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Mycelium Comes to Life with Paul Stamets!

Posted by Host Defense · March 10, 2020

Paul Stamets sits down with After Skool to talk about why Host Defense® uses mycelium in all our mushroom supplements. At Host Defense®, we're dedicated to furthering research on mushrooms, mushroom mycelium, and finding new and innovative mycological ways to support human and planetary health.

Should You Consume Raw Mushrooms?

Posted by Host Defense · November 07, 2017

With the increased use of mushroom products, I feel a personal responsibility to inform the public about safety issues regarding mushroom preparations. At Host Defense we are dedicated to providing the best, evidence-based, scientific information concerning safety and optimum use of mushrooms for health benefits.

What Is the Stamets P Value® System?

Posted by Host Defense · June 29, 2017

An unavoidable fact that affects all life on this planet—including humans and fungi—is that we age. The same is true with mushroom strains. In the 1980's, I developed the proprietary Stamets P Value® system for tracking the age of strains, as measured by their successive growth over a nutrient-filled petri dish.

Beta-Glucan Analysis and the Seven Pillars of Immunity

Posted by Host Defense · February 20, 2017

Currently, there seems to be a lot of confusion about beta-glucans and their contribution to the beneficial properties of mushrooms. In order to shed more light on the subject, Paul Stamets has written a new article, "Beta-Glucan Analysis and the Seven Pillars of Immunity".

The Mushroom Renaissance

Posted by Host Defense · February 20, 2017

Learn how mushrooms impacted our ancestors, and how current scientific research has better shaped our understanding of this beloved functional food.