Oli Genn-Bash is one of the most interesting guests I’ve had the privilege to interview. He’s a fungi fanatic and a mycology maestro; aka he loves mushrooms!

In this deep dive episode into the true role of functional mushrooms in our drinks, Oli doesn’t hold back. He tells us what these fascinating fungi actually do in our bodies, how to identify quality suppliers and the truth about whether they’re actually having any impact when used inside low/no drinks.

This is definitely one of those episodes where I’m inviting you to strap on your listening ears and come along and learn with me.

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WE CHAT ABOUT

0:00 Coming up...

2:45 Oli's story

5:20 Historical & cultural use

7:01 Introducing the "Big 5"

7:28 Over-popularisation of Lion's Mane

9:57 Reishi: The mushroom of immortality

11:08 Motivation & energy from cordyceps

14:33 Olympic doping

15:35 Medicinal uses of cordyceps

17:31 How to consume functional mushrooms

20:38 Are there any side effects?

23:00 Are they effective in low/no drinks?

25:35 Zero regulations

26:27 How mushroom powder is made

28:14 Extract ratios

31:29 Will the laws change?

34:06 Turkey Tail: pharmaceutical grade cancer treatment

35:06 Chaga: not a true mushroom

37:04 Magic mushrooms for the psychotropic curious

41:41 Micro-dosing: What is it?

47:31 Why I invited Oli on the pod

48:31 The Fungi Consultancy

50:48 Find Oli

51:30 The BBQ-Q

53:39 Keep mycology alive

FIND OLI

THE FUNGI CONSULTANT.COM //  @THE_FUNGI_CONSULTANT  //  LINKEDIN.COM/IN/OLI-GENN-BASH

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