Siberian Ginseng: The Almost Forgotten, Perfect Adaptogen - Balancer and Energy Booster

Eleuthero...the root of this plant helps provide the long term energy and the ability to cope with very difficult stress that is so often needed in many everyday walks of life...  a powerful tonic for energy and stress without the word "Ginseng" on the label so its use was successfully "swept under the rug" as a popular, and effective, energy tonic.

Original post on NaturalNews 

by Christopher Gussa 

For some reason, lately, Eleutherococcus (Siberian Ginseng) has almost vanished from becoming a subject when health tonics for energy and stress issues are discussed. It used to be so common place and for a very good reason; It works!

Why have we almost forgotten about this truly amazing, fast acting, totally safe, and extremely powerful energy booster? I believe a lot of the reason for this is that the FDA had once forced all marketing of this amazing tonic herb to be labeled as "Eleuthero" and to avoid the name of "Siberian Ginseng" on any labels (Siberian Ginseng is much less expensive than Panax Ginseng) Technically this "law" is still in the books.

Many people don't relate to the name "Eleuthero" as a powerful tonic for energy and stress without the word "Ginseng" on the label so its use was successfully "swept under the rug" as a popular energy tonic. Chalk one up for the FDA on this one; however the purpose of this article is to help undo the harm the FDA has done to healthy energy seeking consumers.

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In brief, Emotional Freedom Technique or Tapping is a powerful stress relief process or tool combining psychology with ancient healing arts. – Specific acupuncture points on the face and torso are gently tapped while being tuned into a PROBLEM that needs clearing from your energy system. – The problem may be anything that needs clearing from your energy system.

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The emotional and energetic releases brought about by EFT frequently result in profound healing within the mind, body or spirit.

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This practice changed my life! Talk about “back to the middle”... I found my centre – it was gone for so long...pulled to extremes, this way and that...never resolving the stress of it all ...the trauma, the pain, the depression, the hurts, the disappointment...buried deep within... creating locks, blocks and stops to achieving the desired dreams of fulfilment ...but then I discovered how to relieve the stress...

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Stress simply disturbs our personal balance. When our physical safety or emotional equilibrium is threatened, the body's defences trigger a rapid, automatic process known as the stress response. This chemical alarm releases a flood of stress hormones, including adrenaline, norepinephrine, and cortisol which race through the bloodstream. Any anxiety, worry or stress causes higher or faster brain waves to occur, increasing the pounding of your heart, tensing up muscles, and hastening breathing in readiness for “fight-or-flight”. The more cortisol produced, the more stressed you feel, the more vulnerable you are to disease and, the faster you age. Prolonged exposure to stress increases your risk of everything ... from heart disease, obesity, infection, constipation, anxiety, infertility, skin outbreaks, constipation, depression, to cancer. Mental, emotional and physical stress deposits itself within as blocked energy.

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Regular physical exercise is one of the most effective ways of relieving stress. For over a year, I’d been failing to motivate myself to reactivate this much needed energy cycle within. So last summer began by acknowledging the small voice I heard; show self-love by exercising regularly again.

The first exercise I chose left me feeling insane! No joke! I stepped into a 6-day-a-week challenge not knowing what I’d got myself into! I felt insanely exhausted every time I attempted this insanely challenging body sculpting method! It did make me stronger as I pushed myself to complete the first 30-days, I admit, but the six-days-a week whittled down to two or three over the next 30-day challenge.

YOU CAN DO IT!!! No...I can’t...and it’s okay!!!

Before the 60-days were up, I knew there had to be a better way for me to love myself. The insanity I experienced was just a bit too much for me... it was adding pressure not relieving it. I need something a little less taxing on the mind-body-spirit continuum, please! I lost a few inches yes, but my weight stayed the same. After weighing myself, I had to also weigh my options.

Ahhh(sigh)... what to do? ...The small voice said, try yoga...

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