Paul Stamets on Oyster Mushrooms

Paul Stamets is interviewed by The Story (thestory.org) talking about how Oyster mushrooms can save the world and how they can help the recent gulf oil spill. Listen to the .MP3
 
Also reflecting on early times in Paul Stamets life. Listen as he tells the story of his first magic mushroom experience and how he was able to overcome his problem with stuttering.
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Your brain on psilocybin mushrooms

For the first time, people under the influence of psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms, laid down in what appeared to be an fMRI brain scanner.
 
However, unlike an fMRI machine, the device didn’t generate any magnetic fields. In fact the device didn’t even generate an image of the brain or measure brain activity at all. The device was made out of wood.
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Mushrooms can help clean up oil spills

Here is an amazing and interesting fact; did you know that certain mushroom mycelium can eat oil? Yes that is what I said, mycelium can eat oil and therefore help clean up an oil spill.
 
A variety of Oyster mushrooms have proven to be extremely efficient at consuming oil and turning it into a non-toxic compost in less than 3 months.
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The amazing nutrition of mushrooms

Mushrooms are an amazing source of nutrition and should be considered a valuable food source in every home.  More people need to take advantage of this abundant fat free food, all it takes is a little effort and curiosity to try new things.
 
Mushrooms provide a wide array of textures and flavours to work with so there is no end to the combinations you can create.  Most edible mushrooms are also packed full of cancer fighting compounds, antioxidants, potassium, vitamin D, naicin, and riboflavin just to mention a few.  Mushrooms also contain absolutley no fat or cholesteral and approximately only 14 calories per cup.
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