Calm Support
A daytime calm product on top of the Daily Base. Adults only for the ashwagandha core; a gentle spray for children.
Who it's for
For adults who want support for a relaxed, settled state and a healthy response to everyday stress. Not in pregnancy, nursing, liver disease, thyroid disease or with thyroid medication. Children: the practitioner-directed spray only.
Your day at a glance adult core items
About this protocol and the studies behind it
From the studies
In a 60-day randomized placebo-controlled trial, adults under chronic stress who took an ashwagandha root extract had lower perceived-stress scores and about 28 percent lower serum cortisol than placebo (Chandrasekhar 2012, PMID 23439798). A meta-analysis of 12 trials found the same direction with low certainty (Akhgarjand 2022, PMID 36017529).
Adult
In the protocol
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Calming Cortisol
Daytime calm core
Ashwagandha, L-theanine and Relora. Adults only. Stop and seek care for yellowing skin or eyes, dark urine, pain under the right ribs or unusual tiredness.
$60.98 -
$28.00
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Vitamin D3 Micellized
Vitamin D, K-free
One drop, not one dropper. Chosen without K2 so it adds nothing for anyone on a blood thinner.
$28.00 -
Magnesium Night
Magnesium and evening wind-down
The protocol's only magnesium. Contains 0 mg vitamin B6.
$72.00
Optional add-ons
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GABA CoFactors Spray Tonic
As-needed calm spray
L-theanine 30 mg per serving: mild, for the moment before a known stressor. Fine alongside the daytime core.
$36.00
Alternatives: instead of, not with
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GABA Lozenges
No-ashwagandha alternative, evening
A deliberately mild option; oral GABA has limited evidence. Use instead of Calming Cortisol, not with it.
$58.00 -
Brain Calm
Serotonin-pathway alternative
GABA, L-theanine, chamomile and 50 mg of 5-HTP with B6 and magnesium. Contains 5-HTP: not with an antidepressant or any other serotonin-active medicine without your prescriber; for a child only under a practitioner's direction, as the label says. Use instead of Calming Cortisol, not with it, and never with another 5-HTP product.
$66.26 -
Glycine Powder
Evening alternative, no magnesium, no hormone
Use instead of Magnesium Night, not with it.
$32.00
Child, practitioner-directed
Practitioner-directed. The spray carries no 5-HTP, lithium, huperzine, ashwagandha or meaningful B6; Brain Calm is the practitioner-directed option for a child who can swallow capsules.
In the protocol
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GABA CoFactors Spray Tonic
Daytime calm, as needed
L-theanine 30 mg per serving, far below the trial dose, so supportive rather than strong. The label asks for a practitioner's OK for minors.
$36.00 -
Spectrum Formula + Iron Chewable
Multivitamin with iron
The single source of iron, iodine, vitamin A, vitamin D, zinc and B6 in the protocol. Iron overdose is dangerous for children: keep it locked away.
$39.98 -
$28.00
Optional add-ons
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Brain Calm
Serotonin-pathway capsules, practitioner-directed
GABA, L-theanine, chamomile and 50 mg of 5-HTP with B6 and magnesium. The label gives no children's dose, so only with a practitioner; not with an antidepressant; not with the spray on the same day.
$66.26
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How to start
- Daily Base first, for two weeks.
- Add Calming Cortisol, or one of its alternatives instead. One daytime calm product, never two.
- Judge at 4 to 8 weeks; the ashwagandha effect builds over about 60 days. Judge the spray over 2 to 4 weeks.
- Stop for drowsiness, stomach upset, any liver sign, or no change at the review point.
Read before you buy
- Ashwagandha: adults only; not in pregnancy, nursing, liver disease, thyroid disease or with thyroid medication.
- One daytime calm product: Calming Cortisol, GABA Lozenges or Brain Calm, never two.
- Brain Calm contains 5-HTP: not with antidepressants; for a child only under a practitioner's direction.
- On an antidepressant, a sedative or a thyroid medicine: talk to your prescriber first.
- Fish allergen in Omega-3 Mini.
- Designed so no calming, mineral or vitamin ingredient is doubled across products.
Therapy with a qualified clinician comes first; supplements are adjuncts. Talk to your child's healthcare provider before use.
Most of this evidence comes from adult trials of single ingredients. No protocol has been tested as a whole.
The products and/or claims made about specific products found on this website have not been evaluated by the United States Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, cure or prevent disease. The information presented on this site is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace advice from your physician or other health care professional or any information found on any product label or packaging. You should always consult with a qualified health care professional before starting any exercise, diet or supplement regimen.