By Fascinated by Fungi
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Kara Ladd
Kara Ladd is the CEO & Founder of mindful multimedia company, Boundless, that includes Boundless Creatives, a purpose-driven marketing consultancy that helps people find their spiritual purpose & build impact brands that better the world beyond profit, and her personal brand & blog @itskaraladd, karaladd.com, a conscious lifestyle personal brand that features product & experience reviews within the spiritual, wellness & clean beauty space.
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Garnet Martens
Garnet holds a master’s degree in biology from the University of Victoria and has spent twenty years dedicated to research and diagnostic laboratory management with sixteen peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. Through his experiences, Garnet has demonstrated advanced leadership, mentorship and training of staff with instruction at the university level. He holds ISO/IEC 17025 and GLP experience and is a certified ISO/IEC 17025 auditor, which has led to proven experience with quality assurance and Canada Food Inspection Agency regulators.
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Craig Garden
Your human experience this far in one sentence:
Wake up early and live every day like it’s the last.
Why do you think mushrooms are important?
They have the potential to unlock so much good in the world.
How do you define wellness?
BIOHACK everything – stop when you’ve optimized your mind, your body and your soul.
What are your current obsessions? In other words, what wakes you up every morning?
Foraging for mushrooms with the family in our local forests, snowmobile season in BC’s backcountry mountains, and Brandi’s homemade muffins - grain free, dairy free, egg free, and she still manages to make them taste so good. I'm drooling thinking about them.
Favourite way to consume your mushrooms?
Cordyceps capsules with my morning Americano followed by a teaspoon of extract blend in my salted chocolate hemp shake.
Old habit you’re trying to give up?
Burgers.
Coolest thing you’ve learned since co-founding Eversio Wellness?
I can do hard things. Surrounding myself with such a diverse team of awesome human beings has given me the ability to accomplish things I never dreamed I could. The journey I’ve been on since the day we incorporated this little company has changed my life and I’m grateful for everything I’ve learned about myself and our world in the process.
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Your human experience this far in one sentence:
Find the light and reflect it into dark places – repeat.
Why do you think mushrooms are important?
They can change natural ecosystems and people’s lives in so many meaningful ways. I’m excited to see what future generations will do with the huge wave of research and innovation upon us. I'm grateful to be able to share this learning journey with my own children and look forward to a day when our education systems will include the importance of fungi as a part of the curriculum. Can fungi help us get out of the trouble we’re in on this planet? You betcha!
How do you define wellness?
A sense of lightness in the mind, body and soul.
What are your current obsessions? In other words, what wakes you up every morning?
Yoga, homeschooling, and documenting synchronicities (I know that's weird - but, so much fun!)
Favourite way to consume your mushrooms?
½ tsp of AWAKEN blend in my morning smoothie and 2 FOCUS Lion's Mane capsules in the afternoon for a brain boost - I take mushrooms, and I know things!
Old habit you’re trying to give up?
Multi-tasking.
Coolest thing you’ve learned since co-founding Eversio Wellness?
Medicinal mushrooms can increase inflammatory cytokines and anti-inflammatory cytokines simultaneously – they are neither a pure stimulator nor a depressor of the immune system. Hence the use of the word “immunomodulating” in our product descriptions. This means that immune modulating mushrooms may be safe and effective to take during both phases of the viral immune response and may have inhibitory effects during the cytokine storm of acute respiratory distress. I am so curious about what this means for our planet during the COVID-19 pandemic where respiratory distress is at the forefront of medical minds.
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Dr. Mason Bressett
Mason Bresett ND studied human movement in Thunder Bay, Ontario and then studied naturopathic medicine in Vancouver, British Columbia at the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic (BINM) Medicine. His internships in Vancouver included sports medicine, chronic illness, immune disorders, HIV, and mental health focused care.
During naturopathic medical school Mason was approached to work with St. Francis Herb Farm, an organic herb company growing herbs in Central Ontario. He went on to receive extra training in herbal medicine through various conferences, mentorships and clinical cases. His role was around educating health care providers across British Columbia on how to effectively and safely use herbal medicine. He became the Eastern Canada medical consultant for St Francis. He was also involved with research studies and applied herbal medicine training for students at BINM. While at BINM he also organized an experiential conference exploring the philosophy behind naturopathic medicine.
