The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
Well, in order to answer that, let's just think about what sorts of foods, themselves, can act as adaptogens. It's commonly held that the dark, leafy greens type foods, for those of you that eat plants. ... But dark, leafy greens are known to contain a number of compounds in the form of vitamins and micronutrients that are very effective in reducing reactive oxygen species and inflammatory cytokines.
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And indeed, some of the best adaptogens do come from dark leafy greens and cruciferous vegetables.
So if you're interested in adaptogens at all, I highly recommend that you include at least two to four servings of dark, leafy greens and/or cruciferous vegetables per day. I think that would be highly advantageous.