Even to that standard, "the height of rigor" it is most certainly not.
Re:Nootropics
by JamesBarney on Thursday September 22, 2016 @12:33PM
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You must hangout with different people than I do because the extent of my friend's personal experimentation is "I tried Yoga, I feel better. I think I'll keep going." None of them have ever done testing, cross-over trials, or any attempt at blinding their personal experimentation.
If you compare his rigor to that of a fully funded NIH experiment, yes it will be found lacking. But if you compare it to all of the personal the experimentation that any of us do on a regular basis i.e. trying out a low protein diet, a paleolithic diet, TDD, sleeping more, not being on the computer before bed etc... Then it is the height of rigor.