EP 30: Stressed? Meet Your Herbal Allies, With Nadine Joseph of Peak and Valley - a podcast by Alyssa Benjamin

from 2020-08-12T13:14:41

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Show Notes:

On growing up with an understanding of the symbiotic relationship between humans and the natural world
What Nadine learned studying the neuroscience of stress
What adrenal fatigue looks like in the body
How the culture of work in the United States is leading us to adrenal burnout
The HPA axis in the body and why it’s important
How Nadine’s own wellness journey led her to found Peak and Valley
Nootropics - what they are and what they do for the brain
Why the beta-glucan content in mushrooms matters
Adaptogens - explained
Primary, secondary and tertiary adaptogens
Peak and Valley’s adaptogenic blends
What happened after Nadine began regularly consuming adaptogens
Nadine’s experience with entrepreneurship
Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine’s influence in the research behind adaptogens
The Nourish My Skin blend explained from an Ayurvedic perspective
The incredible health benefits of turmeric
Why Nadine sources her turmeric from Diaspora Co.
Why consumers need to be really careful when purchasing plant based products
How to screen plant based products for purity and quality
How different types of stress maps differently in the body
The limitations of adaptogens
Highlighting Nadine’s favorite adaptogenic herbs + mushrooms
How the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement have affected Nadine personally and Peak and Valley
How to honor the traditions that adaptogens came from without appropriating them
The Last Five Questions

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