if you suspect low mucus you should be drinking raw milk.

1 gram of fresh mushrooms is such a small amount it wont have any effects.  12 grams fresh might depending on potency.  just dry them with no heat and you will loose virtually none of the potency.  i think the only reason people think the potency is lost when drying is that, upon ingestion, they fail to chew the mushrooms thoroughly, getting them rehydrated with saliva and really ground into oblivion with the teeth so that the cells are cracked open and psilocybin is available.  also eating them on an empty stomach and doing some type of physical activity after you have ingested them, like going on a nice hike, helps your body to absorb the maximum amount of psilocybin.  if you have mushrooms grow that are 12.3gx3 in weight please let me know, those would be monsters.  also, go ahead an invest in a small grams scale, they are inexpensive and invalueable if you are trying to figure out an accurate dose...https://www.google.com/search?sclient=psy-ab&es_sm=93&tbm=shop&btnG=Search&q=small+grams+scale

 the potency of golden teachers v other strains really depends on the grower, most any strain you get nowadays is a clone of a clone of a clone cultivated from agar trays and long removed from its origin and chosen for different qualities, nowadays it seems people choose more for aesthetics and weight than potency(imagine that), it also depends on substraight and growing conditions.  you wont know how to judge potency until you have tried different varieties etc...and some have varying effects and cause strong effects in certain ways others dont and vice versa.  anyway there is definitely nothing to fear, and i dont think you can ever do too many   i have rarely heard of a miserable experience, and most people who had them had really off expectations in the first place and werent in a mental place to fully appreciate the experience as they could have.

also Kalo, arent you in a region where psilocybin mushrooms grow wild?

Are you having success with the kit? How do you plan to dose yourself?  SWIM would take 3 grams dried to get a decent feel of it, take them somewhere secluded in nature when you have a day to relax and explore the experience.  5 grams to get the full experience.  Majority of the people who I know who have used mushrooms find the experience to be totally beneficial and uplifting, even if there are moments of anxiety, it's always worth it .

Have you been experimenting wih psilocybin Tyler?  I'd love to hear your experience.  I am 100% convinced mushrooms are the best medicines for our minds and planet at this time. 

also it might be beneficial to see if you can have someone do gentle lympahtic massage and draining on him daily, and have him invert his body so the swelling doesnt destroy his ability to walk, he will need to do some very gentle physical activity and perhaps also start doing breathing exercises to help him respire and oxygenate his body.

theres something to do with vitamin d and calcium causing skin issues too, i forget what the mechanism is bt its about not getting the right forms of these or not being able to convert them into the right forms.  in trying to gain weight have you worked with any mental health issues you have such as anxiety to help to calm the brain and body?  if you can eat butter is it possible that you can eat other forms of raw dairy? they are good for weight gain.

http://www.humanbiologicaldiversity.com/Race_Face_Plates.htm

  you guys should check out this link, its a bunch of photos and comparision/discusion of people of difference races from the .  i am mesmorized by it, all of the men look so much stronger, with much heavier and healthier bone structure than you see nowadays.....anyway its good for entertainment.

i asked what water because often times people who drink from wells have issues with excess calcium and minerals so that might be something to consider. but yeah lemon juice is superior and has the added benefit of vitamin c which is good for the kidneys, cherries, berries in the rose family, corn silk, those all seem to be healing to the kidneys

How much fermented juice are you drinking per day?  What else are you eating?  How are your teeth fairing? Do you ever have blood sugar issues?

Congratulations on quitting smoking and caffiene, thats no small undertaking!  You will likely see improved effects over the next couple of years as your cells continue to renew and your body chemistry changes.

Have you ever considered having your mineral levels tested?  Do you take any supplements?  It might be something as simple as having low potassium and magnesium, as these are striped through stimulant use as well as it sounds like you may have been eating a diet higher in sodium.  Both potassium and magnesium are very calming and healing to the heart and can help with palpitations.  Adding high quality salts, from seaweeds and seafoods especially, and also supplementing until you are more healed might be a good idea.

You may also do well with adding more high quality animal fats, instead of egg whites and a green smoothy, eat the whole egg lightly cooked, the yolk has more nutrients that more bioavailable and easier to digest.  The fats are excellent for your heart and egg yolk has the benefit of choline which is excellent for digestion, amount other things.  You may also be overdoing the protein and not getting enough fats, which can cause compromised digestion and inflammation.  Try to eat more fatty seafoods, grassfed meats with gristle and fat, raw dairy, offal...get the full range of animo and fatty acids, even if you are cooking them it will be extremely beneficial.

If you are going to transition back to cooked foods, I would suggest learning how to very lightly warm foods, and figuring out how you can create meals you can take with you, as they will be far more beneficial to your health and wellbeing than most any prepared foods you can purchase. 

http://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/formula-homemade-baby-formula/

damn, stabbing into the chest?  is that in the (bible)?  i have always had people restrain the animal by sitting on it while its on its side and slitting the throat, like one slit/puncture to the main vein on the side, and then it takes a while for them to bleed out but its minimally painful and they loose consciousness pretty quickly.  i just catch it in mason jars, its gets congealed for the most part, there is always some more liquid substance as well.  i have never worried about the bacteria on the wool,, for the most part, when the neck slit is made, the wool is kind of pulled back while finding the pulse/vein.  i like eves idea of telling him it will be going into the ground, and if that works, you should really offer some to a tree or plant or patch of soil...