Healing Mushrooms: A Practical and Culinary Guide to Using Mushrooms for Whole Body Health

Healing Mushrooms begins with a little background about the life of the author Tero Isokauppila; How he grew up in a country and with a family in which gathering mushrooms was the norm. The first half of the book is comprised of scientific information such as chemical compounds found within mushrooms (i.e. Beta-glucans, terpenoids), a mushroom’s anatomy, and a detailed profile for each of the ten mushrooms he has selected as fundamental. The rest of the book is a wonderful compilation of facts, tips and unique recipes that I am so excited to being working through! I have been consuming Four Sigmatic products since 2014 but I have mostly done so by tea, chia gel, broth, or smoothie-- what a treat to have so many creative and healthful recipes available! This book comes with a shopping/sourcing guide which directs you to the most reputable companies and also teaches you what to look for when trying to determine the highest quality products.Tero’s vision to offer these mushrooms in a more recognizable and user-friendly form really is brilliant. Prior to finding Four Sigmatic, I had only heard of using mushrooms for culinary purposes, as a psychedelic, and of course all of the worst-case scenario foraging incidents! By making these healing mushrooms available in a dual-extracted powder form and providing loads of information (educating to dispel mycophobia!), videos, enthusiasm and passion…they have made me a fun-gal!I would truly recommend this book to anyone…and will be purchasing it for many friends in the future as gifts! It provides a lot of key information in an easy to read and enjoyable format.Be sure to also check out Mushroom Academy on their website to learn even more!

I first heard about Four Sigmatic products through Sid Garza-Hillman and kind of wrote it off as just another wacky trend. Later on, I heard Tero talk about how he got interested in mushrooms and their healing effects on the Rich Roll podcast. I was intrigued so I decided to find out more by getting this book. It's really opened my eyes to the mushroom world, so to speak. Not only does he cover the basic knowledge about mushrooms and their medicinal properties, but the information about the extraction process and how to ensure you are getting a quality product is vital in my opinion.I haven't yet tried any of the recipes in the book, but I definitely plan to! I like that they incorporated recipes so you can see how exactly to incorporate mushrooms into your normal diet.Overall, a fun book to read by a fun guy (had to throw that in there) and a resource I know I'll come back to repeatedly.

I preordered Tero's book and have anxiously awaited its arrival. I can happily say after reading it this week that it has exceeded my expectations! I have ordered 10 books so that I can give as gifts to family and friends. Learning about mushrooms can be overwhelming to some but Tero makes it fun and easy with this book.I have been using Four Sigmatic products since 2013 and have had great results in my wellness and have seen these same results in my family and others that I have shared with. I wild forage mushrooms however, being able to properly extract the nutriment in a way that is bioavailable is not an easy task and I am thankful to have access to such a quality product that is effective.I love getting creative in the kitchen and the recipes in this book are unique yet not so intimidating that I won't use them again and again. I love how Tero shares the recipes based on the body system that they will support. For example, immune boosting recipes, gut health recipes etc.It doesn't matter if you are new to learning about the amazing fungi kingdom or if you've been incorporating these life-giving mushrooms for years, you will really enjoy the education and recipes that this book offers. There's no other book out there like this that I know of!

Healing Mushrooms was a fun and informative read! The style and language is easy to follow. From start to finish Tero provides interesting information that is easy to swallow and get a grasp on. The health benefits of mushrooms are incredible and so much fun to learn about. I have been drinking Four Sigmatic for the last month and I'm obsessed. This book will be my basic reference guide, until I memorize everything on my own :) The only reason I took one star away is because some of the ingredients in the book are expensive and seem hard to find, not what your average person would have in their kitchen. I am excited to slowly plough through them all!

"[Human] beings and mushrooms share roughly 85 percent of the same ribosomal RNA and almost 50 percent of the same DNA." - Healing MushroomsIf that doesn't make you want to find out more about mushrooms and their medicinal properties, I don't know what will. My mind is still blown by that little factoid.This book is a quick read, since it is mainly a recipe book--but don't skip the introductory chapters, as they teach you all about the kingdom of mushrooms (yep, shrooms have their own kingdom) and list profiles of what I guess you could call the mushroom super stars. The recipes are sorted by medicinal goal--regulate blood sugar, gut health, hormonal balance etc.--offer a variety of options for both savory and sweet cravings, and address various dietary preferences and needs. Note that all recipes are meatless, though, but that doesn't mean you can't add chicken to that 'shroom salad or bacon bits to those maitake muffins, for example.I also really appreciate the shopping guide that explains what to look out for when buying mushrooms, be it fresh or dried, to make sure you are able to identify quality products.The only criticism I have is that the all photographs were listed at the end. It might be just the case for the Kindle edition, but I'd like it better if the photos were placed alongside their recipes.All in all, a great book to start your journey into the (healing) world of mushrooms!