic Stride that the NeuroIgnite formula has been changed. But there are several user reports that the formula shown on our original review is no longer being shipped to new customers. 

The Organic Stride website is down, and Havasu Nutrition now appears on the product’s label. 

As such, we can only assume that the old formula is no longer in production. This is the formula all new customers will receive when they order NeuroIgnite:

The formula is broadly the same in terms of ingredient selection, but when you take a closer look, it’s clear that there there have been some significant changes.

How Has The Formula Changed?

The main change seems to be the significant increase in Bacopa monnieri dosing. This has been compensated for by a dramatic drop in the dosing of other ingredients, and the complete removal of glutamine from the stack. 

The old NeuroIgnite formulation from Organic Stride contained just 100mg of Bacopa monnieri, which was standardized to 20% bacosides. 

The new formulation from Havasu Nutrition contains 300mg of Bacopa monnieri. This is significantly more than you will find in most nootropic stacks. 

The extract concentration, however, remains 20%, which is significantly weaker than some of the leading supplements on the market today.

Since it is the bacosides in Bacopa monnieri that we are actually interested in, and not the leaves themselves, this is really important.

As such, 300mg of bacopa at 20% bacosides is just as good from our perspective as 150mg at 40% bacosides. 

In fact, the 150mg at 40% bacosides is slightly preferable, as large amounts of bacopa monnieri leaf is known to cause some intestinal discomfort. So while  Havasu Nutrition are definitely right to prioritize bacopa monnieri, they would have been much better off raising their extract potency, rather than simply including more bacopa. 

To make room for the extra bacopa monnieri, the amount of St. John’s Wort in the updated blend has been significantly reduced. The Organic Stride NeuroIgnite formulation contained 250mg of St. John’s Wort. The new formulation contains 130mg, or just over half the original amount. 

This is, in our opinion, a very good change. 

St. John’s Wort is heralded as a natural cure for anxiety and mild depression. It has been used for many centuries as a treatment for various mental health problems, but it is now primarily touted as a natural alternative to antidepressants and anti-anxiety medicines. However, we have our doubts. 

Despite the sheer quantity of articles, internet experts and health bloggers claiming otherwise, we haven’t seen any convincing evidence that St. John’s Wort actually helps with anxiety, stress, or symptoms of depression. 

Until we see some genuinely robust studies showing a significant anxiolytic effect, we’re going to conclude that it is much more bark than bite. 

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Huperzine A Confusion?

The Huperzine A listing on the product label is a little confusing.

Huperzine A is an extract taken from Huperzia Serrata (also known as firm moss or Chinese Club Moss). Huperzine A is the active compound in Huperzia Serrata; it is what gives the plant its nootropic effects. 

Typically, the amount of Huperzine A in huperzie serrata is around 1% of the plant by dry weight. 

On the label it states that the ingredient is Huperzine A, but it then says 1%, as though only 1% of the Huperzine A is actually Huperzine A. 

It then says huperzia serrata in brackets next to Huperzine A 1%. 

This makes it very difficult to tell whether there is 10mcg of Huperzia Serrata in NeuroIgnite, or 10mcg of Huperzine A.

We are sure this is just careless labeling, but it does not inspire a great deal of confidence. If Havasu Nutrition don’t know why this might be confusing, then they don’t know nootropics. 

Our Thoughts On The Havasu Nutrition NeuroIgnite Formula

While the Bacopa monnieri content has been increased, we don’t necessarily think this has made a huge difference to the formula as a whole. 

As explained above, when you take into account the weak extract strength, the increase in dosage brings the Bacopa content up to scratch with the best nootropic stacks on the market.

This is great, but it isn’t sufficient for making a superb natural nootropic supplement. We need more. And Havasu Nutrition NeuroIgnite doesn’t offer a great deal more. 

In fact, the large dose of Bacopa monnieri may lead to some uncomfortable side effects for some users. Taking large amounts of Bacopa leaf every day has been known to cause mild intestinal discomfort. It’s much better to take less of the leaf itself, and that means raising the amount of bacosides in the extract. Some of the best supplements we have reviewed have used extracts of 45% bacosides; more than twice the strength of the extract used in NeuroIgnite. 

As for the rest of the formula, there really isn’t anything to note. 

There are a few good ingredients, but they are all dosed well below what we would call an ‘ideal’ dose. 

Yes, the glutamine content that was pretty much useless in the old formulation has been completely removed. Yet the extra space this freed up int he formula hasn’t been used wisely. 

The blend still uses an inferior and side-effect prone cholinergic (DMAE), and the small Huperzine A content demands regular breaks without delivering particularly noticeable benefits. 

To sum up, this reformulation could have been done with a lot more care and precision. 

That said, we still have an ideal dose of Bacopa monnieri, some phosphatidylserine, and some Huperzine A. This should deliver some cognitive enhancements, if well below what we have come to expect from premium nootropic supplements. 

NueroIgnite Review Conclusion

Havasu Nutrition have certainly made NeuroIgnite their own. Yet the basic structure of the formula has remained the same, so our conclusions here will be very similar to the ones we drew from our original NeuroIgnite review. 

Havasu Nutrition have obviously made an effort to improve the NeuroIgnite formula. They haven’t just changed ingredients for the sake of differentiating their product from the Organic Stride days; they have obviously tried to improve on it. 

But the end result is still, in our opinion, very stunted. 

The bacopa monnieri dosage has been increased (putting it at the ideal serving size), but the rest of the formula remains weak, under-dosed, and unable to make a big difference to your cognitive function. 

We don’t think St. John’s Wort has the anti-anxiety effects its proponents (and manufacturers) often claim, and there is nowhere near enough ALCAR to justify its presence here. 

Even over-the-counter, own-brand forms of Ginkgo biloba contain more than 50mg per serving.

This is not the worst supplement we have ever reviewed, but it is far from the best. 

If you’re looking for a premium-grade, powerful, and reliable nootropic supplement to help improve your day-to-day mental performance as well as your long-term brain function, then there are better options than NeuroIgnite.

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