Andrew Huberman· PhD
So the takeaway is pretty simple. If you're interested in using ashwagandha as an adaptogen, I would restrict it to later in the day if you can and not before exercise.
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We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
So the takeaway is pretty simple. If you're interested in using ashwagandha as an adaptogen, I would restrict it to later in the day if you can and not before exercise.
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it I think it would be very shortsighted for people that do that as this is a prophylactic okay because you if you blunt cortisol you're going to cause immunosuppression especially early in the day totally taking on to before going to train is is counterproductive
the more you try to suppress cortisol the more you suppress adaptation