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Marvelous Mushrooms

4 magnificent mushrooms to boost your immune system

December 10, 2019 by Amelia Buckley

We at the Optimist Daily have long shared our love of mushrooms. They have been used for health purposes for thousands of years, both mentally and physically. Today, we take a look at four varieties of mushrooms which can boost your immune system to keep you healthy this cold and … [Read more...] about 4 magnificent mushrooms to boost your immune system

We cannot overestimate how important fungi is for storing carbon in soil

November 14, 2019 by Ivar Laanen

Humans have long relied on fungi for sustenance and, er, inspiration. With that said, scientists are only just discovering how incredibly important fungi are for the Earth’s ability to store carbon. Human activity, especially large-scale agriculture, has severely affected a … [Read more...] about We cannot overestimate how important fungi is for storing carbon in soil

An Ode to the Marvelous Mushroom

August 27, 2019 by Kristy Jansen

By Amelia Buckley August 14th marked the first day of the sold-out 39th annual Telluride Mushroom Festival in Aspen, Colorado, which sold more tickets this year than ever. Mushrooms gained a reputation in the 1970s as a vehicle for psychedelic exploration, but these fungi … [Read more...] about An Ode to the Marvelous Mushroom

Could magic mushrooms be the answer to depression?

August 23, 2019 by Ivar Laanen

Lying on a bed in London’s Hammersmith hospital ingesting capsules of psilocybin, the active ingredient of magic mushrooms, Michael had little idea what would happen next. The 56-year-old part-time website developer from County Durham in northern England had battled depression … [Read more...] about Could magic mushrooms be the answer to depression?

Mushroom picking: How to identify an edible wild mushroom from a poisonous one

August 23, 2019 by Ivar Laanen

After all this talk about mushrooms this week, you might be tempted to go out and pick some mushrooms yourself. That’s not a bad idea, but before you go, you need to learn how to properly identify an edible mushroom from a poisonous one. While the odds of you picking an edible … [Read more...] about Mushroom picking: How to identify an edible wild mushroom from a poisonous one

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