Organic Rhodiola Rosea Powder

Biohacker Review: An energizing herbal alternative to coffee

I've been using the Adaptogens Rhodiola, Eleuthero, and Schisandra together for a month now. I've been taking them first thing in the morning, on an empty stomach with my big ass bottle of tea.

I've discovered that consuming the Adaptogens as a tea is a whole lot more of a Nootropic experience. I've begun starting my mornings with a tea that is equal parts of the three powdered herbs.

This earthy, fruity yet hearty-tasting tea energizes me within about 15 minutes of drinking it. The Adaptogen tea buzz seems to last a couple of hours and has a positive effect on mood. This has replaced my morning cup (or two) of coffee that I usually need to wake up, it's been almost a week now since I had coffee and I've yet to experience caffeine withdrawals that I usually do when I cycle off coffee.

The first distinctive thing is the taste, it's quite pleasant, at least compared with other supplements and smart drugs. Rhodiola Rosea tastes a bit like roses as its name would suggest. It seems to congeal and stick in your mouth until you slosh some water (or tea) around to wash it down.

The subjective experience of Adaptogens is quite subtle compared to other smart drugs I've used. My extensive reading on the Adaptogens has led me to believe that they are more of a long-term health and longevity strategy than instant satisfaction performance enhancers. I don't feel significantly more energized, focused, or motivated while dosed. One thing I've noticed is that I'm waking up earlier feeling more energized, I seem to wake up before my alarm consistently. As an otherwise healthy, 30-year-old "young man" (as the little, old women in the shops here in Eastern Europe endearingly call me) I just don't think I have a lot of health issues to fix.

In my Ayahuasca video, I talked about how I didn't throw up even after taking multiple cups of the psychoactive brew. My hypothesis is that since in the weeks leading up to the ceremony I maintained a super clean diet, I just didn't have enough toxins in my system that the Ayahuasca needed to purge. I suspect the same reason is maybe why I'm not experiencing anything really acute from the Adaptogens.

What is Rhodiola Rosea?

This adaptogenic herbal stimulant has been used as an energy-boosting agent in Russia and China for centuries. It balances the autonomic nervous system, enhancing stress-management capacity along with empowering the immune system and combating fatigue.
Having read a couple of books and innumerable studies about herbal adaptogens, I can name Rhodiola as the best herbal adaptogen. If you want to take one herb to enhance your overall health, this is it.

From my Rhodiola meta-analysis