The Pair

Seventeen ingredients, ten for the morning and eight for the night, each chosen for a different part of the same picture. By day, the question was why energy collapses by mid-afternoon, and the answer runs through focus, stress response, mood and blood flow to the brain. By night, three things have to happen: cortisol needs to come down, GABA activity needs to rise, and melatonin production needs to start on schedule. Lion’s Mane sits in both formulas, because the biology it supports does not stop at sundown.

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  Cordyceps

  A functional mushroom associated with endurance and oxygen use. The base of Elevate.

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  A functional mushroom used across East Asian medicine, now with a growing body of research into its association with endurance and oxygen utilisation. We include it as the energetic foundation of the formula.

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  Lion’s Mane

  A functional mushroom associated with cognitive clarity and neuronal health. In both formulas.

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  Also present in Elevate, and included here because the biology it supports does not stop at sundown. Associated with cognitive restoration and neuronal health — the maintenance work the brain does while you sleep.

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  Ginkgo Biloba

  One of the most studied botanicals in the world, associated with blood flow to the brain.

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  One of the most studied botanicals in the world, with a long history of use associated with circulation and cognitive support. In this formula, it is included for its relationship with cerebral blood flow — helping deliver oxygen and nutrients to the brain more effectively.

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  Panax Ginseng

  An adaptogen traditionally used for a steadier response to pressure, with no spike.

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  An adaptogen traditionally used to support the body's response to physical and mental stress. Rather than stimulating energy, ginseng is associated with helping the body maintain a more even, sustained baseline.

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  L-Theanine

  An amino acid from tea leaves, associated with calm, alert focus.

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  An amino acid found naturally in tea leaves, associated with alpha brain wave activity — the neurological state linked to calm, alert focus. In this formula, it works alongside the low-dose caffeine from guarana, smoothing any edge into steady clarity.

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  Guarana

  About 10 to 15mg of natural caffeine per dose, released more gradually than coffee.

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  Provides approximately 10-15mg of natural caffeine per dose, alongside its own antioxidant compounds. Guarana releases caffeine more gradually than coffee, which is why the formula includes it — a measured lift, with no spike and no crash.

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  B6 (Pyridoxine HCl)

  The cofactor behind serotonin, dopamine, GABA and norepinephrine.

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  B6 is the cofactor behind serotonin, dopamine, GABA, and norepinephrine — the neurotransmitters that govern mood, focus, and stress response. Without it, the raw materials are present but the signals do not get built. In this formula, it is included as the nutrient that lets the other ingredients do their work.

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  Activated B12

  Methylcobalamin, the form the body uses directly. Part of turning food into energy.

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  B12 plays a role in the metabolic pathways that convert food into usable energy. The activated form — methylcobalamin — is more readily utilised by the body than the synthetic cyanocobalamin found in most supplements.

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  Alpha-Pinene

  A terpene from conifers and herbs, associated with alertness. Absorbed under the tongue.

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  A terpene found across conifers and herbs, associated with respiratory function and alertness. In sublingual liquid form, absorption is immediate.

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  Limonene

  A citrus terpene associated with mood. Absorbed under the tongue.

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  A citrus-derived terpene associated with mood and digestive comfort. Like Alpha-Pinene, sublingual delivery means it reaches the bloodstream without waiting on digestion.

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  Valerian Root

  A widely used botanical for sleep support, associated with GABA. Builds over consistent use.

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  One of the more widely used botanical extracts for sleep support, associated with GABA modulation — the calming pathway the brain uses to wind down neural activity before sleep. Effects build over consistent use rather than arriving on night one.

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  Passionflower

  Supports GABA availability, the brain’s own calming mechanism.

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  An extract that supports GABA availability, helping the brain access its own calming mechanism rather than mimicking it externally. In this formula, it does the quieting work that lets everything else land.

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  Reishi

  The mushroom that settles rather than stimulates. Recline’s wind-down.

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  Where most functional mushrooms stimulate, Reishi settles. Associated with immune support and a calming nervous system response, we include it for its distinctly settling profile — its role here is the wind-down.

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  Ashwagandha

  An adaptogen traditionally used to support the stress response and the cortisol drop at night.

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  An adaptogen traditionally used to support the body's stress response, particularly cortisol regulation. The stress you carried through the day does not simply disappear at bedtime — ashwagandha supports that transition down.

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  Magnesium L-Threonate

  A form of magnesium made to reach the brain, for the quiet before deep sleep.

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  A form of magnesium designed to be more readily utilised by the brain than the standard forms found in most supplements. Associated with synaptic regulation — the signalling between neurons that needs to quiet before deep sleep begins.

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  Tart Cherry

  Natural melatonin and tryptophan, on the body’s own schedule.

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  A fruit extract delivering natural melatonin alongside tryptophan — the amino acid your body converts into more on its own schedule, at its own dose.

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  Myrcene

  A terpene from hops, lemongrass and mango, associated with calm and muscle relaxation.

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