Day 80: Medicinal Mushrooms
Host Defense: Medicinal Mushroom Extracts and Complexes Developed by World-Renown Mycologist Paul Stamets
World-Renown Mycologist Paul Stamets; Uses of Medicinal Mushrooms; Leading Clinical Research; Top Medicinal Mushrooms: Reishi, Shiitake, Maitake, Agaricus, Coriolus; Lion’s Mane, Cordyceps, Chaga; Building a Strong Immune System
“Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life…
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to be free.”
“Blackbird” by Paul McCartney
Welcome to Day 80!
Today we are pleased to offer you a deep introduction to Medicinal Mushrooms, otherwise known as Myco Medicinals and “Noble Mushrooms.” These mushrooms, or mycelia, are PhD level immune factors for your body (as opposed to preschool-level Wonder Bread foods).
When it comes to research and information on Noble Mushrooms, look no further than world-renown Mycologist Paul Stamets. You have already noticed almost ALL of the information presented today is Stamets-based. Since Noble Mushrooms are so important to your health, we wanted to bring you the best. (Full disclosure: We have no deal whatsoever with Paul or his company in promoting his work and products. We are simply bringing you the best information and accessible, standardized, powerful mycomedicinals for your health. Enjoy.)
So today in this introduction, we are going to do three things:
1. Introduce Paul Stamets
2. Introduce the Top Myco Medicinals (Noble Mushrooms)
3. Awesome on Today’s Page. What to start clicking around on the content of this page to enjoy being fascinated, inspired, and activated.
1. Paul Stamets
PAUL STAMETS has been a dedicated mycologist for over thirty years. Over this time, he has discovered and coauthored four new species of mushrooms, and pioneered countless techniques in the field of edible and medicinal mushroom cultivation. He received the 1998 “Bioneers Award” from The Collective Heritage Institute, and the 1999 “Founder of a New Northwest Award” from the Pacific Rim Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils. In 2008, Paul received the National Geographic Adventure Magazine’s Green-Novator and the Argosy Foundation’s E-chievement Awards. He was also named one of Utne Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World” in their November–December 2008 issue. In February 2010, Paul received the President’s Award from the Society for Ecological Restoration: Northwest Chapter, in recognition of his contributions to Ecological Restoration.
He has written six books on mushroom cultivation, use and identification; his books Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms and The Mushroom Cultivator (coauthor) have long been hailed as the definitive texts of mushroom cultivation. Other works by Paul Stamets include Psilocybe Mushrooms and Their Allies (out of print), Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World, MycoMedicinals: an Informational Treatise on Mushrooms, and many articles and scholarly papers. His newest book is Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save The World.
2. Top Myco Medicinals (Noble Mushrooms)
In Paul’s outstanding book, MycoMedicinals: An Informational Treatise on Mushrooms, he skillfully introduces the following Noble Mushrooms:
Agaricus blazei: Royal Sun Agaricus
Cordyceps (Cordyceps sinensis)
Flammulina velutipes: Enokitake
Fomes fomentarius: Ice Man Fungus
Agarikon (Fomitopsis officinalis)
Ganoderma applanatum: Artist Conk
Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)
Maitake (Grifola frondosa)
Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus)
Chaga (Inonotus obliquus)
Lentinula edodes: Shiitake
Mesima (Phellinus linteus)
Piptoporus betulinus: Birch Polypore
Pleurotus ostreatus: Oyster
Polyporus umbellatus: Zhu Ling
Schizophyllum commune: Split Gill Polypore
Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor)
We are going to look at the ones in BOLD from the list above. If you learn about just these “Top 8 Noble Mushrooms,” that will be incredible for your long-term health and wellness. Paul’s company, Host Defense, makes it easy to take these in two of his leading compounds: MyCommunity and Stamets7.
Now, on with the Top 8 Noble Mushrooms:
Cordyceps
Cordyceps (Cordyceps sinensis)
Cordyceps is a great energizer before any movement or exercise.
It’s not a stimulant, but instead an adaptogen which supports your adrenal glands and helps your body produce and maintain consistent energy levels. Cordyceps increases cellular oxygen absorption, so it can be beneficial for those with asthma as well as athletes. It helps fight fatigue, boosts strength and stamina, can improve exercise performance and expedite recovery from hard workouts.
