hey everyone it's mike and in this video we're going to talk about l-tyrosine in this graph
over here they've actually surveyed people when it comes to the effectiveness of nootropics
on different areas of cognition and we can see here that it barely did anything when it comes
to helping with anxiety however though there was noticeably good effects when it came to improving
focus as shown here as well as its good effects on improving your motivation these are the supplement
pills from nootropics depot each capsule contains 500 milligrams of l-tyrosine of which i'm taking
one gram so two of these pills twice per day being equal to two grams of l-tyrosine per day i also
have it in the powder form because sometimes i prefer just taking a little bit less than
500 milligrams you can see it looks like this white texture kind of similar to like glutamine
or bcaas it's pretty flavorless doesn't taste that bad i want to educate you on how to take
l-tyrosine we'll go over the benefits we'll talk about what you can do to maximize the
absorption of it and i'll answer some commonly asked questions like are you better off taking
it once per day or in a split dose twice per day but if you haven't yet subscribed then do
click subscribe and make sure to give the video a like and let's get right into it so as we scroll
down the very popular website examine.com we can see there's improvements in working memory
attention uh decreased levels of stress higher levels of subjective well-being simply meaning
being happier i found over the years is that it can pretty much help with anything whether
you're a student whether you're in sales whereas even if you're somebody that's working a typical
nine to five job you'll find that l-tyrosine will give you a good pick-me-up of energy at the later
portion of your work shift when you need it guys l-tyrosine is not man-made by any means it's an
amino acid that's found in chicken breast it's also found in egg whites in very large amounts
there's about 954 milligrams of l-tyrosine found in about 200 calories of beef and there's almost
1500 milligrams of tyrosine in 200 calories worth of lean chicken breast however the magic
happens when you take l-tyrosine independently of any other amino acids and ideally without any
calories so come to think of it like first thing in the morning or between meals wait like two
hours before your last meal some nootropics they would take two sometimes three weeks for them to
start working things like piracetam things like ashwagandha even bacopa monneiri for some users
with alzarazine it's similar to caffeine and like you pretty much take it and you should
feel something you should feel more energy and if you're not feeling anything then it's likely
because you're either having it too close to a meal or you're not taking enough of alterations
anecdotally altyrozine tends to be taken in doses of 500 to 2 grams approximately 30 to
60 minutes before any acute stressor this tends to be exercise and that's true because the way that i
first discovered l-tyrosine was i noticed it was a very popular ingredient in a lot of pre-workout
formulas and if you look at pretty much any product that supposedly is going to give you a
boost like these are a couple of pre-workouts even five hour energy or rock star or some of those
popular sugar free energy drinks out there they pretty much will all have l-tyrosine or the acetyl
version and acetylene tyrosine which i've made a video on that i will link over here you'll likely
find that helpful if you're wondering what the differences are this particular product has eight
hundred and fifty milligrams of l-tyrosine and one gram of an acetyl-l-tyrosine because al tyrosine's
best use you can say is for focus yes it helps with mood yes it helps with the general health
of your dopaminergic system but all things being considered where i like all tyrosine is simply
getting more done making more money improving my grades this product will really help you to
cope with stress specifically towards like the late afternoon early evening when you generally
would want that cup of coffee but you won't take it because you know it'll keep you up at night
and prevent you from falling asleep that's the ideal time you want to take something like 500 to
750 milligrams of l-tyrosine however though in my opinion i don't think it helps with anxiety and it
also doesn't help with creative thinking because altyrozine is known to really help your work ethic
help you be more productive and at the same time kind of has this effect of like
stabilizing your mood here's one of my favorite products they've got tyrosine in it it's called
quali mind i've put a discount code in the description box below they've added enough
l-tyrosine for it to be effective yet at the same time safe along with b vitamins adaptogens that
are going to help your body to tolerate stress better and somewhere around 20 other really
powerful ingredients with respect to the benefits of tyrosine helping with depression this person
says that after using hundreds of supplements to help with motivation general anxiety disorder and
depression l-tyrosine seems to alleviate all anxiety and depressive symptoms it's claimed
to act as an antidepressant however there's not a lot of research that supports this claim
in one study they took 65 people and half of them used a very common antidepressant and the other
half used tyrosine and the tyrosine group had no antidepressant effects whatsoever however though
here's what's neat depressed individuals with low levels of dopamine adrenaline or
noradrenaline they may benefit from supplementing with l-tyrosine one study among individuals with
dopamine-deficient depression noted that tyrosine produced clinically significant effects for all
of you students or hard-working individuals that may be short on sleep supplementing with tyrosine
is shown to benefit those who are deprived a single dose of it even helped people who lost
a night's sleep stay alert for three hours longer than they would have otherwise
however the doses of l-tyrosine they were having were quite high they were about 150 milligrams
per kilogram of body weight which means that somebody who weighs about 170 pounds
would be taking almost 12 grams of l-tyrosine which would mean 24 of these capsules so this
thing would be done in five or six days i've made a really helpful video on nootropics to help with
a sleep deprived state which i will link here be sure to check that out let's talk side effects
not really to be too concerned about for me the only thing i notice is like maybe a little bit of
anxiety or irritability or edginess let's say i'm making presentation let's say i'm talking on stage
then i would avoid tyrosine out of risk of being a little bit anxious but very commonly people will
ask whether or not it's safe to be taking tyrosine by itself as people seem to believe that you
need to be taking it along with 5-htp like this question suggests over here i've read that you
shouldn't take 5-htp without adding l-tyrosine and vice versa that you shouldn't be taking l-tyrosine
without taking 5-htp because ideally you want to have a balanced amount of serotonin and a
balanced amount of tyrosines however when you take tyrosine it's known to increase dopamine thus then
lowering that ratio of dopamine to serotonin and then conversely if you take 5-htp it's known to
increase serotonin and decrease the balance of serotonin to dopamine so low serotonin levels are
associated with depression anxiety sleep disorders weight gain and other health problems therefore
increasing your body's production of serotonin can have various benefits and for that reason
serotonin producing 5 htp supplements they've become really popular so when it comes to
improving mood some people suggest that rather than using antidepressants they're using a good
mix of tyrosine and 5-htp one thing to consider if you are using these supplements is in order
to achieve a better mood try to point out whether it's due to a serotonin deficiency or a dopamine
deficiency like if you're depressed and you're anxious then you may need 5-htp supplementation
to improve serotonin but if you're depressed fatigue and you have poor concentration then
you may benefit from improving dopamine through tyrosine supplementation alternatively if you feel
depressed and fatigued and anxious then you may benefit with supplementing both 5-htp
and l-tyrosines you may be looking to treat a depression but the fact is if your dopamine levels
are fine and it's your serotonin levels which are low or sub-optimal then supplementing with
tyrosine is only going to make the problem worse because you're increasing your dopamine even more
thus lowering your serotonin levels if you're on thyroid medication or you have high blood pressure
or you're on an antidepressant please talk to your doctor or naturopath before using l-tyrosine then
please use this guideline the standard dosage for l-tyrosine for depression are 500 milligrams to
2 grams taken 30 minutes before breakfast and lunch and note if you take it too close to bed
then it can affect your sleep and if you'd like to take al tyrosine and 5-htp together then take
l-tyrosine 30 minutes before breakfast and lunch at 500 milligrams to 2 000 milligrams daily to
help mood and motivation early in the morning then take between 50 to 150 milligrams of 5-htp
with lunch and dinner to calm you down improve your mood and help you with sleep if you did
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