Episode 3: Creating a Performance-Enhancing Herbal Supplement

In this episode, our guests are herbalists Peter and Amy Galle, co-founders and owners of Yin Dew, a Glendale-based custom herbal medicine company. Peter and Amy describe the process and creation of our product, Endure Blend, and how they chose the specific formulation. You can learn more about Yin Dew HERE. Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro 0:56 - Birth of the Endure Blend 1:35 - Endure Blend results 2:15 - History of Yin Dew 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 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 has changed her life 46:45 - Special cordyceps process used for the 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