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On a related topic, I started taking bacopa monnieri and it improved my memory and mental endurance, anxiety and depression. I gave it to my wife and had the totally opposite effect:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacopa_monnieri

Also I can drink coffee and won't make any effect on my sleep, while my wife gets the boost. I wouldn't be surprised the effects of all those supplements depend on your body chemistry.

They can't differentiate the population, so all these studies will average zero.




Are you measuring your vitals during sleep with a watch or a ring? Might not be affecting your ability to fall asleep but hard to imagine it does nothing to your brain or heart while you’re unconscious


Bacopa Monnieri aka Brahmi has been very effective to eliminate mental turbulence for me. It has a calming, sharp, bitter effect. It's like it's cleaning something up. If my mind is overactive in bed at night I take Brahmi and I quickly feel settled.


Yep, what works for one may not work for others. Some people find L-theanine supplement helpful for reducing anxiety. For me it kind of worked, but then gave bad anxiety as a withdrawal symptom.


Whoa, the plant in my aquarium is the same in the TV jingle "for memory and intelligence, Santhosh brahmi" for the Ayurvedic supplement?




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