Ashwagandha: Sleep, Stress, & Testosterone
- allygallop
- 21 minutes ago
- 9 min read
Ashwagandha is a small woody evergreen shrub credited with improvements to anxiety, depression, sleep, testosterone, immune health, inflammation, and others. As an adaptogen—something that helps the body adapt to and relieve stress—its role is multifactorial in the brain via GABA receptors, the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, and the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis.
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In this article, I’m going to review the following:
Ashwagandha’s structure, why the plant’s different compounds matter, and how this ties back to supplement selection.
Its mechanistic roles with GABA receptors, the HPA and HPG axes, cortisol, and testosterone.
Effective doses and timelines to improve sleep, stress, anxiety, and testosterone.
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