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There is one really awesome supplement that is often overlooked. (Neuroscience is one of my main side-interests and apparently I've been living under a rock in

There is one really awesome supplement that is often overlooked. (Neuroscience is one of my main side-interests and apparently I've been living under a rock in regards to L-Theanine. Well studied, It has a very good safety profile, with no apparent side-effects even in high dosage. It's the reason why I've switched from coffee to green tea. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21040626 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21040626 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18641209 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18641209 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18296328 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18296328 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22214254 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22214254 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16930802 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16930802 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23395732 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23395732

com2kid 13y ago
L-Theanine is amazing stuff, it basically cuts a lot of the side effects away from caffeine and increases the positive effects of caffeine to boot. To get useful amounts of it I just take it separately whenever I consume a caffeinated beverage. 250mg-500mg suffices (technically you can dose it in relationship to how much caffeine you are dosing, but since there are no side effects to taking too much l-theanine, I just take 2 and call it good)
- easy_rider 13y ago
  Yeah diminishes the effect of any stimulants for that matter, so people on adderall and ritalin should be interested in this to battle inevitable events of insomnia. I usually dose about 200mg starting the day now, then basically based on the amount of Tea I consume throughout the day (and thus caffeine) dose about 200-400mg more right after diner along with a brew. But i'm quite lightweight, and for depression/anxiety higher doses are needed. It improves your REM sleep, promotes alpha-wave activity and stimulates dopamine production. Caenorhabditis elegans lived longer on it, and it even helps cQuring cancer..list goes on. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2774573/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2774573/

com2kid 13y ago

L-Theanine is amazing stuff, it basically cuts a lot of the side effects away from caffeine and increases the positive effects of caffeine to boot. To get useful amounts of it I just take it separately whenever I consume a caffeinated beverage. 250mg-500mg suffices (technically you can dose it in relationship to how much caffeine you are dosing, but since there are no side effects to taking too much l-theanine, I just take 2 and call it good)

easy_rider 13y ago
Yeah diminishes the effect of any stimulants for that matter, so people on adderall and ritalin should be interested in this to battle inevitable events of insomnia. I usually dose about 200mg starting the day now, then basically based on the amount of Tea I consume throughout the day (and thus caffeine) dose about 200-400mg more right after diner along with a brew. But i'm quite lightweight, and for depression/anxiety higher doses are needed. It improves your REM sleep, promotes alpha-wave activity and stimulates dopamine production. Caenorhabditis elegans lived longer on it, and it even helps cQuring cancer..list goes on. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2774573/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2774573/