Product Details
Product Code: NHP-20-1920120 capsCombines five premier adaptogens
Adaptaphase II combines five premier adaptogens in a unique blend that can help increase resistance to stress, build stamina and endurance, and enhance mood and cognition Adaptogenic herbs help effectively ?normalize? and strengthen the entire system, and are considered suitable for long term use. Research has shown that the herbs in Adaptaphase II also support cardiovascular function and immunity, and promote the formation of lean muscle mass. The product is intended to be used as a synergistic complement to AdaptaPhaseİ I, but either product can be safely and effectively used separately.
Adaptaphase II has now been enhanced by Russian adaptogen research expert Dr. Zakir Ramazanov, a world-renowned scientist. Whenever we are subjected to stress in any form, our bodies react in a stereotypical way. The ?fight-or-flight? nervous system (the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system) becomes activated. This, in turn, causes the adrenal glands to release the hormones adrenaline and noradrenalin, allowing the body/mind to go into ?hyperdrive,? to escape a tiger or do battle with an enemy. The brain?s hypothalamus releases corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF), which in turn triggers the pituitary gland to release adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), which then triggers the adrenal cortex to release cortisol (the ?state of siege? hormone).
These hormones can help us survive life?s dire emergencies
however, they are ?dual-edged swords? that also have extremely toxic downsides, especially if we are exposed to them on a chronic, long-term basis, as many people are in our fast-paced, toxic, stressful modern world.
With prolonged stress and/or aging, the sensors in the hypothalamus that monitor/control our stress hormone levels become ever less sensitive. This is called ?loss of hormone receptor sensitivity". This receptor sensitivity decrease allows us to become chronically ?flooded? with stress hormones, which greatly increase the ?wear and tear? on our organs, tissues and physiology. Excess levels of adrenaline/cortisol can cause heart attacks, strokes, bone loss, immune weakness, weight gain or loss, over- and undereating, memory loss, insomnia, ulcers, muscle loss, skin aging, etc.
Adaptogens work in part by restoring hypothalamic receptor sensitivity, thereby reducing body levels of CRF, ACTH and cortisol. Thus, Rhodiola rosea extract has been shown to reduce CRF release under stress, thereby reducing levels of cortisol, the body?s chief catabolic (tissue breakdown) hormone.
Adaptogens may also promote anabolism (building new tissue), thus increasing repair of the tissue damage caused by chronically high levels of the catabolic stress hormones. Extracts of Rhaponticum carthamoides and Ajuga turkestanica, two highly prized Russian adaptogens, have been shown to significantly increase anabolic activity in animals and humans.
Rhodiola Rosea: The Ultimate Adaptogen
Rhodiola rosea extract has been shown to:
?improve memory and mental performance, and to have antifatigue, antistress, and antidepressant properties
?improve physical performance, reducing exhaustion and accelerating recovery after heavy training workloads, and increase muscle energy production, protein synthesis and anabolic activity
?prevent or reduce stress-induced heart damage
?reduce liver toxicity from various anticancer drugs while enhancing their anticancer action
?enhance thyroid function without causing hyperthyroidism, improve thymus gland function while reducing the thymus shrinkage that normally occurs with stress and aging, and increase adrenal gland reserve without causing adrenal hypertrophy (overgrowth)
?have strong antioxidant and anticarcinogen effects
and
?be incredibly safe, with clinical Rhodiola doses being hundreds of times less than potentially toxic doses
Rhaponticum carthamoides
Rhaponticum, also called ?Leuzea,? is a plant that grows throughout eastern Siberia.