What Is Ashwagandha? Its Benefits And Everything You Need To Know

We recently posted a YouTube video where we did a deep dive into Ashwagandha - we discussed everything you need to know about Ashwagandha, its benefits, the research behind it and more!

What is Ashwagandha?

Ashwagandha is an adaptogen often used in Ayurvedic medicine. It has potent antioxidant properties and can help the body adapt to stress, and it is therefore commonly used to manage stress and anxiety. It has also gained popularity because of its benefits to sports performance!

What Are The Benefits Of Ashwagandha?

Ashwagadha has several reported health benefits, and studies have found that Ashwagandha supplementation is effective in reducing anxiety and stress, improving sleep quality, reducing fatigue, increasing testosterone levels, and more!

Ashwagandha has also been shown to have several health benefits for athletic performance, showing improvements in muscle strength and power and in cardiorespiratory fitness. We discuss specific research and studies in more detail our new video!

What Is The Recommended Dosage For Ashwagandha?

If you are curious about the amount of Ashwagandha you should be having in a day, we also discussed dosages! There is no set recommendation for ashwagandha and dosages may vary depending on your needs, however most research shows that dosages anywhere between 225-600mg per day seems to be effective. 

Curious to know more about Ashwagandha? Take a look at our video below!