…of stress, is useful for the management of anxiety as well as depression and may aid in weight loss. Chronic stress is a major factor in developing anxiety, depression and obesity. Stress promotes the release of cortisol, the body’s stress response hormone. Cortisol has many useful functions when released in a true “fight or flight” emergency. When released in a true emergency, cortisol readies us for battle by raising blood pressure, redirecting blood flow away…
…without a later “crash” or reduction in physical performance. So how does Arctic Root relieve stress and improve physical and cognitive performance? The body’s stress response has two major components; the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. The sympathetic nervous system controls the “fight or flight” response. The counterbalancing parasympathetic nervous system provides inhibitory feedback to calm and heal the body. When these two systems become unbalanced due to chronic stress we begin to see certain…
…planet, not manufactured in a test tube. I had my first real experience with healing through nutritional supplementation at 20, when I was in the military and shattered my left elbow in an accident. One month after having all the hardware that was holding my arm together removed, I went in for a follow up x-ray to check on my healing progress. When the doctor looked at the x-ray he said, “Very funny, now go…