A friend asked me the other day: “Why aren’t you selling mushroom coffee?” Because I like coffee. That was basically my answer. Now, granted, instant coffee has got much, much better over the years. Some of it is perfectly drinkable now. But even if we put that aside and pretend I love instant coffee, there […]
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Mushrooms, fungi, research and the occasional rabbit hole.
The Research They Suppressed and Why It’s Back
Psilocybin research was suppressed for decades and is back at Johns Hopkins, Imperial and NYU. The fungi that go underground and wait.
Your Bread, Your Beer, Your Cheese. All Fungi.
Your sourdough, beer and cheese are all fungi at work. The kingdom quietly feeding and fermenting human life for millennia.
Santa Claus, the Catholic Church, and the Mushroom They Don’t Want You to Think About
Amanita muscaria, arctic shamans, flying reindeer and the Eucharist. The hidden fungal threads running through Christmas.
You’re Already Taking Fungi. You Just Don’t Know It.
Penicillin, statins, blue cheese, sourdough, beer. You are already taking fungi every day. You just were not paying attention.
Lion’s Mane and the Brain: What the Research Is Actually Saying
What the research actually says about lion’s mane, nerve growth factor and the brain. Honest, balanced, no medical claims.
The Internet Was Already There, Under Your Feet
The wood wide web has connected forests for 500 million years. How mycelial networks feed plants, share signals and run ecosystems.
Why Do We Only Eat One Mushroom?
There are over 2,000 edible mushroom species and we eat one: the white button. On fungophobia, fear and what Britain is missing.
The Mushroom Is Not the Organism
The mushroom you see is just the fruiting body. The real organism is the mycelium, a vast ancient network beneath your feet.