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if you have ever looked at a bottle of
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saffron supplements, you've seen that
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number, 30 milligrams. It seems to be
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the golden rule, right? But what if I
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told you that number has way more to do
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with scientific budgets than it does
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with your personal health? Today, we're
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going to pull back the curtain and find
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out if 30 millig of saffron is really
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enough. Welcome to another video of
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foodnourish deep dives, the video cast
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of foodnnerish.net, where we explore
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topics like health, food, supplements,
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and alternative approaches to health and
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wellness. All right, let's just dive
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right in. That 30 milligrams of saffron
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a day recommendation you see pretty much
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everywhere, it feels like it's set in
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stone, but is it actually the magic
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number? Or is it possible that the whole
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story is a little more complicated?
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So, first things first, let's play
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detective for a minute. Where in the
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world did this 30 mg rule even come
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from? We've got to trace it back to the
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source to really understand it. And
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here's the big spoiler right up front.
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30 milligrams is not some kind of
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magical one-sizefits-all dose. Not at
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all. It's really just a starting point.
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And it was born out of the very
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practical real world limitations of
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doing scientific research. Okay, so
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let's get into the real reason. This is
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where it gets super interesting because
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it's all about what goes on behind the
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scenes when scientists are setting up a
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study. Just take a look at this. In a
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perfect world, a study would try to find
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the absolute best dose for maximum
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effect. But we don't live in a perfect
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world. The reality is that researchers
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have to start with a dose that's above
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all else super safe and easy to measure.
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And that's because of two huge
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constraints. First, you've got strict
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safety regulations. University review
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boards are, you know, extremely
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cautious. They need to approve a
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low-risk starting dose. And second, and
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this is the big one, the cost. Saffron
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is literally more expensive than gold by
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weight. Imagine trying to supply
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hundreds of people in a study with a
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high dose. The budget would be
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So, what does this all mean? It means 30
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millig isn't the optimal dose. It's the
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minimum effective dose. It's basically
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the smallest amount they could use and
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still see some kind of measurable change
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in a study. Think of it as the starting
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line, not the finish line. And this
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chart really drives the point home. The
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standard dose in most studies is that
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tiny 30 mgram bar. But look at this.
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Other studies, especially for more
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severe conditions, have safely used
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doses up to 3 or 400 mg. That's 10 times
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the standard amount. It just shows you
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how conservative that 30 mg figure
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really is. Okay, so if we know 30 millig
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is just the beginning, what should we
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really be focusing on? Well, it turns
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out the dosage number is only one small
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part of the equation. Quality is
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everything. I mean, a small dose of
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really pure, highquality saffron is
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going to do way more for you than a huge
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dose of some cheap diluted supplement.
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So, you've got to watch for red flags,
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right? Things like a long list of
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fillers, shady proprietary blends that
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don't tell you how much saffron is
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actually in there. And definitely be
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for you. Now, this quote here is just
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perfect. It says, "Taking saffron with
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poor gut health is like trying to fill a
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bucket with holes in it." And that
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brings us to the next absolutely crucial
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piece of this puzzle, your body's
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ability to actually use the saffron you
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take. And here's the secret that most
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people have no idea about. Saffron works
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its magic by helping your body with
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serotonin production. But, and here's
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the plot twist, the vast majority of
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your body's serotonin, that feel-good
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chemical, isn't made in your brain. It's
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made in your gut. Your gut is like a
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little serotonin factory. And if that
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factory isn't running smoothly, the
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saffron can't do its job. So, now that
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we know all this, how do we actually put
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saffron to work for ourselves in the
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real world? Let's get into some super
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simple practical tips to make sure
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you're getting every last bit of
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benefit. Okay, here is one of my
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favorite methods. It's so easy. Just get
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some actual saffron threads, pop them
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into your water bottle, and let them
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steep for about 10 or 15 minutes. Then
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you can just sip on it all day. It's
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fantastic. And if you want to get fancy,
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throw in some mint or a squeeze of
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lemon. Now, for all you tea lovers out
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there, listen up because this is a big
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one. Please never use boiling water
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directly on your saffron. That intense
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heat will just destroy all the delicate
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beneficial compounds. The trick is to
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let the water cool down for a minute or
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two before you add the threads. All
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right, we've busted the 30 mg myth. So,
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the next logical step is to figure out
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how you can find your own personal sweet
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spot when it comes to saffron. And the
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process is really straightforward. Go
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ahead and start with that 30 mig
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baseline. It's a proven safe starting
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point. Give it about 2 weeks and just
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pay attention. See how you feel. If you
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think you need a bit more, you can
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slowly gradually increase to maybe 50
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millig or even 100 millig. The most
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important thing is to just listen to
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your body. It'll tell you what's
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working. So, where do most people end
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up? Well, everyone's different, of
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course, but anecdotally, a lot of people
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find their personal sweet spot is
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somewhere in that 50 to 100 millig
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range. That's often where the benefits
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really become clear and noticeable. So,
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if there's one thing to take away from
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all this, it's this. That 30 mg number
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you see everywhere. It's not the final
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destination. It's just the very
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beginning of your saffron journey. Which
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really leaves us with one final
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empowering question. You are not a
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research subject on a tight budget. So,
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forget the rule. The only thing that
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matters is what dose works for you? We
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really hope this deep dive helped clear
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things up. For a lot more detail and
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