Evidence brief · Supplement
Phosphatidylserine for Exercise cortisol
Evidence grade C — ~600 mg/day
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 1
- graded outcome
- 0
- references listed
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What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- Exercise cortisolEvidence grade C
~600 mg/day
Smallmixed
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Exercise cortisol (grade C).
The evidence in words
The verdict
For exercise cortisol, Phosphatidylserine earns evidence grade C (small effect, mixed consistency) — the evidence is limited or mixed. ~600 mg/day
How it might work
PS supports membrane fluidity and neurotransmission and may blunt the cortisol response to acute stress and exercise.
How to use it
100 mg ×3/day for cognition; ~600 mg/day for the cortisol/stress angle.
Safety & cautions
Well tolerated; mild GI upset or insomnia occasionally.
Bottom line
Modest for memory and more interesting for blunting exercise/stress cortisol. Reasonable, not compelling.
How it is used
As the entry records it, from the studies it summarises. Not a recommendation for you — doses that suit a trial population may not suit you.
- Cognition
- 100 mg ×3/day.
- Cortisol
- ~600 mg/day.
Goes with
- PhosphatidylserineRead the full Phosphatidylserine monographEvidence grade C
Related reading
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Sources
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