What Is Ashwagandha?

If you are struggling with stress and fatigue and want to boost your mood naturally you might want to consider taking Ashwagandha. Before you start a new supplement, make sure you are getting adequate sleep (7-8) hours daily. Make sure you are drinking a lot of clean water (8 glasses a day) and eating a healthy diet with 8-10 servings of produce a day too. If you are doing all these healthy tips and still struggling with stress and depression, you might want to take an adapotgen. Dr. David William’s has a terrific website that is a resource for high quality supplements. Here are his thoughts on Ashwagandha.

 

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What is an Adapotgen?

Before we get into the benefits of ashwagandha, let’s discuss what an adapotgen herb is. An adaptogen is classified as a plant that has a powerful balancing effect on the body. It’s a nontoxic plant without side effects that treats a wide-ranging list of stress-related illnesses and complaints. Adaptogens are amazing substances. In Ayurvedic medicine, ashwagandha and other adaptogens are known as rejuvenating herbs.

Ashwagandha, also known as Indian ginseng because of their similar properties, contains many useful medicinal chemicals, including antioxidants, steroidal lactones, saponins, withanolides alkaloids, choline, fatty acids, amino acids, and a variety of sugars. Due to these properties, ashwagandha is extremely effective in enhancing the body’s ability to handling stress and illness.

Ashwagandha Health Benefits

• combats the effects of stress
• improves learning, memory, and reaction time
• reduces anxiety and depression without causing drowsiness
• stabilizes blood sugar
• lowers cholesterol
• reduces brain-cell degeneration
• contains anti-malarial properties
• offers anti-inflammatory benefits

Note: Ashwagandha should also be used by anyone who is having adrenal or hormonal problems.

Dosage

1 to 6 grams of ashwagandha would be advised for daily consumption.