Mentioned 3 times on 2 shows.
“is different. Ashwagandha and another compound called phosphatidylserine. Phosphatidylserine and ashwagandha, both of these supplements seem to help do one of two things. They either ratchet down the fight or flight branch of your nervous system, and they can also reduce the amount of cortisol.”
“but you're so wired, you can't fall asleep. That's the fight or flight branch being switched on. And you just can't fall asleep. You need to push it back off. Phosphatidylserine and ashwagandha will both push you back over into the more quiescent, what we call parasympathetic nervous system branch. That's good. However, they also will reduce cortisol. And cortisol is a wake promoting hormone.”
“circadian misalignment. In practice, I typically use 400 to 600 milligrams alongside melatonin when I need to force sleep at an otherwise inappropriate biological time. For example, if I need to force sleep at 2 p.m.”