October 11, 2021 Summary: Regular consumption of mushrooms may reduce a person’s risk of developing depression, a new study reports. Source: Penn State Mushrooms have been making headlines due to their many health advantages. Not only do they lower one’s risk of cancer and premature death, but new research led by Penn State College of Medicine also reveals that these superfoods may benefit a person’s […]
April 21, 2021 Penn State News HERSHEY, Pa. — Next time you make a salad, you might want to consider adding mushrooms to it. That’s because higher mushroom consumption is associated with a lower risk of cancer, according to a new Penn State study, published on March 16 in Advances in Nutrition. The systematic review and […]
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Vol. 24, No. 9-10 Dawn Lemanne, and Victoria Maizes Published Online:24 Sep 2018 https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0150 Abstract A majority of women undergoing conventional treatment for breast cancer also undertake complementary and integrative approaches. Practitioners knowledgeable about the evidence base behind common integrative approaches can help patients attain improved quality of […]
4/16/2015 Could a mushroom a day help keep the doctor away? A new University of Florida study shows increased immunity in people who ate a cooked shiitake mushroom every day for four weeks. Of the thousands of mushroom species globally, about 20 are used for culinary purposes. Shiitake mushrooms are native to Asia and are […]
January 20, 2015 “Without leaves, without buds, without flowers; Yet they form fruit. As a Food, as a tonic, as a medicine; The entire creation is precious.” -weird mushroom poem of sketchy origin Mushrooms: They have B12! When exposed to UV light, they make vitamin D2. Protein, fibre, and selenium. Shall I go on? Maybe […]
Published: Apr 22, 2013 | Updated: Apr 22, 2013 By Kristina Fiore , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Reviewed by F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE Action Points Note that this randomized trial demonstrated that a preparation of dried mushrooms was as effective at increasing 25-OH vitamin D levels as other supplements. Be aware that data on […]
Dermatoendocrinol. 2013 Jan 1;5(1):165-76. doi: 10.4161/derm.23321. Photobiology of vitamin D in mushrooms and its bioavailability in humans. Keegan RJ, Lu Z, Bogusz JM, Williams JE, Holick MF. Abstract Mushrooms exposed to sunlight or UV radiation are an excellent source of dietary vitamin D2 because they contain high concentrations of the vitamin D precursor, provitamin D2. […]