The Fungible Content

Medicinal mushrooms such as reishi and chaga may have beneficial effects on blood sugar and cholesterol levels by influencing the genes, enzymes, hormones and pathways involved in glucose and lipid metabolism. 

If you would like to try, use these links: REISHI RAMPART OR TRUE CHAGA

In a 2010 study Japanese researchers looked at the effects of Lion’s mane on 30 menopausal women and how it affected their depression, sleep and quality of life:

…”Our results show that HE (Hericium erinaceus) intake has the possibility to reduce depression and anxiety and these results suggest a different mechanism from NGF-enhancing action of H. erinaceus”

Reduction of depression and anxiety by 4 weeks Hericium erinaceus intake. | Semantic Scholar

LISTEN HERE

The Award-winning mycologist filmmaker Hamilton Pevec returns to the Mycopreneur podcast to share intel about his recently released film Azurescens: Through A Blue Lens. This film was recently crowned Best Edutainment piece at the Fungi Film Festival, and follows the pilgrimage of mushroom foragers in search of the fabled Psilocybe azurescens mushroom in the Pacific Northwest of the United States while examining the role that these fungi play in the ecology of their ecosystem.

LISTEN NOW

The rare and illustrious Psilocybin azurescens is the most potent magic mushroom in the world and also happens to be one of the most evasive species to find. We sit down with Hamilton Pevec who just released a multiple award winning short film documentary about this mushroom and talk about what all the hype is about.