Everyone has endured so much change in circumstance over the last few months with Convid-19. We have been turning to our yoga mats, our mentors and comforters to get us through the unpredictable times and to help us adapt to the enormous change. Adaptogens assists with providing energy to fight fatigue, enhance mental performance, ease anxiety, and help you come into balance and assist us to perform at your optimal!
Here are 10 keys adapatogens to consider buying at the health food store. Some come as a tea, others as powders or supplements:
- Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius): Boosts working memory, reaction time, calmness, and immune system
- Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera): Reduces stress and anxiety
- Goji berry (Lycium barbarum): Boosts energy, physical and mental performance, calmness, and sense of well-being, and can also improve sleep
- Licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra): Reduces stress
- Tulsi/Holy basil (Ocimum sanctum): Reduces physical and mental stress, stress-related anxiety, and depression
- Turmeric (Curcuma longa): Boosts brain function and reduces depression
- Schisandra berry/Magnolia berry (Schisandra chinensis): Boosts endurance, mental performance, and working capacity
- Jiaogulan (Gynostemma Pentaphyllum): Reduces stress and boosts endurance
- Eluethero root (Eleutherococcus senticosus)Improves focus and staves off mental fatigue
- Rhodiola rosea (R. rosea): Staves off physical and mental fatigue
