Summary: In this episode, Jeff Chilton talks about the benefits of medicinal mushrooms:<br> <br> * Nutritional benefits of mushrooms<br> * Fungi kingdom<br> * How mushrooms grow<br> * Natural cycle of decomposition<br> * Formation of medicinal mushrooms<br> * Mushroom hunting<br> * Caloric value of mushrooms<br> * Type of carbohydrates in mushrooms<br> * Feeding the microbiome <br> * Mushrooms for immune support<br> * Species of medicinal mushrooms<br> * Connection to Chinese medicine<br> * Medicinal vs edible mushrooms<br> * Buying medicinal mushrooms at the grocery store<br> * Mushroom cooking tips <br> * Amino acid profile of mushrooms<br> * Importance of buying organic mushrooms<br> * Mushroom supplements<br> * How mushroom supplements work in the body<br> * What to look out for in mushroom supplements<br> * Hidden starches in mushroom supplements<br> * Tasting for authenticity <br> * Choosing a quality mushroom supplement<br> * Polysaccharides <br> * Iodine starch test<br> * Lion's Mane mushroom<br> * Caterpillar Fungus <br> * The Mushroom of Immortality <br> * Adding mushrooms to your diet
