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A Mother Uses Mushrooms to Fight Epilepsy - An Interview with Sarah Kate Boylan

A Mother Uses Mushrooms to Fight Epilepsy - An Interview with Sarah Kate Boylan

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In this episode of Suga Snake Takes, "Suga" Rashad Evans and Jake "The Snake" Plummer talk with Sarah Kate Boylan, founder of the nonprofit Lily's Lighthouse. She reports from the frontier of functional mushrooms, recounting the remarkable story of how she used functional mushrooms to treat her daughter’s epilepsy, helping her go from 50 seizures a day to surfing!


00:00 Lily's Struggles and Miraculous Improvement

00:40 Introduction to Sarah Kate and Lily's Lighthouse

01:53 Sarah Kate's Journey and Lily's Diagnosis

03:10 Discovering Functional Mushrooms

05:34 The Impact of Functional Mushrooms on Lily

08:12 Challenges and Breakthroughs

11:37 Lily's Progress and Future Research

13:29 Community and Advocacy

18:12 Lily's Daily Life and Inspirations

34:42 Lily's Communication Progress

35:03 Winning an Emmy for Lily

35:31 Impact on Siblings

36:24 Exploring Functional Mushrooms

37:06 Choosing the Right Mushroom Blend

40:17 Personal Journey and Inspirations

41:37 Future of Lily's Lighthouse

42:38 Accessing Alternative Therapies

45:54 Functional Mushrooms and Quality

47:33 Mushrooms and Seizure Medications

49:15 Legal and Functional Mushrooms

51:59 Microdosing and Future Research

58:55 Family Healing with Mushrooms

01:03:39 Connecting Through Mushrooms

01:04:36 Final Thoughts and Gratitude

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