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Ashwagandha. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3573577/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3573577/

by nd_rw 8y ago

morcutt 8y ago
Rhodiola + Ashwagandha is my go to at the moment. Haven’t used either long term but, I’m really surprised by the combo.
- abledon 8y ago
  Do you find you are more aggressive after taking them? I find it increases for me , maybe the reduction in stress makes me feel more at ease to be able to assert and be disagreeable lol
  - nkozyra 8y ago
    100% anecdotal, but I get frustrated/angry/grumpy with ashwagandha. Very sleepy, too, but it does not fill me with positivity.
  - morcutt 8y ago
    The first time I took it, I took two 500mg capsules and felt something similar. Since then, I have only been taking 500mg and feel fine.
- leksak 8y ago
  Rhodiola is meant to be cycled, divide the duration you stay "on" by three, and that's how long you should be off it. Don't be "on" for more than 12 weeks. On/Off 3/1 6/2 3/9 12/4 > As with other adaptogens, administration of Rhodiola rosea should coincide with stressful situations only – athletic or otherwise – and periodic intervals of non-use should be observed. > Put it this way: once Rhodiola has enabled you to adapt to physical or environmental stress (training, dieting, work, etc.), you can't adapt any further. That's when you cycle off Rhodiola. Source: https://biotest.t-nation.com/products/rhodiola https://biotest.t-nation.com/products/rhodiola
  - morcutt 8y ago
    Thanks for sharing this. That rule is helpful
leksak 8y ago
Side note: Licorice. It is weird in a cortisol context because it increases the half-life of cortisol, but that means that your body doesn't have to produce as much cortisol as it otherwise would. Why would you want this you may ask? Because cortisol and testosterone are made from the same precursor hormone, pregnenolone. So, by elongating the lifespan of cortisol more pregnenolone is left over to make testosterone from. Charles Poliquin (RIP) swore by the stuff for his athletes.

Ashwagandha. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3573577/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3573577/

by nd_rw 8y ago

Ashwagandha. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3573577/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3573577/

morcutt 8y ago

Rhodiola + Ashwagandha is my go to at the moment. Haven’t used either long term but, I’m really surprised by the combo.

abledon 8y ago
Do you find you are more aggressive after taking them? I find it increases for me , maybe the reduction in stress makes me feel more at ease to be able to assert and be disagreeable lol
- nkozyra 8y ago
  100% anecdotal, but I get frustrated/angry/grumpy with ashwagandha. Very sleepy, too, but it does not fill me with positivity.
- morcutt 8y ago
  The first time I took it, I took two 500mg capsules and felt something similar. Since then, I have only been taking 500mg and feel fine.
leksak 8y ago
Rhodiola is meant to be cycled, divide the duration you stay "on" by three, and that's how long you should be off it. Don't be "on" for more than 12 weeks. On/Off 3/1 6/2 3/9 12/4 > As with other adaptogens, administration of Rhodiola rosea should coincide with stressful situations only – athletic or otherwise – and periodic intervals of non-use should be observed. > Put it this way: once Rhodiola has enabled you to adapt to physical or environmental stress (training, dieting, work, etc.), you can't adapt any further. That's when you cycle off Rhodiola. Source: https://biotest.t-nation.com/products/rhodiola https://biotest.t-nation.com/products/rhodiola
- morcutt 8y ago
  Thanks for sharing this. That rule is helpful

leksak 8y ago

Side note: Licorice. It is weird in a cortisol context because it increases the half-life of cortisol, but that means that your body doesn't have to produce as much cortisol as it otherwise would. Why would you want this you may ask? Because cortisol and testosterone are made from the same precursor hormone, pregnenolone. So, by elongating the lifespan of cortisol more pregnenolone is left over to make testosterone from. Charles Poliquin (RIP) swore by the stuff for his athletes.