I’ve had fun watching various types of mushrooms grow. Lion’s Mane mushrooms are like “miracle grow” for the brain. They taste like a scallop or even maybe crab when sautéed in MCT oil and seasoned. Growing them, even with a grow kit, still was a little difficult for a beginner like me. I’ll get better at it! Edible non-psychoactive mushrooms like Lion’s Mane and Reishi mushrooms are a category 2 on the Shibboleth program.

The many benefits of mushrooms for brain health, reducing inflammation, and boosting the immune system are being studied and the findings are incredible. I love drinking my Four Sigmatic mushroom-based coffee every day! As well, as it relates to psychoactive mushrooms, studies are being conducted on their life-changing effects on those with PTSD and depression. It’s sad that so many natural plants and plant medicines have been made illegal and in my estimation, more to protect big pharma and their cronies. Plant medicines, particularly mushrooms, are amazing. I’ve read several books now and done a deep dive on non-psychoactive plant medicines and psychoactive plant medicines and it’s hard to believe the amount of information about their benefits that has been suppressed.

If you are a religious person, be careful about vilifying those who use psychoactive plant medicines or plant medicines of any type for depression or pain management. Example: I know many religious people who judge people who use cannabis for depression and pain management but they themselves are on pharmaceutical anti-depressants. I have no issue with someone being on anti-depressants to help their anxiety and depression.

I was diagnosed and prescribed them too. I chose not to take them because I felt the side effects were potentially worse than the benefits. I'm excited about the future and exploring non-synthetic powerful plant medicines. We’ve all been lied to about so much. The love of money truly is the root of all evil.

In the future, we will all hear more about all kinds of amazing plant medicines that when used responsibly will make for a healthier, gentler, and happier world.

If you’d like to follow my journey as I continue to overcome clinical depression with the Lord’s help, prayer, meditation, and powerful foods and teas shoot me a message and tell me why you’d like to follow? (I want to limit people’s involvement who are simply busy bodies and gossipers so there are some hurdles and disclaimers to get through to ensure I’m providing a safe place for those who really are focused on self-improvement and healing.). Are you dealing with depression, physical pain, and or hopelessness?

I’m starting a support group for those of us who refuse to make excuses and give in to mental illness or who have daily feelings of hopelessness.

Unashamed Christian dedicated to self-improvement; love, joy, and peace.