“I feel 20 years younger.” Scott’s Mind Lab Pro® Story

This is Scott.

He’s 51, lives on the Canadian prairies and has always been someone who likes to know exactly how things work.

He spent 20 years in industrial manufacturing. In his 30s, he ran a metallurgy department, working with induction hardening, carburizing and stress relieving.

He liked the technical side. He liked learning. And he liked being good at something difficult.

“Learning and becoming the best in your field. It's not just a job, it's an expression of who you are.”

But for a long time, Scott didn't feel much like that person.

Years of poor sleep, brain fog and struggles with his mental health left him exhausted and finding it difficult to focus. Instead of finishing one thing, he'd find himself surrounded by half-completed jobs. Even sitting quietly for five minutes could feel difficult.

Then at 50, Scott found himself facing a new challenge. Something he hadn’t done for a long time.

He was going back to study.

The younger Scott would have relished the opportunity to learn. The 50 year old Scott… he wasn't so sure.

Could he still do this?

Here's what happened when he decided to find out.

“I Put Myself Into Such a Hole.”

Scott's difficulties hadn't appeared overnight.

Following his father's death in 2004, he struggled with PTSD. He also has ADHD and, for more than seven years, sleep was incredibly difficult.

That combination took its toll.

“Years after I had such bad brain fog, tired all day every day.”

Scott had always been a really hard worker. Now, just getting through the working day could take everything he had.

He tried pre-workout powders for the energy boost.

Caffeine helped him push through too, but he found it also increased his anxiety.

He was looking for something else.

After struggling to find the right medical support, Scott started doing his own research into nootropics.

He tried several. Then he found Mind Lab Pro®.

“I Could Focus. And on Just One Thing.”

Scott says he noticed something within the first few days.

“After three days of taking Mind Lab Pro I found, to my delight, I could focus. And on just one thing.”

That last part is important.

Because Scott never stopped wanting to get things done. The problem was staying on-task.

“I looked forward to completing things. Not have a dozen half-done jobs. And feeling like I was failing and there was no help.”

Work started to feel different too.

“I've always outworked everyone. I started to enjoy work again. My brain fog lifted, I found my confidence again.”

For Scott, it felt like a glimpse of someone familiar.

“I noticed I was more like myself.”

Finding His Way Back

Scott is very open about the fact that Mind Lab Pro® is only one part of his story.

He eventually found a doctor who listened to what he was experiencing and prescribed ADHD medication that he says has helped him considerably.

There was also a lot of work to do himself.

Over the years, Scott has overcome alcohol and drug dependency, lost 125 lb and gone on to run half marathons.

And through all of it, his family has been there.

“It's also a lot of work.”

But Scott says Mind Lab Pro® came at an important point in that journey.

“Using Mind Lab Pro let me relax, and stop searching for a secret pill I was trying to find.

I found help, and it helped me be me.”

Then came an opportunity to put that returning confidence to the test.

Back to Learning at 50

Through his work, Scott had the opportunity to complete his Level 1 refrigeration training.

The qualification involved learning the principles needed to work safely around a 99-ton ammonia refrigeration plant used to maintain a hockey rink.

For someone who'd once built a career around mastering technical subjects, it should have felt familiar.

But returning to a learning environment at 50 brought doubts with it.

“At first it's scary. Am I too old to learn a new trade? Can I trust myself and just try?”

He decided to try. And gradually, he started to enjoy it.

“Learning felt so good.”

Scott was taking Mind Lab Pro® while studying, alongside his prescribed ADHD medication.

And when it came to the night before his final exam, he put that focus to work.

“I Had a Window. I Can Still See Myself in It.”

Scott started studying at 4pm.

He went back through the daily exams from the previous weeks, writing down every question and working through them again.

Physics. Thermodynamics. Technical maths and equations.

He kept going until midnight. And at some point during that evening, Scott had a moment.

“I had a window. I can still see myself in it. I felt so good. I can do anything. I wouldn’t let myself fail.”

This wasn't simply about passing an exam.

After years of feeling foggy, exhausted and unlike himself, here he was at 50, absorbed in learning again.

“This was my hard work, love from family. Never giving up, and believing in myself. I was enjoying life again.”

Scott passed his refrigeration course.

“I Feel Like I Have My Life and Energetic Self Back.”

Today, life looks a little different again.

Scott and his wife of 25 years have bought a house closer to their son. He's moved into a job that gives him a better work-life balance, while continuing to use his refrigeration experience part-time at a small-town hockey rink.

And Mind Lab Pro® remains part of his routine.

He notices the difference in everyday things too.

Finishing renovations around the house. Remembering more from conversations with his wife. Feeling able to concentrate on what's in front of him.

“I feel 20 years younger.”

Scott feels more able to do the things that make him feel like ‘him’ again.

Working. Learning. Taking on something difficult and seeing it through.

“I feel like I have my life and energetic self back.”

Fifty years old. Eight hours of studying behind him. Technical notes spread out in front of him.

And enjoying learning again.

“I found hope and I'm so very thankful.”