Stress - Adaptogens

Humans try all sorts of ways to deal with stress, some better than others. Time for sleep, meditation, and exercise are all good ones but sometimes those just don't happen or are insufficient to stress levels.

L and I have started taking ginseng, which takes 1-4 weeks to have a noticeable effect. Ginseng is not recommended for younger folks, in fact I myself might be a little young but as I'm past child-bearing age, I'm giving it a go. There are other herbal adaptogens, so depending on how stress shows itself in your body (nervous, muscular, digestion), you can choose something that will help your body to cope with the stresses in your life.

I'm nowhere near ready to even suggest what specific folks might want to use, but the folks at Goldthread Apothecary can no doubt help. I can't say, after 1-1/2 weeks, that I'm feeling significantly less stressed, but I have been getting a bit more stuff done than I thought I would, and life is less crazy-making overall, so I'll say tentatively that it seems to be helping.

Of course, life will also be less stressful when the electricians aren't coming here every week :P