
With the expanding availability of mushroom powders, capsules, extracts, and gummies it’s important to consider what you are purchasing, as well as what industry experts may not be telling you. To ...

According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, Cordyceps can soothe the lungs, stop bleeding, eliminate phlegm, and most importantly it can replenish the kidneys.1 When originally learning about...

Raise your hand if you love to sleep! Now, raise your hand if sleep is the first thing you give up when important things need to be done. The first thing most people think about when it comes to sl...

You Are What You Eat – But Remember to Read the Product Label First!
You are what you eat. This age old phrase has been uttered in the nutrition field for so many years, it has essentially become one of its core values. But with so many choices to pick from, do we r...

Lion’s Mane Mushroom and Alzheimer’s Disease
All in all, nature never ceases to amaze me. With the baby boomer population moving into retirement and dementia diagnoses skyrocketing, it’s important that we as a collective investigate all avenu...

Turkey Tail is both beautiful to look at and a powerhouse of a medicine. Consider all of its wonderful benefits the next time you come across one on your hike!

Have you heard of the term adaptogen? It’s a bit of a trendy word lately as society has been more open to dealing with mental health. An easy definition is that adaptogens help you adapt to stress...

What exactly are antioxidants? You’ve come across the term and may have heard about how beneficial they are, but what are they and how do they work?

Functional mushrooms can benefit our well-being in so many ways. One of those ways that I believe deserves a little more attention, is the link between mushrooms and our gut health!

These past two weeks were extremely tiring for two entirely different reasons: cadaver lab and clinic rotations. Almost every other day I had to jump between two different mindsets; being present a...