In this episode 8 protocols
▶ 14:00 Intermittent Reward Scheduling Behaviors “And the key lies in intermittent release of dopamine. The real key is to not expect or chase high levels of dopamine release every time we engage in these activities.” ▷ 15:39 Caffeine Supplements “There's one exception which is caffeine because it does upregulate these D2D3 receptors. So it actually makes whatever dopamine is released by that activity more accessible or more functional within the biochemistry and the pathways of your brain and body.” ▷ 16:37 Yerba Mate Diet “If one were going to consume caffeine, you might consider consuming that caffeine in the form of yerba mate. Both for sake of upregulating dopamine receptors and getting more of a dopamine increase and of course for the stimulate properties of caffeine if that's what you're seeking and in addition to that because yerba mate does appear to have some sort of neuroprotective and in particular dopamine neuron protective properties.” ▷ 18:47 Deliberate Cold Exposure Behaviors “Well, in recent years, there's been a trend toward more people doing so-called cold exposure. Getting into cold showers, taking ice baths, exposing oneself to cold water of various kinds can in fact increase our levels of dopamine as well as the neurom modulator neuroepinephrine.” ▷ 26:15 Avoid Dopamine Spikes Around Effort Behaviors “And just to really underscore the things that can interfere with and prevent you from getting dopamine release from effort itself, don't spike dopamine prior to engaging in effort.” ▷ 29:27 L-Tyrosine Supplements “Elyroine is typically taken in capsule form or powder form. Anywhere from 500 to 750 to 1,000 milligs. And the time scale for increasing dopamine is about 30 to 45 minutes after ingestion.” ▷ 30:53 Phenylethylamine (PEA) Supplements “I personally take PA from time to time as a focus and work aid in order to do intense bouts of work. Again, I don't do that too often. It's usually for mental work. And I will take 500 milligrams of PA and I'll take 300 milligrams of alpha GPC.” ▷ 30:53 Alpha-GPC Supplements “I personally take PA from time to time as a focus and work aid in order to do intense bouts of work. Again, I don't do that too often. It's usually for mental work. And I will take 500 milligrams of PA and I'll take 300 milligrams of alpha GPC.”