Stress Supplements

AH

"For many people actually, a small percentage of people who take threonate including one of our podcast staff here have stomach issues with it. They can't tolerate it."

BS

"It strongly inhibits COX 2 enzymes, which overall reduces the levels of systemic inflammation."

AH

"So, if one wants to increase the amount of dopamine transmission in the brain and body, for sake of increasing concentration and focus, one of the most efficient ways to do that is by ingestion of the amino acid L-tyrosine."

AH

"My existing toolkit for sleep... consists of magnesium threonate, apigenin, and theanine."

AH

"Eighteen grams of inositol taken for a full month is the dose used in studies, and it does take some time for these symptoms of anxiety to be improved."

AH

"I've had quite good results from taking something called apigenin. I think I take 50 milligrams about 30 minutes before sleep."

AH

"Be aware serotonin supplements could disrupt the timing of REM sleep and slow wave sleep. In my case, it led to waking up very shortly after going to sleep and not being able to get back to sleep."

AH

"It turns out that 400 milligrams per day of something called Tongkat Ali, which is a form of ginseng, can actually help increase levels of free testosterone."

AH

"Beware serotonin supplements as they could disrupt the timing of REM sleep and slow wave sleep."

BS

"One specific form of lithium, lithium orotate appears to avoid the capture by amyloid plaques and boosts the levels of lithium in healthy brain tissue."

AH

"I started taking Rhodiola rosea about six months ago and it's a supplement that I take before high-intensity workouts."

RP

"We know some things that increase neurogenesis are exercise, dark chocolate, tea, blueberries, red wine, and cannabinoids which are found in marijuana."

AH

"DHEA will increase both testosterone and estrogen. The extent to which it increases one or the other will depend on whether or not you have a lot of aromatase."

AH

"Typically, if I leveraged other forms of pharmacology in order to enhance learning and memory, things like Alpha-GPC or Phosphatidylserine, I would do that by taking those things before I sat down to learn a particular set of information or before I went off to learn a particular physical skill."

AH

"There are 12 studies showing that orally ingested saffron is effective for reducing anxiety on standard inventories like the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale."

AH

"Every third or fourth night, I will take two grams of glycine and 100 milligrams of GABA in addition to the standard sleep stack... which I find greatly enhances my ability to get into sleep."

AH

"I like chamomile tea after a meal."