Danielle Ryan Broida on How to Use Functional Mushrooms & Healing Adaptogens

Episode Highlights With Danielle

• How she lives a very low waste, almost zero waste lifestyle and why she started
• Tips for reducing our footprint and living lower waste
• What she learned living in Thailand and teaching environmental classes there
• Vitalism- the type of medicine she studied and uses
• Functional mushrooms 101- fascinating facts about fungi
• Why mushrooms are considered their own kingdom in the animal world and why we didn't figure this out until the 1970s
• Things that separate fungi from plants, including the need for external nutrients
• There are at least 6x more fungi species than any kingdom on earth
• Why some fungi sprout into fruit (mushroom) and some don’t
• Fun fact: we breathe in fungal spores every time we breathe
• What functional mushrooms are and what separates them from other fungi
• Understanding adaptogens and the unique properties they share
• How to choose the best adaptogens for your body
• The categories of adaptogens and what to look for to personalize to you
• Performance adaptogens: lions mane and cordyceps
• Immune supporting adaptogens: turkey tail, acerola cherry (for skin), goji
• The two compounds in turkey tail mushrooms that have been studied and are the foundation for the first mushroom derived anti-cancer drug
• Restoring adaptogens for mood, sleep and stress: ashwaghanda, reishi, tulsi
• Cacao is the single most nutrient dense food that exists, moringa is another great choice

Resources We Mention

• Healing Adaptogens: The Definitive Guide to Using Super Herbs and Mushrooms for Your Body's Restoration, Defense, and Performance by Danielle Ryan Broida and Tero Isokauppila
• Four Sigmatic - Mushroom Drinks
• Radical Mycology: A Treatise on Seeing & Working With Fungi by Peter McCoy
• The Fungal Pharmacy: The Complete Guide to Medicinal Mushrooms and Lichens of North America by Robert Rogers
• Be Here Now by Ram Dass