Pure Encapsulations Pure Encapsulations - FocusPlus, 180 caps
Pure Encapsulations FocusPlus - Formulated to support daily cognitive functioning, including focus, stamina, memory and attention. It provides rhodiola, which also helps relieve symptoms of stress, such as mental fatigue and sensation of weakness. Included is vitamin B6, zinc and Metafolin® L-5-MTHF cofactor complex to support nutrient metabolism; L-5MTHF is the form of folate that easily crosses the bloodbrain barrier. Folate and vitamin B6 are particularly important in amino acid metabolism, including the metabolism of tyrosine.
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Why people keep reordering it
- Focus and clarity
- Supports concentration, memory and mental stamina.
- Nervous system support
- Nutrients that feed how your brain signals and recovers.
- A daily mental edge
- Built for consistent, long-term cognitive support.
Best suited to: demanding work on short sleep, already taking plain l-tyrosine, afternoon fade during heavy weeks.
What the research supports
Six capsules a day give 2,000 mg of L-tyrosine plus 200 mg of rhodiola. The 180-capsule bottle lasts 30 days.
Tyrosine cognition trials use around 2,000 mg a day.
- Mental performance (evidence: moderate, from randomized controlled trial)
- Tyrosine is the raw material your brain uses to make dopamine and noradrenaline, and trials at this dose preserved memory and reaction time under sleep loss and acute stress.
- Mental fatigue (evidence: moderate, from randomized controlled trial)
- Rhodiola helps cells cope with the physical strain of sustained effort, and trials at this dose reduced fatigue ratings in people working through demanding days.
- Everyday focus (evidence: limited, from )
- Tyrosine only seems to help when the body is already under physical or mental strain, so trials in rested, unstressed people generally find no measurable benefit at all.
Read the literature: Mental performance on PubMed, Mental fatigue on PubMed, Everyday focus on PubMed.
Is it right for you
Worth it if
- Demanding work on short sleep
- Tyrosine's strongest human evidence is for holding performance during sleep loss or acute stress, and six capsules give the 2,000 mg that work used.
- Already taking plain L-tyrosine
- Same daily tyrosine, plus the P5P, methylfolate and zinc that the conversion steps depend on and that a bag of tyrosine leaves you to find elsewhere.
- Afternoon fade during heavy weeks
- Rhodiola at 3 percent rosavins is the ingredient here with a human record for mental fatigue, and the second dose of three capsules falls at midday.
Look elsewhere if
- Anyone unwilling to take six capsules daily
- A 500 to 1,000 mg tyrosine capsule taken twice a day gets to a similar amount with a quarter of the pills.
- Wanting calm, steady focus
- L-theanine, on its own or with a small caffeine dose, gives steadiness rather than drive. This label warns against taking it near bedtime for a reason.
- Already on a folate heavy multivitamin
- Add up your totals first. This contributes 1,000 mcg of L-5-MTHF a day, which stacks fast alongside a prenatal or a methylation formula.
What to expect
Tyrosine is situational rather than a general lift. It shows up most on a short night or in a long demanding stretch, and least on an ordinary rested day, which is exactly what the negative trials found. Rhodiola takes one to two weeks. Run the full six capsules for two weeks before deciding.
How it compares
- Compared with plain L-tyrosine powder
- Same daily tyrosine with the cofactors that convert it, plus rhodiola for fatigue and two standardised polyphenol extracts. The tradeoff: Tyrosine powder costs a small fraction of this per gram, and a 180 capsule bottle at six a day is finished in a month.
- Compared with a caffeine and theanine stack
- This works on precursor supply and fatigue resistance over weeks, where caffeine works in half an hour and then wears off. The tradeoff: If you want something you can feel this afternoon, this is not it.
Product details
- Medicinal ingredients
- L-Tyrosine, Velvet-bean (Mucuna pruriens) Seed Extract, Rhodiola (Rhodiola rosea) Root Std. Extract, Green Tea (Camellia sinensis) Leaf Std. Extract and 4 more
- Ingredient form
- caps
- Servings per container
- 180
- Suggested use
- Adults: Take 3 capsules 2 times daily with meals, a few hours before or after taking other medications or natural health products, or as recommended by a healthcare practitioner. Not to be taken immediately before bedtime.
- Country of manufacture
- Canada
- Independent testing
- independent labs (Eurofins, Covance)
- Certifications
- Non-GMO, Made in Canada
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place
- Brand
- Pure Encapsulations
How to take it
Adults: Take 3 capsules 2 times daily with meals, a few hours before or after taking other medications or natural health products, or as recommended by a healthcare practitioner. Not to be taken immediately before bedtime.
- Store in a cool, dry place away from direct light.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult a practitioner if you are pregnant, nursing or on medication.
Ingredients
Each capsule contains
- L-Tyrosine
- 333.3 mg
- Velvet-bean (Mucuna pruriens) Seed Extract
- 66 mg (10:1, 660 mg dried equivalent)
- Rhodiola (Rhodiola rosea) Root Std. Extract
- 33.3 mg (3% rosavins, 1% salidroside; 4-12:1, 133-399 mg dried equivalent)
- Green Tea (Camellia sinensis) Leaf Std. Extract
- 33.3 mg (90% catechins, 70% EGCG; 20:1, 666 mg dried equivalent)
- Grape (Vitis vinifera) Seed Std. Extract
- 33.3 mg (92% polyphenols; 30:1, 999 mg dried equivalent)
- Zinc (zinc picolinate)
- 3.3 mg
- Vitamin B6 (pyridoxal 5’-phosphate)
- 2.3 mg
- Folate (calcium L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate, Metafolin®)
- 166.7 mcg
Non-medicinal ingredients
Vegetarian capsule (hypromellose, water).
Free from
Contains no animal products, gluten or GMOs.
Interactions and cautions
- Medications
- May interact with certain prescription medications. Review with your pharmacist if you take daily medication.
- Timing
- Separate from medications by 2 to 4 hours unless directed otherwise by a healthcare practitioner.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Consult a healthcare practitioner before use if pregnant or breastfeeding.
- General
- Use only as directed. Discontinue and consult a practitioner if you experience an adverse reaction.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. Consult a healthcare practitioner before use. Free certified advisors are available at 1-888-386-1211, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm PT.
Questions about Pure Encapsulations - FocusPlus
- Is this the genuine, authentic product?
- Yes. It is identical to what you would pay full price for anywhere else, sourced through our authorized supplier relationships.
- How is the price below retail?
- We buy direct, with nobody in the middle taking a cut, and we sell it for close to what we paid. You see the price privately because you have unlocked the Vault.
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- Orders placed before 12pm PT are processed the same day and ship within two business days. Shipping is free over $89, and a flat $9.95 under that.
- Can I return it?
- You have 30 days after it arrives to request a return. Product must be unused, in its original packaging, with proof of purchase, and return shipping is paid by you. Find it cheaper anywhere in Canada and we will match the price.