Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

Why Green Tea Calms You Down | The Real Reason You’re Not Sleeping

9 Jul 2025 · 0 min

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Green tea and matcha calm you down because they're high in L-theanine. Aaron Hartman also recommends relora, made from magnolia and philodendron, to reduce racing thoughts that keep you awake.

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"othenine" (as spoken in the transcript).

Philodendron and magnolia.

I think this is why green tea, especially matcha tea, tends to be calming, is because it's high in othenine. I also like relora. We didn't talk about that yet. Relora comes from philodendron and comes from magnolia, and it's a really nice calming herb. But it's also for perseveration. So if someone has that kind of. They get stuck on a thought and they just keep hammering in on that thought, it helps break that.

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