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Learn With Me
I've been educating the public about medicinal mushrooms via my blog since 2015, which you can find below. More recently, I share short-form thoughts on Instagram, and have a number of recent podcast appearances to explore.
Ultimate Guides
Medicinal Mushrooms & Nervous System Support:
The Ultimate Guide
Explore how medicinal mushrooms can support anxiety, depression, memory, insomnia, and neuropathy in this comprehensive guide:
Learn which mushrooms target specific nervous system concerns, the science behind neurogenesis and stress resilience, and practical dosing guidelines.
I share clinical insights on lab testing, complementary therapies, medication interactions, and how to select quality mushroom products.
This is everything you want and need to know about mushrooms and the nervous system!
Learn which mushrooms target specific nervous system concerns, the science behind neurogenesis and stress resilience, and practical dosing guidelines.
I share clinical insights on lab testing, complementary therapies, medication interactions, and how to select quality mushroom products.
This is everything you want and need to know about mushrooms and the nervous system!
Mushrooms Before, During and After Pregnancy: What We Know
Discover how medicinal mushrooms may support fertility, pregnancy, postpartum recovery, and breastfeeding in this comprehensive evidence-based guide:
Learn what current research and traditional wisdom suggest about mushroom safety throughout the perinatal journey, and where caution is still warranted. Understand which mushrooms may benefit hormone balance, prenatal nutrition, stress resilience, fetal development, postpartum healing, mood, energy, and breast milk production—and in which forms.
I share clinical context on food vs. supplement use, dosage considerations, β-glucans for immune and lactation support, and the role of ergothioneine in pregnancy wellness and preeclampsia prevention.
This is everything you want and need to know about mushrooms before, during, and after pregnancy—all in one guide.
Learn what current research and traditional wisdom suggest about mushroom safety throughout the perinatal journey, and where caution is still warranted. Understand which mushrooms may benefit hormone balance, prenatal nutrition, stress resilience, fetal development, postpartum healing, mood, energy, and breast milk production—and in which forms.
I share clinical context on food vs. supplement use, dosage considerations, β-glucans for immune and lactation support, and the role of ergothioneine in pregnancy wellness and preeclampsia prevention.
This is everything you want and need to know about mushrooms before, during, and after pregnancy—all in one guide.
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Podcasts
Podcast Appearances
187: New Anti-Cancer & Memory Boosting Boba Tea Fungus!
My journey into medicinal mushrooms - how shiitake mushrooms work with cancer - oyster mushrooms for breast cancer - the chitin question - tremella: the beauty mushroom - tremella versus lion's mane - my brain and nerves formula - extraction methods matter - fruiting bodies versus mycelium - the name Lucidum
Mushrooms, Fertility & the Microbiome: How Medicinal Mushrooms Support Hormones, Immunity & Reproductive Health
Mushrooms and fertility – beta-glucans and chitin as prebiotics – gut-gonad axis – turkey tail for vaginal microbiome – targeted formulas for PCOS and Hashimoto’s – ergothioneine antioxidant benefits – reishi immune modulation – cordyceps and vitality – enoki and testosterone support
Mushrooms for Gut Healing with Dr. Anna Sitkoff
My laboratory research with rosy polypore extracts and lymphocytic leukemia cells - what makes a quality mushroom supplement and understanding fruiting body vs mycelium - the Lion's Mane mycelium debate and erinacines vs hericenones - extraction methods and why powdered extracts and dual extractions matter - mushroom coffee and chocolate and tannin-polysaccharide complexes and bioavailability - how mushrooms support the gut microbiome through beta-glucans and chitin - the role of mushroom polysaccharides as prebiotics for beneficial bacteria - mushrooms and hormone health and the estrabolome and estrogen detoxification
5 Medicinal Mushrooms That Actually Balance Your Overactive Immune System
Mushrooms & autoimmunity - my journey into natural medicine - mushrooms as immune modulators - antiviral properties & EBV - medicinal vs grocery store mushrooms - stress and the nervous system - quality and dosing - immune-stimulating mushrooms to be aware of - condition-specific mushrooms - dietary recommendations
Blog
Writing
Fall Transitions
Fall. The quintessential season of the mushroom. I very outwardly and not so secretly love when summer comes to an end. The giant ball of...
The Snow Flower
“The snow plant is more admired by tourists than any other in California. It is red, fleshy and watery and looks like a gigantic asparagus.
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