Adaptogens: Herbs for Energy, Longevity, and Optimum Health

Feeling stressed? Need more energy? Susun Weed leads us on a journey around the globe, sharing and enlightening us in a series of more than 60 easy-to-digest hands-on video lessons on the benefits of embracing Adaptogenic foods and herbs. Includes an action plan to help you creating lasting habits to promote health and wellbeing simply and joyfully. You will find this course to be interesting, informative, and easy to assimilate. Adaptogenic herbs are safe and easy to use the Wise Woman Way. Join us now on the adventure towards better health, less disease, and more happiness in our lives now and forever. Green Blessings are everywhere.

Detailed listing of all the videos in this course...

Welcome to Adaptogenic Herbs with Susun Weed

• Increase Your Longevity with Adaptogens - Welcome Video (1:56)
• Preview of the Hands-On with Adaptogens in this video course.. (0:55)
• Berries, Mushrooms, Roots, and More....A Preview of Adaptogens... (1:42)
• Book Resources / Overcoming the Effects of Stress (5:42)
• Using Adaptogens - Your Plan of Action PDF
• Video Index - Course Outline - Adaptogens with Susun Weed PDF
• What is an Adaptogen? (2:08)
• History of Adaptogens (3:49)
• How do Adaptogens Work? (4:15)
• Cautions with Adaptogens (3:39)
• Wise Use of Adaptogens (2:08)

A Field trip to Chinatown NYC to Learn About Common Adaptogenic Herbs

• Welcome to Chinatown NYC - Lets Look at Shiitaki Medicinal Mushrooms (1:43)
• Reishi (Lingzhi) Mushrooms - in Chinatown NYC (2:27)
• Goji berries - a Visit to Chinatown NYC (1:52)
• Cordyceps - A Medicinal Mushroom Minimizes Damage from Chemo (1:15)
• Cordyceps - Strengthens Your Lungs - A visit to Chinatown NYC (1:05)
• Intro to Ginseng - May be the Greatest Adaptogen (0:43)
• At the Supermarket in Chinatown NYC - Adaptogenic Herbs Easily Available (1:16)
• Astragalus - A Wonderful Immune System Activator (1:28)
• Solomon's Seal / Polygonatum odoratum / He Shou Wu / Fo-Ti (1:01)
• Medicinal Mushrooms and more - Goodbye to Chinatown NYC (2:01)
• Goodbye to Chinatown NYC - Adaptogens Recap (0:36)

Chinese Adaptogenic Herbs

• Ginseng, the Original Adaptogenic Herb, Uses and Benefits (4:13)
• American Ginseng, Chinese Ginseng, and Herbs that are Not Ginseng... (3:30)
• Eluthero - Siberian Ginseng (3:35)
• Eleuthero Infusion vs Tincture - Eases Flu/Cold Symptoms, Memory, Mental Health (2:29)
• Sustainability in Herbalism - Stinging Nettle Leaf or Ginseng Root? (2:52)
• Astragalus Root - Infusion and Tincture - Against Lyme Infection - Immune Supporter (2:47)
• Astralagus root - Immune Enhancing - US and China - Use in Soup and more.. (3:38)
• Codonopsis - Poor Person's Ginseng... Best Used as a Tincture (4:17)
• A Tasting with Monica-Jean - Infusions of Astragalus, Eleuthero and more... (2:36)

Magnificent Mint Adaptogens

• Holy Basil - Tulsi - Shiso - Easy to Grow (2:58)
• Self Heal, One of the Most Potent Anti-Oxidants Available (1:33)
• Shiso - Holy Basil of America (1:21)

Mushrooms are Adaptogenic Foods

• Reishi Mushrooms (1:53)
• Reishi Mushroom Tincture (3:10)
• Cordyceps / Shiitaki Mushrooms - Powdered or Whole - Helpful for the Heart (4:10)

Berries are Adaptogenic Foods

• All Berries are Adaptogens - on the Street in NYC (0:54)
• Shisandra Berry - the Five Flavor Berry - for Liver, Heart, Lungs, Spleen, Adrenals (2:42)
• Making Schisandra with Susun and her Brother Steven - Stress Proof Your Life (3:57)
• Goji Berry Tincture - Hawthorn Berry Tincture - Shisandra, Elderberry (2:35)
• Goji Berry Continued... (2:25)
• Hawthorn Berry is a Classic North American Adaptogen - Benefits of Use (3:09)
• Elderberry is an Adaptogen - Immune System Tonic (1:44)
• A Tasting with Monica-Jean - tinctures of goji berry and more... (4:32)

Indian Adaptogenic Herbs

• Herbs of Immortality - Amla, Ashwaganda, Shatavari, Shikajit, Licorice (2:36)
• Ashwaganda - Strong as a Horse - in the tomato family (4:55)
• Amla - Indian Gooseberry - Said to Be the Most Nutrient Berry in the World (3:59)
• Shatavari - She Who Posses a Hundred Husbands plus much more.. (2:30)
• Shilajit for Fertility (1:59)
• Licorice - pros and cons of use (4:07)
• Tasting with Monica-Jean - Licorice, Amla, and Ashwaganda (3:22)

Adaptogens from the Americas

• Intro to American Adaptogens - Rules of Adaptogens (0:53)
• Meet the Adaptogens: Nettle, Rhodiola, Maca, Turkey Tail, Thistle, He Shou Wu, Whey (3:18)
• Rhodiola - A World Available Plant (3:02)
• Maca - the Superstar or a Sad Story? (1:48)
• He Shou Wu - Fo Ti plant - polygonum / buckwheat family (4:06)
• Whey Nutrition Secret / Using Adaptogens in Your Life / Nourishing Infusions (3:52)
• Linden Nourishing Herbal Infusion (2:11)
• A Tasting with Monica-Jean - Rhodiola / Maca / Sumac (1:49)

Conclusion of Adaptogenic Herbs Course plus Plan of Action

• In Review - How to Prepare and Use Adaptogenic Herbs (1:59)
• Using Adaptogens on a Daily Basis - Life Plan of Action Video (3:06)
• Using Adaptogens - Your Plan of Action PDF

Bonus Content - Making Nourishing Herbal Infusions

• Stinging Nettle Infusions (2:10)
• Stinging Nettle Leaf infusion with Susun Weed and Monica-Jean (3:50)
• Herbal Infusion Basics Part One (1:55)
• Herbal Infusion Basics Part Two (2:09)
• Herbal Infusion Basics - Part Three (2:46)