Today, on the You Can Heal Your Life Podcast, you'll hear a chapter from the brand-new

audiobook from Taro Isokapala and Danielle Ryan Broida titled Healing Adaptogens, the

definitive guide to using super herbs and mushrooms for your body's restoration, defense,

and performance.

In this excerpt, you'll learn what makes an adaptogen how they become revered in traditional

systems of medicine and about their emergence in modern times.

You can listen to the full audiobook free for 14 days in the Empower You Unlimited

Audio App.

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Part 1 The Science of Adaptogens

Chapter 1 Defining Adaptogens

Take a moment to think of your body as a city.

Cities have reservoirs to pull water from in times of need.

Similarly, think of your body having its own reservoir, a vital reserve.

If you encounter drought, a stressor, you can pull from the reservoir to keep the taps

flowing and the people of your city or cells replenished.

Adaptogens help replenish your vital reserve so that when stressors arise, which is inevitable,

there is a pool of resources to draw from.

This enables your body to respond to the stressors efficiently and return to a state of balance

efficiently.

What makes an adaptogen?

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