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Mushroom Powers with Eric Puro
Episode 65
Tuesday, 19 November, 2024
In this episode, Eric Puro returns to discuss the powers of Functional Mushrooms with Teemu Arina. As the CEO of Kääpä Biotech, Eric is at the forefront of unraveling the science behind fungi and their profound impact on human health.Eric and his team have revolutionized mushroom cultivation in Finland, setting new industry standards and outpacing the competition in terms of extract potency and quality.Eric is a member of the executive committee of the International Medicinal Mushroom Society, amplifying his commitment to advanced use of Functional Mushrooms.Learn more about Eric and Kääpä at https://www.kaapamushrooms.com!This conversation was recorded in November 2024.Check https://biohackersummit.com for upcoming events & tickets!Devices, supplements, guides, books & quality online courses for supporting your health & performance: https://biohackercenter.comKey moments and takeaways:00:00 Introduction by Teemu Arina01:00 Mushrooms in the "early days"02:57 From a scientific standpoint, the clinicals are there03:49 Growing up in the Nordics and Baltics04:50 Chaga every day for 10 years05:42 When Eric first started growing mushrooms07:12 The importance of a personal relationship to growing08:04 Walking barefoot in Nuuksio09:52 Symbiotic relationship between mushrooms and trees10:45 How mushrooms learn what to feed on11:39 They can decompose plastic12:34 How fungi came to decompose cellulose13:59 Protective biochemistry16:03 Scientific reductionist compartmentalization17:03 Why our immune system isn't always great18:23 Mushrooms preserved Ötzi19:20 Forests hold thousands of mold species20:16 Healthy exposure to dangerous things21:52 The Circle of Life23:24 What can I do with these mushrooms?25:08 How Kääpä works with third-party university labs25:44 Lion's Mane vs. Coffee vs. Placebo26:27 How Teemu uses mushrooms28:10 "Reishi is giving me crazy dreams"29:26 What Cordyceps does30:45 The Last of Us and cordyceps31:07 Eating Lion's Mane31:59 Eating vs. extracts and tinctures32:14 Bioavailability in water and alcohol vs. ultrasonic extracts33:47 Turkey Tail in Europe34:22 European food regulations are a crazy mess35:26 Suppression of information and understanding in the US37:16 If you're working with corrupt pharma, pack your bags37:58 In food innovation, we are shooting ourselves in the foot39:14 Peer-reviewed journals in Europe are bought and paid-for40:44 Questionable products vs. Nordic Mushrooms42:01 Be careful buying mushroom products on Amazon43:18 Functional Mushrooms are a growth market44:17 Kääpä is coming to the Hololife Summit!44:58 Visit kaapamushrooms.com48:57 Anecdote about Siim Land49:54 Biohacker's Retreat in January 2025
