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Chicago’s Top Fungi Guy Is out to Save the World, One Beautiful Mushroom at a Time

By Lisa Shames From Chicago Tribune Chicago—Contrary to what his profession might lead you to believe, Joe Weber hasn’t always been obsessed with mushrooms. It’s not that he hated them either. Rather, while growing up in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, he didn’t think about mushrooms at all, beyond the rare occasion they would make an appearance…


Eat These Mushrooms to Live Longer

What if you could fight a host of diseases and even increase your longevity just by adding a few delicious servings of fungus to your everyday diet? Paul Stamets, renowned mycologist—that’s a mushroom expert—and TedTalk favorite, fervently believes that mushrooms can save the world. He describes fungi as “the grand molecular disassemblers of nature” due…