Mushrooms are an amazing life form that have so many benefits for our society.   Shannon Mead from No More Butts is working with a new mushroom technology that is cleaning up the waste from cigarette butts.  Cigarette butts contain plastic and all sorts of toxic chemicals that are horrible for our environment.  Shannon and his team have figured out a way to use cigarette butts as food for a variety of oyster mushrooms that can naturally decompose the cigarette butt and leave nothing but  mushroom mycelium that can be used for a variety of industrial uses. 

With a medical degree from Harvard Medical School and residency at the Mayo Clinic, Dr. Michael Turner is a board-certified physician in physical medicine & rehabilitation who specializes in integrative medicine and brain health.   We discuss a variety of health and wellness tips including how to keep your brain healthy, how to deal with the impact that long covid has on your brain, the benefits of functional mushrooms  and the concept of Medical Freedom.  

Brothers Chris and Joe Claussen’s journey into cognitive health and wellness began 25 years ago when they witnessed their grandfather succumb to Alzheimer’s disease. Eventually, their father suffered from the same fate, and they discovered they were next after genetic tests showed they had the strongest risk factor gene for Alzheimer's.

Prior to their father's passing, Chris and Joe experimented by giving their father mushrooms and for the first time in over a year, their father miraculously got up on his own, hugged their mother, and said “Honey, thank you for taking such good care of me.”  Chris and Joe were so amazed by this that they created First Person to introduce more people to the power of functional mushrooms for brain health.  

Dr. Beelman has been researching the nutritious value of mushrooms since the 1970's.  His research identified the amino acid, Ergothioneine (or Ergo), as being abundantly prevalent in mushrooms and it is found in animals that have eaten grasses containing Ergo.  According to WEBMD, studies indicate that Ergo may provide beneficial support for Alzheimer's, the liver, joints, cataracts, diabetes and the heart.   

In order to increase long-term health outcomes and life expectancy, Dr. Beelman encourages greater consumption of mushrooms as a means to significantly increase consumption of Ergo  and other important micronutrients found in mushrooms.   Dr. Beelman's research has also identified how non-regenerative agricultural practices can have a significantly negative impact on Ergo levels in the food supply; as animals are no longer getting Ergo nutrients from the soil which are destroyed each year by tilling and chemicals.  

Denis Vidnar, founder of the Mushroom Hub in Detroit, MI, joins the show to share his knowledge and enthusiasm about the healthiness of mushrooms.   To say that Denis is a passionate advocate of healthy mushrooms would be putting it mildly.  Denis is a second generation mushroom farmer who loves what he does and is very knowledgable about the benefits of adding mushrooms to your diet.  Enjoy the show.

Carla Boyd is truly one of the First Ladies of Cannabis given her work founding Hemp Way Foods.  "Veggie" Burgers, Crumble and Sausage with No Soy, No Gluten, No GMOs....Nothing Bad.  Only the Goodness of Hemp!   Most plant based meats are loaded with chemicals, but not Hemp Way Foods!  Listen in to learn more about Carla's story and delicious products. 

Kesha is a plant-based food entrepreneur who left a 20 year career leading software product development to create a healthier, more sustainable food system.  After a car accident left her in constant pain and struggling with an autoimmune condition,  Kesha discovered that by changing her diet she could heal her body!  Kesha adopted a low inflammation plant-based diet and for the first time in years she was without pain and her autoimmune symptoms were gone.  As Kesha began looking for a healthy way to replace meat in her favorite dishes, she turned to mushrooms and discovered that they could satiate like meat.  The rest is history...Kesha and her husband Dan are now the founders of The Mushroom Meat Company and bringing mushroom nutrition to the masses.  

The Adams Event:   Our Earth has two magnetic poles:  North and South.  However, these poles are not stable as they shift periodically based on movements of the Earth's molten iron center -- as it sloshes around so to speak, the poles move around a bit.  However, the Adams Event was a phenomenon 42,000 years ago where the Earth's magnetic North and South Poles flipped, switching places for several hundred years before returning to their original positions.  Why is this relevant?  Because our magnetic North Pole is on the run now speeding up its movement toward Siberia from 9mi per year in the 90s to over 30mi per year now!  We discuss this with expert, Prof. Alan Cooper. 

John Roulac is a true natural foods and agriculture pioneer, having sued the DEA and winning regarding hemp seed legality, founding Nutiva superfoods, and producing Kiss the Ground on Netflix.  We talk about all of this and more.  John had just finished his appearance on RFK Jr.'s podcast and was fired up.   John is highly controversial because he is a self identified liberal who happens to question the liberal agenda for foods and pharmaceuticals (similar to RFK Jr.).  John rightly identifies that many of today's liberals are like yesterday's right wingers dictating and demanding an anti-freedom and dangerous agenda.   Despite all of this, John leaves us with a positive message:  "Don't Hate.  Even Bayer/Monsanto...don't hate them."   Note:  Ashley On represents a staunchly independent political viewpoint.