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Inka Land Podcast

Health benefits of medicinal mushrooms and how to use them with Eric Puro | Episode 13

Feb 2, 2023
01:00:15

How can medicinal mushrooms improve health naturally? You'll learn that from Eric Puro, the co-founder and CEO of KÄÄPÄ Biotech, a biotechnology company that cultivates, harvests, studies, and sells medicinal mushrooms. Eric is also a member of the executive committee of the International Medicinal Mushroom Society.

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TIMESTAMPS

03:00 Eric’s journey to the world of biotech and medicinal mushrooms
07:07 International Medicinal Mushroom Society
08:43 What are medicinal mushrooms?
12:24 Key medicinal compounds in mushrooms
12:50 beta-glucans
03:25
immunity benefits of medicinal mushrooms
15:30 the risks of over-sanitized environments
17:00 The benefits of hormesis and stress
18:40 How microbiome of forest and soil can support immunity
20:53 Reishi mushroom for gut-brain axis
21:35 Brain health benefits of mushrooms
22:55 LION’S MANE benefits
23:00 Hericenones and erinacines
24:00 Stimulate Nerve Growth and neurogenesis
25:50 Reduce Alzheimer’s Dementia risk
30:30 Research that Kääpä mushroom conduct
30:50 CHAGA How and where Chaga grows
32:50 What is Chaga?
33:30 Chaga harvesting and cultivation
36:38 How Kääpä ensures the highest quality mushrooms on the market
38:55 REISHI health benefits
40:12 Problems with sleep
41:51 Reishi benefits for sleep
43:10 Scientific review on reishi, sleep, and circadian rhythm
44:40 Reishi and REM-sleep
45:00 Why sleep supplements are better than drugs
47:00 How Kääpä ensures the highest quality reishi on the market
47:45 Reishi and gut microbiome
48:25 How to use reishi
50:20 How to use medicinal mushrooms
51:18 Powder vs liquid tincture?
52:45 CHAGA health benefits: best mushroom for anti-aging and longevity
54:35 SHIITAKE health benefits: the best mushroom for immunity when you’re sick
57:20 Number one health tip from Eric

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