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Dr. Stengler: One of the things which helps your adrenal glands and will help your energy level are B vitamins, but more specifically vitamin B5, known as pantothenic acid — your stress glands need it to produce your stress hormones. Also vitamin B12; you need that as well to produce your stress hormones.
I also get very good results, amazing effects, with specific herbal supplements. Rhodiola has been shown in studies to improve resistance to mental and physical stress; it helps your adrenal glands work more effectively so you can handle stress and produce better energy, and it's just non-toxic. We also talked about ashwagandha — it's a great energy booster and a non-stimulant. If you have energy problems or want to prevent them, use the supplement coenzyme Q10; CoQ10 helps you produce energy in all your cells, including your heart cells, so people who have fatigue problems often benefit from it, and it's very safe. Another very interesting supplement is D-ribose, a naturally occurring sugar in your cells in small amounts and in certain foods, so it's completely natural, but it helps your cells produce ATP, the energy in your cells. You can supplement it, and most people feel within about five days a nice boost in energy — not a stimulant-type boost, just a natural increase in their energy levels.
Helping your adrenal glands helps your energy levels, and there are some very safe and very effective means of helping those adrenal glands. Vitamins like vitamin B, herbal supplements like ashwaghanda, and energy supplements like coenzyme Q10 are safe ways to supercharge your energy levels. These aren't stimulants, rather they help your cells to produce what they need to in order to keep your body's overall energy levels up. If you're interested in natural supplements and vitamins that give you energy, contact the Stengler Center for Integrative Medicine today at (760) 274-2377.
