#016: Jaakko Halmetoja on the Power of Mushrooms

“Trees are the best natural chemists.” - Jaakko
Halmetoja


When Jaakko Halmetoja finds some spare time, the
self-proclaimed herbalist often goes into the woods to find
ingredients for one of his many tinctures. Over the years, he has
acquired an impressive amount of knowledge on medicinal
mushrooms, and other earth grown nutrients. Jakko aims to make
the information more accessible with the Biohacker’s Handbook, an
ambitious project by several Finnish researchers to offer
actionable guidelines to your own biology.


Jaakko Halmetoja is a nutrition expert, author and professional
speaker. Among his many fields of expertise are the benefits and
unique uses of mushrooms including chaga mushroom and cordyceps,
cacao, wild foods, various berries and medicinal herbs. He’s even
hired a translator to understand some early Russian works about
adaptogens and mushrooms. Equipped with the passion of a true
entrepreneur, Jaakko also maintains a non-profit database for
finding local springs around Finland and hosts weekly talk show
called InspiRadio Podcast.


In this episode we dig into the workings of these powerful
foods and how you can add them to your personal diet.