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▶ Control Your Brain Chemistry for Focus, Motivation & Well-Being | Huberman Lab Essentials 25:11 “I will often take 300 milligrams of alpha-GPC prior to workouts or prior to cognitive work bouts. I tend to take it alongside caffeine and phenylethylamine.” ▷ Your Top Health Questions Answered 4:10 “600 milligrams to 900 milligrams of Alpha GPC taken simply with water will give you a increase in focus and alertness that you can devote to that high intensity or moderate to high intensity workout.” ▷ Understand & Improve Memory Using Science-Based Tools | Huberman Lab Essentials 12:10 “If you're using those compounds in order to enhance learning and memory, well, then I encourage you to try and take them either late in the learning episode or immediately after the learning episode.” ▷ The Best Vitality & Health Protocols | Dr. Rhonda Patrick 3:08:34 “I'll take alpha-GPC before a workout sometimes... if I really have to push, push, push... I'll take some Alpha GPC... I take 600 milligrams. You can take up to 900, but I do just fine on 600.” ▷ Controlling Your Dopamine for Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction | Huberman Lab Essentials 30:53 “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.” ▷ How to Control Your Cortisol & Overcome Burnout 1:36:43 “if you have a really grueling, hard, intense workout at 2 p.m. and before that you drank an energy drink or a big cup of coffee, or if you're me, some yerba mate plus a big cup of coffee, maybe an alpha GPC every once in a while, I'll do that and then hit the gym really hard in the early afternoon.” ▷ ADHD & How Anyone Can Improve Their Focus | Huberman Lab Essentials 33:36 “One such compound is so-called alpha GPC, which is a form of choline and increases acetylcholine transmission. Dosages as high as 1,200 milligrams per day, which is a very high dosage spread out.” ▷ Control Your Vagus Nerve to Improve Mood, Alertness & Neuroplasticity 1:02:24 “I'll occasionally take an alpha GPC... Some of those ways include supplementing with things like alpha-GPC, which is a precursor to acetylcholine.” ▷ How to Grow From Doing Hard Things | Michael Easter 1:58:12 “there's a place for the occasional use of things like alpha GPC or caffeine, certainly.” ▷ How to Learn Skills Faster | Huberman Lab Essentials 26:06 “Alpha GPC which is at least in the United States is sold over the counter typically is taken in dosages of about 300 to 600 milligrams um that's a single dose or uh have been shown to do a number of things that for some of you might be beneficial” ▷ Using Science to Optimize Sleep, Learning & Metabolism | Huberman Lab Essentials 20:35 “Most nootropics also include things that increase or are designed to increase acetylcholine, things like Alpha-GPC and other things of that sort. And indeed, there's some evidence that they can increase acetylcholine.” ▷ Mental Health Toolkit: Tools to Bolster Your Mood & Mental Health 1:03:26 “combined with often, you know, 300 to 600 milligrams of alpha-GPC as a way to enhance dopamine and acetylcholine and to set the stage for elevated levels of neuroplasticity.” ▷ Dr. Andy Galpin: Optimal Nutrition & Supplementation for Fitness | Huberman Lab Guest Series 1:33:18 “I routinely use 300 to 600 milligrams of alpha GPC prior to hard physical training... less often these days, cause I kind of reserve it for physical training.” ▷ Developing a Rational Approach to Supplementation for Health & Performance | Huberman Lab Podcast 1:39:26 “So at dosages of anywhere from 300 to 600 milligrams, people experience heightened levels of focus for sake of mental work or physical work. The half-life of alpha-GPC is about four to six hours, so it's relatively short lasting, although you wouldn't necessarily want to take it right before bed, I don't recommend that.” ▷ The Science of Creativity & How to Enhance Creative Innovation 1:24:43 “Sometimes I'll combine that with other things like alpha-GPC, it's going to enhance dopamine transmission in the nigrostriatal pathway, the mesocortical pathway, but also in the mesolimbic pathway.” ▷ Tools for Hormone Optimization in Males | Dr. Kyle Gillett 1:57:58 “there's just better ways to optimize your nicotinic receptor activity. For example, acetylcholine precursors like alpha-GPC” ▷ Nicotine’s Effects on the Brain & Body & How to Quit Smoking or Vaping 7:28 “One of the more effective ways to do that via supplement protocols is so-called alpha-GPC. Alpha-GPC taken in 300 milligram form 10 to 30 minutes before a bout of cognitive work or a bout of physical work will increase your focus by way of increasing acetylcholine and to some extent, increasing epinephrine as well.” ▷ Focus Toolkit: Tools to Improve Your Focus & Concentration 1:30:20 “The most effective one I've found is alpha-GPC. Alpha-GPC consumed at dosages of 300 milligrams to 600 milligrams prior to a work bout or prior to a workout, greatly increase one's ability to focus and concentrate.” ▷ LIVE EVENT Q&A: Dr. Andrew Huberman Question & Answer in Seattle, WA 36:18 “I do take some of the things that we talk about on the podcast to do some focused work. Sometimes alpha GPC.” ▷ Optimize & Control Your Brain Chemistry to Improve Health & Performance 1:41:28 “Supplements that I have used and do use for increasing acetylcholine are things like Alpha-GPC... I will often take 300 milligrams of Alpha-GPC prior to workouts or prior to cognitive work bouts... anywhere from three to four times a week.” ▷ Understand & Improve Memory Using Science-Based Tools 59:33 “If you're using those compounds in order to enhance learning and memory by taking them before, or during a learning episode, well, then I encourage you to try and take them either late in the learning episode or immediately after the learning episode.” ▷ The Science of Making & Breaking Habits 42:17 “And for those of you that are interested in supplementation and like to use those routes, things like alpha-GPC or phenylethylamine or L-tyrosine, if that's in keeping with what you're able to do. Of course, consult your doctor if you're going to rely on supplementation.” ▷ Nutrients For Brain Health & Performance | Huberman Lab Podcast #42 31:15 “I do supplement with something called alpha-GPC... I will take 300 milligrams of alpha-GPC from time to time, and from time to time, I mean anywhere from two to three times per week. I'll generally do it early in the day because it, for me, can have a little bit of a stimulant effect.” ▷ Controlling Your Dopamine For Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction 2:07:43 “And I will take 500 milligrams of PEA and I'll take 300 milligrams of alpha-GPC. That's something that I personally do.” ▷ ADHD & How Anyone Can Improve Their Focus 1:58:03 “One such compound is so-called alpha-GPC, which is a form of choline and increases acetylcholine transmission. Dosages as high as 1,200 milligrams per day, which is a very high dosage, spread out, typically it's 300 or 400 milligrams spread out throughout the day, have been shown to offset some of the effects of age-related cognitive decline.” ▷ Maximizing Productivity, Physical & Mental Health with Daily Tools 1:08:46 “On rare occasions, I should emphasize rare occasions, if I really need help increasing my motivation or I decide I want to push extremely hard, I will ingest something like alpha-GPC.” ▷ How to Learn Skills Faster 1:40:35 “The one that's particularly interesting and for which there really are a lot of data is alpha-GPC... typically is taken in dosages of about 300 to 600 milligrams. That's a single dose... For the cognitive effects, the dosages are much higher, up to 1,200 milligrams daily divided into three doses of 400 milligrams.” ▷ How to Focus to Change Your Brain 51:55 “Things that increase acetylcholine besides nicotine or Nicorette, the nicotine could come from a variety of sources, are things like alpha-GPC or choline. There are a number of these things.” ▷ Using Science to Optimize Sleep, Learning & Metabolism 58:23 “that increase, or, that are designed to increase acetylcholine, things like alpha-GPC and other things of that sort.”