Can Nootropic and Adaptogen Infused Tea Boost Mood, Enhance Focus and Reduce Stress?

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For centuries, people have sought the wondrous benefits of nootropics and adaptogens to enhance their overall health and well-being. Often enjoyed in herbal tea form, these clever compounds offer a natural boost to our mindset and cognitive function, helping us think more clearly and better manage stress. Not to mention extra perks for our energy levels and sleep quality!

Here, we explore the natural science behind these well-being-boosting wonders, taking a closer look at how nootropic and adaptogen-infused tea can support your mood and mind; enhancing focus and reducing stress.

Plus, by highlighting key nootropic and adaptogen-containing sources - like ashwagandha, ginseng, and baobab - we’ll reveal how the all-natural ingredients in our bags of herbs can deliver those micro doses of happiness and support your overall mindset.

What are Nootropics & Adaptogens?

Nootropics

These are smart, natural compounds that enhance cognitive function and improve concentration. They can be found in various plants, herbs, and foods, with popular examples including L-theanine, caffeine, and ginseng. Small but mighty, nootropics work in several clever ways to boost our memory, focus, output, and even our creative spark. This includes increasing dopamine and serotonin - the happy hormones - which help uplift our memory, learning, and mood. They’re also known to increase blood flow to the brain - keeping us on our mental A-game - while their powerful antioxidant properties help to protect our brain cells from damage.

 

Adaptogens

Adaptogens are miraculous natural substances typically found in herbs, roots, and mushrooms that help us deal with stress. Acting like your very own wellness coaches, they engage with the body’s chemical signals and hormones to help you keep your cool by regulating your stress response. The result? A harmonious sense of balance and fewer stress-related effects like anxiety and fatigue. Some adaptogens can also create an extra surge of happiness-related hormones, including serotonin, bringing extra smiles to your day.

 

Amino Acids

Nootropics and adaptogens aren’t the only products of nature that do wonders for our health and well-being. Amino acids are the basic protein building blocks we need to thrive and survive. Also found in botanicals and plants, such as hemp seeds and baobab, once consumed, they’re absorbed into the bloodstream and transported to cells, where they assist with essential bodily functions. Whether used to repair tissues, regulate digestion or produce joy-sparking hormones like dopamine, they help keep everything in check, from our mind to our muscles!

 

All-Natural Herbal Tea Blends

These natural compounds can help boost mood, enhance focus, and manage stress, with nootropic and adaptogen-infused tea providing an easy way to incorporate them into your daily routine.

Our mindfully mixed herbal tea blends are made from all-natural ingredients - including all our sources of nootropics, adaptogens, and amino acids - that help you to revive, reset, and restore naturally.

Not only do these wondrous botanicals taste great, but the ingredients for each infusion have been specially picked for their mood and mindset benefits, bringing extra feel-good to your every day.

 

Shine & Rise

This zesty morning pick-me-up provides an invigorating coffee alternative. Lively in taste and nature, it combines mood-enhancing adaptogens and nootropics, like ashwagandha and L-theanine, to help fire up a positive mindset without the need for caffeine.

 

Zen Time

A focus-sparking blend that’s designed to help you find your state-of-flow sweet spot. Lightly caffeinated and infused with brain-power-boosting nootropics, such as black tea and chaga mushroom, its herbal combination helps stir up creativity, energy, and ideas.

 

Happy Place

This sunny, adaptogenic-containing blend is created to deliver a little escapism in a cup. Mint and ashwagandha are the main ingredients behind Happy Place’s natural magic, which helps provide a spirit-lifting mindset shift.

 

Daily Restore

This rejuvenating infusion is designed to bring a welcome sense of calm when you need a reset. Its key players include uplifting ashwagandha, nourishing rosehip and baobab, an amino-acid-containing fruit.

 

Bedtime Bliss

Like a soft, floral bedtime hug, this end-of-day blend combines some of Mother Nature’s most harmonious botanicals. From soothing chamomile to rebalancing adaptogen Tulsi, it helps you switch off naturally.

