The Truth About Adaptogens

Adaptogens are quickly gaining popularity due to modern stress and other chronic health issues. Time Magazine recently published an article on adaptogens, but missed some key points about these amazing herbs. Roger Drummer and co-host Laura Shakti discuss how adaptogens have the ability to balance the body’s energy centers and allow it to have a proper response to regain vitality. SHOW NOTES 0:00 Adaptogens are gaining popularity for stress relief and other health issues 4:00 Why pharmaceutical companies aren’t interested in marketing herbs 7:20 Real results with adaptogenic herbs 9:20 Benefits of ginseng , rhodiola and schizandra 10:50 Why the Russians kept rhodiola a secret for years 16:05 How schizandra helped Roger's chronic fatigue 20:30 Benefits of reishi - regulating your immune system 22:05 Why adaptogens are misunderstood 23:45 Understanding extraction of adaptogens 24:45 Are adaptogens dangerous? 29:30 What makes a good adaptogenic herbal formula that is not just “pixie dust” 31:00 The synergistic effect of quality herbalism Roger Drummer is the formulator at http://HerbWorks.com, a Diplomate of Chinese Herbology, and a global educator in the field of health and nutrition. http://herbworks.com/podcast http://www.herbworks.com/blog http://www.facebook.com/herbworks http://www.instagram.com/herbworks_ltd http://wwww.twitter.com/herbworks