Tero Isokauppila - Healing Adaptogens: The Definitive Guide to Using Super Herbs and Mushrooms for Your Bodys Restoration, Defense, and Performance

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Your alarm sounds. Exhausted, you hit snoozetwice. By the time you get out of bed, youre already behind. You make a big cup of coffee to combat the brain fog, likely from the wine last night. You get a bit jittery from it, but its better than feeling foggy. You wash down a bowl of sugary cereal with another cup of coffee. By midday, you start to crash. Time for the third cup of caffeine, maybe in the form of an energy drink, and a granola bar. By the end of the day, youre exhausted, but the caffeine and sugar are keeping you wired.

Unfortunately, theres still more to do: dinner, house chores, and personal care. By the time you finish, it feels like youve completed a marathon. You deserve a reward. Youre also on a second or third wind, so you need something to cool off and tell your nervous system that youre finally done for the day. A glass of wine fits the bill. Eventually, a little tipsy, you head to bed. Youre tired but wired; half asleep, half awake. The night goes by without the depth of sleep your body needs. You wake up groggy. Wash, rinse, repeat.

The most common unifying experience in modern life is stress, and its taking a serious toll on our health. To cope, its easy to rely on hyperpalatable food, alcohol, and pharmaceuticals. Yet we are not getting better. The tools we are using to cope are keeping our mental and physical energy low, prohibiting us from sleeping well, and causing us to perform at only the level of merely scraping by.

With this unhealthy cycle so many of us are stuck in, were not making it easy for our bodies to deal with the compounding stress of this lifestyle. For starters, were not eating enough produce. Instead, were overeating processed foods, meat, and dairy. Plus, were consuming more calories than ever before. A 2021 peer-reviewed study concluded that 67 percent of calories young people consume come from ultra-processed foods such as chips, cookies, frozen pizza, and burgers.

Of the few healthy foods we do eat, a lot of them are grown in soil that isnt as nutrient-rich as it was 100 years ago. In fact, the nutrient density of the 43 most common fruits and vegetables has declined. So even when we are eating clean, our bodies have fewer tools to bring us back to a state of balance.

If you are anything like most Americans, there are also several pharmaceuticals thrown into the mix. If one of the causes of stress is an unhealthy diet or nutrient-deficient food, popping a pill may seem like a simple and efficient way to deal with it. Yet despite increased investment in the healthcare industry, we remain sick and stressed.

But what if there were another way? A way that shifts your destructive cycle of stress to one of optimized energy, productivity, and balance. A state where you feel healthy, active, vibrant, and full of life. One that not only has hundreds of years of traditional wisdom behind it but is also backed by modern science.

Now imagine waking up from a deep night of restful sleep. Your eyes open before the alarm sounds. You have energy, your mind feels clear, and your day is unwritten but full of purpose. You walk into the kitchen and pour yourself a cup of functional coffee. A brew that delivers the full, bold coffee flavor youve known and loved for decades, but this time without the crash, jitters, or upset stomach.

This cup is filled with ancient herbs and mushrooms, ingredients you now leverage to show up as your best self despite the stress of modern-day life. To-dos seamlessly fall off your list as you find time to move your body, engage in activities that bring you pleasure, and spend quality time with your loved ones.

With your newfound state of being, anything off-kilter is painfully noticeable. When an alert triggers stress, you notice your heart pound, palms dampen, and mind raceresponses that used to be so familiar. But now, you take a few deep breaths, and just as quickly as that sneaky stressor came, its gone. You mix another soothing beverage, this time made from Turmeric and other ancient herbs.

As the day rolls on, you move through life like a wave, keenly aware of the chaos around you, yet strong, graceful, and moving with clarity and purpose. Youre balanced in a way you once didnt know you were capable of. When the sun sets and dinner is cleaned up, you start the unwinding routine. Just as habitual as your functional coffee is your evening pot of warm Cacao. Your kids still call it hot chocolate, but you know how different it is from the old stuff. This, like your morning brew, is teeming with rich nutrition, delivering the nutrients your whole family needs to start relaxing and preparing for the nights reset.

You pour everyone a mug of this decadent chocolaty treat and sit back smiling, watching as everyone shares stories from their day. When the mugs are dry, your body tells you its time for rest. Your body effortlessly recedes into sleep, refueling every cell in your body for the day to come.

Welcome to life with Adaptogens. Adapt-o-what? In short, the most nutrient-dense, time-tested, ancient natural medicines from around the world. They just happen to be incredibly safe, nontoxic, and for the first time in thousands of years, available and accessible almost anywhere you shop.

While you may not be familiar with the term Adaptogens, they have likely been a regular part of your life in some way, shape, or form.

Here at our company Four Sigmatic, we are widely known for creating the original mushroom coffee, but theres far more to Adaptogens than that! In , well fully explore the science of Adaptogens. But for now, you just need to know that they are a group of super plants and functional mushrooms with health benefits, namely helping you