There was very little published data on how to treat post-bariatric surgery weight gain, said Jaime Almandoz, M.D., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology at UTSW and the studys senior author
Results : L-theanine alone: Improved overall cognition but showed a trend toward worsening inhibitory control (increased impulsivity) Caffeine alone: Improved attention but significantly worsened inhibitory control L-theanine + caffeine combination: Improved both attention and showed a trend toward improving inhibitory control Critical limitations : Extremely small sample size (just 5 participants) Proof-of-concept study requiring much larger replication Benefits were primarily for the combination, not L-theanine alone One child developed facial tics with L-theanine (resolved after stopping) What This Means Based on these two studies alone, we can say that L-theanine may help with sleep quality in children with ADHD, but evidence for improving core ADHD symptoms is essentially non-existent
It is generally safe to use as indicated
And I'd argue that just because aging happens to more than half of us, is no reason to not include it as a disease
Someone starting at 300 pounds will lose more total pounds than someone starting at 180 pounds, even if they both lose the same percentage of body weight
Yeast - (1,3)/(1,6)-glucan and barley - (1,3)/(1,4)-glucan potentiated the action of anti-tumor mAb, leading to more robust tumor regression and survival (148)
