BY CLAIR WHITTY
L-Theanine is a buzz word, everyone is talking about it. L-Theanine is a naturally occurring amino acid most commonly found in tea especially green tea. Its main benefits are to help reduce stress and anxiety, and at the same time improve focus and attention. It may help to improve sleep by promoting relaxation before bedtime. Some of you might remember the Lyons Tea advert that highlighted the calming yet focus-enhancing properties of their tea. The advert emphasised how the tea could “promotes a state of relaxed alertness,” that sounds great doesn’t it? And that is exactly what many people use it for, relaxation with focus.
L-Theanine is an ideal supplement to consider when you need help to deal with stressful situations. The stress could be at home, in work, school, or college. It can be useful for when you simply cannot focus due to so many thoughts going around in your head or your head simply feels full. It can aid sleep by supporting relaxation and calming the mind. These are just a few examples of how L-Theanine might help you.
You can take L-Theanine by itself in supplement form. Most brands will recommend up to 400mg per day. If you already take Magnesium, B Vitamins or fish oils it will work perfectly well with any of these, they would all complement each other. There are several supplements that contain a mixture of ingredients this will vary depending on whether they are targeting stress/anxiety or sleep.
For example, if you want to improve the quality of your sleep then I would look at New Nordic Melissa Dream. It combines Magnesium, Chamomile, and B vitamins with Green Tea (standardised to 30% L-theanine) and Lemon Balm which helps to find sleep, to help you switch off your busy/frazzled mind and support relaxation so you can get off to sleep faster. It doesn’t cause drowsiness, in fact it should help you to be more alert and focussed the next day.
If you need something for stress/anxiety or a busy mind then take a look at Higher Nature Balance for Nerves. It contains L-Theanine, Magnesium, and B Vitamins but this one also includes the relaxing herb Passiflora/Passion Fruit which is an amazing herb to support relaxation and has a lovely calming effect.
Find peace today with L-Theanine
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