Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:22 Why and How I Started L-Theanine 01:08 Benefit 1: Focus 01:45 Benefit 2: Gut Health (+ L-Glutamine) 02:40 Benefit 3: Mood, Stress, and Anxiety 03:20 Benefit 4: Liver, Dopamine, and Serotonin 04:35 Dose: How Much L-Theanine 04:53 Subscribe and Questions
It essentially cured my ADHD, which was severe. Saved my life. No side effects - except maybe a little blunting of enthusiasm but I will take that any day. 200mg once a day, plus some Tyrosine.
L theanine literally saved my life as for the past 20 years have suffering from tingling and numbness in my fingers at night I think was being caused by glutamate toxicity. Theanine stopped the tingling the first time I took it unbelievable!!!
I really like these kinds of videos because the honest people are the ones who take the supplements themselves and see the results firsthand, rather than just advising others or promoting a supplement without personally testing it. Dr Eric Berg once said in one of his videos: "I use myself as a human guinea pig" Your channel is really great!
I didn't know about the benefits for gut inflammation - that's helpful. I add it to coffee occasionally, and I like the effect from decaf green tea. I must be sensitive to it though, because I only need 30 - 50mg to feel benefits. More than that and I sometimes feel like it makes me a little slow.
I am 54 on HRT, gaba prescribed my trusted endocrinologist plus l theanine helps greatly with sleep latency reducing I discovered it on pubmed Dosage can vary depending on age weight and age related factors Thanks doctor for sharing tour knowledge much appreciated blessings ❤
Interesting that you take it in the morning with coffee. I do not take L Theanine unless I am about 1 hour from my bedtime, because it makes me settle to sleep.
Thank you for this video, it's very informative! If you take other supplements with the L-theanine, does it dilute the effects? In other words, is it best to take it by itself with the coffee to feel more potency? I recently added magnesium glycinate & St. John's Wort to my morning routine & noticed that the effects weren't as good when I was just taking L-theanine.
Saffron may also help stimulate neurotransmitters. It possesses anti-depressant and anti-anxiety properties. If you're looking for focus and cognitive benefits, go with L-theanine. If you want mood support for depression or anxiety, try saffron. Ginkgo Biloba is known as "nootropic," but I'm not convinced about the effect/risk ratio. There seem to be some concerns about toxicity. I almost included it in a book chapter on nootropics I was writing, but after looking at the data, I decided to exclude it because I wasn't convinced enough. Personally, I don't use or generally recommend it.
Please always Safety First Inka. Not only for your viewers but you, and Siim especially...I worry he may go overboard LOL! 😵💫 You are both YOUNG, You both have many years of new research & hopefully more real concrete answers than I do at 50+ 😮💨 I trust Siim to do the right things I hope? 😇 I look to his advice but at the same time as a 50+ year old I/we are much more prone to disease that all these new supplements I worry could make worse? that Siim wouldn't be as worried about? You know what I mean? That is why I always stress Safety First 😉 TY 🙂
There's a lot of research on nutrients and supplements. Some are more preliminary and experimental, and others are more researched and well-established. Doing background research and understanding them thoroughly before trying is always good. Before trying a new supplement, You must know your own body and other conditions, medications, and contraindications
@@nachoperez6874 oh that’s interesting. I wonder if your coffee had mold and you’re sensitive. Some people get jitters and anxiety from coffee not due to caffeine but due to mold
@@iaminkaland I feel great just with one coffee a day , until I quit It. A little ciclotimic I guess, but on fires . Cofee has the super power to turn an absolutely meaningless life into pure passion, just like sugar does . Without popcorn , coca cola , coffee and nicotine your favorite movie is really boring , and you can't stand your best friend, wife or hobby . Maybe nicotine is mandatory to live in society and don't kill the cat going to the job but I also think that it's about the mold that makes the cup of coffee more dangerous. In general I didn't feel any inconveniences, but a few months ago , even on a high fat ketogenic diet , I did a pretty long intense fasting , then I started to react pretty intensely and emotionally to coffee on cups, any kind of coffee, also I had pain in my ankles , hands , and legs . I quitted coffee for a few days doing cold exposure and sprint and even then I used to have dreams about coffee. I thought ok... That's due to parasites , they are falling apart . It was the same on a carnivore modified diet . Now my health had improved a lot , and the body and mind performance. If I want a surplus of energy I can take a pill of caffeine sometimes and I don't feel a little bit bipolar type 2 during the day , just an asshole, as always . I guess sometimes parasites are covered in fat and water and you don't feel them but they are affecting you anyway . I think that parasites , (overall dysbiosis) are the cause of almost all illnesses ). 400.000 years ago there were almost no carbs, just cold , fasting , animal to hunt and the necessity to move or die . When we started agriculture we introduce microorganisms that depend on sugar , but we thrive on ketones, there is a warfare , they want sugar , that causes us diabetes , cancer, mental issues .... All the modern illnesses . I don't know why but coffee also contribute by mold maybe , and depleting minerals your boy need to fight overall infection. Isotonic sea water could help with that , a real source of mineral , comercial salt long-term act like heavy metal and metabolic disruptors I guess .