As an antioxidant powerhouse, cordyceps also keeps inflammatory markers low.
Use it to reduce inflammation, provide long-lasting energy, improve athletic performance and speed up recovery.
Agarikon of the Pacific Northwest in the Americas, held by Paul Stamets
Agarikon (Fomitopsis officinalis)
Once widespread, Agarikon was known in ancient Greece as elixirium ad longam vitam, the elixir of long life. Agarikon is now extremely rare, surviving in the old growth forests of the Pacific Northwest.
Two coumarin compounds unique to a variety of Agarikon, for example, have been shown to help fight the bacteria that causes tuberculosis. Agarikon also exhibits antiviral activity against cowpox, swine and bird flu, and herpes.
Paul Stamets has said, “I am convinced Agarikon and other polypore mushrooms hold yet-undiscovered medicines of incalculable value. If Agarikon's antivirals prove to be effective in clinical trials, I do not think it is an exaggeration to say we should save our old growth forests as a matter of national defense.”
Agarikon is not only a strong anti-inflammatory and antibacterial agent, its extracts have also demonstrated antiviral properties. In the wake of the Sept. 11 attack, Paul Stamets’ team submitted more than 500 samples of diverse mushroom extracts to the BioShield BioDefense program, administered cooperatively by the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases. After many panels of tests, the species that stood out was Agarikon.
Of the 11 strains of Agarikon from North America that were tested, a few showed exceptionally strong activity against viruses including pox (cowpox), swine (H1N1) and bird (H5N1) flu, and herpes (HSV1, HSV2) viruses. In several sets of tests, dilutions of Stamets’ natural Agarikon ethanol extracts against flu viruses exceeded the potency of the positive drug control - ribavirin - against flu viruses by a factor of 10 or more. Most recently, a team of Russian researchers has confirmed the strong antiviral activity of Agarikon against H5N1 flu virus and found that Agarikon is comparatively non-toxic to human cells (Teplyakova et al., 2012).
Agarikon has been known for thousands of years (at least) to the indigenous First-Nations peoples of the Pacific Northwest, as well as the Greeks. Click here to watch Paul Stamets talk about this at a sacred site.
Reishi
Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)
Reishi is your drug-free Xanax. Reishi mushrooms are often called the “queen of mushrooms” due to their powerful adaptogenic effects on mind and body. Full of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds, reishi tea has been used for thousands of years as an immune and longevity tonic.
There are recordings of this mushroom being used in TCM in “Shen Nung Ben Cao Jing”, which was written between 206 BC and 8 AD. Because of its rarity in nature, it was traditionally associated with royalty, who might have used for longer lives, slower aging, and boosting qi.
Reishi contains ganoderic acid, which can treat lung cancer, leukemia, and other cancers. It has antibacterial. antiviral (Herpes, Epstein-Barr), anti-fungal properties (including Candida).
Reishi helps to regulate the hormonal system and lower cortisol levels, so it’s perfect for helping you wind down and relax. It’s also awesome for sleep–it has been shown to enhance both the quality and quantity of deep, slow wave sleep.
Studies also show it can also be helpful in lowering blood sugar in diabetics and decreasing excess fat storage. It also reduces prostate-related urinary symptoms in men.
Use Reishi to boost your immune system, relieve stress and anxiety, feel more balanced, and get deeper sleep.
Maitake
Maitake (Grifola frondosa)
Maitake is also called “hen of the woods”. It supports the immune system and can be beneficial for people with a viral infections. Additionally, glycoprotein complexes in Maitake are being studied for anti-tumor activity.
Several studies show it modulates glucose levels, which can be especially important for limiting the development of Type 2 diabetes (Kubo et al., 1994; Konno et al., 2001; Preuss et al., 2007; Lo et al., 2008).
Several researchers corroborate that maitake causes apoptosis ("programmed suicide") of cancer cells and contains anti-angionenesis properties. That means they can restrict the proliferation of bloods cells that feed tumors. One reason may be that maitake mushroom fruitbodies are rich in complex polysaccharides, in particular the heavy and complex 1,3; 1,4; and 1,6 beta-D-glucans. Wu et al. (2006) found that the mycelium of maitake produces a greater array of lower molecular weight sugars that are known to activate significant immune responses, enhancing the ability of immune cells (neutrophils and natural killer cells) to kill and consume lung and breast cancer cells (Deng et al. 2009; Lin, 2011).
