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Actually, the Science on Ashwagandha and Anxiety Is Kind of Exciting

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3 min read MAN, ARE THERE a lot of supplements out there. And, at some point, you have to wonder how much of this stuff is actually made up. Bovine colostrum supplements? ( Real thing .) Powder-ized organ meats? (Yup, also real .) And then ashwagandha ? Come on, that’s just a totally made-up word. Nope. "Ashwagandha is a plant used in traditional Indian, or Ayurvedic, medicine," says Perri Halperin, M.S., R.D., clinical nutrition coordinator at Mount Sinai Health System in NYC. But ashwagandha the plant and ashwaganda supplements are two different things. And supplement sellers say all kinds of things about what their ashwaganda offerings can do, including (but not limited to!) boosting mood, enhancing sleep, improving energy, and alleviating stress and anxiety. Do these claims hold up? We talked to trusted dietitians and looked at the latest research to find out. What Is Ashwagandha?…

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