Human Effect Matrix
The Human Effect Matrix looks at human studies (it excludes animal and in vitro studies) to tell you what supplements affect relaxation
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Robust research conducted with repeated double-blind clinical trials |
![]() | Multiple studies where at least two are double-blind and placebo controlled |
![]() | Single double-blind study or multiple cohort studies |
![]() | Uncontrolled or observational studies only |
Level of Evidence ?
The amount of high quality evidence. The more evidence, the more we can trust the results.
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Outcome |
Magnitude of effect ?
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 ?
Scientific research does not always agree. HIGH or VERY HIGH means that most of the scientific research agrees.
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Notes |
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Theanine |
All comparative evidence is now gathered in our Supplement Goals Reference. The evidence for each separate supplement is still freely available here. |
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Marijuana | |||
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Lavender | |||
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Melissa officinalis |