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Three Caffeine Alternatives and the Science Behind Them
- gz5 4y agoAnyone familiar with Zynamite, EnXtra, and TeaCrine? Interesting wrt the different approaches to blocking (or not) adenosine receptors, but I haven't heard of them (although maybe they are marketed under different names).
- spindle 4y agoI've tried teacrine. It did nothing at all for me. YMMV ... but the fact that YMMV makes it very different from caffeine, which has a marked effect on practically everybody.
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- tsol 4y agoInteresting. I've only heard of TeaCrine, and I am pretty into nootropics. There are countless supplements that sound promising and that 'increase dopamine' in some way, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. Still I'm really curious about trying these out
- nisa 4y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideritis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideritis worked very well for me and it's cheap and not trademarked.
- aviditas 4y agoI enjoy caffeine, and swapped in chocamine to my late afternoon and evening energy boost. Tastes delicious and feels like a treat to have a small hot chocolate drink. It's not on the same magnitude as caffeine but is still an excellent way to get a second wind without the negative effects that come with caffeine. The active ingredient is the theobromine and I liken it to a cocoa version of matcha, a little goes a long way.
- plmpsu 4y agoHow are you preparing it?
- aviditas 4y agoAbout a half cup of hot almond milk + a gram of the chocamine. Fits into a small teacup perfectly and swapping the almond milk for water is alright but I like the hot chocolate style drink. I add a little dash cinnamon but it's got a nice flavor ok its own.