Andrew Huberman· PhD
So if you're somebody who is dealing with chronic stress, it's a stressful period in your life and you want to stave off the negative effects of stress. Well then ashwagandha may, I want to highlight, may be right for you.
The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
So if you're somebody who is dealing with chronic stress, it's a stressful period in your life and you want to stave off the negative effects of stress. Well then ashwagandha may, I want to highlight, may be right for you.
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ashwagandha is known to lower anxiety and cortisol this is great I mean the opportunity for me anyway to be able to take something that can help me reduce my cortisol so that I don't get some of the long-term effects of stress
Effects include reductions in stress, anxiety, and may reduce cortisol levels and alleviate symptoms of stress and anxiety.