Meet Your Mushrooms

The functional mushroom supplement industry is full of half-truths, marketing gimmicks and ineffective products. This is where we set the record straight. Dig into our guides on extraction science, mushroom-specific scientific research, third-party testing, and how to get the most from your medicinal mushroom supplement routine.
Fall Workshop Dates & Upcoming Speaking Events | July '26 Newsletter
Fall Workshop Dates & Upcoming Speaking Events | July '26 Newsletter
This month we recap a great talk with the Mushroom Club of Georgia, a busy summer at the farmers markets, and announce our Fall Mushroom Foraging and Growing Workshop dates... Read more...
Our Favorite Extract & Upcoming Atlanta Presentation | July '26 Newsletter
Our Favorite Extract & Upcoming Atlanta Presentation | July '26 Newsletter
Ever wonder which extract we reach for most? This month Sam shares why Flow (Lion's Mane & Cordyceps) is his daily go-to, plus details on a free medicinal mushroom presentation... Read more...
Mindfull Mycology founder Sam holding a large freshly harvested Lion's Mane mushroom fruit body in the Mindfull Mycology grow room in Dahlonega Georgia
Lion's Mane Mushroom Benefits: The Science Behind Nature's Most Powerful Nootropic
Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus) contains two compounds found almost nowhere else in nature — Hericenones and Erinacines — both of which cross the blood-brain barrier and stimulate the production of... Read more...
Chaga growing at the base of a birch tree in the Adirondack Mountains, foraged by Mindfull Mycology founder Sam Blackstone
Chaga: The King of Mushrooms and What That Title Actually Means
Siberian shamans called it the Gift of God. Modern researchers are calling it one of the most antioxidant-rich substances ever measured. Here's the full story. Read more...
Maitake Mushroom Benefits: What the Research Says About the "Dancing Mushroom"
Maitake Mushroom Benefits: What the Research Says About the "Dancing Mushroom"
Maitake contains Grifolan — a compound found in no other mushroom on earth. Researchers have studied it across 24 independent studies for its effects on immunity, blood sugar, cholesterol, and... Read more...
Mindfull Mycology's Sophie Blackstone in a scarf and cap holding up a single Turkey Tail mushroom cap close to the camera, showing its concentric rings.
Turkey Tail Mushroom Benefits: The Most Researched Medicinal Mushroom You've Probably Walked Past
Turkey Tail is one of the most clinically studied medicinal mushroom in the world and PSK, one of its key compounds, is an FDA-recognized cancer therapy in Japan. Here's what... Read more...
Mindfull Mycology founder Sam Blackstone with a large harvest of Cordyceps militaris fruit bodies grown at the Mindfull Mycology farm in Dahlonega, Georgia
Cordyceps Mushroom Benefits: What the Research Says About the "Zombie Fungus"
Cordyceps is famous as the athlete's mushroom — but the research goes much further. Learn about Cordycepin, ATP production, immune support, and why not all Cordyceps supplements are equal. Read more...
Mindfull Mycology founder Sam Blackstone with a large harvest of Ganoderma lucidum Reishi mushroom fruit bodies grown at the Mindfull Mycology farm in Dahlonega Georgia
Reishi Mushroom Benefits: What the Research Says About the "Mushroom of Immortality"
Ancient China called it the Mushroom of Immortality. Modern research studies Reishi for immunity, stress, sleep, and heart health — but most supplements skip the extraction steps needed to actually... Read more...

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