I only have one goal in my personal life: to be as consistently happy as possible. And I only have one goal in my business life: to make you as consistently happy as possible. Everything on this website is written with your happiness in mind, from having a mission to managing your money to getting women – every article is nothing more than a strategy that I hope will make you feel happier.

With this supplement stack I feel like I’ve had a major breakthrough in the happiness department. I’m not saying the stack works miracles, but over the last two months of experimentation I would say I’m on average 15% happier every day – that is a big number to me. Now I usually don’t put anything out to you guys until I’ve done at least six months of experimentation but I’ve been so impressed with the results that I wanted to get it out to you now, especially since I’ve been having a lot of guys reach out to me with mood issues.

The theory behind the stack is to supplement your key mood lifting neurotransmitters to correct deficiencies you might have from not getting enough nutrients from your food. We’re evolved to eat a natural, healthy diet which in term provides our body with optimal levels of nutrients which in term supports optimal levels of mood lifting neurotransmitters. Your consistent happiness depends on consistently having high levels of these neurotransmitters in your system.

Unfortunately we live in an age of fast food, GMOs and FODMAPs like gluten, dairy and onions being a big part of most people’s diets. Most people are not getting the nutrients they need from their diet and I don’t think it’s any coincidence that the rise of these types of foods has corresponded with a massive rise in depressive and anxiety disorders. Despite all our prosperity, we’ve strayed so far from what we’re evolved to be eating that we end up paying the price with our well-being.

To be able to absorb the nutrients you need , having a healthy gut is crucial.  In fact many researchers now refer to the gut as the second brain due to how important it is to your physiology. Some evolutionary psychiatrists like Emily Dean go as far as saying that all mood disorders, including conditions as serious as schizophrenia, may come from having an unhealthy gut.

Gut health is incredibly important, but healing your gut is well beyond the scope of this post. What I recommend is clean eating combined with gut friendly supplements. This will help you absorb nutrients more effectively as well as make the supplements in this stack more effective at correcting deficiencies. I’ll admit I don’t always eat clean but I’ve been eating better and the effects are noticeable.

I know for a fact that in my case, after many years of unhealthy eating that I’ve damaged my gut. To correct the damage I’ve done I’m on a protocol of eating raw fish 3 times a week for Omega 3s, doing a spinach juice daily, and doing my best to avoid FODMAPs except for my weekly cheat meal.  I also take a hardcore 100 billion count probiotic every morning and digestive enzymes with every meal. If you’re serious about making this stack work for you I would recommend you do the same.

In the past I’ve tried variations of this stack but never found much of a noticeable effect, I credit cleaner eating and aggressive gut supplementation for at least part of the results I’m now getting. With that said, I can’t lie to you guys, I love food and eating clean every day is extremely difficult for me for anything more than the period of a cutting cycle. I definitely slip up a lot but I’m doing better then I was before and it’s made a big difference.

I also realized a couple other reasons why the stack wasn’t as effective in the past:

1. I was expecting too much: don’t expect an immediate phenibut level mood boost, instead expect a gradual leveling out of mood
2. I was expecting results too soon: you really need to give the stack a full month for the effects to kick in
3. I was taking the supplements in isolation: combining the supplements together has been much more effective
4. I wasn’t timing the supplements properly: taking the ZMA and 5 HTP at night is crucial, not only to avoid drowsiness in the day but because they enhance the quality and restoration of your sleep which is important for waking up in a good mood

The way I designed the stack was to have each supplement focus on one of your four key mood-regulating neurotransmitters – acetylcholine, dopamine, serotonin and GABA. Your personal happiness is really nothing more than having consistently high levels of these chemicals circulating throughout your body.

A simple way of understanding how these neurotransmitters work is by classifying them into uppers and downers: acetylcholine and dopamine promote energy, wakefulness and goal oriented behavior whereas serotonin and GABA are inhibitory neurotransmitters that promote relaxation, comfort and a sense of well-being.

