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Clinically Studied
The exact ingredient has a published human randomized controlled trial.
Logic · Lion’s Mane
About Of The Ancients — DRAFT PREVIEW
Est. 2023 · San Antonio, Texas
Ten thousand years of use is a hypothesis.
We grade the evidence before we sell you the bottle.
The Standard
One standard. Every product. No exceptions.
This is what “high quality and natural” means here — regardless of evidence tier.
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The real material, not the cheap fraction
Lion’s mane means 100% fruiting body, never mycelium grown on grain. Turmeric means the whole Curcuma longa root. The preparation is matched to what the evidence and tradition for that specific plant support.
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Liquid extraction
Every product is a tincture — not a capsule, not a pressed powder. No fillers, binders, or flow agents. No horse pills.
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Short ingredient decks
Golden Turmeric is three ingredients. If a label needs a chemistry degree to read, it isn’t ours.
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One facility standard
Every formula is made in the same FDA-registered, NSF GMP facility in the United States.
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Third-party testing, ingredient level
ISO-accredited labs test every lot: heavy metals, pesticides, microbials, potency.
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Independent professional review
MDs, PhDs, and RNs read each formula against the published literature. Their reports are public.
How we grade evidence
We tell you how strong the evidence is — including when it isn’t.
Every formula is placed on a published evidence ladder. The tier is stated plainly.
II
Research-Supported
Substantial published human research on the botanical, though not on this exact preparation.
Reserved for future formulas
III
Traditional Use
Centuries of documented human use, disclosed as exactly that.
Golden Turmeric Root
Featured · Tier I
What Tier I looks like.
Logic is a liquid Lion’s Mane tincture built on MycoThrive™ — 100% organic fruiting bodies grown in Finland, standardized to beta-glucans (1,3 / 1,6).
40Healthy adults
60–120Minutes to effect
970 mgDaily serving
In a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 40 healthy adults, a single 1 g dose of the standardized extract improved attention, working memory, and reaction time at 60–120 minutes.†
Logic delivers 970 mg of the same standardized ingredient daily, in liquid form.†
La Monica et al., Nutrients, 2023. Trial conducted on MycoThrive™ powder at 1,000 mg daily; Logic provides 970 mg daily in liquid form.
Founder
Anthony Gucciardi
I was never chasing a nootropic. I wanted to feel like myself again.
Chapter one — The search
A years-long health crisis in his twenties sent Anthony past the marketing and into the U.S. National Library of Medicine, correlating published research against the natural compounds that actually held up. Fifteen years alongside industry-leading doctors, PhD formulators, and manufacturers supplying Whole Foods, Vitamin Shoppe, and GNC led to one conclusion: a few natural compounds are worth taking seriously, and most of the industry isn’t.
Chapter two — The fog
Years later, a spinal injury serious enough to threaten permanent disability led to fusion surgery and a long sequence of procedures. The recovery took something he hadn’t expected it to take: his clarity.
Months of mental fog and haze — the kind where you read the same paragraph three times. That period is why cognitive clarity became this company’s first problem to work on, and why its ambition is broader than any single category. The goal was never a nootropic. It’s a person who feels like themselves again.
No Of The Ancients product is intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, or to aid recovery from surgery or injury.
- 2010Fifteen years alongside PhD formulators and manufacturers begins.
- 2019The search that started with his own health.
- 2023Of The Ancients founded.
- TodayBuilding a line for whole-body wellbeing, not one category.
Sourcing & Materials
The material is ancient. The paperwork is not.
One specimen card per formula, kept like a museum label.
Specimen 01 · Logic
Hericium erinaceus
- Origin
- Finland
- Part
- 100% fruiting body
- Certification
- Organic
- Standardized to
- β-glucans (1,3 / 1,6)
- Form
- Liquid extraction
- Serving
- 970 mg daily†
Never mycelium-on-grain. Evidence tier: I — Clinically Studied.
Specimen 02 · Golden Turmeric Root
Curcuma longa
- Botanical
- Curcuma longa
- Part
- Whole root
- Form
- Glycerin liquid extract, alcohol-free
- Ingredients
- 3
Prepared whole-root, as it has traditionally been used. Evidence tier: III — Traditional Use.
Independent Review
Read against the literature.
OTA formulas are reviewed for scientific accuracy by physicians, PhDs, and nurses. Their full reports are public.
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Dr. Mark Matus
MD · Neuroscience & Neurovascular Research
“A randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover in 40 healthy adults showed acute cognitive improvements at 60–120 minutes.”Read full review
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Miranda Adams
RN, BSN, CGRN · Formerly Mayo Clinic
“The correlation between the product’s claims and the study’s findings is strong. The clinical evidence supports the advertised benefits.”Read full review
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Carolina A. Figueroa
MS Nutrition, PhD
“Improved working memory, attention, and reaction time after two hours — consistent, and observed without adverse events.”Read full review
disclosure placeholder — state any compensation or material connection to reviewers here. Institutional affiliations are listed for identification only; no endorsement by any institution is implied.
Every lot, every time
Tested. Trusted. Transparent.
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Pesticides
Clean tested
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Microbials
Clean tested
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Heavy metals
Clean tested
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Potency & purity
Every ingredient
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GMOs & additives
Free of
Produced in a U.S. FDA-registered, NSF GMP facility and routinely third-party lab tested. FDA facility registration does not constitute FDA approval or endorsement of any product.
Impact
Every bottle gives back.
Of The Ancients partners with the Native American Heritage Association, supporting food, heat, and essential supplies for Lakota families in South Dakota.
$X or Y% per bottle from every purchase is donated.
The traditions this company is named for deserve more than citation.
