Being Mentally Tough Means Staying Calm
You can't stay focused in the game if you're stressed out.
Our minds control our whole body, keep yours calm and zen with Zen State, formulated with all natural ingredients to help you stay chill.
Zen State Includes These Calming Ingredients:
Rhodiola crenulata Root
While there are over 90 species of Rhodiola, the only one listed in the Pharmacopoeia of China is Rhodiola Crenulata - used as an herbal medicine since ancient times in regions of Tibet.
It's abundant in a compound called Salidroside; alongside rosavin, both are being studied for their potential antidepressant and anti-anxiety properties.
Benefits of this ingredient:
- Can decrease stress (1, 2)
- Can reduce depression symptoms (3, 4)
Ashwagandha
Also known as Indian Ginseng or Winter Cherry, it provides antioxidant support and naturally stimulates the brain’s GABA pathways.
GABA is a neurotransmitter that promotes calmness and regulates the release of cortisol (the stress hormone).
Benefits of this ingredient:
- Helps with stress and anxiety (5, 6)
- Helps with pain (7)
Chamomile
Chamomile has been used for hundreds of years in herbal infusions and now with recent studies we are finding it’s true potential that can benefit how you sleep and your digestive health.
Benefits of this ingredient:
- May improve sleep quality (8, 9)
- May improve mood (10, 11, 12)
Lemon Balm
When combined with Valerian root, the combination can help to reduce sleep problems.
It helps to ease negative moods, allow you to be calmer and relax.
Benefits of this ingredient:
- Helps you relax (13)
- Helps you sleep (14)
Skullcap Root
While the name may suggest something more sinister, the name Skullcap actually comes from the latin word scutella; which means little dish.
Named after the flowers which bloom in the shape of a dish or helmet, the name itself refers to a genus of the mint family.
With traditional uses as a sedative for relief of restlessness and anxiety, it's thought Skullcap's positive impact on mood may stem from an ability to stimulate gamma-aminobutyric-acid (GABA) - a neurotransmitter known to help calm nerves.
Benefits of this ingredient:
- May boost mood and reduce anxiety (15)
- May help treat insomnia (16)
Hawthorn
Hawthorn Berries has been a key party of traditional chinese medicine for centuries as a herbal remedy for digestive problems, heart failure and high blood pressure.
The incredible health benefits to Hawthorn Berries don’t stop there, they may also play a key role in helping reduce anxiety, prevent hair loss and decrease blood fats.
Benefits of this ingredient:
- Loaded with antioxidants (17)
- May help with pain (18)
Bacopa Whole Herb
The Herb of Grace has been a staple plant in Ayurvedic medicine in India for thousands of years.
This herb has been found to content powerful antioxidants. It has also been found to potentially boost your brain function so you can feel focused, and improve your memory.
Benefits of this ingredient:
- Contains power antioxidants (19,20)
Magnolia bark
A powerhouse in traditional medicine, magnolia bark has a bioactive bite to it that can help with sleep while soothing anxiety and stress.
This flowering tree has an ancient history in Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean medicine working as an anxiolytic for anxiety, with a side of sedative to promote sleep and relaxation.
Benefits of this ingredient:
- Protects against oxidative stress (21)
- Protects against inflammation (22)
Passion Flower
Native Americans, Spanish explorers, and even Canadians are all passionate about this flower thanks to its aide in relieving restlessness, nervous stress, and anxiety.
This flower boosts GABA in your brain, helping in slowing down the brain, making it easier relax and sleep better.
Benefits of this ingredient:
- It may calm your mind (23)
Valerian Root
Considered nature’s valium or as we like to call it “natures chill pill”, it’s been used since ancient times to promote tranquility and improve sleep.
It grows tall with tiny pink and white flowers that smell a bit like vanilla, but the leaves have a nasty odor, often described like stinky feet (don’t worry, we removed the smell!)
It works by relaxing the central nervous system allowing stay calm without a lingering groggy feeling.
Benefits of this ingredient:
- Helps you relax (24, 25, 26)
- Helps you sleep better (27, 28, 29)
- Fights restless legs syndrome (30)
St John's Wort
This yellow, star shaped flower can be found on all corners of the earth.
Recent studies have found that St Johns Wort can be used to treat mild to major depression and has similar effects to antidepressants.
Benefits of this ingredient:
- May improve mood and reduce depression (31, 32)
Hops Flower
A common ingredient found in beers, hops have a long history in herbal medicine, being used as a remedy for anxiety and nervousness.
Used for anxiety, inability to sleep, tension, and even by those with ADHD, this dry, green plant can help you relax and take on the world with calm strength.
Benefits of this ingredient:
- Helps you sleep (33)
- Helps improve mood (34)
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References
1: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26502953/
2: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22228617/
3: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19168123/
4: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17990195/
5: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6750292/
6: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6979308/
7: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4405924/
8: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2995283/
9: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25644982/
10: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26483209/
11: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2995283/
12: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22894890/
13: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16444660/
14: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24837472/
15: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23878109/
16: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21419210/
17: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28608832/
18: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27531227/
19: https://rosj.org/index.php/ros
20: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4564646/
21: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27721050/
22: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27659301/
23: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18499602/
24: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16444660/
25: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12410546/
26: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22718671/
27: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17268081/
28: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3936097/
29: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2678162/
30: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19284179/
31: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28064110/
32: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28064110/
33: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3399866/
34: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28742505/