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Nervous system, sleep and energy

Stress, mild anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, memory: supplements and their limits.

1. Ginseng (Panax): who it suits and who it doesn'tCounselling · 4 min · free
2. Adaptogens: choose by time of day and the person's profileFoundations · 4 min
3. Anxiety in counselling: what to ask and when to referCounselling · 4 min
4. “Energy” combinations: adaptogen plus guaranaCounselling · 5 min
5. Ashwagandha: how to read the extract and the doseCounselling · 5 min
6. Ashwagandha: pregnancy, interactions and the liverAdvanced · 4 min
7. Bacopa for memory: timing, forms and combinationsCounselling · 4 min
8. Brain food: the same diet that feeds the gutFoundations · 4 min
9. Burnout at the counselling desk: signs, support and its limitsCounselling · 5 min
10. Caffeine doesn't give energy: it blocks the tiredness signalFoundations · 4 min
11. 5-HTP, griffonia and St John's wort: sleep and serotonin riskAdvanced · 5 min
12. Night-time waking: prolonged-release melatonin, magnesium and lime flowerCounselling · 5 min
13. Lion's mane (Hericium): the extract, the evidence and when to referCounselling · 5 min
14. Focus: exercise, fasting and cold showers, by the evidenceCounselling · 4 min
15. Cortisol: the daily rhythm and what disrupts itFoundations · 4 min
16. Creatine: monohydrate, the “advanced” forms and the doseCounselling · 5 min
17. Memory, blood glucose and gums: risk factors for dementiaCounselling · 4 min
18. A tired brain decides badly: evening cravings and planning aheadFoundations · 4 min
19. Headache: triggers, prevention, red flagsCounselling · 5 min
20. “Something for the nerves”: memory or peripheral neuropathyCounselling · 5 min
21. Sleeping pills: why you try everything else firstAdvanced · 5 min
22. Ginkgo for memory: bleeding, surgery and worsening forgetfulnessCounselling · 5 min
23. Ginkgo: the standardised extract, the number on the box and the forms on saleCounselling · 5 min
24. Glycine for sleep: the trial dose and what you can promiseCounselling · 4 min
25. Stress and illness: talking about emotions without blameFoundations · 4 min
26. Mild insomnia: valerian, lemon balm, oat and lime flower, when and howCounselling · 5 min
27. L-theanine: dose, time of day and the caffeine combinationCounselling · 5 min
28. Daylight and dark evenings: the circadian rhythm and sleepFoundations · 4 min
29. Magnesium L-threonate: the brain form and what it cannot doCounselling · 5 min
30. Melatonin: a low dose is enough, a high one is not fasterCounselling · 5 min
31. Alzheimer's and Parkinson's: what a supplement can do and what to watchAdvanced · 5 min
32. Focus formulas: rhodiola, phosphatidylserine and DHACounselling · 5 min
33. Migraine prevention: magnesium, riboflavin and feverfewCounselling · 5 min
34. Daily movement: the first advice for any stress requestFoundations · 4 min
35. Emotional eating: when food stands in for calmCounselling · 4 min
36. Months of fatigue: tests first, then Q10 and NADHCounselling · 5 min
37. Ten-ingredient memory formulas: citicoline and study dosesAdvanced · 5 min
38. NMN and NAD+: what we know in humans and what we don't yetCounselling · 4 min
39. Dinner and sleep: the timing and size of the evening mealFoundations · 4 min
40. “Adrenal fatigue” and glandular extracts: what to say honestlyCounselling · 5 min
41. Hearing loss and memory: a risk factor you can changeCounselling · 4 min
42. Napping: 15–30 minutes, early in the afternoonFoundations · 4 min
43. An evening gratitude journal: what it can and cannot doFoundations · 3 min
44. Bach flower remedies: how to present them honestlyFoundations · 4 min
45. Slow diaphragmatic breathing: the 2-minute stress relieverFoundations · 4 min
46. Schisandra: the adaptogen that shifts some drug levelsAdvanced · 4 min
47. Shilajit: purification, heavy metal testing and doseCounselling · 4 min
48. Ayurvedic calming blends: what to check in the ingredientsAdvanced · 5 min
49. Deep sleep and the glymphatic system: the brain's clean-upFoundations · 4 min
50. Short sleep and hormones: hunger, insulin and testosteroneCounselling · 4 min
51. Sleep consultations: questions first, recommendation secondCounselling · 5 min
52. Stress complexes: the ingredients that need an extra questionCounselling · 5 min
53. The dopamine of anticipation: cravings, phones and changing the environmentFoundations · 4 min
54. Time in nature: what studies show and how to recommend itFoundations · 4 min
55. Brain ampoules: hidden caffeine and doubled ironCounselling · 4 min