Functional mushrooms, beta-glucans, extraction and bio-availability and what Lion's Mane and Chaga can do for you with Eric Puro from KÄÄPÄ Biotech

Functional mushrooms, beta-glucans, extraction and bio-availability and what Lion's Mane and Chaga can do for you with Eric Puro from KÄÄPÄ Biotech

Author: Barry Luijbregts January 23, 2023 Duration: 1:04:14
In this episode I talk with Eric Puro, co-founder and CEO of KÄÄPÄ Biotech and a member of the executive committee of the International Medicinal Mushroom Society. We talk about:
  • The origin of mushrooms
  • What to look for when buying functional mushrooms
  • What Lion's Mane can do for you
  • How Chaga is an antioxidant powerhouse
  • How functional mushrooms are adaptogens
  • Free Cordyceps for European customers!
  • And more…
Go to kaapamushrooms.com, enter the SHOP section and get 15% off the entire selection with the code BARRY15.
 
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Episode timing:
 
(00:00) Introduction 
(02:06) The origin of mushrooms
(09:04) How Kaapa grows and extracts mushrooms  
(18:51) Don't buy mycelium-based mushroom products
(25:47) What is Lion's Mane and why should you take it?
(34:59) What are adaptogens?
(41:30) Chaga is a potent antioxidant
(46:18) Cordyceps for performance
(50:16) What about other functions like blood thinning?
(54:28) Test which mushrooms work for you
(01:01:18) Where can you find Kaapa Mushrooms?
(01:03:07) Outro and disclaimer
 


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