ZenNutri Focus Prime

ZenNutri LLC does not have an official product website. Instead, this company has a couple of nootropic supplements on sale via Amazon and eBay.

ZenNutri Focus Prime Pros

• Some good feedback
• Not overly expensive

ZenNutri Focus Prime Cons

• Risk of side effects
• Will cause interactions with some prescription medication
• Many of the ingredients are in ineffective quantities

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ZenNutri Focus Prime Overview

What You Need To Know About ZenNutri Focus Prime

ZenNutri Focus Prime is only on sale via Amazon or eBay, and it is obvious that ZenNutri is little more than a fancy name than it is an established supplement company. The supplement is very similar to many nootropics on sale at Amazon and although it may have a slight effect on some people, results are not guaranteed and will largely depend upon your own physical make up. Focus Prime contains St John’s Wort which is very well known for causing side effects and it will cause interactions with prescription medication. You will need to check this out before you buy especially as this supplement does not come with a guarantee.

What Are The Side Effects Of ZenNutri Focus Prime?

Potential side effects may include headaches, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, anxiety, heart palpitations, jitteriness, dizziness, confusion, sensitivity to sunlight, risk of burns to skin, increased risk of blood thinning, reduction of fertility levels, increased risk of seizures, fishy body odour, and restlessness.

You should ask your doctor before using if you are taking prescription medication because of the high risks of interactions caused by St John’s Wort.

You should avoid this supplement if you are trying to conceive because Gingko can adversely affect fertility levels and worryingly, DMAE may cause birth defects if taken during pregnancy.

How Much Does ZenNutri Focus Prime Cost?

ZenNutri Focus Prime is not very expensive. Buy from Amazon and it costs $18.95 for a bottle of 60 capsules (30 to 60 days supply depending on how you take it).

Our Verdict On ZenNutri Focus Prime

We have concerns about ZenNutri Focus Prime. Despite the fact that this supplement is probably safe for most people, there is a long list of potential side effects that are actually very serious including the risk of prescription drug interactions and birth defects. These could be life changing in some circumstances, and we feel that a warning should have been made clearer in the advertising.

The supplement itself is not especially effective. It does contain some well-known ingredients but as many of these are in insufficient quantities, you may not notice much. The temptation will be to take the recommended 2 capsule serving size which will lead to a stronger serving (500mg) of St John’s Wort. Not everyone is sensitive to St Johns Wort but many people are, and many of the reported side effects seem to originate from this one ingredient.

In our opinion, you would do better in buying a nootropic with fewer ingredients from a specialist company that can answer questions and give you your money back if things go wrong. The problem is that although ZenNutri Focus Prime is quite cheap and it’s easily available, it seems a bit foolhardy to risk your health on an unknown product like this.

Overall, this supplement is just not good enough to approve. We do not recommend ZenNutri Focus Prime to the Watchdog readers.

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ZenNutri Focus Prime Key Features

ZenNutri Focus Prime is a nootropic supplement, based on herbal ingredients and some well known natural chemicals with a brain-boosting effect. It looks very similar to countless other supplements on the market which are sold on Amazon.

The principle ingredient is St John’s Wort which is often taken to combat depression. Other plant extracts include Bacopa Monnieri, Gingko Biloba and Huperzine A, all of which have undergone clinical testing elsewhere and may have nootropic benefits.

In addition to the herbal extracts, Focus Prime contains amino acids Glutamine and L Carnitine, Phosphatidylserine, and DMAE Bitartrate, a substance derived from plants. All ingredient quantities are provided, which is good, and quantities are in line with many other supplements on the market, although not necessarily in line with clinical research. Check out the ingredients tab for more information.

Overall, ZenNutri Focus Prime looks to be a fairly standard nootropic very similar to many other supplements on the market.

The formula is very similar to another supplement called Enervitus Steel Focus, and All Life Nutrition Focus.

ZenNutri LLC does not have a product website, instead selling their range of 3 supplements via Amazon and eBay. Other ZenNutri supplements are Calm Prime and Sleep Prime, and you are advised that you can take them all in combination at different times of the day.

