Patrick DoughertyHead of Research & Publishing

Pat Dougherty, the Natural Health Writer, has 20+ years’ experience in the dietary supplement industry with special expertise in nootropics. In 2007, he wrote and self-published Phosphatidylserine (PS): Mental Clarity at Any Age. The book was reprinted four times – totaling over 10 million copies – and helped put PS on the map and spark the nootropic boom. Pat is also past Executive Editor and Publisher of wellness magazines distributed in natural health stores nationwide. Pat has worked closely with legends, leaders and innovators from some of the biggest supplement brands in the world. All told, Pat has worked on no less than 100 nootropic supplements, with roles spanning research & development, creative concepts, marketing and consumer education. He has delved deep into investigating nootropics from traditional herbalism texts up to cutting-edge human clinical trials. Pat has toured the labs and manufacturing facilities of top brands, learning how formulation and quality processes work hand-in-hand to produce clean, safe and effective supplements. Pat has also worked with brain-related biotechnology products, helping to bridge the gap between state-of-the-art brain training, nootropics and peak cognitive performance.