The #1 key to beating tiredness

Always exhausted? Blame worn-out adrenals. When everyday stressors overtax your adrenal glands, it leaves them less able to regulate stress hormones like cortisol, norepinephrine and adrenaline. And when those hormones are out of whack, you feel alternately wired and tired. Here's help when you need it...

- Ann Green

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Sniffing a bar of pine-scented soap boosts adrenal function by 23%, blocking energy slumps, say Japanese scientists

Boost a.m. energy

Peppery tulsi tea, or “holy basil,” is an adaptogen that soothes an overworked fight-or-flight stress response that taxes adrenal glands. This spurs calm energy without flooding the system with stress hormones. It’s so effective, Indian scientists found folks who sip a cup daily for four weeks cut their stress response in half and curbed chronic exhaustion by up to 78% in six weeks.

Block a slump