What Is Rhodiola Rosea? History, Benefits, & Why You Should Try IT!
Next up we got Rhodiola Rosea which is often times referred to as the golden root and is found growing in the arctic regions of Europe and Asia.
For many years Rhodiola Rosea has been used in ancient medicine often times helping with physical endurance, work productivity, longevity, resistance to high altitude sickness, and to treat fatigue, depression, anemia, impotence, gastrointestinal ailments, infections, and nervous system disorders. Sidenote, Vikings used Rhodiola Rosea as a way to increase their physical strength and endurance during battle (imagine what it could do for you when you are studying for a midterm then…).
Modern Usage
Nowadays Rhodiola Rosea is known to help combat fatigue, somatic and infectious illness, and neurological conditions and within healthy individuals to relieve fatigue and increase attention span, memory, and work productivity. So not only does Rhodiola Rosea keep you energized but it also increases your attention, memory and your productivity, it kind of sounds like a win-win for me. The way it does this is that in the brain it stimulates (again) dopamine, serotonin, and norephedrine which allows for better cognition, learning, memory and attention. Rhodiola was tested in a study to see if it would improve effects of athenia or your average everyday student's feelings of fatigue, irritability, headaches, and insomnia and you guessed it, Rhodiola Rosea was found to work favourably against these symptoms.
In another study that is more our style (being students and all) is that Rhodiola Rosea was tested by Medical students during final exam season and Rhodiola Rosea was shown to help with general well-being, physical fitness, final exam grades and coordination. Look at that, Rhodiola Rosea directly had a positive effect on medical students’ exam grades, hmm wonder if you had any Rhodiola Rosea in your coffee maybe it would help you with your exam grades…hmm… I wonder.
Rhodiola Rosea is classified as an adaptogen being it is not harmful and allows your body to go about its daily functions without being interrupted. Rhodiola is also a stress reliever but this time because it raises Serotonin or your happy chemical and by doing so helps block out stress as a result. No wonder why they call Rhodiola Rosea the golden root, its because it has just so many benefits on your brains health and combats against the negative side effects of being a student (and if the Vikings used it before war then you know it does something right…) (Brown, 2002).
Conclusion
Rhodiola Rosea has roots in Scandivanian culture by being used by vikings for endurance, stamina, and cognition. Vikings used this golden root for raids and pillage and nowadays we use Rhodiola Rosea for anti-stress properties, stamina, endurance, and a fatigue fighter as it is also considered a stimulant! As Andrew Huberman says: "Rhodiola rosea is probably the best addition to my physical performance stack that I've added in a long time, and it's really striking. I think so much so that people could try it, and it really does seem to work the first time and every time for me." (The Foundations of Physical & Mental Performance, Youtube). So not only does Rhodiola fight stress, stamina, and fatigue mentally, but physically as well and is great for anyone who wants an extra BOOST when it comes to their workout routine or their study routine! Find it in Boost Coffee, strategically formulated for the student with the most effective sceintfically backed dosages! Rhodiola Rosea should be something that you try if you feel tired, stressed, a lack of cogntive skills, and needing an extra jumpstart to your day. Mix it with coffee for a double BOOST and become unstoppable!
Cheers, and Remember to never be average,
Not Your Average Cup of Joe!