Do you suffer from stress? An anxious, racing mind, sleepless nights, fatigue, dizziness, or irritability?

Do you experience cravings, finding it nigh-on-impossible to resist your favorite sweet or fat-filled treat?

Do you have trouble shifting excess body fat, including around the tummy area?

Are your energy levels low, making life hard and regular exercise a challenge?

Are your muscle mass and strength less than you’d like, or are you having trouble making the gains you desire?

The healing herb, Ashwagandha, might be just what you need.

Ashwagandha, also known as Withania somnifera, has been a revered herb in the Indian healing system of Ayurveda for millennia. As an adaptogen, this natural antidote has been shown to strengthen the body’s ability to cope with stress. As chronic stress reaches its harmful tentacles into many areas of health, soothing strain has profound benefits.

With this in mind, let’s take a look at Ashwagandha’s top 5 science-backed benefits.

Alleviates stress

If you're like most people, stress is one of life's constant companions. Work, relationships, responsibilities, financial obligations, long hours. There is a great deal for us modern humans to deal with. There’s little wonder we become tense!

Yet, Ashwagandha could offer a simple, effective remedy.

As the review article, An Overview on Ashwagandha: A Rasayana (Rejuvenator) of Ayurveda, pointed out, this herb is a “potent anti-stress agent”. Human and animal studies have found its benefits include:

— increased stamina during physical endurance testing

— prevention of adrenal gland changes (the seat of our stress hormones)

— protection against stress-induced stomach ulcers

— improved cognitive function

— an anxiolytic effect; that is, anxiety-relieving effect

Many people report feeling calmer and more relaxed by regularly supplementing with Ashwagandha.

Minimizes cravings

 

Do you experience food cravings?

The compelling urge to eat — especially unhealthy types of foods — can feel insatiable. Out of control. But instead of letting cravings throw you and your body off course there may be a better way.

A study published in the Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine completed a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial — the gold standard in research. Fifty-two chronically stressed participants took part. Half received 300 mg Ashwagandha and the other half placebo (“sugar pill”) twice a day for eight weeks.

At the conclusion of the study measures showed a reduction in stress. Additionally and importantly, they scored significantly lower on the Food Cravings Questionnaire.

Yes, this supplement was that impactful!

Increases muscle mass and strength

 

Muscle gains are great for a svelte physique. It’s the magic that makes the gym slog worthwhile. So, any evidence-based, safe hack is worth its weight in gold; Ashwagandha gold, in fact.

 

A 2015 study published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition compared two groups. Fifty-seven male participants were divided; 29 received 300 mg Ashwagandha twice a day for eight weeks, 28 received a placebo. Both engaged in resistance training.

 

The results were incredible!

 

The group supplemented with Ashwagandha experienced:

— greater increases in muscle strength (bench-press exercise and leg-extension exercise)

— greater growth in muscle size (arms and chest)

— decreased exercise-induced muscle damage

— greater rise in testosterone level

— greater reduction in the percentage of body fat

So, if you’re looking to boost your muscle mass and strength, to protect against muscle damage, and to cut your body fat while working out, supplementing with Ashwagandha makes a great deal of sense!

Boosts energy levels

Ashwagandha has long been prescribed to “promote youthful vigor” and energy. But can it? And if so, how?

One of the most common reasons for tiredness is poor sleep. This herb has been shown to enhance slumber, especially in those suffering from insomnia. Supplementation also improves mental alertness on waking. But Ashwagandha does more than promote sound sleep.

As we’ve already discussed, this herb is a potent antidote to stress and can soothe anxiousness. As both these issues can trigger fatigue, supplementing is well worth consideration.

Other than better sleep and a calmer mind, Ashwagandha has also been shown to boost and sustain physical performance. It appears able to improve VO2max; maximal oxygen consumption. This means greater amounts of oxygen can flow through your body, providing the energy needed to thrive, push and endure.

Aids weight loss

As you can imagine, one plant with these benefits is great for the waistline!

We must relax, eat and sleep well, and have energy to exercise to shed unwanted pounds and to feel good about ourselves and our lives. But, it gets better. Ashwagandha can directly support healthy weight loss too.

The study we mentioned earlier that found this herb reduces cravings also investigated body weight and body mass index (BMI).

After eight weeks, the group that supplemented with this herb shed 3.03% of their body weight. The average BMI significantly dropped too. The authors found that both uncontrolled and emotional eating were reduced. When combined with Ashwagandha’s anti-craving and anti-stress effects, this suggests that weight loss is supported because people effortlessly make better, health promoting food choices.

The benefits of our Ashwagandha containing, ThermoSleep

Because Ashwagandha is so effective at supporting a healthier, slimmer body, we’ve incorporated this herb as a key ingredient in our fat-burning sleep aid, ThermoSleep.

But to raise the benefits, we've blended together other powerful, safe ingredients. Green tea extract, glycine, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), resveratrol, 5-HTP, raspberry ketones, passion flower, and magnesium included. It's no wonder our customers love it!

As Allison B said, “This has helped me so much! I seriously can't live without it.” 

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The takeaway

While Ashwagandha isn't yet well known across America, it is considered a herb of power in Ayurvedic medicine. It has been effectively prescribed for millennia. In more recent times, western science has caught on: This adaptogenic remedy is clinically important.

There are few supplements that are able to alleviate stress, minimize cravings, increase muscle mass and strength, boost energy levels, and support healthy weight loss… Let alone one single ingredient!

Ashwagandha, then, is a powerhouse herb in a weight-busting, stress relieving category of its own!