ashwagandha for stress

[__Genius__]

I have been under high stress levels for the last 6 months, to the point that it's causing me muscular pains and lost of energy, I got checked and the doctor gave a prescription for medicine but I don't want to take it before trying something natural, this ashwagandha has pretty good benefits for stress. I have never taken any natural products like this so my only question is if they work or at least diminish the problem, thanks.

 

[muskate]

Besides a good quality multivitamin, there really aren't any supplements that will help with stress. Stress is an issue of lifestyle. No supplement will fix it. You can need to try and remove the stressors in your life and practice relaxation. This is kind of a 'do as I say and not as I do' type of thing but try to unwind each night and have a hot bath, read a book etc. That's the best thing you can do to remove stress.

A good multi-vitamin will also help. Vitamin E and C are potent anti-oxidants.

The biggest thing to look for when shopping for a multivitamin is what form the minerals are in. Most supplement companies use mineral oxides in their multi vitamin products because they are cheap. The problem with that is they only have a 2-4% absorption rate. Take magnesium or zinc as an example. Most multivitamins will have the forms of 'magnesium oxide and zinc oxide' listed.

What you want are amino acid chelates. You want to see 'magnesium amino acid chelate and zinc amino acid chelate'.

Check ruthless 3d from n2bm.com. It only contains amino acid chelated minerals. It also has higher dosages of B vitamins, vitamin C and vitamin E. It was formulated with the hard training athlete in mind.

 

[stevesmi]

GABA has calming effects, so i disagree with musky that you can't use supplements

a problem though is that when you take in caffeine you inhibit GABA. thats why coffee addicts are always nervous and shaky. they are screwing themselves

 

[MasonicBodybuilder]

Stress is really about changing the way you think and getting balance into your life. Start thinking about what you can vs cannot affect and go from there.