Beat Fatigue and Get a Natural Boost with Ashwagandha
Long used in Ayurvedic traditional medicine to increase strength, endurance, energy levels, and resistance to disease, ashwagandha is considered a safe and beneficial herb. Modern, westernized medical research continues to study its use to treat a number of ailments, and some clinical trials have corroborated its benefits in increasing heart health and strength, as well as counteracting fatigue and increasing energy.43
In an animal study modeling chronic fatigue syndrome, ashwagandha helped increase endurance and strength while holding off fatigue. And in an 8-week randomized human clinical trial involving 40 healthy adult college students, ashwagandha improved muscular strength and increased endurance, speed, and coordination better than placebo.43