 

Nature’s Wellness Boosting Nootropics & Adaptogens

Now, let’s take a closer look at some of the natural ingredients often found in nootropic and adaptogen-infused teas, which bring more than great taste to a reviving herbal brew.

 

Ashwagandha

Recognised as a balancing adaptogen, this rejuvenating herb is prized for its anxiety-reducing nature and revitalising effects. A key ingredient in our herbal teas, it’s thought to help with stress relief and cognitive function whilst boosting vitality, offering a natural solution for managing stress and enhancing overall well-being.

 

Baobab

Baobab is a remarkable superfruit renowned for its sweet, tangy, lemony flavour and abundant health benefits. Bursting with antioxidants and vitamin C, it offers immune support and a refreshing boost of feel-good nutrients. You’ll find baobab in several Herbalistas blends, including Zen Time and Bedtime Bliss.

 

Schizandra Berries

These magical berries, bursting with a stimulating sweet-sour taste, provide a natural way of boosting stamina and concentration. Packed with adaptogenic properties, they help enhance endurance and clarity for a natural energy and focus boost. This distinct fruit features in our Shine & Rise bags of herbs.

 

Ginseng

Believed to be one of the most powerful adaptogens, ginseng root is a natural cheerleader for enhanced energy, mental clarity, and cognitive function. Its happiness-boosting nature also means this earthy yet sweet-flavoured botanical, with a notable zing, is a key ingredient in our Happy Place blend.

 

L-Theanine

Comforting L-theanine is a natural amino acid in tea leaves that promotes relaxation without causing drowsiness. Its main benefits are connected to mental clarity and sleep quality, making it a natural solution for reducing anxiety and improving overall well-being. Also known for its mood-boosting qualities, all Herbalistas infusions have added L-theanine for a micro dose of happiness in every cup.

 

Chaga Mushrooms

Rich in antioxidants, this wondrous, earthy mushroom is prized for supporting immune function and easing inflammation. It also offers adaptogenic benefits, helping the body adapt to stress and maintain balance. As one of the focus-sparking natural ingredients of our Zen Time blend, chaga has been celebrated in Herblore for centuries thanks to its well-being-promoting powers.

 

A Moment for the Mind

But our herbal infusions aren’t just about natural, feel-good ingredients. They also support a holistic well-being approach by offering moments of pause in our hectic worlds. Time to slow down and connect with ourselves and nature through small, daily self-care rituals that benefit our mood and mind.

Think of enjoying the invigorating taste of Shine & Rise as you apply your morning skincare, pausing for a cup of Zen Time during your afternoon work break to reboot your creativity, or sipping on Daily Restore whilst running your evening bath as you wash away the stresses of the day.

By creating these moments of mindfulness, our herbal infusions become simple daily pleasures that help restore balance and deliver joy!

 

Holistic Herbal Tea Magic

So, the benefits of drinking nootropic and adaptogen-infused tea for our health and well-being can span physical, mental, and emotional perks. Whether supporting essential bodily functions like digestion or producing happiness-boosting hormones to help manage stress.

If you’d like to experience the natural feel-good science behind herbal-infused tea, our Herbalistas range offers benefits for mood and mind. From boosting clarity, brain power, and focus to shifting you to a calmer, happier or more balanced mindset. Explore the range here!

 

Sources:

Nootropics - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5021479/

Adaptogens - https://www.healthline.com/health/adaptogenic-herbs

Adaptogens (2) - https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/adaptogenic#:~:text=The%20adaptogenic%20properites%20and%20CNS,enzyme%20responsible%20for%20their%20degradation

Amino Acids - https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/essential-amino-acids

Ashwagandha - https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/ashwagandha

Baobab - https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/baobab

Schizandra Berries - https://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/schisandra-uses-and-risks

Ginseng - https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/ginseng-benefits#improves-erectile-dysfunction

L-Theanine - https://www.healthline.com/health/l-theanine

Chaga Mushrooms - https://www.realsimple.com/chaga-mushroom-benefits-7498302