‘I have seen the ‘boom of the shroom’ on social media but are mushrooms really a safe choice?'

Nutritionist Clare Backhouse considers the mushrooms that have been found to support the body against all sorts of health issues such as inflammation, viruses, tumour growth, fungal overgrowth, pathogenic bacteria, hormone imbalance, and even stress.

Have you been sipping on lion’s mane lately? Chewing on chaga? Relishing reishi - or maitake - or shiitake?! If you’ve seen these mushrooms for sale in your local coffeeshop, or heard about the resurgence of interest in magic mushrooms – then you have been witnessing the ‘shroom boom’!

Mushrooms have had all sorts of mental and physical health benefits attributed to them in recent years. Even mushroom imagery seems to be everywhere. But it’s not always clear which mushrooms do exactly what. And whether they’re even legal!