As a board-certified pediatrician, I’m often asked which supplements or multivitamins I recommend for keeping babies and tots healthy.

One of the amazing phenomena in nature is the adaptation of a plant or animal to its environment. As it relates to medicinal effects of a plant, the composition of active compounds can be greatly influenced by geography, altitude, climate and other factors. These stressors will often lead to the formation of protective factors within the plant to help it survive. Often, these compounds also exert significant effects in improving human health.

Rhodiola (R. rosea) is an adaptogen, an herb that helps protect cells from oxidative damage caused by environmental and chemical stressors. Because adaptogens grow under harsh climate conditions and must protect themselves against such environmental extremes, they’re very strong plants. Rhodiola, for instance, grows at altitudes 10,000 feet ( 3 km) above sea level, where the oxygen concentration is low and temperatures are cold.

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