Honest Health with Jeffrey Burke S03 E12 - Bill Chioffi

The “Functional Mushroom Series” continues! Host Jeffrey Burke is joined by famed Herbalist and actual “mushroom forager” Bill Chioffi (his native North Carolina has TONS of mushrooms.) This time, the focus is on Maitake Mushrooms. “Maitake” means “Dancing Mushroom” in Japanese and it was given the name because foragers purportedly danced with joy upon finding them. And there’s little wonder why: They are PACKED with nutrients and flavor. Jeffrey and Bill discuss Maitake’s possible anti-cancer, anti-microbial, diabetes, and skin-boosting properties, how to incorporate Maitake into your daily life, and much more. 


Bill Chioffi (pronounced "choffee") is an Herbalist and has worked in the Natural Products Community since 1994 in manufacturing, global sourcing, supply chain, education, quality analysis, research and the sale of dietary supplements and ingredients. He has experience within the natural products retail, ingredient manufacturing and food and beverage sectors. He is currently Chief Operating Officer for Nammex, and has worked for Gaia Herbs, the Ric Scalzo Institute for Botanical Research at Sonoran University of Health Sciences, and as an independent business owner. In addition to his work with Nammex, Bill has been a long-standing member and serves on the Board of Directors for United Plant Savers, and is a representative of Nammex to The American Herbal Products Association Board of Directors, representative to the United Natural Products Association and member of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC). Bill lives in Asheville, NC with his family and spends as much time outdoors as possible. He likes to fly fish, hike, garden and mushroom forage around the mountains of NC and beyond.

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