Posted by Larry Hoover on May 8, 2006, at 11:29:10
In reply to Re: Anyone use theanine regularly?, posted by nolvas on May 7, 2006, at 19:28:55
> Theanine has been approved in Japan since 1964
>
> http://www.web-us.com/l-theanine_anxiety_reducer.htmRather dramatic reduction in blood pressure illustrated there. There have been no studies involving humans. Bizarre, that? Non? Research was done in 1998, in Japan. And that's the end of it. <Spock eyebrow>
I don't usually harp on brands, but it appears that there are products out there with D-theanine in them. In this test, only Suntheanine was pure L-theanine. D-theanine points to man-made products, as opposed to the extract.
I bet you I know who paid for that research to be done.
Lar
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