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Do we need plant-based Immunity supplements daily?

Do we need Nootropic herbs daily?

Several factors like sleep, diet, stress, and hygiene can affect the immune system's performance, and any offsets in these behaviors can cause havoc on immune function. Often the impact of these factors goes unnoticed, but if you tend to get sick after a big project at work or during sport, it's likely because your immune system has suffered due to stress, lack of sleep, binge eating or unhygienic behaviors 4 . Currently, individuals with contemporary eating patterns may remain deficient in the essential nutrients needed for optimal health, and herbs and spices can provide substantial benefits to overall nutrition due to their high concentration of phytonutrients and other bioactive compounds. 5 Ayurveda and Mental Health: The perfect balance of mind, body and soul is considered as complete health in Ayurveda. Manas or the physical mind is directly connected to Dhi (intellect), Dhruti (processing information) and Smruti (memory). Mental health is enhanced by” Medhya Rasayana” (Nootropic herbs). Medha means intellect and/or retention and Rasayana means herbs, herbal recipes, or a procedure that on regular practice will boost nourishment, health, memory, intellect, immunity and hence longevity. 6

Everyone hopes to - not just living long but living well. This is particularly true when it comes to brain health. We all wish to maintain our cognitive abilities throughout our lives. The Nootropic herbal supplements like Brahmi 8 can be one of the best choices. Brahmi (Bacomind 9 ) in vritilife Brain health is extensively researched for its functional benefits for a healthy brain and supported by several clinical studies. It is a fuel for Brain performance - learning, memory, focus, accuracy, concentration. 10 Plants and humans have a vital relationship. There are over 25,000 phytonutrients from different phytochemical classes, e.g., anthocyanins, carotenoids, coumarins, flavonoids, lignans, phenolic acids, polyphenols, sterols, and terpenes, which have been found in plant foods 11 .vritilife Ayurvedic nutrition has a vision like the ancient science of Ayurveda that aims to preserve health and wellness by emphasizing on plant or Phyto nutrition as daily supplements.

What are Nootropic herbs and why do we need them?

Nootropics are substances that enhance cognition and memory and facilitates learning 7 . Due to everyday endless stressed schedule from upskills to soft skills, meetings, phone calls, Emails, traffic, meeting different people, reaching tasks, work-life balance, maintaining relations. Overthinking of all these itself would be irresistible. Amidst all these we still need to keep up the sense of balance. Nootropics may be the answer.

Source Article: Excerpts from Ayurvedic Nutrition - A New Horizon by: Dr. Pallavi Kiradi , Product Innovation and Marketing - Ayurveda, Herbalife Nutrition India

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