{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"The Phoenix Lab","home_page_url":"https://thephoenixlab.fireside.fm","feed_url":"https://thephoenixlab.fireside.fm/json","description":"Playing a Changing Game It's obvious to anyone with eyes that the world is shifting dramatically. Use all the tools at your fingertips to stay healthy, live longer, connect to deeper meaning, and navigate the changing landscape.","_fireside":{"subtitle":"We are who we create ourselves to be.","pubdate":"2025-10-15T21:00:00.000-04:00","explicit":false,"copyright":"2026 by Heather L. Makar","owner":"The Phoenix Lab","image":"https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/3/31f9a5b8-e616-4439-9f7b-df41f747ab26/cover.jpg?v=1"},"items":[{"id":"82e47e6f-ae26-492c-8765-dbd5b4211b97","title":"The Underground Guide to Real Mushroom Medicine","url":"https://thephoenixlab.fireside.fm/mushrooms","content_text":"You share 50% of your genome with mushrooms. They synthesize molecules your body recognizes and uses: ergothioneine for cellular protection, beta-glucans for immune function, hericenones for nerve growth. Yet most $50 mushroom supplements contain more rice flour than actual mushroom.\nThis episode strips away the marketing BS and shows you exactly how to access what mushrooms offer:\n\nWhat You'll Learn:\n\n\nWhy that expensive mushroom supplement is probably just myceliated grain\nHow to grow pounds of oyster mushrooms in a closet bucket for $15\nThe exact extraction temperatures and ratios for pulling medicinal compounds\nWhich mushrooms have real human research (not just petri dish studies)\nRed flags that expose fake suppliers immediately\nWhy your local Asian grocery has better mushrooms than supplement stores\nSpecific protocols for Lion's Mane (brain), Reishi (sleep), Turkey Tail (immunity), and 9 others\n\n\nPractical Takeaways:\n\n\nComplete growing guide from $20 starter kits to outdoor mushroom beds\nKitchen extraction methods matching laboratory standards\nExact dosages and timing for each mushroom species\nQuestions that make supplement companies sweat\nLocal sourcing strategies cutting costs by 80%\n\n\nStop paying premium prices for agricultural waste. 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