Customer Reviews

TwinLab - Maxilife Choline Cocktail Ii, 14.85 oz powder

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I read about this product in Fortune magazine purporting it to be a brain food and add energy. Well, after a bit of research with respect to ingredients, I bought a couple of bottles. Lo and behold, the stuff works and it doesn't tast bad at all. I defintely feel more alert with extra energy. An excellent product.

I also bought based on the Fortune article. I've gone through two bottles at the suggested dosage. I'm ordering a third because although I generally feel pretty alert mentally, I'd like to keep it that way!

I was tempted to give this item 4 stars due to the rather steep price but overall I think it is a great product. It does what it advertises: gives you a kick and gets you focused and thinking... fast! Because it contains caffeine, I think the recommended dosage of 4 Tbsp is way too much. I get by perfectly with 2-3 Tsp.

I guess you could use this every day, albeit an expensive daily commodity. Great for days when you need that extra brain power to get the job done. Multitaskers rejoice.

Excellent coffee replacement. MAJOR zing and alertness. I'm sensitive to it so half a tablespoon is enough in 16oz of water to give a mental jolt. Bottle says one serving is 4 tablespoons but I think my head would explode if I took that much. I'd much prefer this over all the high sugar energy drinks on the market. Love the mental clarity I get on this healthy nootropics. But with everything you put in your body, do a little research on the ingredients. WORKS GREAT FOR ME!!! (also fun to take before going out dancing at night for a high energy non-alcohol evening.) Might have issues falling asleep at night if you take it too late in the day. Good Luck!

This product gives me the boost you need to get through those busy days of working non-stop on brain tasking issues, math, science, SW engineering. You just feel better when the day is done by not being so drained and being able to focus for hours on end.

This works just as it says, as a supplement. Work out, eat right, get 6 hours of sleep a night, don't let stress eat at you, you don't curse out the lady who cut you off, and basically you'll be okay. This supplements those days where you need that extra edge. That's it.

Read the amount of vitamins you'll be ingesting and the % of daily calue is absurd if you take 4 tablespoons of this stuff. Unless you workout several hours a day, a professional bike courier, or pole dance for a living there's no way you'll work through this many vitamins: you'll simply piss it away or the vitamins will harm you.

I bought this product thinking that it would be the "powder" form of "red bull." When you compare the ingredients in this cocktail to that of red bull, you will find they are extremely similar.

Why I don't think this product is that great:

1. Taste. The taste is mildly unpleasant. Red bull, monster energy, and tab energy completely blow this product away in terms of taste.

2. CALORIES! Did anyone else notice that the serving size for this product is 150 calories? Red bull is either 120 or 10 depending on type. Monster has the same caloric break down as red bull. Tab energy, which I think is best energy drink on the market, contains 5 calories.

3. Doesn't mix very well. You will get to enjoy clumps of powder.

4. The almighty "buzz." I get about a 5 min rush from this product. I get more of a buzz from 2 cups of coffee. One red bull/monster/tab all give me a bigger buzz then this product.

If you are looking for the ultimate energy supplement, I can't suggest this product. So far the best mix I have ever found is: 1 no doze, 1 monster energy, and 1 choline + gingko supplement. This mix gave me a HUGE buzz that carried me through my AM classes. (It got me through 8am statistics, a class lasting 2 hours).