Entries by Jeff Chilton

The Vegetable Gardening Show with Mike Podlesny

Jeff talks mushroom growing with Mike Podlesny on the Vegetable Gardening Show. In the show they discuss: Jeff’s mushroom growing experience Jeff’s book on mushroom growing, The Mushroom Cultivator The conditions needed for mushroom growing The different varieties of mushrooms and which ones grow best How Jeff likes to cook his mushrooms The nutritional value […]

Full Spectrum: Truth or Marketing Hype?

When it comes to mushroom products, the term “Full Spectrum” gets used a lot. It is an interesting statement, but what does it mean? Is it simply a marketing gimmick? An examination of this statement shows that U.S. producers of mycelium are primarily claiming that their product has all of the fungal parts: mycelium, mushroom, […]

Holistic Health and Human Potential with Ronnie Landis

Join Ronnie Landis and Jeff while they discuss: Jeff’s passion for mycology Mushrooms and their benefits Using food as medicine bitterness and its value in foods Mushrooms and their role in our forrests The mushroom lifecycle Mushrooms as food vs. mushrooms as supplements How some mushroom products are mostly starch What to look for in […]

Qiological with Michael Max

Jeff discusses medicinal mushrooms with Michael Max of the Yong Kang Chinese Medicine Clinic. In the episode they discuss: Jeff’s history and how he discovered mushrooms What are Cordyceps What testing is involved for mushrooms What are the important polysaccharides in mushrooms Triterpenoids – what are they? What are the different types of reishi mushrooms […]

Real Herbalism Radio with Sue Sierralupe

Jeff discusses mushrooms with Candace Hunter and Sue Sierralupé on Real Herbalism Radio. Candace and Sue do a follow up episodes on mushrooms as well which you can listen to here.

Forgotten Food Groups with Matthew Walrath

Jeff discusses mushrooms with Matthew Walrath on the Beyond Macros Podcast. In the episode they discuss: The different plant parts of these fungi The nutritional value of mushrooms The different compounds that can be found in edible mushrooms. Why not all mushrooms are similar. The medicinal compounds in mushrooms. How different mushrooms have different levels of active compounds. The […]

United States Pharmacopeia research study confirms lack of triterpenes and beta-glucans in many Reishi products

In August, 2017, Nature, the worlds most cited scientific journal, published in its Scientific Reports an important analytical study about Reishi mushroom products. United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) sponsored this project with a leading mushroom scientist from China, Dr. Li Shao-ping. In their research, 19 different Reishi mushroom products sold in the USA were tested […]

How Nammex Grows Mushrooms

Since Nammex only sells genuine mushrooms, we think it is important that everyone understands exactly how our mushrooms are grown. We have put together this 30 minute video that brings mushroom growing out of the dark and into the light. We hope you enjoy it and can appreciate the many steps that growing mushrooms naturally […]

The No Diet Podcast with Mark Ritz

In this episode you’ll learn about: Jeff’s journey into the mountains of Mexico Jeff walking around trade shows in 1989 when no one knew what medicinal mushrooms were the different types of species of mushrooms and their benefits how to shop for mushrooms how Nammex grows mushrooms how Jeff drinks his coffee with mushrooms why […]