Adrenal Support
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
300mg, total per day, minimum 8 weeks1,2
- Serum cortisol, body weight, and body mass index, Perceived Stress Scale and Food Cravings Questionnaire, Oxford Happiness Questionnaire and Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire were all improved1,2
- Ashwagandha safely improved resistance to stress in individuals2
Rhodiola (Rhodiola rosea)
576mg, total per day, minimum 28 days3
- Rhodiola increases mental performance including the capacity to concentrate and decreased cortisol response to awakening stress3
- Improvement in general fatigue including aspects like physical and mental fatigue, neuro-motoric tests and overall wellbeing was shown to be significantly improved4,5
Panax ginseng
960-2000mg, total per day, minimum 4 weeks7,8
- Numerical rating scale (NRS) score, a self-assessment of fatigue severity, was improved7
- Panax has shown to reduce circulating cortisol while increasing enzymatic and nonspecific antioxidant activity in response to physical stress8
- Dosing of 2000 mg per day improved the visual analogue scale (VAS) results7
- Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were lowered and a dosing of 1000 mg increased GSH concentration and activity7