ADAPTOGENS EXPLAINED: Ginseng, Ashwagandha, Rhodiola + Science of Stress
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Adaptogens are herbs which fight stress, and can have powerful physical and mental benefits. In this video we explore the science behind Ginseng, Rhodiola, & Ashwagandha.
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If you’ve been feeling over stressed and burnt out lately, you’re not alone. Not even close.
In fact according to one yearly poll, 2018 saw Americans reach their highest reported stress levels in over a decade.
With talk of stress related diseases and reports of work related burnout on the rise, it’s no surprise that people are showing increased interest in herbal supplements which are said to reduce stress and improve health.
While the idea of using herbs as medicine is gaining traction in America, in the rest of the world it never left. Just ask the World Health Organization, who report that 75% of the worlds population depend on botanical medicines for their basic healthcare needs.
While China and India are some of the largest users of these medicines, herbal medicines are widely used in Europe as well. Take Germany for example, where they classify medicinal herbs as phytomedicines, all German medical students learn about them, and regularly prescribe them to their patients.
In this video, we are going to look specifically at Adaptogens.What are adaptogens? This family of herbs are said to carry a wide range of benefits, mostly centering around adapting to stress, supporting metabolic and immune function, and restoring hormonal balance.
While many people swear that they have seen major improvements to their physical and mental wellbeing, on this channel we like to dive a bit deeper.
I also want to take a deeper look to really understand and explain our body’s physical and mental stress pathways, where they go wrong when we get burned out, and how adaptogens can help us get back to our best physical and mental performance.
Specifically we’ll look into Ginseng, Ashwagandha, and Rhodiola. These Adaptogens have received some of the most praise for their supposed benefits on stress, immune function, longevity, mental performance, and even physical performance.
So beyond just providing a broad overview of adaptogens, we’ll also look at their history and science backed benefits behind some of the most well known ones.
I’ve included timecodes for everything on the screen and in the description, so if you only clicked this video to learn about a specific one of these herbs, you can skip right to it.
So the question is, are these claims just hype?
Well the first clue might be just how long people have been using these herbs.
The history of humans using these adaptogenic herbs goes back far. While we are going to cover the modern science behind them, and the science of stress, let’s first investigate what the people who discovered their health effects thought of them.
Thousands of years before russian scientist Nikolai Lazarev would first coin the term adaptogen to describe the shared properties of these herbs, ancient cultures around the world were already discovering their effects for themselves. If you aren’t interested in any of this history, you can skip ahead to the research backed effects, personally though I find the history adds some great context.
Lazarev and Brekhman the russian researchers claimed adaptogens could prolong the duration of the resistance to stress phase and diminish the magnitude of the alarm phase.
And sure enough, search the literature and countless researchers have pointed to a calming and balancing effect on the HPA axis as the explanation for how they are able to alleviate general stress.
As their research into Adaptogens continued, they searched for new herbs to study. To fit their criteria as an adaptogen an herb had to be absolutely safe with no side effects especially when used long term. It had to have a broadly positive impact on the body, and have a normalizing effect.
But how exactly are plants able to do all this, and what’s the mechanism?
Well as it turns out plants have an incredibly diverse chemical makeup. Hundreds of thousands of primary and secondary metabolites, which are unique chemical compounds exist within them to do everything from, supporting energy generation and storage, to providing resistance to environmental stressors, such as the stress of attacking pests, or a frigid winter.
Two classes of these secondary metabolites have been found to be especially active in humans, polyphenols, which typically carry antioxidant properties, and terpenes, which generally exist to help the plant survive in its own unique and often harsh environment, interestingly these compounds often carry structures very similar to hormones within our own bodies.
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3 жыл бұрын
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@santeenl
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Same - I get mine also from a coffee called Krios coffee and the adaptogens they use makes me a super human every day lol
Rhodia History 3:00 Ginseng History 6:00 Ashwagandha History 8:40 Adaptogen modern history 11:00 Ginseng benefits 14:20 Ashwagandha Benefits 22:00 Rhodia Benefits 26:00 Stress response explained 29:45 Adaptogens effect on stress 38:35
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@peppepinz2886
4 жыл бұрын
Body Building?
