L-Theanine

Caffeine's untold best friend

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What is going on behind the scenes with L-Theanine?

Mechanism of Action of L-Theanine

An amino acid (present in green tea and black tea) that has been proposed to inhibit glutatamate receptors, increase concentration of GABA, increases dopamine and serotonin production, and a neuroprotective block of various glutamate receptor subtypes in the hippocampus.

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Health Benefits

● Increases alpha-brain wave activity which is a common sign of induced relaxation

● Creates a perceived state of relaxation from these increased brain waves

● Maintains cellular glutathione (GSH) levels

– Long story short, GSH is one of the most vital antioxidants in the body and has a laundry list of processes that it plays a major role in. It is VERY health for people to have good GSH levels

● The mechanisms of this ingredient make it the perfect compliment to many common stimulants (especially caffeine @ 100-200mg/dose)

– Works in a synergistic manner with these stimulants to increase speed and accuracy in attention-switching tasks, and other cognitive aspects

Side Effects

● No signs of carcinogenic or mutagenic properties whatsoever

● Lethal Dose of over 5000mg/kg

– Look at the suggested doses and you can begin to understand how astronomical this number is, and appreciate how safe this amino acid is.

● Of all the studies I've seen, there is one with elderly patients that reported headaches when they were given 4 doses of 250mg.

– This is a very good sign of how safe theanine is

● Dosing – 200-250mg to achieve anxiolytic (anxiety reducing) effects – Can be taken up to 2-3x daily

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Theanine

● The reason I say this is Caffeine's best friend, is because it helps take that infamous “edge” off of this over-dosed, over-used stimulant.

● By using Theanine we can enjoy the energy, focus, and other cognitive enhancing properties that stimulants have without their side effects (increased blood pressure etc.)

● Theanine is able to augment the tonic characteristic (invigorating) of caffeine and funnel attentional resources to visual modalities

– Basically it allows you to focus your attention on visual information more effectively

● For the reasons stated, I think it is absolutely imperative to incorporate theanine into any nootropic stack that contains a stimulant (I.e.-caffeine) and even in the stacks that are stim-free.

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