Resources:

• Striped maple
• The Secret Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
• Episode 9: How to Heal Your Body With Plants Featuring Herbalist Rachelle Robinett
• Peak and Valley
• PubMed
• Diaspora Co.

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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