Mushroom Revival Podcast Alex Dorr

Today we bring on Dr. James Fadiman, arguably the person responsible for making microdosing magic mushrooms popular. We talk about the current research, the benefits, safety, dosage, set, setting, history and so much more. Ever wanted to try microdosing? Don't know where to start? Long time microdoser and want to hear the current research and where we are in the industry? Totally skeptical?

Alex tries to play devils advocate on this episode to try to poke holes into the legitimacy of microdosing and we talk about how to create better double blind placebo controlled human clinical trials in the future. Are you of the sub perceptual microdose camp or the above perceptual microdose camp? We argue both sides and give pros and cons for each.

What's the best way to store your microdoses? What about extraction? What's the shelf life before they start to loose their potency? Are the stems more potent than the caps? Besides psilocybin and psilocin, what other compounds are in the mushrooms? What about microdosing other species besides Psilocybe cubensis? What's the future of microdosing psilocybin? Oh you bet we cover all these juicy questions and more in this episode! 


www.mushroomrevival.com
We are a functional mushroom company and make 100% certified USDA Organic and Vegan mushroom supplements. We are transparent with our lab results, and use actual fruiting bodies aka mushrooms! We provide our supplements in tincture, capsule, powder, and delicious gummy form. 
Energy (Cordyceps): Need a little pick-me-up before a workout or when you’re picking up your kids from school? The Energy Cordyceps is the mushy match for you.
Focus (Lion’s Mane):  Needing a little more focus in your daily life? Lion’s Mane is known to be the mushroom for the brain and may support cognitive function.
Calm (Reishi): Looking for some tranquility and zen in your life? Reishi will bring you into the zen state of mind you’ve been searching for.
Daily 10 (Mushroom Mix): It’s like having 10 bodyguard mushrooms fighting off all those bad guys. This is a good place to start as it contains all of the daily mushies you need. 
Not sure where to begin? Take our mushroom quiz here.

Today's episode we go full force into the metaverse with Enosis Therapeutics who are researching using virtual reality and psychedelics. Talk about a black mirror episode coming true! 

From treating acrophobia, aerophobia, agoraphobia, and more. Psychedelics mixed with virtual reality have been shown to help with: 

Relaxation: using nature-based audio-visual stimuli. 
Buffering: Distracting person from pain
Mindfulness: Body and environmental awareness
Augmenting peak states:  The loss of sense of space, time, connection to one’s body and even ego death
Altered states of consciousness priming - priming for a peak psychedelic state

and more.

We talk about the pros and cons of using virtual reality, when it's used and when it's not recommended, who it's for and who it's not, what sorts of virtual reality stimuli are shown, the importance of set, setting, preparation, experience, and integration and more. 

www.mushroomrevival.com
We are a functional mushroom company and make 100% certified USDA Organic and Vegan mushroom supplements. We are transparent with our lab results, and use actual fruiting bodies aka mushrooms! We provide our supplements in tincture, capsule, powder, and delicious gummy form. 
Energy (Cordyceps): Need a little pick-me-up before a workout or when you’re picking up your kids from school? The Energy Cordyceps is the mushy match for you.
Focus (Lion’s Mane):  Needing a little more focus in your daily life? Lion’s Mane is known to be the mushroom for the brain and may support cognitive function.
Calm (Reishi): Looking for some tranquility and zen in your life? Reishi will bring you into the zen state of mind you’ve been searching for.
Daily 10 (Mushroom Mix): It’s like having 10 bodyguard mushrooms fighting off all those bad guys. This is a good place to start as it contains all of the daily mushies you need. 
Not sure where to begin? Take our mushroom quiz here.

We kick off the first episode of season two with a deep dive into Functional Mushrooms with Alex Dorr


The evolution of fungi on planet earthThe development of functional compounds as defense mechanismsCo evolution of humans and mushroomsAlex Dorr’s introduction to mushroomsThe History of Mushroom Revival’s Organic Cordyceps militaris farm A rundown of 10 famous functional mushrooms everyone should knowMycelium vs fruiting bodies 101The life cycle of mushroomsHow to extract mushrooms and which solvents pull which compoundsFalse labeling tactics to look out for in the industryA comparison of beneficial compounds between mycelium vs fruiting bodiesFuture of the functional mushroom industryFinding new species of Future of mycology as a whole
www.mushroomrevival.com
We are a functional mushroom company and make 100% certified USDA Organic and Vegan mushroom supplements. We are transparent with our lab results, and use actual fruiting bodies aka mushrooms! We provide our supplements in tincture, capsule, powder, and delicious gummy form. 
Energy (Cordyceps): Need a little pick-me-up before a workout or when you’re picking up your kids from school? The Energy Cordyceps is the mushy match for you.
Focus (Lion’s Mane):  Needing a little more focus in your daily life? Lion’s Mane is known to be the mushroom for the brain and may support cognitive function.
Calm (Reishi): Looking for some tranquility and zen in your life? Reishi will bring you into the zen state of mind you’ve been searching for.
Daily 10 (Mushroom Mix): It’s like having 10 bodyguard mushrooms fighting off all those bad guys. This is a good place to start as it contains all of the daily mushies you need. 
Not sure where to begin? Take our mushroom quiz here.

Mushroom Revival Podcast is saying farewell to our beloved co-host, Lera Niemackl. Nearly three years running, our show has evolved and blossomed in ways we did not think possible when we launched.

Season 2 will still have the host and founder of Mushroom Revival that we know and love, Alex Dorr. As we transition to this new era in podcasting, episode frequencies will fluctuate as we figure out how to best produce the show with new team members. Thank you all for being part of this journey and making this podcast thrive.

