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Seven Amazing Mushrooms and Their Powerful Properties

author avatar Dr. Eric Berg 05/09/2021

You wouldn’t think that a mushroom could act like a medicine, but could it?

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0:00 Mushrooms

0:17 The effects of certain amazing mushrooms

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Today I’m going to cover 7 amazing mushrooms. A mushroom is a fungus. Certain mushrooms can have powerful effects that can potentially mimic actual medications.

7 amazing mushrooms:

1. Reishi mushrooms:

• Have the ability to create natural killer cells

• Can increase the number of white blood cells

• Have potential anticancer effects

• Can decrease fatigue

• May help stabilize blood sugar levels

2. Shitake mushrooms:

• Have the same amino acids as meat

• Can decrease LDL

• May lessen the amyloid plaquing in the brain

• May help decrease blood pressure

• Could potentially inhibit leukemia

3. Lion’s mane mushrooms:

• Could help prevent dementia

• Are great for focus, concentration, and memory

• Can increase the cell growth in the hippocampus

4. Chaga mushrooms:

• Are antibacterial

• Are antiviral

• Are potentially anticancer

5. Cordyceps mushrooms:

• Can support exercise performance, exercise endurance, and strength

• Can help a person cope with stress and lessen the effect of stress on the body

• Could potentially help with chronic kidney disease • Could potentially help with arrhythmias

6. Turkey tail mushrooms:

• Are potentially anticancer

• Can support the immune system

• Can increase monocytes and phagocytes

7. Maitake mushrooms:

• May help with adrenal stress

• Can help increase the ability to cope with stress

• Are good for anxiety

• Are potentially anticancer

DATA:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16230843/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16428086/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12916709/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22745737/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21651601/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12230910/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20518254/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3443885/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3829752/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0008621516300362

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24236998/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3339609/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23092289/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24266378/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21383512/

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