The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Mark Sisson,

and is narrated by Tina Lehman.

Two final and favorite adaptogens,

Rodiola Roseate and Bacopa Monieri.

I've taken up the subject of adaptogens over the last several weeks, and today I'm wrapping

it up with two of my favorites, Rodeola Rosea and Bacopa Monieri.

Primal aficionados from way back will know I'm a big fan of Rodeola Rosea.

It's an integral component of one of the original Primal Blueprint Supplements, Primal Calm.

It's a formula I put together for my own needs and eventually decided to offer in the supplement line.

That seems to be how I come up with things, I suppose.

I've written in the past about stress being one of the issues I'm still working on in my primal life,

and adaptogens have been a useful tool I've employed.

Living with an ancestral template doesn't preclude being scientifically resourceful.

But let's dig into these final two adaptogen players. The Dirt on this

adaptogenic duo. Throughout my adaptogenic posts, I've made a point of dwelling briefly on the key

elements and life cycle of each herb. Personally, I'm always hesitant using, or indeed, recommending

an herb or supplement that I'm not intimately

familiar with. Knowing the ins and outs of the herb itself helps you to know how to source

the good stuff and how to minimize the footprint of that supplement wherever possible.

Rodeola Rosea No doubt reflecting its rich history of therapeutic use, Rodeola Rosea, or

Rodeola, goes by many names, including rose root, golden root, arctic root, and crinulin.

A perennial plant with red, pink, or yellow flowers, Rodeola likes the barren tundra of northern

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