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The Herb That Said No: Bacopa, 7 Days of Diarrhea, and Knowing When to Quit

A For Science episode with trauma-informed therapist Nicky Yazbeck

This For Science episode didn't go the way I planned, and I'm so glad it didn't. I picked Bacopa for Nicky Yazbeck because it's one of my favorite herbs for the mind. We worked up to a therapeutic dose of 10 grams a day, and her body said no from day one. Nicky tried everything to get it down: honey, applesauce, kombucha, chasers, and swallowable wrappers that burst open in her throat. Seven days of diarrhea later, she called it. This is the side of herbalism nobody posts about. Not every herb is right for every person, even a gentle, well-loved one, and listening to your body's feedback is part of the medicine. From there we get into taste memory and plant medicine, the keeper at the gate, dieting with plants, my ongoing wrestle with eating meat, and what's happened to the nutrient value of our food.

What We Cover

- Bacopa (Brahmi) energetics: bitter, sweet, cooling, and why it can aggravate vata and dampen digestion in excess

- Traditional and clinical uses: memory, focus, ADHD, anxiety, sleep, nervous system rejuvenation, and topical oils

- Why Bacopa gets confused with Gotu kola

- Nicky's 7 day experience and why she stopped

- Every method she tried to get the powder down, and what actually worked

- Swallowing herbs in wrappers: the learning curve and the 5 gram limit

- How taste can trigger a body memory, and Nicky's Huachuma connection

- The keeper at the gate: why some medicines don't let you in

- Plant dietas and clearing your system to connect with a plant

- How porous we are to other people's energy, food, and habits

- My conflict about eating meat, and why some clients need it as medicine

- Soil depletion, nutrient loss, and why food tastes different abroad

- Focusing on what we can control: news, social media, sleep, sunlight

Meet Nicky Yazbeck

Nicky is a trauma-informed licensed therapist, EMDR therapist, and yoga teacher who works with plant medicine. She hosts The Connected Community: Exploring Possibilities, a podcast with open-minded conversations on plant medicine, Ayurveda, yoga, human design, astrology, and more. If you enjoy this show, you'll love hers. And yes, she's a total trooper.

🌐 Nicky's website → https://nickyyyoga.com/

🎙️ The Connected Community on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-mc44gawLCunGyoY13c2wQ

💥 Watch Nicky's Bacopa powder fail → https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19WYS15WUL/

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