BUYER BEWARE: Birch Boys’ Garrett Kopp On Medicinal Mushrooms • Episode 19 • Free •
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The medicinal mushroom market is rife with fraudulently advertised products that contain little medicinal value due to certain growing methods and poor sourcing. Those dealing with cancer and other illnesses who are seeking to avail themselves of the many healing constituents these mushrooms contain are often deprived of receiving the extraordinary benefits found in properly sourced fungi. Enter Garrett Kopp, a learned and dedicated steward of the Adirondack forests in northern New York State whose heartfelt connection to that precious land enables him to hear what he calls, “the whisper in the wind.” He is a voice for Chaga sustainability and he speaks to the importance of sourcing wild-harvested medicinal mushrooms for their forest-given potency.
Birch Boys was launched by Garrett shortly after his 16th birthday. Today, Birch Boys offers teas, powders and tinctures of wild-harvested Chaga, Artist’s Conk, Reishi, Turkey Tail, and other medicinal fungi that can be trusted to deliver the goods. In the first hour Garrett talks about his introduction to Chaga at the age of 15 by his grandmother, whose spirit continues to support his efforts. He discusses the dynamic relationship between medicinal mushrooms and trees and why this makes forest-grown mushrooms far more medicinally potent than those grown on grain or sawdust in plastic bags. Garrett is also an ecologist and he shares on the issues we are facing regarding the eradication of yellow birch trees (Betula Alleghaniensis) on which Chaga is found. He also discusses the lesser known Artist’s Conk, making an illuminating comparison to Reishi, (Ganoderma Lucidum), its Chinese cousin.
The second hour focuses on Amanita Muscaria, the well recognized red and white-capped mushroom. I was eager to hear Garrett share his knowledge and experience there and he did not disappoint. He also touched on the absolute importance of knowing your mushrooms when wild-crafting, mushrooms that are the most pharmacologically active, anecdotal stories of beneficial effects, and more.
Garrett is a national treasure and I think you will very much appreciate what he shares in this episode.
The statements made in this episode have not been evaluated by the FDA. Birch Boys products are not intended to fight, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or illness.
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Medicinal Mushrooms: Nature’s Miracle Workers • Episode 17 • Full •
Medicinal Mushrooms: Nature’s Miracle Workers • Episode 17 • Free •
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This next episode highlights one of Nature’s most extraordinary gifts to this world – medicinal mushrooms. I’ve taken them in dual extract form for years and have always known they are medicinal but doing the deeper research has blown my mind.
In hours 1 and 2 I will share with you the most wondrous benefits of a number of medicinal mushrooms and in hour 2 I’ll discuss spagyrics, tincturing and more. Nature has a cure and a solution for everything and by the way, so does our body, which is earth – if we avail ourselves of what nature offers. That includes aligning with her cycles. She is both a kindly and fierce mother, teacher and mentor.
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Wei Qi Soup
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Directions:
Fill a pot 2/3 full with purified or spring water, then add:
~ Astragalus membranaceus, 5-7 sticks
~ Ganoderma lucidum (ie: reishi)
1 medium
~ (any other tonifying mushrooms),
~ 2-3 small fruiting bodies
~ Slightly sprouted beans, 1/4 – 1/2 cup (aduki, black, etc)
Bring water to boil, simmer for 20 minutes, then add:
~ Organic barley, 1/2 – 1 cup
(choose amount depending on thickness desired)
Simmer another 20 minutes, then add favorite vegetables such as:
~ Carrots and celery
~ beet tops (or chard, collards, mustard greens, etc.)
~ potatoes (optional)
~ sea vegetables (nori, kelp, wakame, etc.)
~ gobo (ie: burdock root)
~ nettles or other wild greens (when available)
~ garlic and onions
Simmer until the vegetables are tender, then add miso and spices, such as ginger, celery, or fennel seed. Make enough for a few days and store it in the fridge.
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Indications and Dosage:
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During illness, when solid food is not desirable, drink 3-4 cups of the warm broth (add less barley and more water to make broth). For degenerative immune conditions, eat 1-2 small bowls per day, and drink the broth as desired. For autoimmune diseases such as allergies, lupus, diabetes, and hepatitis, accompanied by fatigue, weakness, or autoimmune conditions, eat the soup when desired, or drink the broth. This soup can be used upon occasion (1-2 times per week) for general tonification and may help to increase stamina.
Cathy Coyle, Ban Draoi (dree) • Episode 2 • FREE •
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Cathy Coyle: Ban Draoi (dree)
I have had a number of very special individuals enter my life as a result of my mushroom work and Cathy Coyle is one of them. Grounded and wise, Cathy serves as a Ban Draoi (dree), a Celtic medicine woman. She is part of a long lineage of Irish seer women and holds a connection to the Sidhe and other spirits of nature. In this two-hour conversation Cathy shares candidly her path to where she is today as facilitator, therapist, teacher, priestess, Draoi. Our first hour delves into her early years as a sensitive child raised on old Irish myths and traditions. She shares her first mystical meeting with the Sidhe through the portal of the mushroom and the clinical path that followed until her faerie guides steered her away from a path of convention.
Hour Two begins with Cathy discussing how the shamanic approach complements psychotherapeutic practice. We explore breathwork, oracular practice, herbs and other supports for trance work, light, language and more.
Make yourself a cup of tea and savor Cathy’s stories, experiences, clarity and wisdom in this intimate conversation that covers so many aspects of her path and philosophy as a 21st century Ban Draoi. Learn more at CathyCoyle.com
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