@WarpPal
4 жыл бұрын
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4 жыл бұрын
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4 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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Wow very well researched and informative video. Thank you. I've been struggling with severe fatigue for over 4 months now. I was taking Rhodiola rosea and notice the effects on my anxiety levels but energy wise no improvement, I was recently told nylon my GP I'm going through the menopause and discovered aswaghanda only been taking it for 2 days and I'm not saying I've recovered but I noticed I started to notice a glimpse of feeling like me again.
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@Sam-gl6bm
4 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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I took ginseng for some time. I was tired and sexually disfunctional. Made my research and concluded it was worth it to try ginseng, so I bought for 1 month. By that time I was still hustling but then I was feeling so much better than the month before. From time to time I was realizing I was more active, with disposition, with libido, feeling my heart pump strongly (but not in a worrisome way). I didn't continued because after that month my sexual function was restored; and then I decided to go back to my treatment with antidepressants, so I choose to avoid drug interactions. Ginseng did not cure my depression, but it surely gave me some energy and "inspiration" to continue the treatment I had quited, wich is tiresome but necessary. I feel almost full recovered right now and when I stop this meds I know I can count with ginseng to mental and physical health maintenance in the small relapses or stressfull moments in life.
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I've tried them all and rhodiola, lion's main, cordyceps and shilajit are amazing while at work and ashwaganda, L-Theanine and reishi are perfect for unwinding. Throw in some magnesium glycinate and your stresses will fade into the background.
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I freakin LOVE YOU DORIAN!!! You obviously put a lot of time and effort into your videos, and I thank you for that brotha because I'm learning so much in regards to my own health path. Ashwagandha is AWESOME. I've been taking it regularly along with an improved diet/excersice for about a month, and I notice huge improvements in overall vitality. If I could suggest a video to make, what are your thoughts on adaptogens and helping overcome the physical symptoms of drug addiction/withdrawals? I've battled addiction myself and I feel ashwagandha really helped with the mental part of the withdrawals, and some physical too. Thanks for the vids bro, your awesome! 😀
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You should also list the herbs in terns of costs/affordability. In Asia the older the ginseng the more precious it it. It is said it has strong prenatal life force energy in it. Hence the cost goes up. The older it is the better. Size and appearance another factor. If its big its valuable. If the root looks more like a man's legs or a man the more valuable. Its complicated.
@marklar1222
2 жыл бұрын
Probably not alot of people from outside Asia would know that. Would suggest then that some supplements may be from smaller or younger root and so potentially less potent. Good to know. Thanks
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Cronic metabolic desease, anxiety since 16, corona, stressful job. Who is a better candidate for adaptogenes? Definitely saved this video in "knowledge" and will rewatch it as soon as I have time. Thx for the good content
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@HoGraz
4 жыл бұрын
Me three!
Great video! I’m a great fan of Ginseng, Rhodiola and Ashwagandha, so I enjoyed your video, and learned from it - thanks🙏🏼😃
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Loved this video super helpful. For your next video can you talk about herbs that can help build muscle that were not talked about in this video?
Wow 🤩🔥 I got it now Dorian! So thorough! Thanks
Nice breakdown, think it's also awesome how you referred and explain the thought process behind its use originally from the people who used them. ❤️
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Can you make a video on the supplements you take for gaining strength?
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The most informative video I've seen on this topic. Awesome. Thanks a lot.
I just recently started using Ginseng and Aaswagandha and notice a little boost in my energy at the gym.
@SI-ln6tc
3 жыл бұрын
How are you now?
10 minutes in, I realized his is a 45 minute video. No complaints.
@gratefullyliving6576
4 жыл бұрын
Same lol. I first read the time as 4min 50 seconds but 10min in was like waittttt
@thoushallbefree5387
4 жыл бұрын
I was glad to see he left the options of skipping to the time stamp of each herb so we don’t have to watch the entire thing.
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Thank you so much for the effort put into the this very informative session! Research + animation and presentation + clear voice. I am not sure about something though and would appreciate your input. I have Rhodiola, Ashwaganda, and Ginko Biloba pills. Do you think it’s smart to take 1 pill of each a day? Or taking them together would have risks? 🙏🏻
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