Lion’s Mane
Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus)
Lion’s Mane is your all-natural brain booster. It stimulates production of NGF (Nerve Growth Factor), a bioprotein that plays a critical role in the maintenance, health and regeneration of neurons in the brain. A lack of NGF is considered one of the causes of Alzheimer’s and other degenerative brain diseases. It has also been shown to reduce symptoms of memory loss in mice, as well as prevent neuronal damage caused by amyloid-beta plaques, which accumulate in the brain during Alzheimer’s disease.
Studies have found that lion’s mane mushrooms contain two special compounds that can stimulate the growth of brain cells.
Lion’s Mane enhances acetylcholine production, a neurotransmitter associated with improved memory. Acetylcholine production usually decreases with age, so Lion’s Mane is very helpful in combating the cognitive decline and memory loss that can occur with aging.
Lion’s Mane helps improve memory, boosts creativity, helps with concentration and improves mental clarity.
Additionally, Lion’s mane extract can also reduce inflammation and prevent tissue damage in other areas of the intestines. In fact, they may help treat inflammatory bowel diseases like Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Use Lion’s Mane to optimize cognitive performance for working and studying.
Chaga
Chaga (Inonotus obliquus)
Chaga is your inflammation-tamer. If you’re working on lowering inflammation in your body, chaga should be your new best friend. Chaga mushrooms are jam-packed with antioxidants to help your body fight inflammation and scavenge free radicals.
One of your best ways to use Chaga is as a Tea - which you can drink on its own or blend with other teas during the Juice Feast. AFTER the Juice Feast, use it as a immune-building myco-medicinal base for Nut and Seed Mylks and Elixirs. Goes great with Cacao :)
Chaga is a powerful adaptogen which modulates the immune system. Research has shown that it can help fight off viral infections and possibly even cancer, particularly of the liver, lung and brain.
Use Chaga to fight inflammation, support immunity and provide sustained energy.
Mesima in its native environment
Mesima (Phellinus linteus)
A 2019 review of published studies note that Mesima contains bioactive compounds—polysaccharides, triterpenoids, phenylpropanoids, and furans—that have anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, antioxidative, and antifungal activities, as well as antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, and neuroprotective effects.
Mesima is a type of medicinal mushroom that grows on mulberry trees. Also known as song gen, sanghuang, and black hoof mushroom, it has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine.
Alternative health practitioners say the mushroom stimulates the immune system and protects against illness. Some alternative medicine proponents suggest that Mesima also can help fight some forms of cancer, including breast cancer and lung cancer.
In traditional Chinese medicine, Mesima is often taken in combination with other medicinal mushrooms (such as reishi and maitake). It contains a number of compounds thought to influence health, including ellagic acid and caffeic acid (two types of natural chemicals with antioxidant effects).
In alternative medicine, Mesima is said to help with the following health problems:
Cancer, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Eczema, Heart disease, High blood pressure, Liver disease, Inflammation and Pain.
Use Mesima for overall immune support.
Turkey Tail
Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor)
Turkey Tail is your immune-boosting big gun. It has strong antiviral and antimicrobial properties making it effective preventing and/or treating the common cold and flu. It is used to treat many different infections (aspergillis niger, Candida albicans, E. Coli, HIV, herpes, and streptococcus pneumonia) and is hepatoprotective (liver-protecting).
Turkey tail mushrooms have two powerful polysaccharides called PSP and PSK which are being extensively studied in research, specifically for their effects on boosting immune function in cancer patients going through chemotherapy. For example, it has been shown to relieve chronic fatigue, and improve immune function in women with breast cancer.
Turkey tail may also have some gut healing benefits as it contains prebiotics, which nourish beneficial bacteria in the microbiome. You may experience smoother digestion while supplementing with turkey tail.
Use it to boost your immune system, fight disease and aid digestion.