Theanine can treat depression and allow the brain to release as much dopamine as possible, but if you consume too much theanine, it will have a psychedelic effect, which is very useful for treating patients with depression or neurological diseases. For weakened patients, it will bring serious harm by continuing to rely on theanine, which not only aggravates the state of depression, but also leads to addictive side effects.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Based on current evidence, theanine may help with anxiety and depression through increasing levels of GABA. serotonin, and dopamine. It's currently not established as a treatment for depression, and the evidence does not suggest it can produce psychedelic effects, even at high doses. Studied how it can have an anti-psychotic effect pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21861094/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33268546/ Theanine is generally considered non-addictive without withdrawal symptoms. As with any supplement, staying within the scientifically established doses is the key. If you have any sources or studies that suggest otherwise, I'd be interested in learning more. Understanding the basis of your perspective would be really helpful. Thanks!
Any brand that uses the suntheanine brand in it, sun theanine is more absorbable and they mass produce it in Europe then company’s like pure encapsulations buys it and sells it in America
Hi inka. My L theanine supplement is 200mg and it says to take once a day. Is it ok to take it twice a day that will be 400mg? Or should I stick with the manufacture dosage recommended? If it's ok to take 2 pills can I take it at one go or should I take it twice a day? Tq
Thank you very much for your really interesting Infos. I use since years allways 200mg Theanin & 500-700 mg Gaba in the evening for improving sleep and dreaming. I wonder if it's not often a battle with Siim not to cross same Topics..or.just cancel perhaps your Idea(s) just to give Siim the first Step. I could imagine that besides just female oriented Topics....it must be perhaps...sometimes a bit frustrating allways to keep Perhaps in Mind what is the other Person is doing...even it's the own Husband.its must be not easy to keep in pace with Siims high Output of Videos....just my thoughts what gives me personal great Respect of your works and hope that Siim support you in all levels what is possible...to support you in all levels of life. Greetings from Andreas in Alsace /France
Thanks for the comment. Glad to hear about your experiences with these Supplements. I and Siim are doing our own stuff - we just tend to have similar interests 😊 We both support each other in everything we do. Family = team.
@@iaminkaland the worst thing about all this is that in dreams we feel like in a series, everything feels better. I once woke up with such euphoria that I felt like I took some ecstasy, I've never had that before. Mega crazy feeling. But I only had that once :D but then I took more than 600 :D
Wow I just started...I'm feeling less anxious...less anxious driving now on l theanine and my AdHD has improved so much and I'm less depressed.. I put 100 mg in my coffee but I might up it to 150 like you do 😊
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Are you sure that wasn’t L-Tyrosine?That just seems like ridiculously too high of a dose for L-theanine. Maaaybe useful if divided into multiple doses throughout the day for someone with crippling levels of anxiety. But still that sounds way too high because we still need some level of excitatory neurotransmitter activity to function in a healthy way.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:22 Why and How I Started L-Theanine
01:08 Benefit 1: Focus
01:45 Benefit 2: Gut Health (+ L-Glutamine)
02:40 Benefit 3: Mood, Stress, and Anxiety
03:20 Benefit 4: Liver, Dopamine, and Serotonin
04:35 Dose: How Much L-Theanine
04:53 Subscribe and Questions
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It essentially cured my ADHD, which was severe. Saved my life. No side effects - except maybe a little blunting of enthusiasm but I will take that any day. 200mg once a day, plus some Tyrosine.
