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Give Seasonal Viruses the Cold Shoulder

With about 200 variations of the common cold and a novel strain of flu marketed as the next epidemic every fall, all with no cure in sight,...

Posted Jan 5, 2018|Health

Five Medicinal Mushrooms: Health Benefits

Mushrooms have been used medicinally for thousands of years, mainly due to the beneficial effects they confer on the immune system, nervous...

Posted Apr 2, 2018|Naturopathic Currents

Red Reishi: A History of Benefits

Once upon a time, 4,750 years ago, there lived a legendary pioneer of agriculture and herbalogical studies of the Chinese Empire named Shennong. He...

Posted Jun 20, 2019|Lifestyle & Wellness

The Many Ways of Using Mushrooms

Since time immemorial, humans have consumed mushrooms. The Romans claimed them to be “food for the gods,” and of course, Chinese...

Posted Jan 5, 2022|Lifestyle & Wellness

Fabulous Fungi: The Immune Effects of Medicinal Mushrooms

With cold-and-flu season in full swing, it’s essential to have an array of tools to support your immune system. Edible medicinal mushrooms...

Posted Jan 5, 2022|Health

Medicinal Mushrooms: Super Fungi to the Rescue!

One of Mother Nature’s finest creations emerges from the base of tree trunks and is buried in deep, dark soil. Mushrooms have been foraged...

Posted Apr 11, 2022|Health

Optimizing the Benefits from Medicinal Mushrooms

Medicinal mushrooms have been part of traditional Chinese practices for thousands of years and have recently become more mainstream in Western...

Posted Aug 11, 2022|Lifestyle & Wellness

Change-of-Season Tea and Super Soup

Change-of-Season Tea Recipe Ingredients ¼ cup dried astragalus root (≈ 4 sticks) ¼ cup dried dioscorea (wild...

Posted Dec 14, 2022|Recipes

Reishi Spores: A Novel Application of Medicinal Mushrooms

Ganoderma lucidum, more commonly known as reishi, is a mushroom with a long history of use for promoting health and longevity in Asia. The Chinese...

Posted Apr 10, 2023|Health