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Re:Ask HN: What changes in your life did you make to become ... by dk28 on Monday October 16, 2017 @09:55PM (#15488065)
what is L-Theanine for?
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Re:Ask HN: What changes in your life did you make to become ... by sn9 on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @06:26PM (#15495498)
https://examine.com/supplements/theanine/
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Re:Ask HN: What changes in your life did you make to become ... by mbrock on Monday October 16, 2017 @11:01PM (#15488332)
It's a calming nootropic that goes really well with caffeine. (It's why green tea is so great.)
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Re:Ask HN: What changes in your life did you make to become ... by dk28 on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @12:41AM (#15488712)
I am drinking green tea (a lot actually). Should I also ingest L-Theanine?
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Re:Ask HN: What changes in your life did you make to become ... by mbrock on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @03:06AM (#15489182)
I think the nootropics people claim that most green tea has a little bit too little L-Theanine to get the most out of it biochemically, but I'm not sure.

They first extracted L-Theanine from Japanese gyokuro tea, which is green tea grown in shade and it has a lot of the wonder drug, but it's pretty expensive.

Anyway, green tea is great as it is, so it's up to you!

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Re:Ask HN: What changes in your life did you make to become ... by muzani on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @02:29AM (#15489071)
Possibly not. You can try, it's quite safe. I take it with no caffeine at all because I caffeine stresses me out during deadlines.
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