We found that ZenNutri LLC is based in Brooklyn, in what we imagine to be office premises above a fast food outlet, although it could be a private address.

What Does ZenNutri Focus Prime Claim To Do?

The product advertising makes all the usual claims and tells you what you want to hear.

It asks, “tired of being unfocused, distracted and unproductive? Having trouble concentrating? Keep forgetting things? Feeling anxious and under pressure?”

According to the advertising, Focus Prime will help you in the following ways.

• STAY FOCUSED, THINK SHARPER, PERFORM BETTER
• ENHANCE YOUR MOOD AND REDUCE STRESS – used since ancient times as an anti-depressant, one of a kind St. Johns Wort will improve your mood and decrease stress and anxiety.
• NATURAL, VEGAN SAFE, NON-GMO AND GLUTEN FREE – our product is made with natural Non-GMO ingredients, does not contain gluten and comes in vegetable capsules, and is absolutely safe to be taken by vegans.
• PERFECT FOR ADULTS OF ALL AGES AND AREAS OF ACTIVITY – no matter how old you are and what you do, FOCUS PRIME will keep you focused and alert while working on long-term complex projects or performing your routine daily tasks.
• QUALITY AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED – we take great pride and care in manufacturing and developing only the highest quality products for our customers. Our dietary supplements are tested for purity and are proudly made in the United States, in a GMP-certified and FDA-registered facility in compliance with all necessary requirements.

Does ZenNutri Focus Prime Work?

Overall, we think that this formula may have a slight effect upon some customers but results could be unpredictable depending on your own physical make up. In addition, side effects could be an issue and many of the ingredients are in much smaller amounts than used in research so may be ineffective.

St John’s Wort, for example, is a plant extract that has been used for thousands of years as an antidepressant so there must be something to it! Some research has shown that it can be just as effective for mild depression as prescription drugs such as Prozac. Other research found it was no better than a placebo, although many people are also on Prozac and it seems that in many cases this does not work either!

That said, Focus Prime is not advertised primarily as an antidepressant. It is supposed to boost alertness and mental focus. Some of the ingredients seem effective for this purpose.

Gingko Biloba may improve blood circulation in the brain, Phosphatidylserine is a natural chemical made in the body which plays a role in the repair and the maintenance of all the cells. It may be effective as a way to slow age-related cognitive decline and may help improve mood if you take 300mg a day long term. This supplement only contains 125mg per capsule, so you would need to take it twice a day to get near this figure. However, do this and you may find that the other ingredients cause side effects.

The other ingredients have all undergone clinical testing elsewhere, and yes, there have been positive benefits noted. However, in most cases serving sizes here are below the clinical dosage and do not account for the effects of the other ingredients.

What Are The Ingredients of ZenNutri Focus Prime?

Each capsule is equal to one serving. You are advised to take 1 -2 servings each day.

