Benefits
- Promotes relaxation temporarily and increases resistance to stress and anxiety
- Provides adaptogenic protection against diverse stressors
- Herbal formula, no glandular extracts
- Standardized herbal ingredients provide 5% of withanolides (ashwagandha), 8.5% of honokiol (magnolia), and 2.1% of berberine (phellodendron)
- Each tablet contains clinical dosages of botanicals
- Suitable for vegetarians
Feature Summary
CortAlign contains a unique variety of botanicals and nutrients shown to have a blunting effect on stress and anxiety, as well as normalizing cortisol secretion. Ashwagandha has a number of adaptogenic effects, including modulating GABA receptors, which is partly responsible for the significant reduction in anxiety and stress as shown in clinical trials. The KSM-66TM formulation of ashwagandha specifically has been shown to reduce serum cortisol levels by 27%, and improve markers of stress, and anxiety compared to placebo.
The combination of magnolia and phellodendron (Relora®blend) helps reduce stress and anxiety, and has been shown to reduce salivary cortisol levels and perception of stress, improve other mood parameters, and prevent stress-related weight gain compared to placebo. L-theanine has also been shown to reduce anxiety in clinical trials, as well as both subjective stress and cortisol production in response to a stressful event.Phosphatidylserine plays a critical role in neuronal cell structure and function, and has been shown to blunt the stress response, improve mood, and normalize cortisol release.