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“so this is where i really like an herb like astragalus i love reishi mushroom i even like like ashwagandha to a degree these things are very very building over time of the immune system and then also taking things to just get out of the fight or flight state everything from skull cap to higher doses of magnesium to you know magnolia like things that kind of help”
“So, with those people, it's ashwagandha in the morning, maybe reishi or holy basil in the afternoon. So, calming in the morning, even ashwagandha. The thing about ashwagandha, this is interesting. So, this is where Chinese medicine's really interesting, is that they have...”
“and affected the body the same way. Ashwagandha is known as a qi yang booster. That means it's both anabolic and it's boosting of qi. And qi could also be cellular energy, ATP, and also supporting cortisol.”
“So when you're, if you're trying to increase your sleep long-term and improve it, ashwagandha and reishi mushroom are probably the two best for that long-term balance. To your point, if you take valerian root, you're gonna wake up in the morning groggy. Right. And nobody likes that.”
“adaptogens are herbs that don't have a drug-like effect, true adaptogens actually help balance stress hormones like ashwagandha, ginseng is one, very stimulating, its not a favourite of mine.”
“Ashwagandha is an herb used in traditional Indian medicine. It modestly lowers cortisol in several human studies. Which would tend to promote sleep and circadian rhythms”
“ashwagandha supplements vary widely in quality. Consumer lab testing found that only five of 13 tested ashwagandha supplements contained the amount of standardized, bioactive, withanolides stated on the label.”
“the answer is often simply heavy metal contamination, which means you aren't getting assurance that your ashwagandha capsule contains ashwagandha. You're getting, at best, assurance that your ashwagandha capsule doesn't contain toxic levels of lead. It's not that lead contamination isn't a problem, nor is it an overt lie that the product was tested.”
“regardless of what your test levels were kind of thing Yeah I'd love to talk about those I mean you hear some of these herbal supplements and like some of the ashwagandha, fenugreek, with Tongkat Ali I mean yeah let's dive into that like are they effective which ones are effective which ones are hype yeah um i think one that i would would be worth mentioning all but the literature”
“those who can benefit from it and for some people it's like a game changer supplement that really improves their quality of life outside of just the testosterone enhancing capacity of it because some people deal with a lot of stress in their life and need that extra resilience suppression of how much it's affecting their mental state like some people they can't even get to”
“who thought this was the way to do it. And like for you and your individual biochemistry, it may not be the ideal way. Right. I mean, I've been interested in ashwagandha. I kind of experimented with it like half-heartedly like years ago. And I think I'm going to now bring it back into circulation.”
“Because once you get that blood test, you're going to be like, fuck, I shouldn't have taken ashwagandha because now I have no idea what this means.”