My top tool for managing stress
In this episode, I break down my top natural tool for stress- Adaptiv blend and supplement. Each oil and herb were picked for a precise reason and when combined together have so much synergy!
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Adaptiv Calming Trio-Internal, Topical, and Aromatic Support
For stress, anxious feelings, and mood management……let’s break each down, one by one.
Both the Adaptiv Touch Blend and the Aromatic Blend (undiluted for diffusing) are a combination of unique floral, tree and herb essential oils in FCO
- Lavender – linalool, calming
- Magnolia – mostly linalool, calming
- Neroli – linalool, linalyl acetate, limonene
- Copaiba – beta-carophyllene, addictive habits
- Spearmint – carvone, uplifting
- Rosemary -alpha pinene, reduction stress
- Sweetgum – Liquidambar, calming, pain support, infectious considerations
- Wild Orange – Limonene, uplifting
Uses: Stress, Anxious Feelings, Addictions, Pain, Grief, Skin
Adaptiv Internal Capsules
Combination of essential oils + herbs to promote calm and restore joy
Anxious feelings = hypersensitivity to even mild threats
Essential Oils: (80mg total)
- Lavender
- Coriander
- Wild Orange
- Fennel
Herbals/Neurotransmitters
- GABA (gamma aminobutyric acid) 100mg
- This is the actual neurotransmitter
- Binds to GABA receptors (limbic system)
- Still controversial – BBB, studies show benefit
- Induces relaxation
- Promotes calm
- Can inhibit involuntary muscle contractions
- Can enhance restful sleep
- AhiFlower (170mg)
- Rich stearidonic acid – omega 3
- Brain is 80% fat -> must have fat for neuronal transmission
- May enter bloodstream more readily than even omega 3s from fish oil
- = more DHA and EPA in the tissues
- Studies show more increase in anti-flammatory interleukins
- Caution in conjunction with blood thinners
- Sceletium Tortuosum (15mg)
- Contains 4 active akaloids (natl occuring compounds nitrogen based
- A dual 5HT reuptake inhibition, PDE4 enzyme effects -> Explain please
- Studies support fear reduction in amygdala
- Not only calming but mood uplifting -> hello serotonin
- Study showed no Improvements in anxious feelings, depressive mood, stress response, threat response, sleep adjunct, pain support?
- Doses in studies?
Let’s put it all together…….
Uses:
Situational stress, chronic stress, addiction support, trauma support, grief support, anxious feelings, depressive feelings
Cautions: Consult physician, customers already being treated with SSRIs
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