Ashwagandha is a plant that has recently become known by herbalists around the world, who They advise taking it because it has “the ability to relieve psychosomatic problems such as insomnia, stress or anxiety, and is used as a very effective tonic once morest weakness and nervous fatigue.”
According to the Webconsultas portal, this herb is in a group called “adaptogens”, which impact the systems and hormones in the body that regulate a person’s response to stress. This post cites a clinical trial from 2019, which investigated the efficiency of this plant for anxiety.
About ashwagandha, an investigation published in the magazine PLOS One showed that by containing triethylene glycol in the leaves, the plant favors the induction of sleep.
On the other hand, recently new analyzes were published that study the effects that the ashwagandha (Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal) for depressionthe preliminary results would show that this adaptogen also serves for memory, for something they call it the ‘other ginseng’.
According to Healthline, a website specialized in health topics, “a review that included five clinical studies indicated that there was early evidence that ashwagandha might improve cognitive functioning in certain populations, including older adults with mild cognitive impairment.”
In this same line, a 2017 study suggests that ashwagandha root extract may improve memory and cognitive function.
One group of participants was treated with ashwagandha root extract (300 mg twice daily) or placebo for eight weeks. The results allowed the scientists to conclude that “the ashwagandha treatment group demonstrated significant improvements compared to the placebo group, both in immediate and general memory.”
Besides, observed in the participants a significant improvement in executive function, sustained attention and the speed of information processing.
How to stimulate the brain to improve memory?
Exercising the brain and leading healthy lifestyle habits are two key aspects to reduce the risk of cognitive decline, maintain memory and minimize the possibility of dementia.
If left unstimulated, the brain can atrophy, accommodate, and lose capabilities. Therefore, if you want to stay young, improve memory, creativity, concentration and achieve healthy aging, you have to start a series of actions to stimulate it.
Science has shown that with a few daily habits you can exercise not only your brain, but also your memory. Staying active and developing activities to protect health help people have a better brain condition.
Experts point out that, in general, everything that implies a change, a challenge, a learning for the brain, is essential for its development. The ideal is to avoid getting used to monotonous and limited stimuli, for this reason it is key to face novelties and challenges, change the type of activity that is normally carried out and increase the complexity of the exercises.
Exposure to new experiences is important, because the novelty creates unprecedented connections in the brain. This is because the person has to carry out a thought process to absorb new information, understand it and incorporate it into what he already knows or knows.