That Ashwater dose!

[bosskardo]

Preceptor wrote on a pretty interesting product:
https://blog.priceplow.com/supplement-news/the-genius-brand/genius-test

Anyone have thoughts on this?
I kind of like it but fenugreek makes me hesitate.

 

[The_Old_Guy]

They went 400mg above the studied KSM-66 dose, maybe more is better, maybe not? I'm sure you're paying for it. All the other stuff is from the usual 'cast of characters' list. Quercetin has data showing interaction with IGF-1 - up to you to do the research and decide if you want to take high levels of it (versus just eating apples and onions here and there).

 

[bosskardo]

They went 400mg above the studied KSM-66 dose, maybe more is better, maybe not? I'm sure you're paying for it. All the other stuff is from the usual 'cast of characters' list. Quercetin has data showing interaction with IGF-1 - up to you to do the research and decide if you want to take high levels of it (versus just eating apples and onions here and there).

Thanks,
Yeah quercetin is not ideal. Not really something that needs to be there and usually adds quite a bit to the price.

 

[muscleupcrohn]

They went 400mg above the studied KSM-66 dose, maybe more is better, maybe not? I'm sure you're paying for it. All the other stuff is from the usual 'cast of characters' list. Quercetin has data showing interaction with IGF-1 - up to you to do the research and decide if you want to take high levels of it (versus just eating apples and onions here and there).

I've seen a study use a higher dose of ashwagandha (both higher mg total and withanolide content) that noted improved cognitive and psychomotor performance, although it was Sensoril, not KSM-66 (1000mg/day at 10% withanolides).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3897003/

With that said, there's also a study with the standard 600mg/day KSM-66 that noted improved cognition, although this study was on subjects with mild cognitive impairment:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28471731

I haven't seen anything comparing the standard dose to higher doses, but it should be safe, even if it's not more effective or worth the additional cost.