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Dr Weil on Health Benefits of Medicinal Mushrooms
Dr. Weil speaks on the health benefits of medicinal mushrooms. Andrew Weil, MD is well known in both allopathic medicine and alternative medicine circles as an authority on human health issues. He is...
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Shiitake Dermatitis – Rash from Raw Mushrooms in Brazil
It was the very first case that was reported publicly in Brazil… shiitake dermatitis (rash) on a man’s body. Shiitake is a common medicinal mushroom, but the problem was not that he consumed the...
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Shiitake Mushroom Nutrition and Health Benefits
Shiitake mushroom has been used in Asia for over 6,000 years due to its amazing health benefits. This mushroom, although it can be eaten raw, should actually be cooked or dried first before eaten....
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Hedgehog Mushroom – Amazing Healing Properties!
Hedgehog mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) is also known as Lion’s mane mushroom. The hedgehog mushroom, with its many long thick needle-like or hair-like extensions appear like a cascading waterfall, a...
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Medical Uses of Medicinal Mushrooms
Medical uses of medicinal mushrooms often overlap, but different mushrooms have different purposes. For instance, to help the heart reishi is often suggested as a mushroom supplement. For lung issues,...
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Most Common Mushroom in the World: Agaricus Bisporus (White...
A little known fact to most Americans is that the most commonly eaten mushroom in the world is Agaricus bisporus. But what in the world is that?! Well, it’s the common white button mushroom, and in...
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Amino Acids in Mushrooms
So many types of medicinal mushrooms exist, including reishi (Ganoderma lucidum), shiitake (Lintenula edodes), turkey tail (Trametes versicolor), Lion’s mane (Hericium erinaceus), cordyceps (Cordyceps...
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Wild and Edible Rare Medicinal Mushrooms: Lactarius Salmonicolor
There is a plethora of rare medicinal mushrooms that exist that have a number of health benefits. Some of these not-as-rare medicinal mushrooms include edible fungi such as reishi mushroom (good for...
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Lower Glucose Levels with Beta-Glucan
With interest growing in using soluble fiber to treat the symptoms of type-2 diabetes, researchers at the University of Auckland in New Zealand set out to examine the protective effect of beta-glucan...
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Shiitake Could Prevent Obesity, But…
An animal study has found that high doses of the medicinal mushroom shiitake prevents obesity. Body weight gain was prevented by shiitake, but how? Researchers from Indonesia and Australia published...
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Shiitake and Cancer — A Healing Stir Fry?
More evidence to show the potential cancer-killing properties of the popular shiitake medicinal mushroom. But should we add shiitake to our stir-fry on a regular basis? Is shiitake and cancer a healing...
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Shiitake, Breast Cancer and Chemotherapy
Breast cancer, characterized by a cancerous growth originating from the breast, is estimated to affect one in nine Canadian women in their lifetime. Since cancer patients often include dietary...
View ArticlePrevent Colon Cancer with Shiitake?
Colon cancer is believed to be the fourth most common cause of cancer death in the world, with over a million individuals being diagnosed every year. Also known as colorectal or bowel cancer, colon...
View ArticleMedicinal Mushrooms: a Treasure Chest
Medicinal mushrooms, which have been used in traditional medicines for centuries, are now being scrutinized for their potential cancer-killing properties. Could medicinal mushrooms become a weapon in...
View ArticleEBOLA Protection with Medicinal Mushrooms?
The Ebola virus, which kills up to 90% of those who are infected with it, has now entered the United States of America. The Ebola pandemic, which has been followed and quarantined since 1976 in Central...
View ArticleLyme Disease Cure? Medicinal Mushrooms for Broad Spectrum Healing
Lyme disease is named after Old Lyme, Connecticut where this malady was identified back in the 1970’s, but it is also found in parts of Austalia and Eurasia. It comes from infected ticks, which if the...
View ArticleBeta Glucan Has Anti-Cancer Properties in Three Medicinal Mushrooms
Beta-glucan, a fiber in mushrooms, has been found to have anti-cancer properties, including in shiitake, maitake, and reishi mushrooms. There are two types of beta-glucan: soluble and insoluble fiber....
View ArticleCan Beta Glucan Enhance Probiotics?
With the recent increasing interest in probiotic products, researchers at the University of Foggia in Italy set out to examine the potential of beta glucan to enhance probiotic performance. Probiotics...
View ArticleInhibit Tumor Cell Growth with Shiitake
Cancer is the leading cause of death in Canada, responsible for an estimated 30% of all deaths. Characterized by unregulated, abnormal cell growth, cancer cells form lumps and tumors and can spread to...
View ArticleHow Paul Stamets’ Mother Beat Breast Cancer Using Medicinal Mushrooms
Cancer is a scary word, especially if you are diagnosed with it. Most people turn to their doctors and specialists for traditional cancer therapies, but some people do not prefer this route, or else do...
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