3. Awesome on Today’s Page
The Joe Rogan - Paul Stamets Interview
Paul Stamets at TED Med
Paul Stamets: 6 Ways Mushrooms Can Save the World
Fantastic Fungi: The Mushroom Movie (Trailer)
The 3 Tables: Mushrooms and Their Therapeutic Effects
The Future is Fungi: Lecture Presentation by Paul Stamets
And after all that, once your mind is totally blown wide open and enlightained, consider integrating MyCommunity from Paul Stamets’ Host Defense, made from the 17 species formula originally created by Paul. Or try the Stamets7 for daily immune support. These are the two formulas we use for all-around immune support, and what I recommend most often to private clients and students.
See you in The Green Room!
Paul Stamets at TEDMed. The mushroom biologist talks about the antimicrobial properties of fungi, how they can be used as potent insecticides, and how they may help boost the human immune system.
Mycologist Paul Stamets studies the mycelium -- and lists 6 ways that this astonishing fungus can help save the world.
Paul Stamets: Solutions from the Underground: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World.
Paul Stamets gives an inspiring and fascinating lecture about various ways in which mushrooms can help humanity and the earth heal, expanding on the themes outlined in his TED Talk 'Six Ways Mushrooms Can Save The World,' at Bioneers 2011 PAUL STAMETS has been a dedicated mycologist for over thirty years.
Paul Stamets talks about growing organic Turkey Tail mushrooms (Trametes versicolor = Coriolus versicolor) at Fung Perfecti, used for a breast cancer clinical study funded by NIH and administered through Bastyr Medical College.
Bill Weaver features mycologist Paul Stamets' quest for protecting the genome of Agarikon, Fomitopsis officinalis. Searching the old growth forests for this rare wood conk, he hopes to culture as many strains of this species as possible to protect Agarikon from extinction. An expedition in 2008 up Desolation Sound, British Columbia, Canada is documented.
David Wolfe presents "CHAGA: King of the Medicinal Mushrooms"-- an exclusive FREE webinar designed to teach you all about Chaga.
Cross-Index of Mushrooms and Targeted Therapeutic Effects (from Mycelium Running by Paul Stamets).
Mushrooms with Direct Antiviral Activity (from Mycelium Running by Paul Stamets).
Mushrooms with Activity Against Specific Cancers (from Mycelium Running by Paul Stamets).
“Chaga Hot Chocolate” by Malcolm Saunders in his outstanding book, Elixir Life.
“Chaga Chocolate Mylkshake” by Malcolm Saunders in his outstanding book, Elixir Life.
Today’s Downloads
Mushroom Manifesto | Discover Magazine
with Paul Stamets
Crusading mycologist Paul Stamets says fungi can clean up everything from oil spills to nuclear meltdowns.
For Paul Stamets, the phrase “mushroom hunt” does not denote a leisurely stroll with a napkin-lined basket. This morning, a half-dozen of us are struggling to keep up with the mycologist as he charges through a fir-and-alder forest on Cortes Island, British Columbia. It’s raining steadily, and the moss beneath our feet is slick, but Stamets, 57, barrels across it like a grizzly bear heading for a stump full of honey. He vaults over fallen trees, scrambles up muddy ravines, plows through shin-deep puddles in his rubber boots. He never slows down, but he halts abruptly whenever a specimen demands his attention.
Host Defense: Organic Medicinal Mushrooms Guide
Medicinal Mushroom Extracts and Compounds by Paul Stamets
Host Defense is built on Paul Stamets' visionary research into the power and potential of mushrooms, especially mushroom mycelium, the root-like structures found growing below ground. The power of Host Defense comes from the discovery that the mycelium is the immune system of the mushroom.
Just as mycelium helps to support the immune system of humans, it also supports the health and immunity of the natural habitats where it grows. Mushroom mycelium is a cellular bridge connecting bees, trees, bears, plants and humans to the ecosystems in which they live. Our work is to build a healthier world with the power of mushrooms.
Great Books
Edited by Paul Stamets
Contributions from Michael Pollan, Andrew Weil, Eugenia Bone, and many more expterts make Fantastic Fungi an awe-inspiring visual journey through the exotic, little-known realm of fungi and its amazing potential to positively influence our lives.
