recommended I try "Red Ginseng" based on my cortisol results (abnormally low in the morning). His model is based on HPA axis dysfunction and normalizing cortisol. Because I have #hEDS - cortisol or steroid therapy is not something i would consider unless medically necessary (i.e. there was no way around it). Red Ginseng is the non-med option.

Getting started using Red Ginseng was not easy. It took me a month + to get up to a 300mg daily dose. I used Korean or Chinese 6 year old red ginseng extract. The first few weeks there was some jitters but I kept it up - finally got to my initial dose target. And then....I ran out.

I often used this method to determine if a supplement is doing what it should be. We cant 'feel' all necessary supplements - so this is not an across the board rule - but with red ginseng I did feel its absence - and my sleep got a quickly worse and my calmness and response to stress became disrupted.

The first dose of the new shipment hit the spot. I really do just feel better on it. Yes, less fatigue/more energy but sleep is definitely benefitting as well. 

Quality is key here - and many of the brands available on Amazon would not be great choices. I would stick with brands used in Asia that have history and production experience behind them. 

I am also on Born Free protocol - but this is my base protocol. I do take additional elements based on my particular needs (such as plasmalogens, aspirin/nattokinase, TUDCA).