What are Adaptogens?
Adaptogens have been used for centuries in both Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine, the world’s two oldest forms of medicine. The term adaptogen isn’t used to describe one particular substance but instead refers to a collection of ingredients that result in strengthening the body, immune system, and supporting a healthier response to stress.
Adaptogenic ingredients can work in different ways but they all help increase the body’s ability to handle stress and resist the damaging effect of stress and to promote or restore normal physiological functioning.
Whether it’s a hectic schedule, too much on your mind, or any number of other stressors, this elite class of ingredients can be used to help improve energy, stamina, endurance, mental clarity, and overall response to stress.
Stress & Anxiety Support contains 4 adaptogens all at clinically efficacious dosages!
Key Ingredients:
Sensoril® Ashwagandha:
Sensoril® is a clinically researched ashwagandha extract that has been studied in more than ten human clinical trials and has been shown to help manage and reduce stress, boost energy levels and reduce fatigue, support improved sense of well-being, enhance focus and reaction time, and improve cognitive mental health, mood, and vitality.
For people looking to lose body-fat, an interesting note is that numerous scientific studies have established a link between stress and cortisol inducted overeating and weight gain. Sensoril® is clinically tested to lower cortisol levels which can help reduce stress induced cravings and over-eating and may lead to fat loss and improved body composition.
Rhodiola Rosea (Standardized to min. 3% Salidrosides):
Rhodiola Rosea is a very popular and well-researched adaptogenic herb that is backed by numerous clinical studies and is commonly used to help support relief of symptoms of stress and anxiety, decrease stress, improve mental focus, clarity, and concentration, reduce brain fog, reduce mental and physical fatigue, increase physical and mental endurance, improve mental processing speed with less errors, support positive mood and improved sense of well-being, and much more.
Rhodiola Rosea contains two primary active constituents – Rosavins and Salidrosides. Both of these active constituents contribute to the wide variety of benefits that Rhodiola Rosea has to offer and the most common extraction dosages are 3% Rosavins to 1% Salidrosides. However, since the Salidrosides seem to be the most effective for Rhodiola’s stress and anxiety related benefits, Stress & Anxiety Support utilizes a specialized Rhodiola Rosea extract standardized to a minimum 3% Salidrosides content.
So much could be written about Rhodiola to explain the incredible benefits of this awesome ingredient that it would take a full length article or series of articles all unto itself.
Bacopa Monnieri (Standardized to 50% Bacosides):
Bacopa Monnieri is a truly fascinating herb backed by numerous clinical studies and having both adaptogenic and nootropic (cognitive enhancing) properties. It is one of the most revered herbs in Ayurvedic medicine and has been used for centuries as a brain tonic and cognitive enhancer, with ancient texts showing it being given to people to help them memorize long passages of texts and for other cognitive enhancing benefits.
Bacopa Monnieri has a long list of potential benefits including stress and anxiety support, promoting a healthy response to stress, decreased depressive symptoms, supporting positive mood, and improved sense of well-being.
Bacopa Monnieri has also been shown in clinical studies to support significant improvements in spatial memory (working memory), memory accuracy, and the ability to process visual information. Working memory is the part of your short-term memory that works to immediately process information. Through this process, Bacopa supports the ability to concentrate on what you’re seeing and comprehend it more quickly. Bacopa has also been shown to support the process of converting your short-term memories into long-term memories, a process known as memory consolidation.
In addition to being used for its stress, anxiety, depression, and memory related benefits, Bacopa Monnieri is also gaining more and more attention for its nootropic (cognitive enhancing) benefits such as supporting a greater ability to focus while learning, improved visual and verbal recall, improved attention span, increased rapid visual information processing, increased verbal information processing, improved learning rate, and more.
Bacopa Monnieri contains powerful active compounds called Bacosides which have been shown to have antioxidant benefits (especially in the brain) and that are responsible for its many positive effects. Stress & Anxiety Support contains a specialized Bacopa extract standardized to a minimum of 50% Bacosides (a very high standardization). The higher the Bacoside concentration = the lower the dosage required.
Bacopa Monnieri needs to be taken regularly for maximum effectiveness. The majority of the studies on this ingredient have been performed over the course of twelve weeks with almost all of them showing long term cumulative effects, although some users have reported pronounced anti-anxiety effects within 2 to 4 days. Long term users typically report that they consistently feel calmer, can think quicker, and have better memory.
L-Theanine:
L-Theanine is a calming, relaxing amino acid that is found naturally occurring in tea, especially green tea. Due to its ability to affect brain function, it is considered to be a nootropic (cognitive enhancing) amino acid and is also considered to be an adaptogen.
L-Theanine is commonly associated with reduced feelings of stress and anxiety, improved mental focus, clarity, & concentration (less brain fog), increased motivation and energy, improved sense of well-being, positive mood, and much more.
For those interested in losing weight, L-Theanine may provide an extra added benefit. When stressed, many people find themselves far more likely to break from their diets or normal eating habits and crave more sugary, high calorie foods. The practical reason for this is associating those types of foods with making you feel better or as a quick happiness fix but the scientific reason is because sweet treats can release serotonin, thereby changing your mood chemistry to make you feel better. The problem is that this can be disastrous because it can start a cycle of guilt and binge eating. Many people find L-Theanine to be effective for appetite control and for reducing cravings and binge eating.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):
Can Stress & Anxiety Support be taken by teenagers?
School, bullying, friends, dating, etc. – the teenage years have always been stressful. Now, with the growth of social media, many teenagers are stressed out more than ever before.
Ingredient wise, we are not aware of contraindications that would exclude teenagers from taking Stress & Anxiety Support. However, we cannot recommend that Stress & Anxiety Support be taken by anyone under the age of 18. You would need to check with your teenager’s physician before letting them use this, or any dietary supplement.
Can Stress & Anxiety Support be taken by people with ADHD?
This is a common question because several of the ingredients in this formula have been studied in regard to individuals with ADHD and/or the symptoms of ADHD and shown a variety of positive results including increased attention span, decreased restlessness, improvements in working memory, & more.
Since ADHD is an actual medical condition, you should check with your physician before using this, or any dietary supplement.
Can Stress & Anxiety Support be used by those with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
Stress and anxiety and all the things that come a long with them are major components of PTSD. Stress and Anxiety Support offers a wide variety of potential benefits that may be helpful to those with PTSD but since PTSD is an actual medical condition, you should check with your physician before using this, or any dietary supplement.
