“Adaptogens”... a trendy new name synonymous with health, well-being and modernity.

In order to get a good idea of ​​what it is, let's start by understanding what it is not.

Adaptogens are not medicine because they have no curative purpose.

Adaptogens are plants or fungi (most of the time) that thrive in extreme climates, which gives them an extraordinary adaptability. This is the point of these foods. They transmit this adaptability and their benefits to the human body.

If the ancient Chinese pharmacopoeia already called them "superior tonics", the technical definition of Adaptogens arrives in the 1960s from the USSR. The Soviets had been working for twenty years on food to boost human performance and adaptogens caught their attention. They have three basic properties:

Strengthen the body's defenses against external aggressions,

Normalize and stabilize physiological states and therefore achieve homeostasis

Preserve the functioning of organisms while ensuring the absence of toxicity

In short, the miracle of adaptogens is to bring appeasement when you feel stressed, energy when you experience fatigue and cognitive enhancement when your mind is troubled.

They are real little treasures of nature.

Their democratization is more and more widespread in a society which is more and more subject to emotional lifts, peaks of stress and fatigue at a sometimes overwhelming pace.

What are adaptogens and what to expect from them?

Like in our article on adaptogens, we are keen to point out that what we call Superfoods are not medical resources and should not be used for curative purposes.

That being said, once again, we are convinced that these Super Ingredients are gems of our beautiful planet, that a preventive use and an approach of “soft medicine” provide unique benefits to our bodies (even if they are not a substitute for a healthy and balanced diet).

The official definition of Superfood is “a food rich in nutrients, considered to be particularly beneficial in terms of health and well-being”.

Superfoods are fruits, seaweed, roots, plants, herbs, fungi and are naturally and particularly rich in essential nutrients, vitamins, amino acids and antioxidants.

The interest for us is that their benefits are not limited to the body and the proper functioning of the organism, but also to well-being and cognitive functions - which makes them a fabulous asset for making an alternative to coffee!

Zoom on the phenomenon of Superfoods and how we used them to design the ultimate alternative to coffee

Okana was born from certain convictions that go beyond its own product:

Mental hygiene will increasingly matter, along with physical hygiene

The new generation and the next to come no longer accept to make the tradeoff of their well-being

The importance of carrying out projects that make sense for oneself rather than for others

The generalized need for a source of energy, certainly, but healthier, to be fulfilled

These convictions are integrated in one mission: to bring to the body and mind, the energy and the benevolence necessary to be fulfilled in harmony.

Coffee is surely today the most consumed energy drink in the world. And for good reason: Caffeine is quite effective for providing energy and focus.

However, coffee delivers a peak of caffeine that can cause stress, anxiety, digestive discomfort and increase in blood pressure in some consumers, ultimately resulting, by its instantaneous but ephemeral effects, to nervosity, fatigue and confusion.

After studying the subject, we also realized that coffee was an ecological disaster, at every stages of its conception and consumption.

People need energy, of course, but above all benevolence. This is our mission. Embody a new ritual, formulate a healthier and greener fuel. Give to ambitions and projects a natural and benevolent boost.

In short, our mission is to help you fulfil yours.

Okana's mission: to bring to the body and mind the energy and benevolence needed to fulfil goals in harmony

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