While immersed in herbal medicine research and education, Mason gravitated towards the unique qualities of the adaptogen class of botanicals. While researching and prescribing adaptogens in his practice, he started to notice how many medicinal mushrooms were grouped into this group of natural therapeutics. From here he started to take courses and attend conferences rooted in mycology and medicinal mushrooms. It is here that he met the founder of Real Mushrooms, Skye and they did a collaborative educational event at BINM, one of two naturopathic colleges in Canada and western Canada's only naturopathic medical school.
Mason has a general family naturopathic practice in Sarnia, Ontario -The Health Creation Lab. He uses medicinal mushrooms, herbal medicine, hydrotherapy, acupuncture, nutrition and mind body medicine in his clinic to support his patients. He continues to provide up to date research and education for Real Mushrooms Practitioners - a group of health care professionals (MD's, ND's, DC's etc) using Real Mushrooms products in their practices. He is also actively working with medical doctors and oncologists setting up research studies using medicinal mushroom extracts.
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Dr. Sonya Jensen
I am a Naturopathic Physician with a mission to change the way women understand their bodies and themselves. I believe that women are the center of their families and communities, and by supporting them, we are creating a ripple effect that will support the whole.
I’m a mother of two boys, an author, yoga teacher, podcaster, workshop and retreat leader, as well as the co-founder of Divine Elements Health Center, The Longevity Lab, and The Health Ignited Academy, alongside my husband, Dr. Nicholas Jensen. My background in cell biology and my lived experience with Ayurvedic Medicine in my home has given me insight into the human body that helps me serve the women and families I work with from multiple different lenses.
I believe it is everyone’s birthright to live a happy, healthy, joyful, and abundant life, and I’m honored to help our community move from a state of simply surviving to genuinely thriving.
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Dr. Kira Kai
Kira Kai is a Naturopathic doctor that has been practicing in the south Surrey area since 2012. She is passionate about her patients and feels extremely blessed to have found this calling in life. The journey to arrive at this point was not straightforward, but the experiences that she had encountered in life allowed her to relate more effectively and genuinely with her patients.
When she was three years old, she followed her father around as he taught both Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine classes to doctors in thier hometown in China. He was a medical doctor (M.D.) trained in both Internal Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, and was the director of the only hospital in their city. On many Sundays,sheI sat on a homemade bicycle seat for two hour long rides as her father cycled to rural areas. Watching him and his acupuncture needles heal with great passion is a profound experience that she will never forget. More than 30 years later, she is now the healer with the same passion for medicine and for helping people as her father did. Today, she is blessed to work with a unique team of doctors at SCIMEDICA Health Group, using a diverse amount of modalities available in Naturopathic medicine to help people achieve wellness. As the years go by, she has found that she is the one touched by many of her patients and have grown with them in their journeys. Many of them have improved in both physical and emotional health; she has also, along with them.
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Daria Salih
Daria is a 23 year old mindful entrepreneur, holistic health coach, creator, and yogi living a sustainable eco-conscious lifestyle with a vision to create the new earth through a plant based lifestyle, movement, and holistic practices. My mission is to inspire, motivate, and empower others to take a holistic approach to their healing journey. I have a Bachelor's in Biomedical Sciences.
Social media handles:
Instagram: @holistic_daria ; @thesacredsoulss
Youtube: Mystique Holistics
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Fascinated by Fungi Podcast
This podcast is for anyone who is as fascinated by fungi as we are. Put your nerd glasses on and join us as we learn together by interviewing a diverse cast of scientists, doctors, researchers, herbalists, thought leaders and random mycophiles about their connection to the incredible kingdom of fungi that is having a mushroom moment in our world. We will explore everything from the untapped potential of mushrooms to current ways people in our community are working with fungi as part of their passion or career. We are excited for you to come along as we get to know some awesome human beings and share our vision of an inspired humanity that understands how fungi can impact the health of us and our planet.
www.eversiowellness.com
Your one stop shop for everything mushrooms. From everyday day foragers to experts in the field, this is an all access pass into the world of Fungi.
The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.