Your Brain Deserves the Best
Because Every Moment Matters

At Cognitive Protocol, we believe brain health is the foundation of your well-being. Whether you're recovering from a concussion, managing lingering symptoms, or striving for peak cognitive performance, our mission is to provide the most effective, science-backed support for your brain.

Our premium brain health supplements are formulated with clinically studied ingredients designed to accelerate recovery, enhance resilience, and optimize cognitive function—so you can think clearer, heal faster, and perform at your best.

A Smarter Approach to Brain Recovery & Protection

We’ve developed a comprehensive, three-pronged system for individuals recovering from concussions or those at increased risk. Our targeted protocols ensure your brain gets the support it needs at every stage:

  • Immediate Support – Rapid-response nutrients to help mitigate damage and jumpstart recovery.
  • Long-Term Resilience – Ongoing support to restore cognitive function and prevent setbacks.
  • Foundational Brain Health – Daily nutrition for peak performance, clarity, and long-term protection.
All Natural Ingredients

Science-Driven Solutions for Cognitive Health

Our expertly crafted supplement line includes:
First Response – Rapid intervention for concussion recovery.
PCS Core – Ongoing support for post-concussion symptoms and brain resilience.
Guardian Core – Foundational brain health and neuroprotection for lifelong cognitive wellness.

Dave Zabriskie - Co-Founder

You Can’t Pedal Through a Concussion. Dave Zabriskie Tried. Now, He’s Helping Others Do Better.

"When you’re in the thick of it, survival feels like progress. But sometimes, the most dangerous thing is the illusion that you’re okay."
— inspired by Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

Dave Zabriskie knows what it takes to go all in. He spent over a decade on the World Tour, earning his reputation as one of the strongest time trialists the U.S. has ever produced. He won stages at the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and Vuelta a España - the first American to do so - and stood atop more than a few podiums. His focus was total. His discipline, relentless.

But pro cycling isn’t just about victory—it’s about endurance in all its forms. The kind the cameras capture, and the kind they don’t.

In the early days of his career, during a crash at Redlands, Zabriskie was knocked unconscious for 15 minutes. He woke up in a helicopter, disoriented and alone. There were no protocols, no guidance—just a vague notion that if nothing was broken, you got back on the bike. Like most athletes, he did what he was told. Or more accurately, he did what no one told him not to.

“It wasn’t that we ignored head injuries,” he says now. “It’s that nobody really knew what to do with them.”

That moment didn’t define his career—but it did plant the seed for what would come after. Years later, when the lights of competition had dimmed and the adrenaline wore off, the fog rolled in: memory gaps, mood swings, a dull, persistent feeling that something just wasn’t right. And no roadmap for how to fix it.

That helplessness—the sense of being apassengerin his own recovery—became the force behind Cognitive Protocol.

  • Founded by Zabriskie and wellness innovator Scott Thomson, Cognitive Protocol is more than a supplement line. It’s a system designed to give people agency over their cognitive health—especially in the critical window after head trauma, when most are left with little more than rest and crossed fingers.

  • For Zabriskie, it wasn’t enough to accept that feeling lost and foggy was just the price of a hard-charging life. With Thomson’s support, he immersed himself in the science of brain healing and recovery, connected with doctors, researchers, and natural wellness leaders. The result is a science-backed, easy-to-follow protocol designed to bring clarity and support to people when they need it most.

  • And this isn’t just for athletes. The average person doesn’t need to ride 100 miles to relate to what Zabriskie went through. Most people know what it feels like tonotfeel like themselves—to stare at a phone and forget why they picked it up, to lose words mid-sentence, to feel their sharpness fade.

  • That’s the magic of what he’s building: a high-performance solution for real-life brains. Because in the same way athletes build their bodies with deliberate effort,anyone can train and support their brain—especially during recovery.

"We’ve been reactive about brain injuries for too long,” Zabriskie says. “You get hurt, and then you're told to wait and hope. We’re flipping that script. This is about stepping in, taking action, and feeling like you're actually part of your own recovery.”

Cognitive Protocol isn’t a cure. It’s a toolset. It’s a routine.
It’s the shift from uncertainty to ownership.

And for Zabriskie, it’s a continuation of what he’s always done—devote himself, fully, to something that matters. Only now, the goal isn’t to shave seconds off a race clock. It’s to give people the power to reclaim their minds.

Scott Thomson - Co-Founder 

Scott Thomson’s first lesson in nutrition didn’t come from a sports drink ad or a locker-room lecture. It came from the aisles of the Berkeley Co-op, where he learned to read food labels before he could spell saccharin.

Fast-forward a few decades, and Thomson is still decoding what fuels the body — and, more importantly, the brain.

He's the founder of Cognitive Protocol, a brain-first performance company built for athletes, adventurers, and anyone who believes that thinking clearly is just as critical as running fast. His core belief: you can't out-train a broken brain.

Thomson is a science-first innovator reshaping how we think about brain health and performance. His path started with personal curiosity and became a mission.

As a college wrestler, he fueled himself with whatever fit the weight-cutting culture of the late '80s: frozen burritos, gas station hot dogs, Gatorade by the gallon. A few classes in human nutrition flipped a switch — and sent him down a rabbit hole that’s only gotten deeper.

After college and about a decade in health education, he jumped into pro cycling — not on the bike, but behind the scenes. Managing teams, running logistics, meal prepping at altitude training camps. It was there he spotted a massive blind spot: no matter how elite the athlete, brain health was almost never considered.

Concussions. Burnout. Sleep deprivation. Mood swings. No one was talking about it — and no one had a plan to fix it.

Later, working with Floyd’s of Leadville, Thomson got a crash course in plant-based supplements, recovery science, and how alternative therapies could support not just bodies, but minds. It was another piece of the puzzle.

Now, with Cognitive Protocol, he’s connecting the dots. The company’s first supplements target brain function, recovery, and resilience — but Thomson says it’s bigger than just pills and powders.

“It’s a mindset shift,” he says. “Physical performance starts in the brain. Recovery starts in the brain. If you’re not supporting that, you’re building your body on a crumbling foundation.”

Think of it as a smarter way to train — for the long game.
Because your body might take you to the finish line.
But your brain is what gets you out the door.

Because when your brain is at its best, you’re unstoppable. Join us on the journey to better brain health—one smart choice at a time.