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What’s An Adaptogen?

If you’re stressed and want to keep your body healthier, consume food containing adaptogens. What are adaptogens? They’re substances that plants and mushrooms contain that aid your body when you’re dealing with fatigue, anxiety, and stress. To be classed as an adaptogen, they have to meet three standards. They must be non-toxic if taken in normal doses. They must help the body cope with stress. They must help your body return to a balanced homeostasis state. Adaptogens are for temporary help and not for long-term stress.

Adaptogens can be natural or synthetic.

While people used natural adaptogens for centuries, synthetic ones like levamisole, bromantane, and afobazole are modern and created in a lab. They help if you’re drained of energy or face stressful situations that leave you mentally fuzzy. Some help you fight fatigue, while others may boost your mental performance. They can help people with inflammation and pain of rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, sleep disturbance, hormone imbalances, or osteoarthritis. Synthetic adaptogens can increase circulation and lower blood pressure by causing vessels to dilate. They also may lower blood sugar levels.

If you’re going through stress, your body goes through a three-pronged response.

The first is the alarm stage. It sets off an alarm in the body that there’s a problem and sends hormones to start the fight-or-flight response. The alarm stage puts your body into a state of readiness for either action. The next stage is resistance. In that stage, the body starts the repair process. Cortisol levels lower. Heart rate slows toward normal. Blood pressure lowers. The body learns how to cope with higher stress. If it continues too long or there’s no coping, the body enters the exhaustion stage. When the body is at the point of exhaustion, it can’t fight any longer. Depression, fatigue, anxiety, reduced stress tolerance, and burnout occur. Your immune system weakens and you’re at risk for stress-related problems.

Adaptogens help prevent the exhaustion phase.

Adaptogens aid the body in dealing with stress. They help you feel better and improve your overall health. They prevent crashing or postpone it until you can get through a stressful time. They boost the immune system, aid in weight control, improve your mood, and increase your endurance. Adaptogens work in different ways. Some better-known adaptogens are American ginseng, cordyceps mushrooms, holy basil, reishi, and Asian ginseng.

  • Turmeric is also an adaptogen. Studies show it’s the curcumin that impacts neurotransmitter function It’s an anti-inflammatory, aid for diabetics, anti-depressant, and provides pain relief, among other benefits. Add it to food.
  • Before you consider the use of adaptogens, always talk with your healthcare professional. Some interfere with medications, others may negatively affect a condition you already have.
  • Licorice root is an adaptogen that’s often found in recipes, but seldom in the candy purchased at the checkout line. It works with metabolic functions and has anti-microbial and anti-viral benefits.
  • People who workout regularly or participate in endurance sports often use adaptogens to improve their performance. Maca root, for instance, has a malt-like flavor that can be added to smoothies to relieve stress and boost energy.

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