[powerpress] It is not everyday that you find yourself in the presence of a 21st century jedi by a stream in the woods, though the Biohacker Summit has a unique way of identifying and bringing these modern day wise men into one mesmerizing space. Enchanting as it may be, that is exactly what Yarrow Willard known as the ‘Herbal Jedi enlists to be. A Clinical/Master Herbalist, and Director of the Wild Rose College of Natural Healing, he differentiates from many self-discovering biohackers, because his immersion into the world of herbs began a generation before him when he was born to herbalist parents. Now a father with children of his own and married (also to a herbalist), Yarrow participated in 200 hours of clinical trials with patients using plants as medicine, before venturing out to further explore the wonders of nature with his brood. His knack for using entertainment in his profession as an educator brings the topics of herbs, mushrooms, superfoods, advanced nutrition and the growing science of rediscovering wellness, with a renewed vigor to anyone passionate to care about the endlessly magical secrets of wild green vegetation. Hailing from Canada, a country geographically and florally similar to Finland, Yarrow’s …
Jaakko Halmetoja and Plants as Natural Chemists
“Lets say the baseline has moved more towards stronger plants, stronger, bitter compounds, bitter plants and if you do that you do not need to eat so much.” Jaakko Halmetoja is well known in Finland and considered to be the man who popularised Chaga mushroom to the public after writing a best selling book on the topic Pakurikääpä – opas lääkinnällisten sienten maailmaan. Extending seminars around Finland about radiant health, superfoods, adaptogens, medicinal mushrooms, biohacking, sports nutrition, wild foods and food trends he is a nutrition specialist and a wellness entrepreneur and a co-author of the Biohacker’s Handbook. One of his focuses has been popularising health benefits and unique uses of mushrooms, chocolate, wild foods, various berries and medicinal herbs, even going to the extent of having old texts translated from Russian about medicinal uses. Being part of the first flush of paleo-dieters he has had the privilege of testing many ideas in length and illuminating from his many years of experimenting. The man is all about mushroom, the medical kind, how to improve your mental and physical performance and a highly interesting individual who hacks himself everyday. “Trees are the best natural chemists.” “When everything is at least organic or wild it is really good at purifying your body and …