Mushrooms for the Modern World

Peter Reitano is an award-winning entrepreneur and CEO of Gwella, a brand house and life sciences company on a mission to make psychedelics more accessible and help people use them safely and effectively. He's an active participant and early mover in emerging and highly regulated industries, including both cannabis and psychedelics. Stemming from his early personal experiences with entheogens, he's become a passionate advocate for cognitive liberty and the right of every human to experiment with their own consciousness. They recently launched Mojo in the USA; an innovative patent-pending product that mimics the benefits of microdosing, in a completely legal platform. Peter is also a regular speaker at conferences and industry panels around the world. He has been invited to speak at Google, Facebook, DX3, Porsche, Rogers, University of Toronto, Johnson and Johnson, Haste and Hustle, General Assembly, and InfluenceThis, just to name a few.We had the pleasure of chatting with Peter about the rapidly-growing trend towards using functional mushrooms and medicinal mushrooms to not only support chronic health conditions, but to simply make us better humans that can thrive in today's world. He is a true biohacker with years of experimenting with different plant medicines and has learned incredible lessons that he is passing on to our audience in this episode.SHOW NOTES: 0:51 Welcome to the show!2:27 Psychedelic medicines & healing3:59 Gwella & Mojo4:18 Peter Reitano’s Bio5:26 Welcome, Peter!6:32 How he became passionate about mushrooms9:23 What he would tell his younger self11:42 The mission behind Gwella & Mojo14:48 Significance of ‘Plus 6’16:10 Renee’s goals for ketamine-assisted therapy17:22 Gatekeeping vs Decentralization19:59 Providing access to everyone21:24 How Mojo was formulated25:33 Best practices for using Mojo27:28 Personalizing your dose30:06 *Coast Ad31:36 Is consistency important?33:25 How Mojo mimics a microdose35:11 Peter’s plant medicine experiences37:00 Aubrey Marcus’ dark retreat38:57 The snow track analogy43:54 Importance of preparation & integration46:59 Lessons he has learned from different experiences50:17 Reframing the narrative & the history of psychedelics50:46 Professor David Nutt - drug safety profile55:37 Renee’s experience with church & finding her purpose57:36 His final piece of advice59:35 Where to find Peter1:00:11 Thanks for tuning in! RESOURCES: https://www.GwellaMushrooms.comhttps://Mojo.shop – Discount code: welcome20PeterReitano.comDavid Nutt's Dangerous Drug ListLinkedIn: Peter ReitanoTwitter: Peter ReitanoTwitter: Gwella MushroomsFacebook: Gwella MushroomsCoastDrink.com - Use code BIOHACKERBABES to save 15%Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biohacker-babes-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands