Are you suffering from chronic fatigue, anxiety, or digestive or autoimmune issues? Or are you seeking a simple way to level up your health with a food that is easy to integrate into your everyday routine? Look no further than to adaptogens: nutrient-dense superfoods that have been clinically proven to help support your body’s immunity and gut health, boost brain activity and focus, aid with stress and mood, and so much more!
Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru talks to Tero Isokauppila about the power of adaptogens and how to start integrating them into your routine for better health.
Tero Isokauppila is an expert in all things related to nutrition, health, and wellness and is the founder of Four Sigmatic—a functional foods company. He is the author of two bestselling books: Healing Mushrooms, an educational cookbook, and Santa Sold Shrooms, a children’s book for adults about the magical origins of Santa Claus, as well as his newly released book, Healing Adaptogens: The Definitive Guide to Using Super Herbs and Mushrooms for Your Body’s Restoration, Defense, and Performance.
Tero’s roots are in Finland, where he grew up growing and foraging natural foods on his 13th-generation family farm. He later earned degrees in chemistry and business and a certificate in plant-based nutrition at Cornell University. He is a sought-after speaker and has been featured at Summit Series, Wanderlust, WME-IMG, Google, and the Fast Company Innovation Festival.
In this episode, we dive into:
- The top three adaptogens for brain health and focus (1:44)
- The history of adaptogens and how they have been used throughout traditional cultures (7:30)
- How to incorporate adaptogens into your daily routine (11:03)
- Functional mushrooms vs adaptogens (15:18)
- How adaptogens work in the body (16:18)
- The benefits of tulsi and ashwagandha (20:15)
- How reishi and ashwagandha improve sleep quality (27:28)
- Adaptogens and caffeine intake (38:24)
- Psychedelics and microdosing (53:20)
- Pregnancy and adaptogens (1:13:55)
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For more on Tero Isokauppila, follow him on Instagram @iamtero, Facebook @foursigmatic, Twitter @foursigmatic, YouTube @foursigmatic, and through his website, us.foursigmatic.com. Get his book, Healing Adaptogens: The Definitive Guide to Using Super Herbs and Mushrooms for Your Body’s Restoration, Defense, and Performance, here.
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