How to Use Medicinal Mushrooms

Do Medicinal Mushrooms Actually Work?



Medicinal mushrooms are really getting their spotlight, and they truly deserve it.


On our newest Wellness on Purpose podcast episode, we asked Jason Watkin, co-founder of Purica, to join us on today’s podcast to share his wealth of medicinal mushroom knowledge with our community.


Today, we are seeing medicinal mushrooms in everything from supplements and therapeutic drinks to skincare and snacks. So, what’s the hype all about? Jason will tell us what mushrooms do and how you can easily add them to your daily routine to modulate your stress and immunity!


So, let’s get into it!


In this episode, we will cover the following topics….


03:08 : Where Jason’s passion for mushrooms started.


06:19 : What are medicinal mushrooms, and are they like psychedelic mushrooms?


12:10 : What make chaga mushrooms so amazing?


16:05 : Who do you recommend take cordyceps?


24:10 : How do lion’s mane mushrooms support cognitive brain health?


29:40: Why are reishi mushrooms considered the “chill pill”?


42:35 : Who is Purica and what makes your mushrooms so therapeutic and unique?


55:43: How you can incorporate these incredibly healing mushrooms into your daily routine.


59:44 : Where you can learn more about Purica mushrooms and research to share with your

health care practitioners.


PRODUCTS FEATURED


Purica Complete 360 – This product contains a combination of the most therapeutic mushrooms with ashwaghanda to help modulate stress and the immune system.


Pick up your Purica’s Complete 360 and check out their medicinal mushrooms in our store today!


Learn more about Purica here


Listen to full episode here:


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