An all-star team of professional and amateur mycologists, artists, foodies, ecologists, doctors, and explorers joined forces with time-lapse master Louie Schwartzberg to create Fantastic Fungi, the life-affirming, mind-bending film about mushrooms and their mysterious interwoven rootlike filaments called mycelium. What this team reveals will blow your mind and possibly save the planet. This visually compelling companion book of the same name, edited by preeminent mycologist Paul Stamets, will expand upon the film in every way through extended transcripts, new essays and interviews, and additional facts about the fantastic realm of fungi.
Fantastic Fungi is at the forefront of a mycological revolution that is quickly going mainstream. In this book, learn about the incredible communication network of mycelium under our feet, which has the proven ability to restore the planet’s ecosystems, repair our health, and resurrect our symbiotic relationship with nature. Fantastic Fungi aspires to educate and inspire the reader in three critical areas: First, the text showcases research that reveals mushrooms as a viable alternative to Western pharmacology. Second, it explores studies pointing to mycelium as a solution to our gravest environmental challenges. And, finally, it details fungi’s marvelous proven ability to shift consciousness.
Motivating both the visually stunning film and this follow-up book is an urgent mission to change human consciousness and restore our planet.
By Paul Stamets
Mycelium Running is a manual for the mycological rescue of the planet. That’s right: growing more mushrooms may be the best thing we can do to save the environment, and in this groundbreaking text from mushroom expert Paul Stamets, you’ll find out how.
The basic science goes like this: Microscopic cells called “mycelium”–the fruit of which are mushrooms–recycle carbon, nitrogen, and other essential elements as they break down plant and animal debris in the creation of rich new soil. What Stamets has discovered is that we can capitalize on mycelium’s digestive power and target it to decompose toxic wastes and pollutants (mycoremediation), catch and reduce silt from streambeds and pathogens from agricultural watersheds (mycofiltration), control insect populations (mycopesticides), and generally enhance the health of our forests and gardens (mycoforestry and myco-gardening).
In this comprehensive guide, you’ll find chapters detailing each of these four exciting branches of what Stamets has coined “mycorestoration,” as well as chapters on the medicinal and nutritional properties of mushrooms, inoculation methods, log and stump culture, and species selection for various environmental purposes. Heavily referenced and beautifully illustrated, this book is destined to be a classic reference for bemushroomed generations to come.
by Paul Stamets
Stamets, a mycologist and mushroom cultivator with more than 20 years of experience in the field, wrote this full-color resource guide to describe and document the health benefits of 17 different species of mushrooms:
Agaricus blazei: Royal Sun Agaricus or Himematsutake
Cordyceps sinensis: Cordyceps or Dong Chong Xia Cao
Flammulina velutipes: Enokitake
Fomes fomentarius: Ice Man Fungus or Amadou
Fomitopsis officinalis: Agarikon
Ganoderma applanatum: Artist Conk
Ganoderma lucidum: Reishi or Ling Chi
Grifola frondosa: Maitake
Hericium erinaceus: Lion’s Mane or Yamabushitake
Inonotus obliquus: Chaga
Lentinula edodes: Shiitake
Phellinus linteus: Meshima
Piptoporus betulinus: Birch Polypore
Pleurotus ostreatus: Oyster
Polyporus umbellatus: Zhu Ling
Schizophyllum commune: Split Gill Polypore or Suehirotake
Trametes versicolor: Turkey Tail or Yun Zhi
Newly updated and expanded, MycoMedicinals: an Informational Treatise on Mushrooms includes answers to frequently asked questions and an extensive bibliography. HIGHLY Recommended.
by Martin Powell
This work is a highly accessible primer on the pharmacology, applications, and Chinese medical uses of over 20 commonly prescribed mycological medicinals.
As such it admirably meets the needs of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine practitioners as well as a more general complementary medicine readership. The author makes full use of his versatile background in both Chinese medicine and biochemistry. Concise textual presentation, helpful overviews, and a good balance of research evidence with practical clinical applications are features that make this useful as well as absorbing reading.
by Malcolm Saunders
Malcolm is an old colleague and friend of David and Katrina going way back to The Tree of Life Kitchen in Arizona, USA.
The medicinal mushroom elixir drink recipes in this book are top-shelf, and anyone can make them.
You are about to enter a world of healing, delightful, sacred and transformational beverages...