This is of course oversimplified. Mental health and the complexities of neurotransmitters are well beyond the scope of this post, as well as my expertise. But being a practitioner as opposed to a scientist, what I do know is how to hack my neurotransmitters and how the results affect me on a personal level. For the results that you should expect, we need to dig a bit deeper into how your neurotransmitters work:

Neurotransmitters

Acetylcholine

Acetylcholine is the neurotransmitter responsible for your cognition, memory and arousal.  I’ve been supplementing my acetylcholine with 100 – 200 mg of caffeine and half a liter of water every morning for the past 7 years with good results. I find this way more efficient than coffee and a lot cheaper. For less than the price of one cup of Starbucks coffee I can buy an entire month’s supply of caffeine.

The way I take caffeine is with a few sips of water before I hit my morning workout. Then I come back and drink at least half a liter to keep hydrated and negate the diuretic effects of the caffeine. I then fast until noon which gives me solid energy for about four hours because I don’t have digestion slowing me down. This routine transformed me from a sluggish night owl with no energy to an early morning go getter.

This might be too much caffeine for you if you’re not tolerant to stims but I need a good amount to combat my sleep apnea. If you’re not tolerant to stims you might also find that caffeine comes with some anxiety but if you follow the full stack here you’ll be able to knock off a large chunk of that.

With that said, of all the supplements in this stack, caffeine is by far the most addictive and comes with the quickest tolerance. I’ll admit I’m 100% addicted and need caffeine to have a productive day, but the benefits for me outweigh the addiction. I’ve quit caffeine before but my life is hands-down better with caffeine in it than without it.

Dopamine

Dopamine is like nature’s natural amphetamine and controls our energy, excitement about new ideas, and motivation.  Dopamine is associated with the “pleasure system” of the brain and makes you feel happier and motivated to perform. Dopamine is also responsible for a lot of your sexual desire.

L DOPA works by directly raising your levels of dopamine which is why I’ve stacked it with 5 HTP as it counteracts the slight sexual side effects of increased serotonin.

Serotonin

Serotonin is produced in the Central Nervous System (CNS) and is associated with anger regulation, mood, and sleep. Serotonin provides a healing, nourishing and satisfied feeling in the body.  When serotonin levels are high and balanced you can sleep deeply and peacefully, enjoy relaxing activities and think rationally.

5 HTP works by increasing tryptophan, a direct precursor to serotonin. If you’ve ever felt tired after a big turkey dinner it’s because of the high amounts of tryptophan in turkey. That’s why it’s important to take your 5 HTP before bedtime as opposed to during the day.

GABA

GABA is the chief inhibitory neurotransmitter of your nervous system and is linked to relaxation, anti-anxiety and well-being.  Supplementing with magnesium is a great way to increase your levels of GABA. ZMA has zinc, magnesium and B6 which I feel is the optimal magnesium delivery system. Studies show that magnesium deficiency is extremely common and I would bet money that you’re not getting enough.

I take ZMA as opposed to pure magnesium because I believe it’s absorbed better in this combination as well as coming with the bonus benefits of zinc and B6. ZMA has been proven to increase testosterone in zinc deprived, high intensity athletes. I haven’t noticed a difference but I’m on TRT. If you are deprived you might find daily zinc to be an effective, natural test booster.

Another way to get magnesium is taking daily epsom salts bath, in fact I would say it’s more powerful than supplementing. I don’t have a bathtub in my place so that’s not an option for me but I was having a nightly epsom salt bath at one point in time. It’s definitely not the most manly thing in the world, but it’s a great way to get relaxed before bed and keep your magnesium and in turn your GABA levels up.  This is a good option if you don’t want to go the ZMA route.

Another way to keep your GABA levels up is by using theanine, a GABA agonist that many guys take with caffeine in the morning. I’ve had decent results with it but I prefer to keep my GABA receptors fresh during the week so I can blast phenibut recreationally on the weekends as a reward for a hard week’s work.

Phenibut like theanine is also a GABA agonist that crosses the blood-brain barrier but it’s a lot more powerful. It is definitely not something you should take daily. Once or twice a week is all you want to do with phenibut. Since it works acutely you can add it to your stack as an occasional option and get the benefits from it that day.

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