The signs were easily recognized. My heart was racing.

 

I had a deadline to meet, but I kept getting interruptions.

 

My family wanted my attention.

 

A key link on my website was broken.

 

I had recently realized (a painful kind of reminder, mind you) that I need to take regular breaks from my computer screen.

 

 

I immediately stopped, took a deep breath, and talked to the Lord. Peace flooded my heart.

 

And then I went to my vitamin drawer and took 2 Stress Relief complex. I am so thankful that God created herbs to help our bodies cope.

 

 

Stress is very real. It has a physiological component as it can increase your body’s production of cortisol, a hormone associated with stress. Continued high levels have been linked to long term health problems.

1. Ashwagandha helps you ‘adapt’ to your environment which is why it is called an adaptogen. As you can imagine, this includes adapting to stressful situations so it is a good herb for stress relief.

 

 

2. Another herb, L-Theanine, has shown significant benefit for patients suffering from anxiety by increasing levels of GABA and dopamine sent to the brain. This herb also demonstrated improved test performance in study participants without causing agitation often associated with caffeine. L-theanine can help to create a wakeful, relaxing feeling while also triggering higher learning ability by being able to ignore distractions during complex tasks.

 

 

3. Studies done on the herb L-Tyrosine have shown that it is useful in providing relief during stressful states, such as the loss of loved ones, relationship difficulties, or work-related stresses.  L-Tyrosine also plays an important part in the production of dopamine and epinephrine.

 

 

4. Beta sitosterol, a key ingredient in Shaklee’s Stress Relief Complex, has been shown to blunt the cortisol response.  Beta sitosterol is found in foods such as peanuts, soybeans, flaxseed, and tuna.  But you would need to eat copious quantities to achieve therapeutic benefit. The amount present in foods is too small to result in a medicinal effect. To get the benefit of Beta sitosterol, you need to take it in supplement form.

 

 

Shaklee’s Stress Relief Complex has all of these herbs in its proprietary formula. Each one has gone through multiple testings for purity and potency and then are assembled into this great natural stress relief product for you. All medicines cabinets should have one on hand.

• Quiets the “noise” in my brain that causes stress, distraction, and insomnia. I love that it is safe and has no interactions and that it can be taken as needed or daily. -Katy M
• Female issues: My doctor at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Integrative Medicine suggested I take ashwaganda and l-theanine. We checked out Shaklee and found out that Stress Relief Complex supplies both of these herbs. He “prescribed” that I take one SRC a day. – friend of Katy M
• After breathing treatment:  Stress relief is great after a breathing treatment or having to use an inhaler. It gets rid of the jitters and doesn’t make you tired. -Lisa G
• Help through grieving: My mom is 88 years old  and the Stress Relief Complex and MoodLift Complex have helped her tremendously through the grieving period after losing my dad a year and a half ago. They were married for 59 years and used Shaklee for 38 years! -Dale H
• Calms my mind for sleep: I love the Stress Relief Complex for a variety of uses, especially to calm my mind when I go to bed at night. -Cheryl L
• Handling own 4 kids plus a kindergarten class: Stress Relief is amazing! I now have four kids and teach kindergarten all day and it’s helped me SO much! I have mental clarity, and feel calm and peaceful emotionally and physically all day. -Jennifer D