Dr. Josh Axe

I don't think it's correct.

I mean, my whole belief system is very much personalized nutrition.

And so I think that there are a lot of people who take it long term.

One consideration people don't think of always with ashwagandha is that it's a nightshade.

So there are a group of people, if they're sensitive to nightshades, that do not do well with ashwagandha.

And so there are other adaptogenic herbs that can work very similarly if people are looking for thyroid health or adrenal health or stress relief.

But

But overall, I think that people can use ashwagandha for longer periods.

I mean, let me just say this.

There are different classes of adaptogens, some that can be used more long-term than others.

For instance, I would kind of classify it like this.

Panix ginseng, eleuthero, those are known as very, very strong adaptogens that you may only do for...

a few weeks or even a month or two.

And then you typically don't want to do it unless you're older, then your body can tolerate it longer because you have such a weak constitution.

Then you kind of have the next class would be ashwagandha, maybe cordyceps, those sort of things are kind of in the middle.

And you can do this pretty long term.

Like what happens if you take- Three months, six months.

Well, I think some adaptogens might kind of be overstimulating to your... I mean, ginseng would be one of those.

And I think just like caffeine, your body might come to rely on some of the compounds to a degree.

Now, what I'm sharing is more philosophical.