EP34: Dr. Saeid Mushtagh and Burgess Andre—Pine Pollen, Canada's Home-Grown Superfood

Explore Magazine's Live The Adventure Podcast · Dec 22, 2023 · 45m

We've all heard the term "superfood" before. Often in relationship to things like acai, a berry native to south and central America, or coconut oil—maybe avocado.

All of these foods, for Canadians anyway, would need to be imported. Such is the way…

So, when I heard about a superfood that was being wild and sustainably harvested right here in British Columbia—one that can bring you increases in energy, stamina, recovery and more—I was very interested.

Have you heard of pine pollen? A powdery dust harvested from the small male cones of the lodgepole and ponderosa pine?

Maybe you're familiar…