When you first taste an Elixir you'll be delighted to discover something different than a green juice or a smoothie, a beverage that fulfills the need for energy and the desire for something deeply delicious. Whether you prefer a drink hot and warming, or cool and refreshing, Elixirs are beverages which answer our need for both immediate nourishment and long term health.
They might just be the ultimate in everyday self-care and nourishment.
Elixir Life contains all the tools, teachings, and resources needed to begin exploring new foods and herbs. Dive deep into the science, the cultural traditions, and learn from others, what foods are good for you.
This book offers specific recipes and ideas, and, most importantly, empowers you, the Elixir crafter, with concepts from which to launch personalized versions. The fun and freedom of being your own Elixir crafter awaits you...
Media, Films, & Documentaries
The Future is Fungi | Paul Stamets
Fanastic Fungi | The Mushroom Movie | Trailer
Paul Stamets | The Joe Rogan Experience #1035
Paul Stamets is a mycologist, author and advocate of bioremediation and medicinal fungi.
00:05 - Paul is welcomed as one of the highest requested guests, and is also the first guest to wear a mushroom hat on Joe's podcast.
07:00 - Paul describes how similar humans are to fungi
10:00 - Paul talks about fungi and creating their environment
14:00 - The largest living organism in the world being a Mycilium Mat
18:00 - Mycilium found in lava beds in Africa / mushrooms having their form over a billion years before humans had form
21:40 - The Japanese slime-mold experiment
23:35 - Paul mentions Terrence & Dennis McKenna and their 'Stoned-Ape Theory'
29:45 - DEA agents trying to set up Paul to supply mushrooms
34:30 - The movement to change (Psilocybin) Mushrooms from schedule 1 to schedule 2
35:30 - Paul's stuttering problem / tree story
44:00 - Paul theorises why people potentially stutter. Tells Joe about the legal mushroom that leads to neuro-genesis
47:00 - The Mice experiments involving neuro-genesis via mushrooms
52:50 - Penicillin likely aiding in the outcome of World War II
56:30 - Some of the clinical trials and resulting effects conducted at Johns Hopkins University involving Psilocybin
1:00:00 - Psilocybin being revered in ancient tradition and civilizations and shunned in modern civilization
1:03:00 - Terrence McKenna's Timewave Zero falling on his birthday
1:04:30 - Glossolalia, Paul's first book, Bill Webb story
1:12:50 - Increased cognition with psychedelics and micro-dosing in Silicon Valley
1:15:50 - Joe's blanket dream during SoberOctober
1:17:45 - Colony collapse & bee dependent crops
1:21:25 - Bee preservation being a bridging interest with liberals and conservatives / Paul's dream. Contextualizes
1:27:00 - Paul's mushroom discovery with bees
1:32:00 - Paul's post-9/11 bio-defense program related experiment and the black hawk helicopter
1:39:40 - HPV
1:43:35 - Gourmet mushrooms Paul recommends, contextualizes
1:45:00 - The problem with Portobello mushrooms
1:48:15 - Enoki Mushrooms and being cancer preventative
1:50:40 - Paul talks about Cordyceps mushrooms
1:52:50 - Timestamp for Joe to go over many many many many many many times
1:55:40 - Paul's recommendation when getting mushrooms regarding the origin
1:58:00 - Paul's character on Star Trek:Discovery (also Hannibal)
2:01:00 - Paul & The Multiverse
2:12:45 - "reality is not limited to the perception that we have traditionally used" / Podcast ends
An Introduction to Mushroom Mycelium with Paul Stamets
Part 1: Paul Stamets, visionary mycologist, takes us back in time to talk about the history of mushroom mycelium on Earth and in human history. He goes on to talk about their symbiosis with humans, and their role as soil builders and terrestrial organs.
Part 2: In this second part of a two part series, Paul Stamets tells us how mushrooms can indeed help save the world. From remedies for small pox, to revolutionary biological pesticides, and the remediation of toxic wastes, Paul articulates a vision built on the five pillars of mycorestoration.
I Am Active
The West Coast Trail (Canada) Southbound | Backpacking Documentary
Since Paul Stamets is on the West Coast in Canada, today we post an I Am Active video about backpacking the West Coast Trail.
After an epic solo hike last year, this hiker brings his daughters to experience one of the greatest trails in the world: The West Coast Trail. They took some extra time and visited some different campsites.