Paul Stamets is known for placing the healing abilities of mushrooms in the consciousness of humanity. Over the past few decades, the world’s leading mycologist has unearthed revolutionary fungal uses to reduce toxic pesticides, help the disappearing bee population, and restore the human body from sick and disease states. Over the years, Paul has discovered mushroom species, educated the public, and patented/pioneered countless mycelium-based solutions to major issues humanity faces. He gained enormous attention for his presentation at the 2014 Bioneers conferences when he released his findings and ongoing research of promising solutions to guard against bee colony collapse disorder by using polypore mushroom mycelium. Soon after, Paul again made headlines by open-sourcing his mycofiltration techniques into the public domain to clean-up contaminated water supplies and pesticide runoff. Another game changer was his discovery, research, and resultant patents on mushroom based pesticides whose disruptive technology can immediately challenge agrochemical monopolies overnight.
Teacher Becomes Student
Throughout the many accomplishments and discoveries, there was one unexpected gift Paul had yet to receive. During a multiyear clinical trial by researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School, it was eventually shown that turkey tail mushrooms can augment conventional therapies for treating breast cancer by increasing natural killer and cytotoxic T-cell activity. Shown in competitive testing to have the purest specimens, Paul played role in the study as his Fungi Perfecti facility supplied the turkey tail mushrooms used in the trial.
One day during the seven-year breast cancer clinical trial, Paul received a phone call. While first unable to make out who was on the other line because of the hysterical crying, Paul soon realized it was his 83 year old mother Patty. She was scared and proceeded to explain that her lymph nodes were swollen and her right breast was enlarged. Soon after the call, Paul rushed his mother to the Swedish Cancer Institute in Seattle, WA. It was the news nobody wants to hear. The highly aggressive cancer had invaded her liver and sternum in addition to the enlarged tumor in her breast. The oncologist at the cancer institute said it was the second worse case of breast cancer she had seen in twenty years of practice. It had progressed too far for conventional options and treatments. The advice was to make amends and consider plans for the inevitable.
On the third visit to the cancer center, the news was no better. The progression was quickening and there were no answers. The doctor suggested to Patty that she consider a clinical study using medicinal mushrooms for women with breast cancer. There was hope in a long-shot clinical study — Paul’s study at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Patty enrolled and began taking 6-8 grams of turkey tail mushrooms per day alongside the cancer drug herceptin.
Patty is now on her sixth-year disease free with no detectable tumors whatsoever.
Paul describes mushroom mycelium as representing rebirth, rejuvenation, and regeneration . Perhaps the sequence of events that assisted Paul’s mother was the way for the mushrooms to thank him for reintroducing their healing and consciousness to the world once again.
Teacher Becomes Student
Throughout the many accomplishments and discoveries, there was one unexpected gift Paul had yet to receive. During a multiyear clinical trial by researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School, it was eventually shown that turkey tail mushrooms can augment conventional therapies for treating breast cancer by increasing natural killer and cytotoxic T-cell activity. Shown in competitive testing to have the purest specimens, Paul played role in the study as his Fungi Perfecti facility supplied the turkey tail mushrooms used in the trial.
One day during the seven-year breast cancer clinical trial, Paul received a phone call. While first unable to make out who was on the other line because of the hysterical crying, Paul soon realized it was his 83 year old mother Patty. She was scared and proceeded to explain that her lymph nodes were swollen and her right breast was enlarged. Soon after the call, Paul rushed his mother to the Swedish Cancer Institute in Seattle, WA. It was the news nobody wants to hear. The highly aggressive cancer had invaded her liver and sternum in addition to the enlarged tumor in her breast. The oncologist at the cancer institute said it was the second worse case of breast cancer she had seen in twenty years of practice. It had progressed too far for conventional options and treatments. The advice was to make amends and consider plans for the inevitable.
On the third visit to the cancer center, the news was no better. The progression was quickening and there were no answers. The doctor suggested to Patty that she consider a clinical study using medicinal mushrooms for women with breast cancer. There was hope in a long-shot clinical study — Paul’s study at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Patty enrolled and began taking 6-8 grams of turkey tail mushrooms per day alongside the cancer drug herceptin.
Patty is now on her sixth-year disease free with no detectable tumors whatsoever.
Paul describes mushroom mycelium as representing rebirth, rejuvenation, and regeneration . Perhaps the sequence of events that assisted Paul’s mother was the way for the mushrooms to thank him for reintroducing their healing and consciousness to the world once again.
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