https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/5534a6e7-22b6-42e5-aa28-adc2f4b918bb This week on Herbal Radio, host Lucretia Van Dyke is joined by Gina Rivers, the National Science Educator at Host Defense® Mushrooms™. Join us as we explore: 🍄 Paul Stamets impact on the mycelial community 🍄 How mushrooms evolved alongside humans 🍄 Fruiting bodies vs. mycelium: are they the same thing? 🍄 The science behind analyzing mushrooms for medicinal use 🍄 Choosing the right mushroom(s) for your lifestyle 🍄 The danger of online identification apps 🍄 Lucretia’s and Gina’s favorite Host Defense® products Leave us a comment, email us at podcast@mountainroseherbs.com, or reach out on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/herbal.radio to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism! Gina Rivers is a community herbalist and educator with over 30 years of experience in the natural products industry. Her curriculum vitae includes retail management, sales representation, herbal and nutritional education and consultation, and formulation. She began her study of herbalism at the age of 15 and has had the opportunity to study with some of the most eminent leaders in the field. Although she holds certifications from the Natural Healing College as a master herbalist and nutritional consultant, she maintains that plants and mushrooms are her greatest teachers and considers herself to be an ongoing student of their wise ways. Gina has worked for Host Defense for the last 12 years, first as a representative and, in the last 9 years, as an Educator and Product Formulator. She travels extensively to educate the public, retailers, and practitioners across the nation. EPISODE RESOURCES: 🍄 Learn more about Fungi Perfecti, LLC: https://fungi.com/ 🍄 Read the Host Defense® blog "The Truth About Mushroom Mycelium" https://hostdefense.com/blogs/host-defense-blog/mycelium-explained 🍄 Check out the new line of Host Defense® mushroom gummies: https://hostdefense.com/pages/grateful-dead-gummies 🍄 Shop Host Defense® Mushroom Blends: https://mountainroseherbs.com/catalog/herbs-for-health/host-defense 🍄 Find Host Defense® on social media: https://www.instagram.com/hostdefense/ https://www.facebook.com/HostDefense https://www.youtube.com/c/HostDefenseMushrooms Lucretia VanDyke began her herbalism journey as a little girl mixing herbs, clays, and muds on her grandparents’ farm. Today, Lucretia VanDyke has been in the herbal industry for over 20 years. As a holistic educator, speaker, herbalist, ceremonialist, spiritual light coach, intuitive energetic & reiki practitioner, diviner, storyteller, artist, and world traveler, Lucretia has accumulated over 3000 hours of training. She has studied with indigenous healers and some of the greatest minds of our time. Lucretia has been a holistic esthetician & healing arts practitioner for over a decade focusing on integrating indigenous healing rituals, plant spirit medicine, and meditation into modern-day practice. Lucretia brings her vivacious spirit and message of self-love in her work to inspire others to embrace their unique beauty and purpose. Her work with herbs and sacred practices honors women's wholeness through grief work, sexual trauma, ancestor connection, womb healing, self-empowerment, food alchemy, and holistic skincare. She is currently collecting stories throughout the south while working on expanding her BIPOC community healing arts and herbal education program. 🍄 Find Lucretia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucretia.vandyke 🍄 Lucertia’s website: https://www.lucretiavandyke.com 🍄 Lucretia's Book, African American Herbalism: https://mountainroseherbs.com/african-american-herbalism Join our community! ✅ Subscribe to Mountain Rose Herbs on YouTube: https://mrh.life/YouTube ✅ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mountainroseherbs ️✅ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://info.mountainroseherbs.com/newsletter ✅ Visit us online: http://www.mountainroseherbs.com ✅ Listen to Herbal Radio Podcast: https://www.HerbalRadio.com ✅ Read the Mountain Rose Herbs Blog: http://blog.mountainroseherbs.com ️✅ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mountainroseherbs ️✅ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MountainRoseHerbs ✅ Follow on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/mtnroseherbs Strengthening the bonds between people and plants for a healthier world. #herbalism #mushroom #fungi #wellness #medicinalmushrooms #reishi Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:53:17 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/5534a6e7-22b6-42e5-aa28-adc2f4b918bb All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.