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How's it going, everyone? Welcome back to the show. Today we have a Q&A episode, and we are going to be discussing three topics.

The first topic that we're going to discuss is mushroom coffees. These have gotten

popular in recent months, and I feel like there's been a few waves of popularity with these

mushroom coffees, and I want to discuss whether or not there's any value in adding a

mushroom coffee to your routine. The second topic that we're going to discuss is resistant

starches. And if you don't know what resistant starches are, you definitely want to make sure and tune in for that part of the episode.

This is a really interesting topic.

These resistant starches are essentially a fiber that is created from carbohydrate containing foods when they are cooled.

We'll talk about that a little bit more in the second

part of this episode. And then the last topic that we're going to discuss is nightshades and

arthritis. And whether or not nightshades contribute to the development or worsening of arthritis,

if you don't know what nightshades are, these are peppers, eggplant, tomatoes, potatoes,

and there are people

who claim these foods contribute to arthritis, and we're going to discuss whether or not that's

actually true. So let's go ahead and get into the first topic, which is mushroom coffees.

So mushroom coffees, I looked into some of the most popular products. I wasn't familiar with

anything. I haven't purchased any of these products. And I haven't looked into them in a while

in a couple of years. So I went and looked into some of the most popular products that are currently

available on the market. And I have a few major concerns. So the first thing is that most of these

mushroom coffees, well, not most

of them, all the ones I looked at, had proprietary blends means that they're not listing the

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