Maca has been used for centuries by traditional cultures for its energizing effect, and to increasestamina—a word that has long reigned supreme in the pantheon of helpful euphemisms.
Plants are medicine, and we’ve discovered about 15% of the species inhabiting Earth. What this means (among other things) is that the medicinal potential of all the undiscovered plant species, from the highest mountain ranges to the deepest, blackest reaches of the ocean, is almost unimaginable. Climate change may be about to sweep all those potential cures away.
You haven’t been to the gym since Little House on the Prairie was a prime time hit. Yes, you have entered a demographic they call The Active Adult. In your case the verb in that descriptor is wildly inaccurate. A few equipment-free body exercises will help launch your new era of tuning up.
You try evolving in the mountains of Siberia for several million years and not developing adaptogenic mechanisms for maximizing survivability. Rhodiola did the hard adaptive work so we could bottle it and thrive. Fair? Yep.
In Sanskrit, Ashwagandha means “the smell of a horse”—so Sanskrit may not be the ideal language of the marketer. But for 60 centuries (whew!) traditional cultures have swooned over the herb's support of strength and energy. And modern tech means you can make use of this functional shrub without the place smelling like a barn. A value-add.