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10 of the Healthiest Mushrooms and How They Can Impact Your Life

10 of the Healthiest Mushrooms and How They Can...

Currently, our best approximation is that there are around five million species of fungi. Suffice to say, it can be hard to decipher and decide which mushrooms are best for...

10 of the Healthiest Mushrooms and How They Can...

Currently, our best approximation is that there are around five million species of fungi. Suffice to say, it can be hard to decipher and decide which mushrooms are best for...

What is the Stoned Ape Theory?

What is the Stoned Ape Theory?

In 1992, the famed late ethnobotanist, psychonaut, and mycologist Terrence McKenna released his seminal work, Food of the Gods. Within the books’ 300+ pages, McKenna explored humankinds’ fascination with altered...

What is the Stoned Ape Theory?

In 1992, the famed late ethnobotanist, psychonaut, and mycologist Terrence McKenna released his seminal work, Food of the Gods. Within the books’ 300+ pages, McKenna explored humankinds’ fascination with altered...

Chinese vs. American Grown Mushrooms

Chinese vs. American Grown Mushrooms

One of mushrooms’ miraculous superpowers is their ability to detoxify soil. Unfortunately for mushroom consumers, one of the ways they do this is via bioaccumulation, wherein a mushroom extracts a...

Chinese vs. American Grown Mushrooms

One of mushrooms’ miraculous superpowers is their ability to detoxify soil. Unfortunately for mushroom consumers, one of the ways they do this is via bioaccumulation, wherein a mushroom extracts a...

What Are Polysaccharides?

What Are Polysaccharides?

If you’ve ever spent some time searching for a medicinal mushroom supplement, you’ve likely come across companies touting the polysaccharide content of their products. Plenty of companies make claims like...

What Are Polysaccharides?

If you’ve ever spent some time searching for a medicinal mushroom supplement, you’ve likely come across companies touting the polysaccharide content of their products. Plenty of companies make claims like...

Types of Oyster Mushrooms

Types of Oyster Mushrooms

Image from troop mushrooms​​ One of the most fascinating things about mushrooms is their incredible diversity. They are second only to insects in this regard, and the mushrooms that have...

Types of Oyster Mushrooms

Image from troop mushrooms​​ One of the most fascinating things about mushrooms is their incredible diversity. They are second only to insects in this regard, and the mushrooms that have...

Can Mushrooms Save the Bees?

Can Mushrooms Save the Bees?

Image from troop mushrooms​​ Lion’s Mane, taxonomically known as Hericium erinaceus, is a magnificent gourmet mushroom that also possesses potent medicinal qualities. Known by some as the “smart mushroom” and...

Can Mushrooms Save the Bees?

Image from troop mushrooms​​ Lion’s Mane, taxonomically known as Hericium erinaceus, is a magnificent gourmet mushroom that also possesses potent medicinal qualities. Known by some as the “smart mushroom” and...