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Re:Ask HN: What is one thing that has improved your energy t... by derAndyG on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @01:41PM (#38267567)
Switching to vegetarian diet. This gave me a huge energy boost for about 3 months. I wish I could recreate this experience.

Intermediate fasting 16/8. I skip breakfast mo to fr. This gives me lots of energy until late afternoon.

Alpha GPC and L-TYROSIN supplements for focus and alertness. Since I take those I can really easy go into the zone

Re:Ask HN: What is one thing that has improved your energy t... by reducesuffering on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @02:57PM (#38268754)
Just so you're aware, as I stopped taking Alpha GPC because of this, but Alpha GPC has been possibly implicated in adverse cardiovascular events.

"Recently, concerns have been raised about the potential of alpha-GPC to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) because it serves as a substrate for the synthesis of trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) in the gut, and TMAO is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in people with CVD and in mechanistic studies.

A 2021 cohort study of more than 12 million participants (at least 50 years old), including 108,877 alpha-GPC users, reported that alpha-GPC use for at least 12 months was associated with an increased risk of stroke over 10 years. Moreover, a 2021 mouse study found that alpha-GPC supplementation promoted atherosclerosis.

However, the currently available evidence is preliminary in nature, so randomized controlled trials and large cohort studies are needed to confirm these findings."

https://examine.com/supplements/alpha-gpc/#what-are-alpha-gp...

Re:Ask HN: What is one thing that has improved your energy t... by derAndyG on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @12:28AM (#38273632)
I am aware of this. I am doing my blood test every 3 months where i check TMAO levels too. I managed to get the levels back to my base line with garlic extract. I think Andrew Huberman mentioned it somewhere. Also important, I don’t take Alpha GPC every day. Maybe 3 to 4 days a week
Re:Ask HN: What is one thing that has improved your energy t... by afjeafaj848 on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @03:21PM (#38269130)
I found the same eating vegetarian when I tried it a while back

I think it was due to eating less heavy foods in general and less oil/grease