• St John’s Wort (250mg): Common yellow garden shrub that has been used as a remedy for depression for 2000 years. There is some scientific evidence that St. John’s Wort may be helpful in treating mild depression, but its main problem is that it causes interactions with other prescription drugs. The usual daily serving size is 300mg so if you take one capsule it is underpowered but with 500mg could be too strong. St John’s Wort is well known for side effects and interactions with prescription medication, including some heart medication and chemotherapy drugs. Source
• L – Glutamine (150mg): Glutamine is a “free amino acid” meaning that it is used by the body wherever needed. Like glucose, Glutamine is a source of fuel for the brain and is used to make glutamate, one of the main neurotransmitters. Increasing glutamate activity can improve memory and alertness. Serving size here is low as most advice is that between 500mg – 2000mg a day is optimum. Source
• Phosphatidylserine (125mg): Chemical made in the body that plays a role in the repair and the maintenance of all the cells. It is also obtainable by diet in foods such as cabbage, soy, and offal. It may be effective as a way to slow age-related cognitive decline and may help improve mood. The usual doses recommended seem to be about 300mg a day so the 125mg amount listed on the label may be a little low to be of any real benefit.
• Bacopa Monnieri (100mg): Used traditionally in Ayurvedic medicine to enhance memory, learning, concentration and to treat anxiety, Bacopa Monnieri comes from a Water hyssop plant extract which contains natural chemicals called Bacosides. It may help reduce anxiety and improve memory as it has been shown to have an effect on dopamine and serotonin systems.
  The effects have been shown to take up 12 weeks to be noticed with a serving size of 300mg so may not be sufficient here.
• DMAE Bitartrate (50mg): Chemical in the body and also derived from plants but here in synthetic form. Dimethylethanolamine (DMAE) is a compound that is known as a mind health compound. It does this by reducing the build-up of what is known as the ‘age pigment’, which impairs cognitive function and is implicated in the cognitive decline with age. Theoretically, it sounds good but clinical testing on men with an average age of 72 taking 1500mg a day over 24 weeks noticed very little improvement. Source
• N Acetyl – L – Carnitine (50mg): Form of amino acid L Carnitine. Helps the body produce energy and is possibly effective in improving memory. For age-related memory loss serving size is between 1500 – 2000mg a day over 3 months.
• Ginkgo Biloba (50mg): Gingko is a tree which grows in China, and its bark originally used in Chinese medicine for a range of purposes. Today Ginkgo Biloba is a popular nootropic supplement. It is rich in natural antioxidants that can improve circulation in the brain, and thus increase alertness and focus. In studies carried out on dementia sufferers, the usual serving size was 40mg three times a day. For general cognitive improvement, serving size is generally between 120mg to 600mg so it seems a little underpowered here.
• Huperzine – A (10mcg): Natural chemical derived from a Chinese plant called Club Moss, but regarded as a drug by some people because it undergoes a lengthy manufacture process. Research suggests it is effective for a variety of brain conditions including memory loss, dementia, and mild mental impairment. Source

Does ZenNutri Focus Prime Have Any Side Effects?

Focus Prime may cause side effects and some customers have mentioned these, including:

• Headaches
• Fatigue
• Vomiting and nausea
• Anxiety
• Heart palpitations

Many of these are common side effects to St John’s Wort. Other side effects to St John’s Wort include:

• Jitteriness
• Increased anxiety
• Dizziness
• Confusion
• Allergic reaction
• Drug interactions

There is a warning on the bottle about the possible side effects of St John’s Wort. Effects include:

• Sensitivity to sunlight
• Risk of burns to skin
• Increased risk of bleeding
• Reduction of fertility levels

There is also a warning about Gingko seeds, known to cause:

• Increased risk of seizures
• Blood-thinning

Other potential side effects include:

• Stomach upset
• Fishy body or breath odour (Acetyl l carnitine)
• Restlessness
• Dry mouth
• Birth defects

Are There Any Customer Reviews For ZenNutri Focus Prime?

There are over 700 customer reviews on Amazon but according to our scam software, many of these are likely to be fake. That said there are genuine positive comments too.

I’ve found that since taking this, my memory and focus has improved so much that I’m able to enjoy daily tasks more than I used to. I’m getting things done more quickly and with more energy. I love that these are all natural too.

I’ve been using these for about three weeks and I have to say that they definitely do something. I didn’t notice anything till a couple of days to a week in but then I noticed that I was alert, aware and awake. Not a jittery or on the go type of feeling but a feeling of maybe having that cup of coffee you need at that very moment (when the caffeine in the coffee actually works for you) with the feeling of you being on your A game….

Some customers noticed no improvements,

Didn’t see any improvements in memory or focus. Took them while studying for CPA exam

A few customers mentioned side effects,

Gave me nothing but anxiety and heart palpitations. Wish I could return it for a refund.

Does ZenNutri Focus Prime Offer a Money-Back Guarantee?

There is no money-back guarantee on offer with this supplement.

Where Can I Buy ZenNutri Focus Prime?

You can buy ZenNutri Focus Prime on Amazon and eBay USA.

About the Author: Jane Weston

Jane has been passionately involved in the diet and supplement industry for a number of years, with an impressive track record covering over 4000 products.

An early grounding in food science gives Jane the necessary knowledge to objectively analyse and a love of coffee gives her the edge when deadlines need to be met.