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  • adjective Being or relating to an adaptogen.

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  • Unlike most of the sedative herbs that are designed to be taken at night or at least late afternoon, both ashwaganda and schisandra (listed below) are terrific "adaptogenic" herbs that help us tolerate our stressful days that much better.

    LessonInLife.Com 2009

  • Unlike most of the sedative herbs that are designed to be taken at night or at least late afternoon, both ashwaganda and schisandra (listed below) are terrific "adaptogenic" herbs that help us tolerate our stressful days that much better.

    simple mom 2009

  • Try Herbs -- Use adaptogenic herbs (herbs that help you adapt and balance your response to stress) such as ginseng, Rhodiola rosea, Siberian ginseng, cordyceps, and ashwagandha.

    Stress Tips: Calm Your Mind, Heal Your Body 2010

  • Try Herbs -- Use adaptogenic herbs (herbs that help you adapt and balance your response to stress) such as ginseng, Rhodiola rosea, Siberian ginseng, cordyceps, and ashwagandha.

    Mark Hyman, MD: Stress Tips: Calm Your Mind, Heal Your Body 2010

  • Found in all traditional medicine systems except Western medicine, adaptogenic herbs provide an overall boost to our system, especially to the adrenal glands, and can help return the body to a normal, balanced state.

    Hyla Cass, M.D.: Nutrients to Unplug and Recharge Your Body and Mind 2010

  • Found in all traditional medicine systems except Western medicine, adaptogenic herbs provide an overall boost to our system, especially to the adrenal glands, and can help return the body to a normal, balanced state.

    Hyla Cass, M.D.: Nutrients to Unplug and Recharge Your Body and Mind M.D. Hyla Cass 2010

  • You can reduce the overactivity and increase the resilience of the system by using adaptogenic named that way because they may help you adapt to stress or balancing herbs such as:

    The UltraMind Solution M.D. Mark Hyman 2009

  • If your adrenal glands are burned out from long-term stress, treating the thyroid without supporting the adrenal glands through relaxation and the adaptogenic herbs like ginseng, rhodiola, or Siberian ginseng can actually make people feel worse.

    The UltraMind Solution M.D. Mark Hyman 2009

  • Oh, it's non toxic too...it is acting almost as an adaptogenic.

    Teen correctly self diagnoses disease Doctors Missed GreenFertility 2009

  • General Index abdominal fat abdominals, exercises for acacia acetic acid acidity acid reflux activewear activity calories adaptogenic herbs adrenal burnout adrenal glands adrenocorticotrophic hormone ACTH

    The Fiber35 Diet Brenda Watson with Leonard Smith 2007

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