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Does LMNT Break a Fast? Electrolytes, Liquid I.V., Gatorade Compared
Wellness

Does LMNT Break a Fast? Electrolytes, Liquid I.V., Gatorade Compared

LMNT Raw has 0 calories, flavored LMNT 5 and 1 g carb, Liquid I.V. 11 g sugar. Nine electrolyte labels sorted by fasting goal, checked Oct 2026.

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Roon Team
October 13, 2026·10 min read
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Cognitive Overload at Work: Signs, Causes and a Triage
Focus

Cognitive Overload at Work: Signs, Causes and a Triage

Cognitive overload explained with working-memory science: the signs at work, the three loads behind them, and a triage to offload or defer.

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Roon Team
October 13, 2026·8 min read
#focus#productivity+2
Body Doubling for ADHD: Why It Works and When It Fails
Focus

Body Doubling for ADHD: Why It Works and When It Fails

What body doubling is, the social-psychology science behind it, what the first studies found, when it backfires, and the apps compared on price.

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Roon Team
October 13, 2026·9 min read
#adhd#focus+2
ADHD Time Blindness: What the Timing Research Shows
Focus

ADHD Time Blindness: What the Timing Research Shows

ADHD time blindness is real in some lab tasks and murky in others. What 55 timing studies found, where adult data disagree, and what helps day to day.

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Roon Team
October 13, 2026·9 min read
#adhd+3
Sugar Withdrawal Symptoms: The Brain Fog Timeline
Wellness

Sugar Withdrawal Symptoms: The Brain Fog Timeline

Sugar withdrawal brain fog is real but barely studied. What human trials measured day by day, and why caffeine is often the hidden cause of the fog.

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Roon Team
October 12, 2026·8 min read
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36-Hour Fast: An Hour-by-Hour Workday Plan
Wellness

36-Hour Fast: An Hour-by-Hour Workday Plan

A 36-hour fast from Sunday dinner to Tuesday breakfast, hour by hour: what the human studies show, when to stop caffeine, and who should skip it.

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Roon Team
October 12, 2026·9 min read
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Cognitive Offloading: What the MIT ChatGPT Study Found
Focus

Cognitive Offloading: What the MIT ChatGPT Study Found

The MIT "Your Brain on ChatGPT" preprint, read in full: 54 students, EEG, 20-minute essays, no peer review yet, and what offloading costs you.

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Roon Team
October 12, 2026·9 min read
#focus+2
ADHD Perfectionism Isn't About High Standards
Focus

ADHD Perfectionism Isn't About High Standards

A 3,720-student study found ADHD symptoms tied to lower standards but harsher self-judgment. What ADHD perfectionism really is, and how to get unstuck.

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Roon Team
October 12, 2026·9 min read
#adhd+2
Coffee and AFib: What the DECAF and CRAVE Trials Found
Science

Coffee and AFib: What the DECAF and CRAVE Trials Found

In the DECAF trial, AFib came back in 47% of daily coffee drinkers vs 64% of abstainers. What that and CRAVE mean, and what to ask your cardiologist.

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Roon Team
October 12, 2026·9 min read
#coffee+2
ADHD Procrastination: Why the Deadline Is the Only Switch
Focus

ADHD Procrastination: Why the Deadline Is the Only Switch

Why ADHD procrastination runs on deadline panic, what the research on delay, stress and grades shows, and how to build urgency without the crash.

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Roon Team
October 12, 2026·9 min read
#adhd+2
Sugar High: Is It Real? What 31 Studies Actually Found
Wellness

Sugar High: Is It Real? What 31 Studies Actually Found

A sugar high is mostly a myth: 31 studies found no mood lift and more fatigue in the hour after sugar. Here is what sugar really does to your alertness.

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Roon Team
October 12, 2026·10 min read
#energy+2
Coffee Benefits and Caffeine: Which Ones Caffeine Explains
Science

Coffee Benefits and Caffeine: Which Ones Caffeine Explains

Decaf matches regular coffee for liver, diabetes and mortality links, but not dementia. A study-by-study scorecard of which coffee benefits are caffeine.

