Poisonous red and white fly-agaric mushroom in Autumn. Photo Credit: Elegant01 via Envato Elements. Scientists have determined that fungi species are essential to the survival of our planet — and they may even be crucial in combating climate change. Fungi are a group of eukaryotic organisms that include mushrooms, yeasts, mildews, and other … [Read more...] about Research Finds Fungi Help Ease Climate Change and Benefit the Environment
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“It was Traumatic:” Detoxing From Toxic Environments, and Turning to Clean Cannabis (PART 2)
Millions of Americans are living and working in toxic environments. In the second part of this two-part series, the Emerald investigates the prevalent, and severely under-diagnosed set of environmentally acquired illness caused by exposure to toxic fungi, and why sufferers are turning to alternatives. Read the first part here. “It was Traumatic” Kelly Desmore’s had just moved … [Read more...] about “It was Traumatic:” Detoxing From Toxic Environments, and Turning to Clean Cannabis (PART 2)
An Unseen Epidemic: Toxigenic Environments and Microbial Warfare (PART 1)
Millions of Americans are living and working in toxic environments. In the first of this two-part series, the Emerald investigates the prevalent, and severely under-diagnosed set of environmentally acquired illness caused by exposure to toxic fungi. In 2001, as America reeled from the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Kelly Desmore had just begun to battle her body's own … [Read more...] about An Unseen Epidemic: Toxigenic Environments and Microbial Warfare (PART 1)
