Eleuthero Root Extract

If you’re like most Americans today, you’re very likely under a decent amount of stress. 

We tend to be have a fairly stressed culture since many of us are chasing the American dream. 

Can you relate?Today I’ve got 2 simple tips to share with you, for when you’re feeling a little worn down, stressed out and like the world is on your shoulders. 

(Note if you think Tip #1 is obvious, keep reading because Tip #2 is something you may not have heard of before and helps tremendously)

Tip #1. Exercise.

This may seem obvious, but it’s far overlooked.

You need regular exercise at LEAST 5 days a week. And you should be breaking a sweat on most of those days.

This is extremely important since sweating helps detoxify your body, balance your hormones and boost your metabolism.

The best part is… after just ONE good workout you can lower your stress levels dramatically.

So if you’re under ANY stress… go for a run, hit the gym and push your body.

Tip #2. Supplement with Adaptogens, like Eleuthero

First of all … what are adaptogens?

Adaptogens are a type of substance (often herbs) which build your body’s resistance to stress.

They do this by working on your adrenal glands (which are responsible for your body’s production of hormones) . . .

You can think of adaptogens as body armor that fight off stress INSIDE your body.

These are great to consume when you’ve got a busy schedule, a heavy workload, and especially when you need all the help you can get to relieve stress.

Some adaptogens have been proven in human studies to lower cortisol (the stress hormone) in stressed individuals by 30%. That’s epic.

One of my favorite adaptogens is Eleuthero.

It’s often called Siberian Ginseng … since Russia gave it to their athletes to boost their performance . . . and it was mistaken for ginseng.

So if you’d like an easy boost in stress reduction, I highly recommend you:

1. Hit the gym

2. Try Eleuthero out today (it will protect you from ongoing, day-to-day and chronic stress… which is the type known to affect us worst).

Not only will Eleuthero help reduce stress, but studies have shown it can help you lose weight.

… one 8 week study on Eleuthero found a 43% increase in the body’s ability to burn fat.*

Try Eleuthero risk free, from my favorite and most trusted herbal company, Lost Empire Herbs.

Training Under Stressful Times

    At this moment in my life something unexpected has come up. I have the "pleasure" of moving. Notice came around the day before Independence Day and it was just one of those "what the f*ck" moments and I'm leaving for California sooner. For those that know, moving can be extremely stressful, it was for me back in '11 when I moved up to Idaho and had to adjust quickly to the seasons and surroundings of a new state and town. However as stressful it can be now, I believe something awesome will come out of it, a better place, better surroundings and fun will be much greater.

 
    Despite helping move very heavy boxes (and one day doing 5 hours of moving those boxes into storage) I still train everyday even for a few minutes. Why do I do it; it makes me happy and distresses me. Although I'm having slight shoulder issues on my right side in the front deltoid, I still manage to have great workouts and recently it's because of DDP Yoga. I've been raving about this crazy Yoga thing for a while and I will get more on it in a later article but I will say this, it is challenging as hell but it's also fun and interesting. I'm not fond of doing someone else's workouts although I will from time to time to ease up creating a workout from the exercises but still I'm happy and I don't like being frustrated otherwise I can't get stuff done.

 
    This is where you have a choice. Even under great stress you still have a choice to find something that makes you happy (not easy but it's possible) or you can choose to mope and just be miserable. Being miserable is easy and many people rather just rather let go of everything and end up feeling like shit. You have a choice. I choose to hold my head up high because I've been in far worse situations. When I couldn't walk at the age of 20/21 years old there were times where I felt I could never walk or run the same way again but I chose to do something about it and ended up rehabbing myself with no doctors or physical therapists because I wanted to fight for my body and make it stronger on my own terms and in doing so, I learned many things about training especially on an emotional level. I chose to be happy and yes I do have my moments of frustration and anxiety but I'm human it happens but to balance it out I do things that keep me smiling and loving what I do. It's a choice.

 
    Although moving is a real pain in the ass and there is someone who you live with is looking for places to live and it's stressing them out it can divert back at you, you can make the best of things and make moving an interesting adventure even if you have to down the road. Do things that give you hope and something that brings joy to your life; for me its training, writing and reading a few books. It may not be the same for everyone but you get my point. Use that part of you that gives off radiant energy and love so when things later on occur it was meant to be, everything happens for a reason. Be awesome and do the best you can to be happy even in tough situations because being miserable is a disease and it causes too much crap in your life like depression, sadness, grief, not letting anyone you love help you; it's a bitch I've been there believe me. Take it up a notch and use what you love to help you bring joy into a stressful situation. It's a hell of an experience.

 
Be awesome everyone and do what you love.