Description & FAQ Ashwagandha 2.5% Withanolides Supplements For a more tranquil mood, our 1000mg servings of ashwagandha supplements are designed to support your body’s defences against biological, chemical, and physical stress. Once one of the most widely used herbs in traditional medicine, ashwagandha has gained popularity as a herb in herbal supplements in recent decades. Ashwagandha is the ideal stress reliever because it only includes natural substances that reduce anxiety and enhance the quality of sleep. One of the stress mediators, cortisol, is balanced by its effects to help you manage stress more healthily. Is Ashwagandha good for anxiety? There have been promising results from research studies that have shown ashwagandha significantly decreasing stress and anxiety levels compared to a placebo. Is Ashwagandha a nootropic? Yes! Ashwagandha has been classed as a nootropic as findings from a study exhibited a nootropic-like effect in naive and amnesic mice. Why is Ashwagandha calming? From numerous studies, researchers have found ashwagandha to contain chemicals that might help calm the brain, however, they do not know a lot about how this ingredient reacts within the body. In one study, researchers discovered that when 240mg of ashwagandha were taken daily as opposed to a placebo, people's stress levels were dramatically lowered. Reduced cortisol levels—a hormone linked to stress—were one aspect of this. The ScienceIn research studies, Ashwagandha has improved emotional well-being, sleep quality, muscle strength and speed. 1 - Emotional 2 - Sleep Quality 3 - Physical Performance Emotional According to this study: Ashwagandha extract (Shoden) supplementation led to significant improvements in emotional well-being over time in healthy individuals with mild anxiety. Participants: 60 healthy but mildly anxious adults Study Length: 60 days Link: https://doi.org/10.1097%2FMD.0000000000017186 Sleep Quality According to this study: Ashwagandha extract appears to improve sleep in adults. Participants: 400 healthy adults Study Length: 8 weeks Link: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257843 Physical Performance According to this study: Ashwagandha may help with generalised weakness, as well as increase muscle strength, speed, and neuromuscular coordination. Participants: 30 individuals Study Length: 8 weeks Link: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257843
