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The Functional Mushroom Resource Guide
25 pages · PDF
Explore all five formulas, their ingredients, stacking philosophy, research, cautions, and sources.
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5 articles
Human Performance · 6 min read
Why We Stack Mushrooms Instead of Asking One to Do Everything
Why put several mushrooms into one formula instead of taking one? Because different mushrooms are good at different things, and the job comes first.
Human Performance · 6 min read
The Four Zones of Human Performance: Focus, Sleep, Energy, Digestion
Human performance is not just athletics. It is having the energy, focus, digestion and sleep to move through an ordinary day well.
Human Performance · 4 min read
How to Choose Your First Rhizo Stack
You do not need to take everything. Start with the one part of your day that bothers you most, then build from there.
Human Performance · 5 min read
Why Rhizo Uses a 5-On, 2-Off Routine
Five consistent days, two intentional rest days. Here is what that routine is, where it comes from, and what it is not.
Human Performance · 6 min read
What Does Human Performance Actually Mean?
Human Performance Mushrooms is our category for a reason. Performance is not about becoming superhuman. It is about functioning more like yourself.
Meet the Mushrooms
7 articles
Meet the Mushrooms · 7 min read
Lion's Mane: Focus, All-Day Energy, and the Gut-Brain Connection
Lion's Mane is usually sold as a brain mushroom. That is only part of the story, and it is why it appears in more than one Rhizo formula.
Meet the Mushrooms · 6 min read
Reishi: Sleep, Digestion, and Steady Daily Resilience
Why is a mushroom associated with evening calm also relevant to daytime energy? Because calming the stress response is not the same as sedation.
Meet the Mushrooms · 5 min read
Shiitake: More Than a Culinary Mushroom
Most people meet Shiitake in a stir fry. It is also one of the more nutrient dense mushrooms, which is why it belongs in performance formulas.
Meet the Mushrooms · 6 min read
Turkey Tail: Why We Think About It as a Gut Mushroom
Turkey Tail is usually marketed for immunity. We use it for digestion, and the reason is what happens when it reaches your colon.
Meet the Mushrooms · 6 min read
Chaga and Digestion: What Makes It Interesting
Chaga is one of the most antioxidant dense things you can put in a cup. Its digestive relevance is real but indirect, and that distinction matters.
Meet the Mushrooms · 6 min read
Agarikon: The Unusual Mushroom Inside Digestive Orchestra
Agarikon is rare, strange looking and steeped in history. Here is what is actually known about it, and why it earned a place in our gut formula.
Meet the Mushrooms · 6 min read
Cordyceps: The Mushroom We Use for All-Day Energy and Movement
Cordyceps is the energy mushroom, but not the way an energy drink is. Here is the difference between steady fuel and stimulation.
The Groundwork
3 articles
The Groundwork · 5 min read
Before You Add Another Supplement, Build the Groundwork
Health does not begin with another bottle. It begins with the boring things that are already free, and mushrooms are a layer on top of that.
The Groundwork · 6 min read
Hydration Is More Than Drinking More Water
Water is only half of hydration. The other half is minerals, and knowing which hydration ideas are established science and which are not.
The Groundwork · 5 min read
Food First: Why Scott Questions the Supplement-First Mindset
Supplements are supposed to supplement. Here is why food comes first, and why that is a philosophy rather than medical instruction.
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