I’m SO HAPPY to hear this!!
I took my first dose today (150) and I agree. It's nice that my mind finally works like normal
My mother in law been using L for 30+ years. She is going strong
@@benzun9600 nice
I didn’t realise it was available 30 years !
I love it. It's like a natural valium that doesn't make you all dopey and drowsy. It really helps when I have panic attacks.
I am regularly using L theanine in my morning coffee after getting brain supplements PDF File from you. Thanks for helping around the world 🙏
Glad to hear it's helping :) Have you noticed benefits?
@@iaminkaland yes it’s really helping everyday:) I am more calm now. 🙏🙏
L theanine literally saved my life as for the past 20 years have suffering from tingling and numbness in my fingers at night I think was being caused by glutamate toxicity. Theanine stopped the tingling the first time I took it unbelievable!!!
I really like these kinds of videos because the honest people are the ones who take the supplements themselves and see the results firsthand, rather than just advising others or promoting a supplement without personally testing it.
Dr Eric Berg once said in one of his videos: "I use myself as a human guinea pig"
Your channel is really great!
Thank you so much, I'm happy that I can provide both the science and personal experience insights and glad that you find it useful!
I've taken theanine for over 15 years. It's one of my favorites. I also like Bacopa, Gaba, Holy Basil, Rhodiola rosea, Lions mane, phosatidylserine.
I was really happy to read your comment as sometimes l feel l have no hope with this anxiety and anxious feelings. I am going to try it. Thanks🙏
My 2 bit opinion. If anxiety is Extreme Benzos. They saved me. Now to go Herbal@@shirleystephan369
I didn't know about the benefits for gut inflammation - that's helpful. I add it to coffee occasionally, and I like the effect from decaf green tea. I must be sensitive to it though, because I only need 30 - 50mg to feel benefits. More than that and I sometimes feel like it makes me a little slow.
The gut health research is pretty new but exciting. If that dose suits you the best, definitely stick to that 😊
Omg I enjoy these topics sooooo much because I think human consciousness is absolutely amazing and can do incredible things!!!!!!!
I've seen L-Theanine also promoted for sleep. Any thoughts or insight on research to using L-Theanine at bedtime to improve sleep quality?
I'll tell everyone about you *MR OBALAR* coming across your TH-cam channel was a blessing, I'm free from hpv, victory at last..💗💓💖….
Can you do a video on supplements for tinnitus ? I love your channel.
I'll look into it!
I am 54 on HRT, gaba prescribed my trusted endocrinologist plus l theanine helps greatly with sleep latency reducing I discovered it on pubmed
Dosage can vary depending on age weight and age related factors
Thanks doctor for sharing tour knowledge much appreciated blessings ❤
I'm so happy to hear it helps you! 🧡
Thanks 🙏🏼 for this video .😘
Glad to hear it was useful!
Interesting that you take it in the morning with coffee. I do not take L Theanine unless I am about 1 hour from my bedtime, because it makes me settle to sleep.
Thank you for this video, it's very informative!
If you take other supplements with the L-theanine, does it dilute the effects? In other words, is it best to take it by itself with the coffee to feel more potency? I recently added magnesium glycinate & St. John's Wort to my morning routine & noticed that the effects weren't as good when I was just taking L-theanine.
Hey, some supplements may always interact with each other. Magnesium glycinate is also GABAergic. You may feel too sedated due to that.
can you show the data/studies about liver damage from animal proteine? i cant find anything about what you mentioned in the Video. thanks
Here you go:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37659037/#:~:text=Abstract,in%20liver%20and%20brain%20protection.
I was watching one of your previous videos... How does L-Theanine compare with Saffron? Also, what are your thoughts on Ginkgo Biloba?
