Stress-Relax Natural Factors - Stress-Relax GABA 250mg, 60 vcap
Natural Factors Stress-Relax GABA - 250 mg - GABA can be used whenever someone feels a bit stressed or overwhelmed. It has demonstrated an impressive ability to improve sleep quality and can be used as an aid to conquer stress and promote relaxation. GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) is a natural calming and anti-epileptic agent in the brain. In fact, it is one of the brain's most important regulators of proper function and neurotransmission. Natural GABA is an aid to conquer stress and promote relaxation. It is also particularly helpful in counteracting the effects of caffeine.
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Why people keep reordering it
- Adaptogen support
- Herbs traditionally used to help the body adapt to everyday stress.
- Steady energy
- Supports balanced energy without the spike and the crash.
- Calm focus
- Helps you stay even through demanding days.
Best suited to: wound up mid-afternoon with work still to do, heavy coffee drinkers who get the jitters, people who want a single active and nothing else.
What the research supports
Each capsule is 250 mg of GABA from PharmaGABA, made by fermentation and already at the top of doses used in research. 60 capsules is one to two months.
Human trials on PharmaGABA mostly use 100 to 200 mg a day.
- Calmer under pressure (evidence: mixed, from randomized controlled trial, crossover trial)
- Small trials give PharmaGABA before a stressful task and measure stress hormones in saliva. Some show calmer scores afterward, but the studies are few, small, and often funded by the maker.
- Relaxed alertness (evidence: limited, from small human eeg study)
- Recordings of brain activity show a shift toward alpha waves, the pattern linked to being calm but awake, within an hour of a dose. The studies behind this involve very few people.
- Falling asleep faster (evidence: limited, from small human eeg study)
- A few small trials report people falling asleep sooner after taking oral GABA, but the doses tested vary widely and the results do not agree with each other.
Read the literature: Calmer under pressure on PubMed, Relaxed alertness on PubMed, Falling asleep faster on PubMed.
Is it right for you
Worth it if
- Wound up mid-afternoon with work still to do
- 250 mg is a take-the-edge-off dose, and there is nothing in the capsule that makes you sleepy.
- Heavy coffee drinkers who get the jitters
- Countering the edge of caffeine is the specific use this formula is built around.
- People who want a single active and nothing else
- It is GABA, rice powder and cellulose, so it will not double up on anything in a bedtime formula.
Look elsewhere if
- Someone who wants the best-evidenced calm-down
- L-theanine at 200 mg has more consistent human data for the same job and usually costs less per dose.
- Anyone trying to fall asleep faster
- This does not move the body clock. Melatonin at 0.5 to 3 mg is what does that.
- Someone expecting a strong, obvious effect
- If you need to be visibly settled down, this is the wrong shelf and a conversation with a practitioner is the better next step.
What to expect
Most people notice a mild loosening within 30 to 60 minutes, closer to the edge coming off than to being knocked out. A few feel brief warmth or tingling shortly after a dose. If one capsule registers nothing after a few tries, taking more is not the fix. The label caps continuous use at four weeks without practitioner guidance.
How it compares
- Compared with L-theanine 200 mg
- This is the neurotransmitter itself rather than a compound that nudges the system, and the reported onset in the brain wave work is inside an hour. The tradeoff: Whether oral GABA reaches the brain in meaningful amounts is still argued over, so you are buying a less settled mechanism than L-theanine's, usually at a higher price per dose.
- Compared with magnesium bisglycinate
- Acts within the hour rather than building over weeks, so it suits one specific stressful afternoon. The tradeoff: Magnesium corrects a real nutrient shortfall if you have one. GABA does not, so this is a situational purchase rather than a corrective one.
Product details
- Active ingredient
- Natural Factors - Stress-Relax GABA 250mg
- Ingredient form
- vcap
- Strength
- 250 mg
- Servings per container
- 60
- Suggested use
- Take 1-2 capsules daily or as directed by a health care practitioner. Consult a health care practitioner for use beyond 4 weeks.
- Country of manufacture
- Canada
- Independent testing
- ISURA
- Certifications
- Non-GMO, Made in Canada
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place
- Brand
- Stress-Relax
How to take it
Take 1-2 capsules daily or as directed by a health care practitioner. Consult a health care practitioner for use beyond 4 weeks.
- Store in a cool, dry place away from direct light.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult a practitioner if you are pregnant, nursing or on medication.
Ingredients
Each capsule contains
- Pharma GABA 80 gamma-aminobutyric acid (from 297 mg Pharma GABA 80 complex)
- 250 mg
Non-medicinal ingredients
Rice powder, vegetarian capsule (carbohydrate gum [cellulose], purified water), vegetable grade magnesium stearate (lubricant), silica.
Free from
Contains no artificial colours, preservatives, or sweeteners; no dairy, sugar, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, egg, fish, shellfish, animal products, salt, tree nuts, or GMOs. Suitable for vegetarians/vegans.
Interactions and cautions
- Medications
- May interact with thyroid, sedative or immune medication. Review with your practitioner.
- Timing
- Separate from medications by 2 to 4 hours unless directed otherwise by a healthcare practitioner.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Consult a healthcare practitioner before use if pregnant or breastfeeding.
- General
- Use only as directed. Discontinue and consult a practitioner if you experience an adverse reaction.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. Consult a healthcare practitioner before use. Free certified advisors are available at 1-888-386-1211, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm PT.
Questions about Natural Factors - Stress-Relax GABA 250mg
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- Yes. It is identical to what you would pay full price for anywhere else, sourced through our authorized supplier relationships.
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- We buy direct, with nobody in the middle taking a cut, and we sell it for close to what we paid. You see the price privately because you have unlocked the Vault.
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- Orders placed before 12pm PT are processed the same day and ship within two business days. Shipping is free over $89, and a flat $9.95 under that.
- Can I return it?
- You have 30 days after it arrives to request a return. Product must be unused, in its original packaging, with proof of purchase, and return shipping is paid by you. Find it cheaper anywhere in Canada and we will match the price.