Dr. Amy Nett: Let me see, DMAE. I don’t think I have actually. So let’s see, oh, dimethyl ethanolamine? I think I probably just slaughtered that word. I have heard of that but I haven’t experimented with it or used it too much. So not a lot of familiarity with it. In terms of acetyl CH, so we generally recognize that, or sorry we generally use that or recommend that mostly in sort of higher free cortisol states and in resetting the circadian rhythm. It’s basically working on supporting the cholinergic activity in the brain and why that helps with circadian rhythm, that’s a good question. Dimethyl ethanolamine. Yeah, I saw it, I just didn’t know how to pronounce it. But thank you. So no, I’m not that familiar with it. So in terms of acetyl CH the main reason we’re using that is really to strengthen the cholinergic activity of the brain. And I think when you strengthen the cholinergic pathways, that’s what’s largely helping with resetting the circadian rhythm. And it can also have somewhat of a calming effect. So acetyl CH I more often use when someone has like a high free cortisol level.
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