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Roon Team
October 12, 2026·10 min read
#coffee#caffeine+2
Does Tea Break a Fast? Green, Black, Matcha and Herbal
Wellness

Does Tea Break a Fast? Green, Black, Matcha and Herbal

Plain tea has about 2 calories a cup and does not break a fast. Milk, honey and bottled sweet teas do. Cup-by-cup table with labels checked Oct 2026.

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Roon Team
October 11, 2026·8 min read
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Context Switching: What It Costs and the 23-Minute Myth
Focus

Context Switching: What It Costs and the 23-Minute Myth

Context switching costs less per switch than the 23-minute myth says, and more per day. What Gloria Mark measured, attention residue, and a batching plan.

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Roon Team
October 11, 2026·9 min read
#focus#productivity+2
Huberman on Nicotine Pouches: What He Has Actually Said
Focus

Huberman on Nicotine Pouches: What He Has Actually Said

What Andrew Huberman has said about nicotine pouches and gum, with episode dates and timestamps: his dose, his warnings, and what the research shows.

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Roon Team
October 11, 2026·9 min read
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ADHD Masking: The Hidden Cost of Looking Fine
Focus

ADHD Masking: The Hidden Cost of Looking Fine

ADHD masking explained with 2024 to 2026 research: what adults hide, why 91.6% in one study said they camouflage, and what the effort costs later.

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Roon Team
October 11, 2026·11 min read
#adhd+2
ZYN Coupons: What Is Real and How Adults Actually Save
Alternatives

ZYN Coupons: What Is Real and How Adults Actually Save

Most ZYN coupon codes online are for other brands. What really lowers the price: can tiers, first-order offers, ZYN Rewards, and where coupons are banned.

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Roon Team
October 11, 2026·8 min read
#zyn+2
Black Buffalo ZERO vs Roon: Ritual Pouch or Caffeine?
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Black Buffalo ZERO vs Roon: Ritual Pouch or Caffeine?

Black Buffalo ZERO copies dip with no nicotine or caffeine. Roon is an 80 mg caffeine pouch. Which fits when, how many a day, and what each costs.

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Roon Team
October 11, 2026·9 min read
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Gorilla Mind Smooth Review: Doses, Label and Cost per Day
Energy

Gorilla Mind Smooth Review: Doses, Label and Cost per Day

Gorilla Mind Smooth is a 13-ingredient, caffeine-free capsule stack dosed at 5 capsules. Every dose on the label, what it costs per day, and who it fits.

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Roon Team
October 11, 2026·8 min read
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Everyday Dose Review: The Label, Caffeine and Real Cost
Energy

Everyday Dose Review: The Label, Caffeine and Real Cost

Everyday Dose Coffee+ has 45 or 90 mg caffeine and a 7.3 g blend with no per-ingredient doses. What the label shows, what it costs after the promo.

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Roon Team
October 11, 2026·9 min read
#caffeine+3
TeaZa Review: Herbal Energy Pouches, Label by Label
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TeaZa Review: Herbal Energy Pouches, Label by Label

TeaZa sells nicotine-free herbal pouches with 50 mg of caffeine or none. What the labels list, where the brand contradicts itself, and the price.

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Roon Team
October 11, 2026·9 min read
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Flow Pouches Near Me: Stores, Amazon, and the Real Price
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Flow Pouches Near Me: Stores, Amazon, and the Real Price

Flow pouches are not in stores. As of Oct 2026 you buy them on flowpouch.com or Amazon. Price per pouch, subscription terms, and how to skip one.

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Roon Team
October 10, 2026·8 min read
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Ultra Patches: Does Ultra Actually Sell a Patch?
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Ultra Patches: Does Ultra Actually Sell a Patch?

Ultra sells no patches, only Focus, Energy and Sleep pouches. What you probably saw instead, and what the evidence says about patches versus pouches.

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Roon Team
October 10, 2026·8 min read
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Working 80 Hours a Week: What It Costs and How to Cope
Focus

Working 80 Hours a Week: What It Costs and How to Cope

Working 80 hours a week leaves about 39 waking hours for life. What the sleep and heart research shows, who works it, and how to protect sleep.

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Roon Team
October 10, 2026·10 min read
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