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Combat Stress and Welcome a Sense of Calm with Ashwagandha

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You may or may not have heard of ashwagandha - an evergreen shrub whose roots and berries have been used for their medicinal properties in centuries old Ayurvedic medicine system in India. This potent Indian herb helps the body fight stress, but whatever you’ve heard or think you know, throw it out of the window, and let us break it down for you how ashwagandha works, how to use it, and how it can benefit you and your loved ones! Ashwagandha may not be a magical cure, but it can certainly act as an extra layer of a protective shield against the daily stresses of the modern world as long as you use it correctly.

 

What is Ashwagandha Good For?

It’s quite known already that ashwagandha is an adaptogen, meaning, it can increase our body’s ability to deal with physical or mental stress. Certain life situations can sometimes be quite unsettling, and it can be soothing to take ashwagandha for those who feel anxious, stressed, wired, and perhaps tired as well. However, the benefits don’t stop there. Here we have listed all the meaningful ways taking ashwagandha can help you in your daily life:

 

Calming effects – Aside from helping your body combat stress, ashwagandha can also help you feel calmer and more at ease, even in challenging or unfamiliar situations — supporting a healthy mood and positive mindset. The calming effects are not overwhelming, nor do they feel sedative – when taking ashwagandha, you will feel like it’s helping you to take the edge off things, and it’s a bit easier to deal with challenges. You may feel more optimistic about things that seemed unapproachable before.

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Tonifying effects – What’s not so known is that ashwagandha has been traditionally used as a tonic, which brings a sense of vigor and wellbeing. When used daily in a matter of weeks, you will start noticing its uplifting and tonifying effects that may be subtly but steadily building up. Tonics in Ayurvedic medicine have been used for their restorative properties, restorative being an important keyword here. Ayurvedic practitioners believed that ashwagandha’s main property is to restore and help maintain longevity and wellbeing.

 

Cognitive support - Ashwagandha is a well-known Ayurvedic Rasayana and belongs to a sub-group of Rasayanas known as Medhyarasayanas. Medhya typically refers to the mind and mental/intellectual capacity. Thus, Ashwagandha can be used to promote intellect and memory, and can potentially act as a support for work or studying.

 

Supports endurance - Studies have found that ashwagandha can increase stamina and endurance; thereby helping to improve physical performance. Rats treated with ashwagandha before taking a swimming physical endurance test were able to swim for twice the amount of time as rats in the control group. In another study, researchers studied the effects of ashwagandha on elite cyclists for 8 weeks. They concluded that the supplement improved the cyclists' anaerobic capacities, endurance, and strength.

 

Balances stress response - As an adaptogen, ashwagandha supports the body and mind’s healthy response to physical, mental, and environmental stress. Chandrasekhar, et al. (2012) conducted a study of 64 human participants. They were randomized to take either a placebo or a capsule of 300 mg of high-concentration full-spectrum ashwagandha root extract. Then they made assessments tested stress across four categories: somatic, anxiety and insomnia, social dysfunction, and severe depression. The assessments found that the treatment group had significantly reduced stress across all categories compared to the placebo group.

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How to Use Ashwagandha?

The best study results, as well as anecdotal reports, show that ashwagandha works best when taken daily for several weeks. Choose a source of ashwagandha that offers full-spectrum, high quality, and potency. It may not work so well for you if only taken in trace amounts, or if it’s one of many ingredients in a capsule, tincture, or tea blend. At Next Level, we take the potency and quality of our products seriously. Many people report that taking our ashwagandha extract has much more noticeable effects compared to other sources they’ve used before. Once you’ve tried Next Level’s Ashwagandha Extract, you won’t want to go back.

 
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