Episode 3: Creating a Performance-Enhancing Herbal Supplement

In this episode, our guests are herbalists Peter and Amy Galle [https://www.yindew.com/about], co-founders and owners of Yin Dew [https://www.yindew.com/], a Glendale-based custom herbal medicine company. Peter and Amy describe the process and creation of our product, Endure Blend [https://www.elementalwellnessacupuncture.com/store/p/endure-blend], and how they chose the specific formulation. You can learn more about Yin Dew HERE. [https://www.yindew.com/] Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro 0:56 - Birth of the Endure Blend [https://www.elementalwellnessacupuncture.com/store/p/endure-blend] 1:35 - Endure Blend [https://www.elementalwellnessacupuncture.com/store/p/endure-blend] results 2:15 - History of Yin Dew [https://www.yindew.com/] 5:52 - What is Shamanic Journeying? 7:38 - How Amy connected with datura and why the flower is Yin Dew logo 9:10 - How Amy’s art is guided by datura 11:12 - Anna’s realization about ayahuasca and plant communication 12:21 - Peter’s Chinese medicine journey 15:54 - Peter’s research into sourcing Chinese herbs 17:37 - Sacred Plant Medicine: The Wisdom in Native American Herbalism [https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Plant-Medicine-American-Herbalism/dp/1591430585]by Stephen Harrod Buhner 20:08 - The clash of Western anthropology and indigenous plant use 25:20 - Perception of the heart: the process for creating an herbal mix 27:54 - Finding herbs that specifically address the outcomes of endurance training 30:14 - How the process is like cooking 30:28 - How the process is like music 31:45 - How quickly do the plant compounds take effect in the body? 32:39 - Why angustifolia is effective for athletes through repetitive movements 34:09 - How proprioreception is compromised by stress response 35:10 - Nature’s inherent gift-giving 41:25 - Why observations are not equivalent to a medical paradigm or treatment modality 45:35 - Anna’s injury and how the Endure Blend [https://www.elementalwellnessacupuncture.com/store/p/endure-blend] has changed her life 46:45 - Special cordyceps process used for the Endure Blend [https://www.elementalwellnessacupuncture.com/store/p/endure-blend] 49:00 - How to determine the correct dosage 51:30 - Encouraging people to step into their own relationship with the medicine 55:55 - What if these plant medicines don’t work? 58:05 - Why dose-dependent response is important for synthetic compounds