hey everyone it's michael and during this video we're specifically going to talk about how to take
ashwagandha and what the right dosage is as i have now been using ashwagandha for six years
and it's been incredible as far as its ability to reduce um stress levels during the day i feel a
lot more present i feel more calm i'm certainly more socially comfortable and as per this chart
over here it ranks as one of the best nootropics you can take specifically for reducing anxiety
levels so what ashwagandha is is a small evergreen shrub that's grown in africa it's grown in india
and some areas of the middle east and what you can expect from ingesting the supplement is
within a few weeks feeling a lot more calmer but at the same time i feel it's a very misunderstood
supplement because there are people who take ashwagandha and really believe that it will
help their productivity help their performance help them make more money and i would disagree
with that to some extent i think there are better alternatives specifically for like making more
money and being more productive like one which comes to mind is uh piracetam which i've discussed
in this video right here i want to talk about the ideal dosage specifically for somebody who wants
to be more productive but at the same time i'll let you know the ideal dosage let's say if you're
somebody who is taking ashwagandha specifically for the reduction in anxiety which is something
that it's definitely known for so before jumping into how to take ashwagandha it's important to
address the side effects and the common ones include demotivation um having like a lesser
work ethic you become more likely to be distracted and not focus on those high priority tasks that
you know that you have to get done during the day so because of that keep in mind when you're
using ashwagandha more is definitely not better because when people take more that's especially
when they start to feel demotivated and they don't notice the results that they want to whether it be
make more money or improve their grades you simply get in the state of not wanting to take action so
with that in mind it's like where's the sweet spot that you can take ashwagandha and get the benefits
as far as decreasing your stress levels but still being productive and performing at a high level
and so what i've done is i have done an experiment over the past two months where the first month
i used ashwagandha three times a day and the second month i took ashwagandha only once a
day and this is the specific form of ashwagandha that i got for the experiment it's called ksm66
it's an extract of ashwagandha which has a particular with analyte content for it to
not be too relaxing there are some alternatives of ashwagandha that are known to be very sedating and
i didn't really want to feel that way i wanted to feel energized and productive so for that reason
ksm 66 is my favorite form i've talked about the other extracts on this video over here you may
find that interesting if you're debating between different forms of ashwagandha for the experiment
during the first month when i took it three times a day i was taking it once at 10 o'clock in the
morning once again at 2 o'clock p.m and then once again at 6 00 pm and then for the second month
when i was only taking ashwagandha once a day i used it in the later portion of the day just
once at six o'clock p.m and my theory was that i don't really want to take ashwagandha during
the beginning of the day because i would rather be like energized i don't mind if i get a little bit
stressed out but it's the later portion of the day when i want to be a little bit more relaxed
i want to wind down and i want to take something which will pretty much enhance my sleep quality
so what i had found and it was as expected was uh the second month was definitely better when
i was just using ashwagandha once per day so the 300 milligrams at six o'clock because
what i had experienced was my work ethic was like a lot higher i was getting way more done
um i was just more driven and and it was measured by i was having more conversations with people i
was engaging in more meetings i was shooting a lot more videos for instance and the first month
when i was using ashwagandha i didn't really notice um you can say objective benefits there
were no there wasn't increase of meetings or increase of calls it was more so like
i pretty much like felt good i was certainly more present but i had a tendency to really
want to take breaks whether it was like walking my dog or reading i was um you can say avoiding
the high priority tasks that i know needed to get done and then at the end of the day and at the end
of the week i didn't really feel as fulfilled as far as getting the results that i know
i'm capable of producing so something i've learned is that there really is no perfect
way to take ashwagandha there is no perfect dose it's going to be dependent on the individual if
you are going to go ahead and try this nootropic then try different dosages find what works for you
on that particular bottle it says take one capsule daily but doses of like 600 milligrams during the
day or even one gram are pretty common ashwagandha has a relatively long half-life of about 12 hours
meaning it is ideal if you will take it twice per day as far as building up in your system and
experiencing all the benefits but um i must admit i'm pretty happy taking it only once per day and
i think i'm going to stick to that as i'm getting the benefits with respect to getting restorative
sleep and it's not compromising my work ethic in any way but there are however actually particular
days when i would ingest more ashwagandha than usual and that's because i'm overstimulated like
if it's a day where i maybe ingest a bit too much caffeine and i'm feeling like i need something
to bring me down a little bit then i would use something like ashwagandha or l-theanine or if
you're somebody that uses modafinil it's pretty common that you have your mind scattered to some
extent and you need to just center yourself and that's where ashwagandha can be a really good
tool i have not found any difference um taking it with a meal or without a meal so if you do
practice intermittent fasting then you should be okay so some people they actually swear by taking
ashwagandha pre-workout and they get the benefits i've seen a lot of power lifters talk about that
but um that hasn't been effective for me if you're looking for a boost in testosterone in a natural
way then i would much rather take something like tonkat alley which i've talked about
in this video over here we've talked about how much to take but with respect to when to take it
it really doesn't matter much the important thing is that you get it during the course of the day
some people even take ashwagandha um right before bed because it helps them to go to sleep but for
some people they notice it's somewhat stimulating so be mindful of that um from taking it in the
afternoon and trying it in a later portion in the evening it's not made really any difference
but for some people they do get this nice little boost when they take ashwagandha like
when they ingest it for a couple hours afterwards they really feel calm they really feel present but
that's the thing with nootropics some people are more sensitive to them than others unfortunately
though ashwagandha does have one really bad side effect in that it can increase your thyroid levels
so for anybody that has a high thyroid or you've had some sort of thyroid issue in the past and i
would say really be mindful of your ashwagandha dosage of course speak to your g.p before adding
this supplement or any supplement into your daily routine but that's something to be mindful
of because there are people that take really high doses of ashwagandha and then they suddenly can't
sleep because their thyroid is in a state where you're hyperthyroid meaning that you have like
too much energy to do it i haven't talked too much about the benefits of ashwagandha in this
video i wanted to specifically talk about how to take it and the ideal dosage but if you'd like
to learn more about the actual benefits then i would recommend that you watch this video here
you'll likely find that informative thank you so much for your interest in nootropics and the
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