Saffron may also help stimulate neurotransmitters. It possesses anti-depressant and anti-anxiety properties. If you're looking for focus and cognitive benefits, go with L-theanine. If you want mood support for depression or anxiety, try saffron. Ginkgo Biloba is known as "nootropic," but I'm not convinced about the effect/risk ratio. There seem to be some concerns about toxicity. I almost included it in a book chapter on nootropics I was writing, but after looking at the data, I decided to exclude it because I wasn't convinced enough. Personally, I don't use or generally recommend it.
are there any long term side effects? Does it lose potency and should this be something i can take everyday with no issues?
Yea you can take everyday 🙂
No idea how I got here but you're pretty with good info. I like it!
Welcome to the channel and thanks for the comment
Please always Safety First Inka. Not only for your viewers but you, and Siim especially...I worry he may go overboard LOL! 😵💫 You are both YOUNG, You both have many years of new research & hopefully more real concrete answers than I do at 50+ 😮💨 I trust Siim to do the right things I hope? 😇 I look to his advice but at the same time as a 50+ year old I/we are much more prone to disease that all these new supplements I worry could make worse? that Siim wouldn't be as worried about? You know what I mean? That is why I always stress Safety First 😉
TY 🙂
There's a lot of research on nutrients and supplements. Some are more preliminary and experimental, and others are more researched and well-established. Doing background research and understanding them thoroughly before trying is always good. Before trying a new supplement, You must know your own body and other conditions, medications, and contraindications
Once using theanine, when I quitted coffee and use caffeine pills instead , I really noted the difference.
@@nachoperez6874 oh that’s interesting. I wonder if your coffee had mold and you’re sensitive. Some people get jitters and anxiety from coffee not due to caffeine but due to mold
@@iaminkaland I feel great just with one coffee a day , until I quit It.
A little ciclotimic I guess, but on fires . Cofee has the super power to turn an absolutely meaningless life into pure passion, just like sugar does .
Without popcorn , coca cola , coffee and nicotine your favorite movie is really boring , and you can't stand your best friend, wife or hobby .
Maybe nicotine is mandatory to live in society and don't kill the cat going to the job but I also think that it's about the mold that makes the cup of coffee more dangerous.
In general I didn't feel any inconveniences, but a few months ago , even on a high fat ketogenic diet , I did a pretty long intense fasting , then I started to react pretty intensely and emotionally to coffee on cups, any kind of coffee, also I had pain in my ankles , hands , and legs . I quitted coffee for a few days doing cold exposure and sprint and even then I used to have dreams about coffee. I thought ok... That's due to parasites , they are falling apart . It was the same on a carnivore modified diet . Now my health had improved a lot , and the body and mind performance. If I want a surplus of energy I can take a pill of caffeine sometimes and I don't feel a little bit bipolar type 2 during the day , just an asshole, as always .
I guess sometimes parasites are covered in fat and water and you don't feel them but they are affecting you anyway .
I think that parasites , (overall dysbiosis) are the cause of almost all illnesses ).
400.000 years ago there were almost no carbs, just cold , fasting , animal to hunt and the necessity to move or die .
When we started agriculture we introduce microorganisms that depend on sugar , but we thrive on ketones, there is a warfare , they want sugar , that causes us diabetes , cancer, mental issues .... All the modern illnesses .
I don't know why but coffee also contribute by mold maybe , and depleting minerals your boy need to fight overall infection.
Isotonic sea water could help with that , a real source of mineral , comercial salt long-term act like heavy metal and metabolic disruptors I guess .
@@nachoperez6874JP way you weren’t on caffeine writing this😂, but thank you for the info.
Can you use this with SSRI's ?
Looking at you dropped my stress hormones by 40%. I'm sure L Theanine is good too.
I heard it helps people sleep? How come it doesn't make you sleepy?
I am suffering from PSSD.How to recover will you make a video on this topic
I'm not a big coffee drinker, is this only more effective with the coffee? Or can I drink it with anything else? Thank you.
Can be tea. It's about caffeine in general, not just coffee.
Theanine can treat depression and allow the brain to release as much dopamine as possible, but if you consume too much theanine, it will have a psychedelic effect, which is very useful for treating patients with depression or neurological diseases. For weakened patients, it will bring serious harm by continuing to rely on theanine, which not only aggravates the state of depression, but also leads to addictive side effects.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Based on current evidence, theanine may help with anxiety and depression through increasing levels of GABA. serotonin, and dopamine. It's currently not established as a treatment for depression, and the evidence does not suggest it can produce psychedelic effects, even at high doses. Studied how it can have an anti-psychotic effect
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21861094/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33268546/
Theanine is generally considered non-addictive without withdrawal symptoms.
