My guest today is Danielle Ryan-Broida, who was previously on the podcast (EF#38) to discuss her recently finished book she co-authored with Tero Isokaupilla, founder of Four Sigmatic, which is being launched next week. We talk about the adaptogens in the book, including functional mushrooms from reishi to chaga, ashwaghanda, cacao, turmeric, schishandra, goji berry, acerola cherry and how these can support those with Endometriosis

So Danielle is a key player in the worldwide mushroom movement and is a Registered Herbalist, as well as a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Instructor of Mycology, and National Educator at Four Sigmatic, Danielle is teaching the world about the importance of a life on functional mushrooms.

After travelling the world and gaining skills, knowledge and training, she completed her graduate studies at the Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism (CSCH). She then opened her private practice where she worked with hundreds of clients specializing in functional mushroom based treatment for individuals with autoimmune conditions and chronic illness. She was invited to become the Instructor of Mycology at CSCH, where she still teaches. Danielle brings her passion and expertise in herbal medicine, clinical practice, teaching, formulation, and her deep love for fungi to everything she does.

In this episode we talk about:

• Why Danielle and Tero chose to write a book on Adaptogens
• How adaptogens are more accessible than ever before
• How adaptogens are safe
• Sustainability now that adaptogens are more available globally
• How to thrive and not survive by using adaptogens and nature
• How adaptogens can help unblock your flow of vitality
• How adaptogens work differently from one person to another
• Why this book gives you reliable information
• How adaptogens can helps “Defend, Perform and Restore” and how they can support healing Endometriosis symptoms and improving your fertility.
• Which adaptogens to start with for Endo and fertility

Check out the Healing Adaptogens Book website: https://healingadaptogens.com

You can pre-order now here until 27th September 2022 and you get lots of pre-order offers from Amazon, Waterstone, Barnes and Noble, Booktopia e.g. “adaptogen before and after checklist”, 5 people that pre-order will get a clinical session with Danielle

Do you want more information, including a FREE copy of one of the short guides I share with my clients on Functional Mushroom – then check out the website: https://endofertilityspecialist.com/endo-fertility-podcast/

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In this week's episode I talk about my personal healing journey so far since the birth of my son in optimising my fertility, the things I have done, tried and tested, what hasn't worked, what I worry about, and what I wished I had done differently, as well as the things that I have been struggling with.

This is a very personal episode, and it was very therapeutic doing it, but also I feel quite vulnerable publishing it, as we are still TTC - I hope you find this helpful.

Be patient, things come to those that wait x

My guest today is Maya Krikke, the sole Founder & Artisan Brewer of Myk’s Kefir (soon to be MYMY. Operating out of the Food Connect Shed in Brisbane, Australia, she is one of 37 small businesses seeking to change the food ecosystem. Commercially crafting audacious yet extraordinary probiotic drinks since 2015, her mission to make ethical and sustainable decisions for packaging, ingredient sourcing, and minimal food processing, has yielded potent, small-batch, artisan ferments of the most outrageous and exquisite flavours one could imagine (like the Gin lovers’ compliment, the organic Rhubarb & rose scented Geranium).

Armed with a vision to better educate and communicate the science-based secrets of tibicos (water kefir) cultures, she wants to enable access to any family home with the desire to learn more and create their own unique flavour. The MYMY probiotic pouch is like an equivalent to the Betty Crocker of home fermenting. Her debut kids probiotic workshop last week demonstrated that even a 7 year old can become a Brew Master in a day.

In this episode we talk about:

• How Maya got into making kefir for herself and her toddler son
• Using juice vs fresh whole fruit to flavour kefir
• How Maya got into selling her kefir
• How Maya’s product is different from others
• The disadvantage of commercial fermented products
• How much more potent Maya’s kefir is to other commercially produced products
• My disastrous experience of exploding kefir!
• Kombucha vs Kefir
• Sugar-free / vegan kefir
• How kefir and acidic products like lemons alkalises your body
• How Maya’s kefir was made to “con a child it is a fizzy drink” but with health benefits
• What kefir is and how you make it
• Making water kefir and avoiding making yeast infections worse
• Benefits of kefir and gut health
• What happens if you drink too much kefir at once
• Providing local farmers with waste probiotic fruit
• Water kefir vs kombucha and how to drink them to get the best benefits for your gut and bowel movements
• Tips on how to make your own kefir
• Maya’s home making pouch’s
• Maya’s resources, up-coming events and new website

If you want to see the bottles and kefir bubbles that Maya showed me in her interview go to the website (link below), where you will find a short video.

Do you want more information? Check out the website, i.e. what exactly was discussed, references, short video of the kefir (also available on You Tube), mentioned podcast episodes, blogs or resources: https://www.endofertilityspecialist.com/endo-fertility-podcast/

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