EPISODE · Feb 21, 2023 · 10 MIN
Health Benefits of Mushrooms Explored
from The Daily Dose · host The Daily Dose Podcast
Today's Daily Dose is partly brought to you by Grassdoor.com cannabis delivered fast SAVE 40% OFF your entire purchase USE CODE: DAILY @ Checkout and by Social CBD discover the power of this cannabinoid it may aid with stress, mood and sleep. and by Audible discover and enjoy the vast collection of audiobooks, stories and more save now on your first months subscription. If you want to help support this channel and the content please consider checking out my website TheDailyDose.co As the world comes around to healthy eating the growing interst in palnt based diets have surged. I want to share with you some of the benefits and insights relating to mushrooms specifically. The Idea As more people are exposed to the world of plant based nutrition the tide is beginning to shift on functional medicine. Functional medicine attempts to identify and treat under lying health conditions using food. We have all been taught to believe that our nutrition is vital to a healthy life, however it's only in the last several years that medical professionals have been vocal about how we eat and what we eat to stay healthy or regain our good health. The Truth is that yes nutrition plays a big role in how your health is determined over time. Unfortunately, if your health is already on the decline it's tough to make changes in your diet that would immediately yield results. Often if your health issues are food related then what took years to develop thos health conditions may take years to fix. Lets face it, eating handfuls of a variety of mushrooms won't necessarily yield instant results but gradually over time can aid in optimizing your health. If your not a vegan it maybe even harder to change your diet to incorporate mushrooms in large varieties in every meal. The Data The benefits of mushrooms are lengthy, from gut support to cognitive support you can find almost any mushroom that does one or more. The question of which ones are best for what and how to have the proper combinations to target the areas of concern are up for debate. There's 2 sets of mushroom and some offer more than one benefit to the human body here is a break down Nutritional Mushrooms Nootropic Mushrooms One provides the desperately needed nutrients the human body craves while the other provides more cognitive support functions such as focus, energy or improved memory. Here is a list of mushrooms that offer one or more of these benefits For Immune Support: Turkey Tail Maiktake Shitake Chaga For Health: Reishi Oyster Wood Ear For Cognitive Functions: Lion's Mane For Energy or Endurance: Cordyceps Read more about Using Mushrooms For Better Health Here Finally we also have the specific data on important proteins and other naturally occurring chemicals found in mushrooms that aid the human body in various ways. For example you have Polysaccharides and Selenium both are found in mushrooms and both play an important role in how your body can maintain homeostasis.
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