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The Human Effect Matrix looks at human studies to tell you what supplements affect Relaxation.
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Robust research conducted with repeated double-blind clinical trials |
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Multiple studies where at least two are double-blind and placebo controlled |
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Single double-blind study or multiple cohort studies |
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Uncontrolled or observational studies only |
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Level of Evidence
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The amount of high quality evidence. The more
evidence, the more we can trust the results.
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Supplement |
Magnitude of effect
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The direction and size of the supplement's impact on
each outcome. Some supplements can have an increasing effect, others have a decreasing effect, and others have no effect.
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Consistency of research results
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Scientific research does not always agree. HIGH or
VERY HIGH means that most of the scientific research agrees.
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Notable
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Very High See all 4 studies |
A notable increase in relaxation (usually without sedation) appears to occur, as assessed by neural measurements (such as alpha-waves) or self-report surveys. Occurs within 30 minutes to an hour
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Notable
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The dose and time which confer psychoactive effects are associated with reported of relaxation to a larger degree than control.
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Minor
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Very High See all 3 studies |
An increase in the magnitude of self-reported 'relaxation' is noted with lavender aromatherapy more than placebo
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