Show notes:

Support Lera's mushroom endeavors: https://www.patreon.com/mycotalabs/

Mushroom in Every Language: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n8TfPMjLcLa8oVwFKMmgPuvbieakmB-6jd9stiLZ6xI/edit#gid=0


www.mushroomrevival.com
We are a functional mushroom company and make 100% certified USDA Organic and Vegan mushroom supplements. We are transparent with our lab results, and use actual fruiting bodies aka mushrooms! We provide our supplements in tincture, capsule, powder, and delicious gummy form. 
Energy (Cordyceps): Need a little pick-me-up before a workout or when you’re picking up your kids from school? The Energy Cordyceps is the mushy match for you.
Focus (Lion’s Mane):  Needing a little more focus in your daily life? Lion’s Mane is known to be the mushroom for the brain and may support cognitive function.
Calm (Reishi): Looking for some tranquility and zen in your life? Reishi will bring you into the zen state of mind you’ve been searching for.
Daily 10 (Mushroom Mix): It’s like having 10 bodyguard mushrooms fighting off all those bad guys. This is a good place to start as it contains all of the daily mushies you need. 
Not sure where to begin? Take our mushroom quiz here.

Burn sites create unlikely food for today’s fungal topic: pyrophilous— or fire-loving, fungi. Today on the show we welcome Dr. Monika Fischer, who has been studying fungi that thrive in post-fire ecosystems. We discuss how wildfires change ecosystems, the roles that fungi play in their recovery and protection, and how scientists go about studying them.
Topics Covered:
What makes a fungus a fire-adapted species?Current state of wildfire events Organisms and ecosystems that rely on fireVariations in wildfires and how various fungi respondMycological properties of fire-adapted fungiHow fire-loving fungi are germinated and cultivated in the labMycoremediation and fungal enzymology of fire-adapted fungi

Show Notes:
Dr. Monika Fischer Website: https://sites.google.com/view/monikafischer/homeDr. Monika Fischer Twitter: https://twitter.com/MonikaSFischerNY Times “This Fire-Loving Fungi Eats Charcoal”: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/28/science/fungus-wildfire-charcoal.htmlPublications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=RDJjNPAAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
www.mushroomrevival.com
We are a functional mushroom company and make 100% certified USDA Organic and Vegan mushroom supplements. We are transparent with our lab results, and use actual fruiting bodies aka mushrooms! We provide our supplements in tincture, capsule, powder, and delicious gummy form. 
Energy (Cordyceps): Need a little pick-me-up before a workout or when you’re picking up your kids from school? The Energy Cordyceps is the mushy match for you.
Focus (Lion’s Mane):  Needing a little more focus in your daily life? Lion’s Mane is known to be the mushroom for the brain and may support cognitive function.
Calm (Reishi): Looking for some tranquility and zen in your life? Reishi will bring you into the zen state of mind you’ve been searching for.
Daily 10 (Mushroom Mix): It’s like having 10 bodyguard mushrooms fighting off all those bad guys. This is a good place to start as it contains all of the daily mushies you need. 
Not sure where to begin? Take our mushroom quiz here.

Fungi have a microbiome. Bacteria live in and on fungi, and their presence has been shown to be impressively influential on the ecology as a whole. Their co-evolution has shaped the trophs, genetics, metabolisms, vitality and more within these two kingdoms of life. Be prepared to reimagine fungal vigor and success as a communal effort. 

Today we welcome the eloquent and brilliant Dr. Jessie Uehling from Oregon State who has been pioneering much of the research in the field. 
Topics Covered:
The primary ways fungi and bacteria interactCo-evolution of bacteria and fungi The implications of fungal-bacterial interactions with human life and ecosystem health Brief discussion on fungal-fungal interactionsDiversity of fungal-bacterial interactionsMechanism of hyphal invasionAntibiotics and their effects on endosymbionts Fungal mating and how endosymbiotic impact reproductionHow these relationships are studied in the labShow Notes:
Dr. Jessie Uehling's website: http://jessieuehling.com/Uehling Lab: https://uehlinglab677064000.wordpress.com/Endosymbionts protect their fungal hosts from nematodes: https://www.pnas.org/content/118/37/e2110669118.shortFungal endosymbionts metabolites: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16939276/Mechanisms of hyphal invasion: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25182414/Bacterial on the ‘Fungal Highway’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnsYh6511Ic , https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26432804/Fungal endosymbionts control host fungal sexuality: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-02052-8https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7308579/Reinfection of fungal hyphae with laser tweezers: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982207011438The search for the fungal immune system: https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1006578Black fungus outbreak in India: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/20/world/asia/india-covid-black-fungus.html

www.mushroomrevival.com
We are a functional mushroom company and make 100% certified USDA Organic and Vegan mushroom supplements. We are transparent with our lab results, and use actual fruiting bodies aka mushrooms! We provide our supplements in tincture, capsule, powder, and delicious gummy form. 
Energy (Cordyceps): Need a little pick-me-up before a workout or when you’re picking up your kids from school? The Energy Cordyceps is the mushy match for you.
Focus (Lion’s Mane):  Needing a little more focus in your daily life? Lion’s Mane is known to be the mushroom for the brain and may support cognitive function.
Calm (Reishi): Looking for some tranquility and zen in your life? Reishi will bring you into the zen state of mind you’ve been searching for.
Daily 10 (Mushroom Mix): It’s like having 10 bodyguard mushrooms fighting off all those bad guys. This is a good place to start as it contains all of the daily mushies you