Greetings from the Houston airport, Gate C-something, where I am wedged into a chair engineered by a person who has never sat down, surrounded by the ambient perfume of terminal Tex-Mex, and about to fly to Fort Lauderdale to present on HRV and Metabolic Flexibility at the Sports Pharmacy Conference tomorrow morning.

The slides are done. The brain needs to cooperate.

Which brings me to a story.

A glorious, chaotic, extremely on-brand story about what happens when a PhD with no regard for serving sizes gets handed an unlabeled bottle of powder and zero instructions.

A few weeks back, Switch Supplements sent me a pre-production sample of their new nootropic formula, OnSwitch.

The bottle arrived white, unlabeled, no scoop, no directions — just mysterious powder and the implicit dare of "figure it out, sport."

Reasonable protocol: looks like one serving. Dump it in water. Drink it.

Wow- this is amazing! Felt great the whole day but sleep was a bit dogey as I took it later in the day like a num-nut.

Turns out it was 2 servings. The entire container. Gone in one shot. Ooops.

I found this out after sitting down and demolishing a deep work block with the focused intensity of a man who has achieved accidental monk-brain through sheer supplemental recklessness.

No jitters.

No heart ricocheting around my ribcage like a trapped raccoon.

No catastrophic urge to reorganize anything instead of working. Just clean, calm, locked-in focus — and then a smooth return to baseline when it wore off.

My official feedback to Tomer at Switch: "Oh sheet, I did not know there was more than one serving, so I took all of it. It was great, super focused but not in a hyper stim way, got a ton done."

High-dose accidental n=1 data, delivered with characteristic elegance. Science marches forward.

Now — because I am constitutionally incapable of not disclosing things:

Caveat one: My sample was pre-production. This is the 3.0 launch. I cannot tell you exactly what the final version tastes like, only that mine was good — solidly drinkable, not a flavor I was rationing to the last molecule, more yeah, fine, where's my keyboard than oh wow. I've paid real money for supplements that tasted like liquefied regret, so "good and functional" is a legitimate endorsement from me.

Caveat two: Affiliate link. I make a small commission if you buy through it. Funds the kiteboarding. Disclosed. Moving on.

The formula is built around a full gram of L-Tyrosine feeding your catecholamine system, Alpha-GPC loading up acetylcholine, a sustained-release theanine-caffeine matrix that delivers calm focus without the raccoon-in-a-trash-can energy of most stim products, Bacopa, 98%-standardized Mucuna for real upstream dopamine support, Panax Ginseng, and a full B-complex in methylated bioactive forms — every ingredient individually dosed on the label, nothing hiding in a prop blend.

I've used and formulated enough supplements to know the difference between a formula that was built and one that was assembled to hit a label claim, and this one was built — which is exactly why accidentally doubling the dose produced three hours of clean output instead of a trip to the emergency room.

The pre-order is live right now. 1,200 units.

→ Up to 51% off sitewide → Extra $5 off for my list on top of that — up to $96 in total savings → Ships this month

​switchsupplements.com/DRMIKE (Affiliate link — small commission comes my way. Muchos gracias)

Much love and airport burritos,

Dr Mike

PS — 1,200 units at this price, then it's gone until the next run. If you've been looking for a nootropic stack with actual disclosed dosages and real mechanisms behind it — not fairy dust in a tub — here it is: switchsupplements.com/DRMIKE​

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Mike T Nelson CISSN, CSCS, MSME, PhD
Associate Professor, Carrick Institute
Owner, Extreme Human Performance, LLC
Editorial Board Member, STRONG Fitness Mag

Mike T Nelson is a PhD and not a physician or registered dietitian. The contents of this email should not be taken as medical advice. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any health problem - nor is it intended to replace the advice of a physician. Always consult your physician or qualified health professional on any matters regarding your health.

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