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3 Mins Read Turning mushrooms into leather is proving to be big business for MycoWorks, the Bay Area startup that has produced vegan leather for a number of brands including luxury French fashion house Hermès. Now, MycoWorks has raised $125 million in its Series C funding round to scale. The new funding for MycoWorks will go to scale […]
3 Mins Read A new study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders has revealed that eating mushrooms could lower the risk of depression. Sampling data from more than 24,000 adults in the US, between 2005 and 2016, researchers from Penn State University gleaned the findings from diet analysis, with a specific focus on the frequency of mushroom […]
2 Mins Read Core One Labs is patenting its proprietary biosynthesis production method for psilocybin—magic mushrooms—for medicinal purposes.
3 Mins Read You might want to think twice before you take a pass at mushrooms. Scientists have recently discovered that diets high in mushroom consumption are associated with a lower risk of developing cancer. The study, led by Pennsylvania State University researchers, found that this superfood is the highest dietary source of a “unique and potent antioxidant […]
3 Mins Read Mushrooms aren’t getting quite the respect they deserve – until now. Recently, the edible fungus is making headlines for being a key solution for a number of global issues, from offering people in war-torn societies agency over their food supply to providing nutrition and fighting hunger. And as global heating continues to threaten crop yields […]
7 Mins Read Three years ago, Bill Gates famously stated that by 2050, global demand for meat will increase significantly as the world’s population balloons to more than nine billion people. This is not tenable: the livestock industry is responsible for 30% to 50% of the world’s carbon emissions (depending on who you ask), meat continues to become more expensive and […]
5 Mins Read You heard it here first, adaptogenic mushrooms are the next big thing in health and wellness. Why? Because adaptogens, like their name implies, naturally helps your body fight stress. Adaptogenic plants are able to thrive in nature under the harshest of conditions. When you consume them, your body benefits immensely from their superhero qualities. During a year […]
3 Mins Read Here’s another great quinoa idea for you to create in the kitchen. By substituting the heavy, carb-laden risotto rice with quinoa, a traditionally heavy dish is transformed into a lighter, healthier and more nourishing meal. What we also like about using quinoa is that it removes the need for continuous stirring. All you need to […]
3 Mins Read Our immune system is constantly up against it – being regularly bombarded by foreign invaders, it has developed incredibly complex mechanisms that help hold the barriers strongly in place. Though there are many components to a healthy immune system, our white blood cells in particular work extremely hard, especially at this time of year. The […]