<p>I recently had the pleasure of hosting a panel of experts at London’s Fortnum and Mason's Food &amp; Drink Studio at their Piccadilly store to discuss the wonderful world of mushrooms with Tim Spector, Tom Baxter and Ester Gaya.</p><br><p>We discussed a range of topics including, what nootropic effects we know about with specific mushrooms and what research underpins this understanding. The use of psychedelic mushrooms and their potential uses in mental health and trauma. As well as how culinary mushrooms can enhance our health.</p><br><p>Tom Baxter, founder of The Bristol Fungarium, producing the UK's first organic certified medicinal mushrooms.</p><br><p>Tim Spector is a Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College London, director of the Twins UK study and one of the world’s leading researchers,&nbsp;trained in rheumatology and epidemiology.</p><br><p>Ester Gaya, Senior Research Leader in Comparative Fungal Biology at Kew Gardens, who have a strong track record in fungal diversity research and are home to the largest fungarium in the world, holding over 1.25 million fungal specimens.</p><br><p><br></p><p>🎬 <a href="http://tdk.link/pod_sn_yt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Watch the podcast on YouTube here</a></p><p><strong>📱</strong> <a href="http://tdk.link/pod_sn_app" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download The Doctor’s Kitchen app for free</a>*</p><p>🌐 <a href="http://tdk.link/pod_sn_web" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">View full show notes, including guest details, on our website</a></p><br><p>*The Doctor's Kitchen App gives you access to all of our recipes, with specific suggestions tailored to your health needs and new recipes added every month. We’ve had some amazing feedback so far and we have new features being added all the time - check it out with a 14 day free trial too.</p><br><p>Do check out this week’s “Eat, Listen, Read” newsletter, <a href="http://tdk.link/pod_sn_newsl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">that you can subscribe to on our website</a> - where I send you a recipe to cook as well as some mindfully curated media to help you have a healthier, happier week.</p><br><p>🥗 <a href="http://tdk.link/pod_sn_mplan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join the newsletter and 7 day meal plan</a></p><p>📷 <a href="http://tdk.link/pod_sn_ig" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow on Instagram</a></p><p>🐦 <a href="http://tdk.link/pod_sn_tw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tweet me</a></p><br><p>We would love to get your feedback on the subject matter of these episodes - please do let me know on our social media pages (<a href="http://tdk.link/pod_sn_ig" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>,<a href="http://tdk.link/pod_sn_fb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> &amp; <a href="http://tdk.link/pod_sn_tw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>) what you think, and give us a 5* rating on your podcast player if you enjoyed today’s episode</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The Doctor's Kitchen Podcast

Dr Rupy Aujla

#272 Mighty Mushrooms. The Culinary and Medicinal World of Fungi with Prof Tim Spector, Tom Baxter and Dr Ester Gaya

NOV 6, 202468 MIN
The Doctor's Kitchen Podcast

#272 Mighty Mushrooms. The Culinary and Medicinal World of Fungi with Prof Tim Spector, Tom Baxter and Dr Ester Gaya

NOV 6, 202468 MIN

Description

<p>I recently had the pleasure of hosting a panel of experts at London’s Fortnum and Mason's Food &amp; Drink Studio at their Piccadilly store to discuss the wonderful world of mushrooms with Tim Spector, Tom Baxter and Ester Gaya.</p><br><p>We discussed a range of topics including, what nootropic effects we know about with specific mushrooms and what research underpins this understanding. The use of psychedelic mushrooms and their potential uses in mental health and trauma. As well as how culinary mushrooms can enhance our health.</p><br><p>Tom Baxter, founder of The Bristol Fungarium, producing the UK's first organic certified medicinal mushrooms.</p><br><p>Tim Spector is a Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College London, director of the Twins UK study and one of the world’s leading researchers,&nbsp;trained in rheumatology and epidemiology.</p><br><p>Ester Gaya, Senior Research Leader in Comparative Fungal Biology at Kew Gardens, who have a strong track record in fungal diversity research and are home to the largest fungarium in the world, holding over 1.25 million fungal specimens.</p><br><p><br></p><p>🎬 <a href="http://tdk.link/pod_sn_yt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Watch the podcast on YouTube here</a></p><p><strong>📱</strong> <a href="http://tdk.link/pod_sn_app" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download The Doctor’s Kitchen app for free</a>*</p><p>🌐 <a href="http://tdk.link/pod_sn_web" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">View full show notes, including guest details, on our website</a></p><br><p>*The Doctor's Kitchen App gives you access to all of our recipes, with specific suggestions tailored to your health needs and new recipes added every month. We’ve had some amazing feedback so far and we have new features being added all the time - check it out with a 14 day free trial too.</p><br><p>Do check out this week’s “Eat, Listen, Read” newsletter, <a href="http://tdk.link/pod_sn_newsl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">that you can subscribe to on our website</a> - where I send you a recipe to cook as well as some mindfully curated media to help you have a healthier, happier week.</p><br><p>🥗 <a href="http://tdk.link/pod_sn_mplan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join the newsletter and 7 day meal plan</a></p><p>📷 <a href="http://tdk.link/pod_sn_ig" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow on Instagram</a></p><p>🐦 <a href="http://tdk.link/pod_sn_tw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tweet me</a></p><br><p>We would love to get your feedback on the subject matter of these episodes - please do let me know on our social media pages (<a href="http://tdk.link/pod_sn_ig" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>,<a href="http://tdk.link/pod_sn_fb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> &amp; <a href="http://tdk.link/pod_sn_tw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>) what you think, and give us a 5* rating on your podcast player if you enjoyed today’s episode</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>