Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. 1 Interacting: Encounters with Fungi from Birth to Death 1
5. PART I Inward
6. 2 Touching: Fungi on the Skin 23
7. 3 Breathing: Spores in the Lungs 40
8. 4 Spreading: Opportunists in the Brain 57
9. 5 Digestion: Yeasts in the Gut 73
10. PART II Outward
11. 6 Nourishing: Molds and Mushrooms in Our Diets 93
12. 7 Treating: Medicines from Fungi 110
13. 8 Poisoning: Toxins in Mushrooms and Molds 125
14. 9 Dreaming: Using Mushrooms to Treat Depression 142
15. 10 Recycling: The Global Mycobiome 159
16. Appendix: Ghost Gut Fungi 175
17. Notes 179
18. List of Illustrations 225
19. Index 227