Hello, hello, guys.

You're listening to Beauty Bites with Dr. Kay, seepits of a plastic surgeon.

And today on the podcast, I am interviewing the very lovely Shauna Ryder, who is founder

of Alaya Naturals.

And she was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition at a young age, went through a pregnancy

journey, and decided to come up with her own line of superfood. So

welcome to the podcast, Shauna. Thank you, Dr. Kay. Thank you so much for having me.

So you've developed a company with the line of clean, organic superfood supplements. What

inspired you to create a line? And how did that idea grow into a successful business?

Well, it began after the birth of my son, Max, based on pure exhaustion primarily.

You know, when you're breastfeeding and awake around the clock with a newborn baby,

it's really hard to have your nutritional needs met. So I had,

I had looked into what was available on the market, wasn't finding what I was looking for,

and decided to take matters into my own hands. And how many kids do you have? I have two. My

son, Max, is five. And my daughter, Maya Luna, is three.

Oh, cute names. I love that. Thank you. Are you, how do you even do that? Like, develop a

business and run it from home during quarantine. We're speaking during quarantine. So are you

homeschooling and everything? Well, at that age, homeschooling,

in quotes, is very improvisational. You know, it's hard to maintain interest at that age and being

online and not having that interactive experience. So everything that was offered to them was

optional and they primarily opted out of those

experiences and opted into being naked in the sprinklers and, you know, taping popsicle sticks

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