Episode #1385
Paul Stamets
Books mentioned
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:59:42 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Mycologist and author Paul Stamets discusses medicinal and psychoactive mushrooms, including their traditional uses, scientific research, and potential effects on immunity, mental health, and addiction. He and Joe Rogan also explore microdosing, safety, commercialization, the history of psilocybin in religion, and the development of psychedelic therapy and clinics.
What they talked about
- Amadou mushroom hats and historical uses
- Mushroom extracts reducing viruses in honeybees
- Bee population decline and pollination crisis
- Microdosing protocols and the Microdose.me app
- Lion's mane and psilocybin for neurogenesis
- Stacking niacin with psilocybin to prevent abuse
- Psychedelics for mental health and addiction
- Mycelium as a neurological network in soil
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