Adapt and Adaptogens

Reishi and Lion’s Mane. Chaga and Ashwagandha. These mushrooms are everywhere now. You can find them in coffee, matcha, sparkling drinks, and even chocolate. I love mushrooms. I love eating them, and I love using them therapeutically because they can support the nervous system, hormones, and overall energy. But herbs have power, and power always asks for intention. Do you actually know what each one does in your body?

So what does it mean to adapt? Your body is doing it every second. Physiologically, adaptation is your ability to return to balance. That ongoing recalibration is homeostasis. Stress is not the problem. The right amount of stress strengthens you. The issue is the type and volume of stress you meet every day. Some of it you choose. Some of it you inherit. Some of it you never saw coming.

A large part of my work is helping your body adapt with more ease. We start by clearing the internal stressors: toxins, microbes, inflammation, nutrient deficiencies, gut imbalances. But then there are the external stressors. Work pressure. Relationship patterns. Financial strain. Old emotional wounds. The memories your body never fully processed. All of these influence how well your system can stay in balance.

When you have stomach issues, is it always because you ate something questionable? When your back hurts, is it really just age or sleeping wrong? Or is your body reacting to something deeper?

Most people have felt symptoms flare during emotional stress or after a conflict. Or when they know they have to see someone who unsettles them. Or right before travel. The body speaks before the mind catches up. Think about that.

One of my favorite parts of this work is the investigation. I always want to know when your symptoms first showed up. Not because I am nosy, but because the body keeps timelines.

Ten years of acid reflux? So what happened ten years ago?

• Did you lose someone?

• Move across the country?

• Go through a breakup?

• Experience an accident?

• Lose a job?

• Hit a tree on your bike?(That one comes up more often than you would think.)

None of these moments disappear just because time moves forward. These experiences imprint on your nervous system. They shift your hormones, your muscle tension, your breathing, even your digestion. Trauma does not need to be dramatic to shape your physiology. If you want to understand this more deeply, I always recommend two books: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk and The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté.

Adaptogens can help. They support the HPA axis, regulate the stress response, and help your body recover after emotional or physical strain. But herbs alone cannot clear old patterns that are still running beneath the surface. That is where therapies like mud therapy and NET come in. These methods help release stored tension, recalibrate energy pathways, and shift the emotional perceptions that have been holding symptoms in place.

Your body adapts constantly. But when unresolved stress or outdated survival responses keep pulling you off balance, healing slows down. When we clear those layers and support the nervous system in real time, your ability to adapt returns. Symptoms soften. Energy steadies. Your system stops bracing and starts healing.

Your body is always working toward balance. My job is to help you understand what is standing in the way, and to remind you that your capacity to adapt is still there. You just may need the right support to find it again.bTechniques like mud therapy and NET can help realign the energy pathways to change your body's programming and mind's perception to alter the course of your health journey! Don't overlook the importance of looking back and healing old injuries and trauma.