2019 Clean Choice Awards: Adaptogens
Add balance to your life with adaptogens, plants and herbs known to help your body’s various systems (from immune to hormonal) manage and cope with stress.
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Reader’s Choice Winner
Super ’Shrooms
Ensure you’re getting all your mushrooms in one earthy fusion in Four Sigmatic 10 Mushroom Blend, containing lion’s mane, chaga, reishi and more. Add it to your morning coffee or soups and stews for increased immune function and allday energy. $30, us.foursigmatic.com
Hormonal Helper
A blend of ashwagandha, rhodiola and schisandra form mykind Organics Adrenal Daily Balance to support hormone health and manage stress response for a more balanced mindset. $45, gardenoflife.com
Keep Calm, Carry On
Gaia Herbs Calm A.S.A.P. combines passionflower, skullcap and more to naturally ease nerves and mitigate anxiety. This NEXTY Award–winning blend is designed to support both the nervous system as well as the mind for all-day relief. $30, gaiaherbs.com
Functional Fungi
Cordyceps was used for thousands of years in Chinese medicine to reduce inflammation, improve immunity and encourage graceful aging. Solaray Organically Grown Fermented Cordyceps is high quality and easy to digest due to the fermentation process it undergoes. $29, solaray.com