What are adaptogens and how do they affect our health?

Despite the fact that adaptogens have become a wellness trend only recently, they were discovered back in 1947. This discovery was made by the Soviet scientist N.V. Lazarev, who devoted his life to the search for substances that can increase the resistance of the human body to various types of adverse effects. It turned out that they really exist: such substances are called adaptogens. It is believed that their unique abilities lie in the ability to help adapt to different types of stress: biological (infection with viruses and bacteria); physical (thermal loads - heat, cold and sports); chemical (toxins and heavy metals).