One of the best foods you can incorporate into your active lifestyle is fungi. Mushrooms have been widely used in both cooking and traditional medicine for thousands of years. Extremely common in various soups and sauces, as well as in countless meat, cheese, fish, and veggie dishes, most people are familiar with mushrooms. Chefs utilize […]
The immune system is a complex thing that we’re just beginning to understand in detail. From the body’s library of antibodies to the activity of killer T cells, the interplay of the various components of the human immune system is why we are alive. We won’t be getting into too much detail about the immune […]
When a fungus spore infects soil, a fruit or vegetable, or a living organism like an insect, it starts to consume the surrounding nutrients and grows a fruiting body that we know as a mushroom. Mushrooms fall into a variety of classifications, different species, and may be wholly different at the molecular level. Some mushrooms […]
In the past few decades, the wisdom of Eastern medicine has started to impact the way we care for our bodies in the modern world. The plants and fungi used during centuries of healing in China and Tibet are now ingredients in our foods, teas, and supplements. One such fungus gaining traction in the natural […]
The high altitude village of North Sikkim contains medical volumes dating back thousands of years which detail herbal remedies using local flora and fungi. One fungus is known as cordyceps, or Cordyceps sinensis. But what is cordyceps really? Read on to learn more about the history, sourcing, and potential benefits of this strange, yet powerful […]
In the high mountain regions of China and the Himalayas grows a rather unusual species of fungus known as cordyceps or Cordyceps sinensis. One item that distinguishes this fungus from other fungi is the odd way in which it grows. It begins its life cycle as a parasite, making a home for itself on the […]
According to Organic Facts, there are “approximately 140,000 species of mushroom-forming fungi in the world, but science is only familiar with about 10%.” While there may only be around 100 species being studied for their health benefits, that still leaves you with plenty of choices. From portobello to crimini, shiitake, reishi and beyond, there are plenty […]
