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Paul Stamets has done some fascinating research around this. Turkey tail mushrooms seem especially potent against cancer. Here's the 2.5 minute story from his T
by broahmed 6y ago
Paul Stamets has done some fascinating research around this. Turkey tail mushrooms seem especially potent against cancer. Here's the 2.5 minute story from his TED medical talk of his own mother's brush with late-stage breast cancer with less than 3 months to live and and subsequent recovery with Taxol, Herceptin, and turkey tail mushrooms: https://youtu.be/pXHDoROh2hA?t=540 https://youtu.be/pXHDoROh2hA?t=540
He's founded a company called Host Defense. The reviews on their turkey tail mushroom product are filled with stories of cancer recovery in both humans and pets: https://www.amazon.com/Host-Defense-Mushroom-Naturally-Digestion/product-reviews/B0053DR1EM/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews https://www.amazon.com/Host-Defense-Mushroom-Naturally-Diges...
- enchiridion 6y agoHe passively implied on Joe Rogan that there is a significant health hazard when eating undercooked portabellas.
- krrrh 6y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16866990 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16866990
- TedDoesntTalk 6y agoI recently started eating raw portabella mushrooms because they are mentioned in "The End of Alzheimer's" as the most potent mushroom species for neuroprotective effects. I had NO idea they can be cancerous. So thank you. The book does not mention if they should be cooked or not. I eat them raw for convenience. I'll stay cooking them now, will that help?
- pengaru 6y agoThey taste better cooked anyways, lots of umami once you get the juices collecting in the gills. It's a very steak-like experience...
- fogihujy 6y agoHad no idea about cancerous effects, but the taste is amazing. As someone who eats meats regularily, my favourite vegan burger is with a grilled portabello in it - it beats all the over-processed stuff they sell nowadays.
- oblib 6y agoHave you had shiitakes? I love portabellos too but shiitakes are just amazing. I have to think they'd made an awesome vegan burger. Just the thought makes me want to try that.
- fogihujy 6y agoHaven't tried making a burger with them. I'll add it to the todo list for this summer. :D
- pengaru 6y agoAgreed, processed meat substitutes are a solution looking for a problem. Mushrooms are already basically meat.
- cameronh90 6y agoI don't like mushrooms. Texture is too weird for my autism. So the meat substitutes are good for me...
- pibechorro 6y agoMushrooms = actually nutritional. Fake meat = highly processed oils which are not. Just because you are on the spectrum does not mean junk food is healthy, kindly from another autistic.
- cameronh90 6y agoI didn't say it was healthy.
- solomonb 6y agocancerous or not, the body is terrible at digesting uncooked mushrooms and you probably aren't getting much nutrition from eating them raw.
- frombody 6y agoIf you're looking for neuroprotective effects, you want to be cooking them to break down the chitin wall.
- dTal 6y agoTo be fair, cancer does indeed lower your chances of getting Alzheimers.
- TedDoesntTalk 6y agoWhat? Never heard this before. Do you have a source?
- dTal 6y agoIt was a flip remark. The point is it increases your chances of early death. Can't get Alzheimers if you're dead.