The healing powers of plants is a topic Garden Culture Magazine loves to explore, and former NHL tough guy Riley Cote has an incredible story to share. While playing eight years of professional hockey, Cote endured more than his fair share of fights and injuries. In this interview with Garden Culture’s editor Catherine Sherriffs, Cote talks about the turning point in his career and his search for a plant-based medicine to help him heal once it was all over.

Brain health was Cote’s top priority, and he discovered the many benefits of psilocybin and medicinal mushrooms, including their neuroregeneration and neuroprotective properties. Want to know more about his fascinating journey? Check out the interview!
If you’d like to read the article written by Catherine Sherriffs, check out Moments of Clarity: How Mushrooms Helped Heal A Former NHL Enforcer.

The benefits of psychedelics aside, Garden Culture loves mushrooms and what they can do for our bodies and the environment.
In this article, amateur mycologist Martin Osis explains how all mushrooms are medicinal. Herbalist Caroline Rivard walks us through the rules of harvesting mushrooms in the wild here. If you’re hungry for more, search the term ‘plant medicine’ on our website and find plenty of articles on the things in our gardens that heal us and how to use them!

After many injuries from playing in the NHL, enforcer Riley Cote turned to yoga, plant medicine, and mushrooms to heal, treat his anxiety, and find clarity.
Growing mushrooms at home doesn’t have to be high-tech and complex. Alex Field tells us it can be done using microwave rice, a grocery staple!
Mushrooms are nutritious, delicious, and versatile, ready to be included in many meals. Catherine Sherriffs looks at some of the health benefits.
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