

I’m talking about less-understood immunity, longevity, and energy boosting fungi like reishi, chaga, lion’s mane, and my all-time favorite, cordyceps. I’m talking about adaptogenic, superfood varieties most people have never previously heard of or know little to nothing about. And I’m not talking about garden variety portobellos or even gourmet truffles. I’m not talking about mind-bending psychedelics. (behind the scenes of my podcast with Tero)Ī life-long student of nutrition and expert on natural health hailing from Finland, Tero is the co-founder, president and marketing director of Four Sigmatic, the company behind a wide variety of very popular (and globally available) medicinal mushroom coffees, hot cacaos and elixir products that has successfully begun to introduce the health-promoting benefits of mushrooms to the mainstream. To walk us through the magical and mysterious world of mushrooms, I sat down with my long-time friend Tero Isokauppila, the original fun-guy himself. Indeed, when properly understood and utilized, mushrooms hold the capacity to change your life in an immediate, powerful, and exponentially beneficial manner. Mushrooms are also woefully under-appreciated when it comes to promoting health, fighting illness, buttressing longevity, enhancing memory and even boosting libido. And, quite incredibly, 85% of human RNA and 50% of human DNA is shared with fungi. 40% of all pharmaceuticals contain some form of mushroom. 92% of all plants are dependent upon mushrooms for their survival. It may surprise you to learn that mushrooms account for an astonishing 25% of the Earth’s total biomass. Invisibly surrounding us, they underpin the very foundation of our ecology, impacting us in ways far beyond our appreciation. In fact, they comprise an entire kingdom. But that’s pretty much where the inquiry ends. We tend to think of mushrooms as a pizza topping. “It’s impossible to truly quantify the myriad of ways mushrooms can positively impact your life, yet they’re capable of doing all these things and so much more.
