Articles tagged with "mushroom"

In 2024, Mark, Katrina, and I went to the Wellington Go Green Expo. We've talked about this event on the podcast before, and back then Mark had commented on the quantity of mushroom-based products. His hypothesis at the time was that this burgeoning industry might be due to the unsuccessful campaign to legalise recreational marijuana use in late 2020 - any company that had hoped to take advantage of the anticipated boom in cannabis sales needed a quick, low-cost pivot. Now, I'm always game to go on the deep dive necessary to prove/disprove other people's pet theories. Mushroom coffees, chocolate, and supplements have escaped the containment of your local health food/organic store, and the encroachment of mushroom crisps/chips into the aisles to mainstream grocery stores has made this topic feel more salient than it has ever been.

There's a new fad to put mushroom in your coffee. Claims are being made that these powdered mushrooms can help your health and wellbeing.

TV3 on 20/20 at 8.30pm on Monday 19/06/95 screened an American story titled "A State of Mind". Extravagant claims were made about the medical significance of hypnosis and its therapeutic uses. One doctor claimed that up to 50% of her patients could be cured by hypnosis. I have just completed a course in rehabilitation studies at Massey University. The course text book had an interesting summary on hypnosis.

The following may interest those who hesitate at the idea of "mushroom rings" being evidence of UFO landings—or of fairy shindigs.