 What exactly is lemon balm and why should you consider supplementing it? Let's find out. Hey, what's up, Greg here, the founder of your inception. If you want to achieve limitless performance, then subscribe below to start a journey. Today we're going to talk about lemon balm. Now, lemon balm originally comes from the south-central Europe around the Mediterranean, but you can today find it in many different areas or parts of the world. Now, official name of lemon balm is Melissa Oficinalis. However, most people recognize it as lemon balm. Now, this interesting plant has been traditionally used as a relaxing agent, but nowadays you can find it in many different types of supplements, also in very advanced tropic supplements. So, in this video, we're going to talk about the benefits of lemon balm. We're going to look at side effects, dosages, and some other things. And at the end of the video, I'm going to tell you if I recommend supplementing it or not. So, if you're ready, let's just begin. Now, the first benefit I want to talk about is the calmness effect that you get from supplementing lemon balm. Now, there are many studies that show that if you take lemon balm, that you can expect to feel more calm. Actually, this interesting plant induces calmness in healthy people. However, the interesting fact is that all the studies that I found were using a very high dosage of lemon balm, around 600 milligrams. Whereas the recommend daily dosage, as you will later see, is much lower. So, yeah, you can expect to feel more calmer if you take this interesting plant in an extra form or in some different forms, which we're going to also talk about later on. But, you know, if you really want to use this compound as your only compound for inducing calmness, then, yeah, I guess there are better options available for you on the market. The second benefit that you can expect from this plant is that this is an anti-stress agent. Now, as I mentioned before, it has been traditionally used to kind of induce calmness and kind of help you or help people relax, you know, and studies actually confirm that lemon balm is effective anti-stress agent. Especially, now, this is an interesting part, especially if you take it prior to your stressful activity. So, if you're just like taking a standard dosage of lemon balm every single day, you know, let's say you take it in the morning and then you get stressed around, I don't know, around noon, for example, you know, it's very difficult to expect any benefits from it. But if you take it prior to the stressful activity, let's say you have a meeting or whatever, then you can expect positive benefits. By the way, guys, if you like this video, please press the like button below. I'll be super happy about it. The third benefit I want to talk about is its effect on our memories. Now, some studies show that if you take lemon balm, you can expect to have a better memory. Actually, memory can improve by supplementing it. What has been studied is that the amount of correct memories formed have increased, you know, when people were given a high quality extract of this lemon balm. So, yeah, is this the best natropic or the best compound for improving memory? Not really. Also, the effects are very low. However, well, it can definitely help. So, if you're taking lemon balm as part of a more complex natropic or complex brain supplement, then yes, you know, it's, it can be very beneficial. But, you know, if you take it on your own again, like as, you know, the only compound for improving memory, yeah, there's so many better compounds available that I wouldn't take it. The fourth thing I want to talk about is that if you take lemon balm, your reaction times can slow down. Now, if this is a benefit or not, well, it kind of depends, you know, why do you want to take it? If you want to, again, feel more relaxed and more calm, then yes, I mean, it's good that your reaction is kind of a slowdown because this actually means that you're more calm and not that focused. But on the other hand, if you're taking it for improving cognition, especially your memory, then, you know, maybe having slow reaction times isn't that good. However, again, keep in mind that the dosages that were studied were very, very high dosages of a lemon balm extract. So, you know, if you take a small enough dosage, dosages are usually found in many or in most supplements available in the market, you cannot really expect that your reaction times will slow down. So, you know, that's a good thing to know. And last but not least, let's talk about the sleep benefits of lemon balm. So, certain studies show that if you supplement lemon balm in the evening, what can happen is that your quality of sleep can improve. Now, the issue with that is the issue with the studies that I found is that in all studies, lemon balm was actually given together with valerian, which is another natural compound, another natural metropic that can potentially improve your sleep. So, I haven't seen any studies of lemon balm on its own and based on all the stuff that I read about it, I don't really expect it to be like the best sleep enhancer or, you know, sleep supplement on the market. So, yeah, it may improve the quality of your sleep. It may kind of help you get into your bed in the evening because it's going to help you relax a bit. But keep in mind to really have the real benefits. We don't know, you know, we don't have the scientific studies confirming them. And also based on the studies, yeah, I don't think lemon balm is such a potent, such a strong compound for that. By the way, guys, I have seven special secrets about metropics that no one else will tell you about. To get them, download my free handbook below. So, when it comes to the daily dosage, the kind of optimal daily dosage is around 300 milligrams of lemon balm. Now, you can traditionally take it as a, you know, in your teas. You can, you know, drink a tea of lemon balm. Or, you know, nowadays you can find many high quality supplements that have this interesting compound in it. You know, it depends on you what you're like. More in my opinion, taking a high quality extract is better because you know that, you know, it depends where you buy it, of course, but you can check the quality of the extract. You know, it can be organic. And you can check it out. Also, you know, the exact dosage of this compound in a supplement, whereas if you drink a tea, it's hard to say how much of lemon balm is it in the tea or drinking. So, yeah, it's more scientific and I think it's, you know, it definitely gives you a better value. Also, as I mentioned before, I wouldn't probably take it as an individual compound. So, yeah, it's better to take a supplement that contains more other compounds that can bring more benefits out of you. So, yeah. But yeah, keep in mind that the requirement of dosage is around 300 milligrams and you should, for all the benefits that we talked about, you should kind of stick to this dosage. Now, when it comes to side effects, lemon balm is generally safe. It's a natural compound. It's a plant that has been used for many, many years, actually hundreds of thousands of years. So, you really don't have nothing to worry about. But again, as I always recommend to consult a doctor if you want to be 100% on the safe side. So, the final question is, should you consider taking lemon balm? And if yes, how should you take it? Well, in my opinion, lemon balm, on its own, it's nothing special. So, it's really not a special entropy that you can expect a lot of benefits from. It's not the best anti-stress agent. It's not really the best compound for sleep. It's not the best compound for improving memory. So, yeah, I would not take it on its own. So, if I see it like a lemon balm supplement, so that's the only compound, or if I see a lemon balm tea, I probably would avoid it. However, you can find lemon balm in many high-quality supplements and tropic stacks, brain supplements and so on. And the reason why brands put it in, in my opinion, is because it's often combined, lemon balm is often combined with stimulants such as caffeine, for example. And what does it do? It kind of works the same as LTN in, at least in real life, not maybe not in theory. But, you know, you get, for example, from caffeine, you get this strong energy boost and some G3 that falls, and usually people who drink caffeine, they get this spike and then the crash follows. You know, however, when you add, for example, lemon balm to it, what happens is that, you know, you still get this spike, right? The energy still comes, but there's no such a steep crash. So, it kind of minimizes the negative side effects of, you know, taking stimulants. And that's why I found a lot of supplements that contain lemon balm, but very small amounts, like 50 milligrams up to 100 milligrams in general. And, you know, when you see a supplement with such a dosage, then you can, you know, expect that it's not in it for the main benefits, but mainly to help kind of extend the benefits of caffeine and kind of help you avoid the negative side effects of caffeine or other stimulants that are in a particular natropic supplement. So, in this case, yeah, it's definitely valuable. It's a very cheap, very affordable compound. So, yeah, in this case, I would definitely consider supplementing it. All right, guys, that's it for this video. Thank you for watching. 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