Indications

• Adaptogen
• Adrenal Support
• Energy

Ingredients

Serving Size: 4 Capsules... %DV
Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid)... 500 mg... 833%
Vitamin B5 (as pantethine, Calcium D-pantothenate)... 200 mg... 2000%
Adrenal Tissue... 500 mg... †
(medulla and cortex) (porcine)
Licorice root extract (Glycyrrhiza glabra, 800 mg... †
20% glyzyrrhizin)
Eleutherococcus senticosus root extract 200 mg... †
(0.8% eleutherosides)
Rhodiola rosea root extract... 150 mg... †
(3% rosavin, 1% salidroside)
Ashwagandha extract (Withania somnifera,... 200 mg... †
2.5% withanolides)

† Daily Value not established

Description

What Is It?
Ortho• Adapt contains adrenal gland extract, adaptogenic botanicals including ashwagandha, Rhodiola, licorice and Siberian ginseng, and vitamins C and B5. Glandulars provide a time-tested way of providing key factors directly to
the gland in a way that single nutrients and botanicals cannot. As one of AOR's best-selling formulas, the proof is in the results.

What Does It Do?
Primary Uses: Ortho• Adapt is designed to help the body deal with stress effectively, stimulating the adrenal glands and helping to prevent adrenal insufficiency. Adaptogens are substances that provide support to the body during times of stress. They activate whole-body, nonspecific defenses, redirecting the body's resources to provide energy for active engagement with any stressor, whether physical, emotional or environmental. Vitamins C and B5 are quickly depleted during stress and are required by the adrenal glands to make stress hormones. All of these factors work together to prevent fatigue and burnout, boost energy levels and support the ability to cope.

Who Should Take It?
Ortho• Adapt can provide a boost for anyone who is stressed, tired or trying to keep up with the demands of today's fast-paced lifestyle at work, school, sports or family life at home.

Quantity

120 or 240 Capsules

Dose

Take up to 4 capsules daily with/without food, or as directed by a qualified health care practitioner. It is recommended that you start with one capsule daily and increase the dose slowly up to a personal optimal level.

Potential side effects/Safety

CAUTION: Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you are taking antidepressant medications, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or birth control pills, if you have any type of acute infection, liver disorder or if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Consult a health care practitioner if symptoms persist or worsen. Headaches, mild gastrointestinal disturbances (such as nausea), heart palpitations, or hyperactivity/insomnia may occur. Consuming ashwagandha with alcohol, other drugs or natural health products with sedative properties is not recommended. Do not use if you are taking thiazide diuretics, cardiac glycosides, corticosteroids, stimulant laxatives or other medications which may aggravate electrolyte imbalance, or if you have hypokalemia, high blood pressure, a kidney or cardiovascular disorder or bipolar spectrum disorder.

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O'Keefe MP, Scholz C, Campbell PS. Vitamin C attenuates the physiological response to stress. Book of Abstracts, 218th ACS National Meeting. 1999; 79.

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