🌿 Ashwagandha: The Root That Redirects Stress, Mood & Immunity

In this fast-paced world that's filled with constant stress, low energy, bad sleep, chronic diseases rising etc year by year our body needs a tool to help combat these areas and more. This is where ashwagandha an adaptogen spice with mental, emotional, physical, immune etc health properties.

This has been used for thousands of years but just recently it has been getting it’s just due. Most studies that show benefits or not aren’t heard/seen by the public for months/years down the line. Plus if it shows that a product that has big money behind it really will be in a black hole. Everything 33 seconds someone is passing from heart disease and 7 seconds later someone is having a stroke/heart. If something something has properties to increase these numbers it should get more light. Research has shown it has the ability to balance / increase hormones, boost energy, decrease inflammation, support healthy nervous system etc. With constant use it helps the body optimize is response to daily stressors.

1. Reduces Anxiety, Depression & Improves Mood

Ashwagandha is best known for its anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) and antidepressant-like effects.

📚 Study: In a 60-day study published in the Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, people who took 300 mg of Ashwagandha twice daily saw a significant reduction in stress and anxiety scores, with cortisol levels dropping by up to 30%.

This is how it works:

• It helps reduce cortisol which is our stress hormone. Cortisol is a natural part of everyday processes. But when it is constantly flowing through the blood like it is and most people's body that is problematic. High levels of this hormone also deplete vitamin b1, vitamin b5, vitamin b6, vitamin b12, vitamin c, magnesium, zinc, calcium, potassium, omega-3 fatty acids etc. Magnesium, zinc and potassium are normally not consumed inadequate amounts which makes them fall under a shortfall nutrients. These minerals are essential for overall functions so stressing should be the last thing a person is trying to do.

• Helps with serotonin production which is the feel-good neurotransmitter. It also acts as a hormone which keeps you awake. But when it starts to get dark the body converts melatonin it's a serotonin. And the vast majority of this is produced in the intestines making it a major part of the good brain axis. This is a two-way communication Network between the gastrointestinal tract aka the small/large intestine and the central nervous system. If you look at your intestines they look like a unwind brain. Another reason why when you start to eat better overall you start to feel better.

• In today’s time chaos seems like it’s happening all the time. This root helps with modulating GABA receptors, promoting calm and relaxation.

2. Reduces Cortisol and Food Cravings

According to the American Institute of Stress, 33% of people feel extreme stress, 77% of people feel stress that has some impact on their physical health, and 73% of people have their mental health impacted. Having chronic elevated levels of cortisol is bad news for your overall health. Which have been linked to weight gain, food craving, bad sleep, hormonal imbalance etc.

Ashwagandha helps reduce these effects by regulating the HPA axis (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis), your body’s core stress response system.

📚 Study: In a 2017 study, Ashwagandha significantly lower cortisol levels, reduce emotional eating, and support weight management in adults under stress (Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine).

3. Good for boosting energy & Antioxidant Production

Ashwagandha increases sustainable energy unlike caffeine by improving mitochondrial function. They are seen as the engines for body cells. Mitochondrial and human cells have a symbiotic relationship. There are a few 100s to 1,000s of mitochondrial to every human cell. Mitochondrial health plays a huge role in are health but is often over looked.

It increases glutathione which is the body’s master antioxidant.

• Detoxifies the body from toxins, heavy metals, pesticides, drugs etc from the body.

• Helps repair damaged cells/ tissues and synthesis of DNA/proteins

• Reduces inflammation and protects the brain/live from oxidative stress.

• Protects your brain and liver from oxidative stress

• activates immune cells and produces cytokines.

📚 Study: Research in the Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine showed a measurable increase in antioxidant enzymes like SOD and catalase after Ashwagandha supplementation.

4. Helps with Arthritis & Chronic Inflammation

Ashwagandha contains withanolides, potent anti-inflammatory compounds that have been shown to relieve joint pain and stiffness, similar to corticosteroids but without side effects.

📚 Study: A clinical trial on patients with rheumatoid arthritis found that Ashwagandha improved symptoms like pain, swelling, and joint function significantly over placebo (Journal of Ayurveda & Integrative Medicine, 2015).

5. Nourishes the Nervous System

Ashwagandha is neuroprotective. It:

• Supports nerve regeneration

• Improves memory and cognitive function

• Protects the brain from damage caused by stress and aging

📚 Study: Animal and human studies show Ashwagandha enhances neuronal growth, supporting neuroplasticity, which may help reduce age-related cognitive decline and neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s.

6. Enhances Cardiorespiratory Endurance & Athletic Performance

Ashwagandha can increase oxygen consumption (VO2 max), a key measure of cardiovascular fitness.

📚 Study: A study in Ayurveda found that athletes taking Ashwagandha for 8 weeks improved stamina, strength, and recovery significantly compared to placebo.

This makes it a powerful aid for athletes, fitness enthusiasts, or anyone battling fatigue.

7. Improves Sleep Quality & Fights Insomnia

Unlike sedatives that knock you out, Ashwagandha supports natural circadian rhythms and reduces nighttime cortisol, helping the body relax deeply.

📚 Study: A 2020 randomized control trial found Ashwagandha significantly improved sleep quality, latency, and efficiency in people with insomnia.

8. Supports Immunity & Fights Viruses (including C-19)

Ashwagandha's immune-regulating powers make it an ideal antiviral ally. Its adaptogenic and antioxidant effects strengthen white blood cells, balance inflammation, and help the body recover from viral stress.

Ashwagandha + Ginger Combo:
Ginger enhances the anti-inflammatory and antiviral properties of Ashwagandha. Together, they:

• Fight respiratory viruses (like the flu and COVID-19)

• Improve lung health

• Support healthy inflammation levels

• Improve digestion and nutrient absorption (which supports immunity)

📚 Study: In silico studies during the COVID-19 outbreak showed that compounds in Ashwagandha and Ginger could bind to and inhibit viral spike proteins, potentially blocking viral entry.

Good for anxiety/depression, reduces cortisol/ food craving, increases serotonin, boost energy/ antioxidant production, helps with arthritis, good for nervous system health, enhance cardiorespiratory endurance/performance, regulates stress hormones, improve sleep quality and insomnia, this plus ginger are great for the 2020 virus etc

Ingredients - Ashwagandha .

This should not be taken if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, on sedatives, blood thinners, thyroid supplements, drugs that suppress the immune system, drugs for anxiety, blood pressure/ diabetes/ depression drugs.

To get maximum benefits from supplements eating/ drinking better is mandatory. Example: 1.5 pound high calorie/ low nutrient meal is always heavier than grams of low calorie/ high nutrient supplements.

“These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.”