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If you wake up tired despite eight hours in bed, if your workouts leave you depleted instead of energized, if you feel like you’re running on fumes no matter how well you eat — your stress response is likely stuck in overdrive. This pattern has a name in traditional medicine. For centuries, Ayurvedic practitioners recognized it as a state of depletion requiring restoration, not more effort.
Honestly, most supplements are just expensive urine if your diet isn’t on point.
Is there a specific brand you trust more for third-party testing?
Does this interfere with sleep if taken too late in the afternoon?