Energy Lift Off: Elevate Your Energy and Resilience with Rhodiola

Are you looking for more energy? Here are a few reasons to consider adding rhodiola to your lineup of every-day supplements:

Rhodiola improves your ability to cope with stress in a healthy way. Rhodiola rosea is an adaptogenic plant that enhances mental and physical energy levels, productivity and performance during work and play. This is important because chronic stress chips away at the body’s ability to stay chemically balanced, resulting in reduced resistance to infection, blood pressure problems and other disease states.

Rhodiola has a long history of traditional use. Rhodiola has long been traditionally used by Northern European and Asian societies that dwell in cold, high altitudes to help them adapt to the demands of being active in a physically challenging environment. Today, it’s being used by individuals all over the world who are looking to support energy and stamina, improve athletic performance, manage mood and resist unwanted effects of stress.

Rhodiola helps you get your cortisol levels back in balance. Rhodiola contains the naturally occurring constituents rosavins and salidrosides. These phytochemicals interact with the adrenal, hypothalamus and pituitary glands (known as the HPA axis), which together regulate cortisol release. This is important because cortisol is our most important stress ‘survival’ hormone. In chronically stressed individuals, cortisol levels can become dysregulated, becoming too high or too low. While excess cortisol can over-stimulate the body and mind, insufficient cortisol can contribute to fatigue, low blood pressure and poor exercise tolerance. That’s where rhodiola shines: it helps the body adjust cortisol levels back to healthy levels, which can be felt as a better sense of overall well-being.

Knowing this, it’s most important to ensure these active ingredients are present in consistent therapeutic levels. That’s what standardized rhodiola supplements have over non-standardized products: a consistent therapeutic dosage of active ingredients in each capsule of each bottle. Pure Lab’s Rhodiola 250 mg is a single-ingredient formulation featuring standardized Rhodiola rosea. Each capsule of Pure Lab’s Rhodiola contains 250 milligrams of rhodiola root standardized to 3% rosavins and 2 % salidrosides. These are the constituents believed to be responsible for rhodiola’s adaptogenic effects. Individuals who are 15 or older can take 1 capsule of Pure Lab’s Rhodiola twice daily with food, away from bedtime, as a complement to nutrient-based formulations for enhanced stamina and resilience against stress.

Clinical studies show rhodiola works. Numerous experimental studies show rhodiola has been effective in managing symptoms of stress, such as fatigue, anxiousness, poor concentration and poor physical stamina. Typically, one dose taken twice daily is enough to sustain energy levels. But be patient. Not everyone will experience the energy-boosting effects of rhodiola right away. Taking it consistently over a period of weeks is the best way to achieve its benefits.

Rhodiola is jitter-free. It can be used to boost energy without adding the overstimulating effects that caffeinated beverages can have because it’s naturally caffeine-free.

Rhodiola is well-tolerated and safe for most individuals, with a few exceptions: Anyone using prescription drugs for the management of bipolar disorder or depression shouldn’t use rhodiola without the advice of their physician because of potential interactions with certain drugs used to manage mental health issues.???In addition, like all herbs, rhodiola should be avoided by pregnant or breastfeeding mothers unless directed by a midwife, ND or physician. That’s because rhodiola hasn’t been tested for safety in these groups. Finally, if you’re using HRT (hormone replacement therapy) or hormonal contraceptives be sure to consult your prescribing physician before using rhodiola.

Pure Lab’s Rhodiola is intended to be a complement to a strong nutritional foundation for stress and is not meant as a substitute for rest or good nutrition. Ideally, for extra energy support Pure Lab’s Rhodiola should be taken alongside Pure Lab’s Slow Release BioActive B Complex and Magnesium Glycinate. It can also be stacked on top of one of our L-Theanine products if focus and relaxation are needed.??

Prepare for your energy lift off with standardized rhodiola and you’ll reach new heights in productivity in work and play.

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