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572: Improve Your Cognitive Performance with Herbs

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محتوای ارائه شده توسط Kris Safarova for Firmsconsulting.com. تمام محتوای پادکست شامل قسمت‌ها، گرافیک‌ها و توضیحات پادکست مستقیماً توسط Kris Safarova for Firmsconsulting.com یا شریک پلتفرم پادکست آن‌ها آپلود و ارائه می‌شوند. اگر فکر می‌کنید شخصی بدون اجازه شما از اثر دارای حق نسخه‌برداری شما استفاده می‌کند، می‌توانید روندی که در اینجا شرح داده شده است را دنبال کنید.https://fa.player.fm/legal

Rachelle Robinett, founder of Pharmakon Supernatural and educator in holistic health, offers a clear, science-aware framework for supporting energy, focus, and stress regulation, without defaulting to pharmaceuticals or overstimulation. In this episode, she explores how plant-based medicine, nutrition, and daily practices can be woven into practical, long-term routines that support resilience and cognitive clarity.

Robinett challenges the assumption that performance must rely on synthetic energy or end in burnout. Drawing from her work at the intersection of herbalism and evidence-based wellness, she shares actionable strategies for optimizing physiological readiness through balance, not intensity.

“I’m really interested in how we can live well without needing to biohack or rely on pharmaceuticals or stimulants or even supplementation all the time.”

Key insights from the conversation include:

Stimulants Borrow, Not Create Energy

Robinett explains that caffeine and similar compounds don’t give us energy; they “just turn off the signals of fatigue.” Instead, she emphasizes rhythm management, aligning with circadian patterns and energy cycles:

“You don’t have to be on all the time. And if we try to be, the crash will always come.”

Herbs Should Be Matched to Mechanism, Not Trend

She encourages listeners to move beyond marketing labels like “adaptogen,” noting that compounds like rhodiola (stimulating) and reishi (sedating) serve very different roles.

“Match your plants to your goals... It’s kind of like caffeine; if you don’t need it, don’t take it.”

Sugar Is Energizing, But Often Disruptive

Robinett discusses how sugar can be paired with fiber, fat, or protein to reduce its volatility:

“Sugar is biologically energizing… but we tend to use it in ways that give us a spike and then a crash.”

Daily Practices Outperform Sporadic Interventions

Light exposure, meal timing, and breathwork help regulate the autonomic nervous system more effectively than isolated hacks:

“What we do daily matters more than what we do occasionally… so many people don’t understand how profoundly their breathing patterns are affecting their state.”

Recovery Is an Active Recalibration

Robinett distinguishes between activities that feel restful and those that actually reset the stress response system:

“Sometimes the things we think are relaxing are not—Netflix, alcohol, even yoga. True recovery is shifting the nervous system.”

This conversation reframes wellness not as indulgence or optimization, but as physiological literacy—a disciplined, systems-level approach to mental clarity and endurance. For professionals seeking alternatives to overstimulation, Robinett offers a sustainable path toward long-term resilience and regulated energy.

Get Rachelle’s book here: https://shorturl.at/q7TDb

Naturally: The Herbalist's Guide to Health and Transformation

Here are some free gifts for you:

Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy Studies free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/OverallApproach

McKinsey & BCG winning resume free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/resumepdf

Enjoying this episode? Get access to sample advanced training episodes here: www.firmsconsulting.com/promo

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محتوای ارائه شده توسط Kris Safarova for Firmsconsulting.com. تمام محتوای پادکست شامل قسمت‌ها، گرافیک‌ها و توضیحات پادکست مستقیماً توسط Kris Safarova for Firmsconsulting.com یا شریک پلتفرم پادکست آن‌ها آپلود و ارائه می‌شوند. اگر فکر می‌کنید شخصی بدون اجازه شما از اثر دارای حق نسخه‌برداری شما استفاده می‌کند، می‌توانید روندی که در اینجا شرح داده شده است را دنبال کنید.https://fa.player.fm/legal

Rachelle Robinett, founder of Pharmakon Supernatural and educator in holistic health, offers a clear, science-aware framework for supporting energy, focus, and stress regulation, without defaulting to pharmaceuticals or overstimulation. In this episode, she explores how plant-based medicine, nutrition, and daily practices can be woven into practical, long-term routines that support resilience and cognitive clarity.

Robinett challenges the assumption that performance must rely on synthetic energy or end in burnout. Drawing from her work at the intersection of herbalism and evidence-based wellness, she shares actionable strategies for optimizing physiological readiness through balance, not intensity.

“I’m really interested in how we can live well without needing to biohack or rely on pharmaceuticals or stimulants or even supplementation all the time.”

Key insights from the conversation include:

Stimulants Borrow, Not Create Energy

Robinett explains that caffeine and similar compounds don’t give us energy; they “just turn off the signals of fatigue.” Instead, she emphasizes rhythm management, aligning with circadian patterns and energy cycles:

“You don’t have to be on all the time. And if we try to be, the crash will always come.”

Herbs Should Be Matched to Mechanism, Not Trend

She encourages listeners to move beyond marketing labels like “adaptogen,” noting that compounds like rhodiola (stimulating) and reishi (sedating) serve very different roles.

“Match your plants to your goals... It’s kind of like caffeine; if you don’t need it, don’t take it.”

Sugar Is Energizing, But Often Disruptive

Robinett discusses how sugar can be paired with fiber, fat, or protein to reduce its volatility:

“Sugar is biologically energizing… but we tend to use it in ways that give us a spike and then a crash.”

Daily Practices Outperform Sporadic Interventions

Light exposure, meal timing, and breathwork help regulate the autonomic nervous system more effectively than isolated hacks:

“What we do daily matters more than what we do occasionally… so many people don’t understand how profoundly their breathing patterns are affecting their state.”

Recovery Is an Active Recalibration

Robinett distinguishes between activities that feel restful and those that actually reset the stress response system:

“Sometimes the things we think are relaxing are not—Netflix, alcohol, even yoga. True recovery is shifting the nervous system.”

This conversation reframes wellness not as indulgence or optimization, but as physiological literacy—a disciplined, systems-level approach to mental clarity and endurance. For professionals seeking alternatives to overstimulation, Robinett offers a sustainable path toward long-term resilience and regulated energy.

Get Rachelle’s book here: https://shorturl.at/q7TDb

Naturally: The Herbalist's Guide to Health and Transformation

Here are some free gifts for you:

Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy Studies free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/OverallApproach

McKinsey & BCG winning resume free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/resumepdf

Enjoying this episode? Get access to sample advanced training episodes here: www.firmsconsulting.com/promo

  continue reading

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