As with any supplement, staying within the scientifically established doses is the key.
If you have any sources or studies that suggest otherwise, I'd be interested in learning more. Understanding the basis of your perspective would be really helpful. Thanks!
What brand do you recommend?
Any brand that uses the suntheanine brand in it, sun theanine is more absorbable and they mass produce it in Europe then company’s like pure encapsulations buys it and sells it in America
thank you for the information, very helpful in my search for a natural alternative to adderall.
Nooow since when is it ethical to review an herb you’re taking? Where’s the sources these claims?
it could be taken evey day or it s better to cycle?
You can take it every day. Twice a day-
@@iaminkalandyay!
Hi inka. My L theanine supplement is 200mg and it says to take once a day. Is it ok to take it twice a day that will be 400mg? Or should I stick with the manufacture dosage recommended? If it's ok to take 2 pills can I take it at one go or should I take it twice a day? Tq
@@zaydbehl594 twice a day is fine with that :) if you feel too relaxed then take just one
Hi inka, have you used L Tyrosine ?
Hey, I dont' use it :)
Thank you very much for your really interesting Infos. I use since years allways 200mg Theanin & 500-700 mg Gaba in the evening for improving sleep and dreaming. I wonder if it's not often a battle with Siim not to cross same Topics..or.just cancel perhaps your Idea(s) just to give Siim the first Step. I could imagine that besides just female oriented Topics....it must be perhaps...sometimes a bit frustrating allways to keep Perhaps in Mind what is the other Person is doing...even it's the own Husband.its must be not easy to keep in pace with Siims high Output of Videos....just my thoughts what gives me personal great Respect of your works and hope that Siim support you in all levels what is possible...to support you in all levels of life. Greetings from Andreas in Alsace /France
Thanks for the comment. Glad to hear about your experiences with these Supplements. I and Siim are doing our own stuff - we just tend to have similar interests 😊 We both support each other in everything we do. Family = team.
How much can you maximal Take in one dosing?
up to 400 mg but there's necessarily no need for doing higher than 250 mg as per studies show. Hope this helps :)
@@iaminkaland thank you, at 100mg i feel No effect
i take 600mg ltheanine + other supplements and feel great, but my dreams are f up. I live 2 lifes in the same time xD
@@letmesay2035 lol this cracked me up. The dream thing is so true
@@iaminkaland the worst thing about all this is that in dreams we feel like in a series, everything feels better. I once woke up with such euphoria that I felt like I took some ecstasy, I've never had that before. Mega crazy feeling. But I only had that once :D but then I took more than 600 :D
Wow I just started...I'm feeling less anxious...less anxious driving now on l theanine and my AdHD has improved so much and I'm less depressed..
I put 100 mg in my coffee but I might up it to 150 like you do 😊
Hey Tiffany, glad to hear about your progress! Thanks for sharing!
uso 600 mg per la mia adhd molto grave
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Stay s̶h̶r̶e̶d̶d̶e̶d̶ strong & healthy, brahs (and brahettes).
******************
We're all gonna make it.
******************
Peace.
Appreciate the support, as usual! :)
I believe you suffer from migrains, no? I had to discontinue L-theanine as I noticed it seemed to trigger migraines for me.
interestingly, cortex lab founder on TH-cam , 2018-2019, claimed as much as 1,500 mg L-T for cognitive function.
Are you sure that wasn’t L-Tyrosine?That just seems like ridiculously too high of a dose for L-theanine. Maaaybe useful if divided into multiple doses throughout the day for someone with crippling levels of anxiety. But still that sounds way too high because we still need some level of excitatory neurotransmitter activity to function in a healthy way.
@@NewEarthAwakening I agree, looks high, yes this what guy said, maybe for ADHD, I am using 400 mg, it’s enough for me.
I threw it to garbage because causing me heartburn. Some should not take it with empty stomach
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