March 14, 2020
Lion's Mane on a Bear's Head
He approaches the cash register. A man in his early forties, bald. Alex starts by telling me his story.
He has a lot against conventional medicine. He was a...
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November 20, 2019
Magic Mushrooms and Psychotherapy
A few days ago, a customer named Kevin visited Mycoboutique’s shop in Montréal. Among other purchases, he brought to the cash counter a fascinating book:...
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June 27, 2019
Beware of Deer Ticks
Previously unknown in our latitudes, Lyme disease has been steadily progressing northwards: it affects more and more hikers. It begins with localized rash but...
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January 28, 2019
Mushrooms in the new Canadian Food Guide
Health Canada writes somewhere that "mushrooms are part of a healthy diet and provide many of the nutrients your body needs." Why aqren't mushrooms mentionned...
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February 27, 2017
Mushrooms named desire
Through time and people, mushrooms have had the reputation of boosting sexual ardour.
The truffle, for example, had this reputation among ancient Greeks....
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March 28, 2016
Greed in the mushroom patch
In a public confession written over 21 years ago, disclosed only early this year, Olympic champion Wang Junxia, 46 years old today, and nine of her then...
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July 9, 2015
Overview of poisonings in North America
Annually in the US, the North American Mycological Association registers very few deaths related to wild mushroom consumption, generally less than four per...
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November 18, 2013
Keep flies away from your dried mushrooms
Most mushrooms lend themselves wonderfully to dehydration: their savour is thus concentrated without losing their nutritive value. Away from humidity, they...
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November 10, 2012
Chaga: The Mushroom of Many Surprises
Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) is a polypore mushroom that is widespread throughout boreal forests, particularly those here in North Eastern North America. You...
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January 20, 2012
A Healthy Treat
In what seems now to be another life, my opinion of mushrooms was that of my family’s: spongy “vegetables” found on pizza toppings. The common belief was...
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