Mushrooms: Supplements 101
08/24/22 • 42 min
Mushrooms are a valuable food and medicine, but which ones are best? Are they safe during treatment for cancer? What’s the proper dose? Do they really affect immune function? Tina & Leah discuss all of this and more from a practical- and as always-naturopathic perspective.
The use of mushrooms dates back thousands of years. As a food, mushrooms add nutrients like vitamin D, B vitamins and even protein to your diet. As a medicine, all mushrooms contain components that help support proper immune system balance.
In addition, each mushroom (shitake, reishi, turkey tail, cordyceps, lion’s mane, maitake, and even button!) has its own action on the body that helps support energy production, brain health, lung/ kidney function, etc, etc.
In this episode, Tina & Leah discuss the do’s and the don’ts when using mushrooms during and after treatment for cancer. Tune in, we guarantee you’ll hear something useful. Or your money back!
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Links we mentioned on this episode and other cool stuff:
Immune effects of mushrooms in cancer care. Integr Med
Mushrooms for cancer US Dept Veterans Affairs
Medicinal Mushrooms PDQ National Cancer Institute
Health Benefits of mushrooms International J of Microbiology
Eating more mushrooms is associated with lower cancer risk Advances in Nutrition
Mushrooms make vitamin D from sunshine Nutrients
Reishi and Turkey Tail improve life for those with cancer Frontier in Pharmacology
Anatomy of a mushroom (illustrator’s site) Jamie Green
Mushroom tutorial Brandeis University
Reishi benefits as complementary treatment Cochrane Database Syst Rev
Shiitake led to an allergic reaction in 2 people J Allergy Clin Immunol
Links below for info on individual medicinal mushrooms. Memorial Sloan Kettering
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Mushrooms are a valuable food and medicine, but which ones are best? Are they safe during treatment for cancer? What’s the proper dose? Do they really affect immune function? Tina & Leah discuss all of this and more from a practical- and as always-naturopathic perspective.
The use of mushrooms dates back thousands of years. As a food, mushrooms add nutrients like vitamin D, B vitamins and even protein to your diet. As a medicine, all mushrooms contain components that help support proper immune system balance.
In addition, each mushroom (shitake, reishi, turkey tail, cordyceps, lion’s mane, maitake, and even button!) has its own action on the body that helps support energy production, brain health, lung/ kidney function, etc, etc.
In this episode, Tina & Leah discuss the do’s and the don’ts when using mushrooms during and after treatment for cancer. Tune in, we guarantee you’ll hear something useful. Or your money back!
Want to support the show? Just buy us a coffee!
Buymeacoffee and THANK YOU!
Links we mentioned on this episode and other cool stuff:
Immune effects of mushrooms in cancer care. Integr Med
Mushrooms for cancer US Dept Veterans Affairs
Medicinal Mushrooms PDQ National Cancer Institute
Health Benefits of mushrooms International J of Microbiology
Eating more mushrooms is associated with lower cancer risk Advances in Nutrition
Mushrooms make vitamin D from sunshine Nutrients
Reishi and Turkey Tail improve life for those with cancer Frontier in Pharmacology
Anatomy of a mushroom (illustrator’s site) Jamie Green
Mushroom tutorial Brandeis University
Reishi benefits as complementary treatment Cochrane Database Syst Rev
Shiitake led to an allergic reaction in 2 people J Allergy Clin Immunol
Links below for info on individual medicinal mushrooms. Memorial Sloan Kettering
Our website: https://www.thecancerpod.comBecome a member of The Cancer Pod Community! Gain access to live events, exclusive content, and so much more. Join us today and be part of the journey!
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Glutamine: Supplements 101
L-glutamine is a "conditionally essential" amino acid. What's that? Tune in & find out: what glutamine is, what it does, and when you shouldn't be taking it. Tina & Leah discuss generalities and then delve into specifics, particularly for those who have (or had!) cancer.
Glutamine is one of those supplements that many people take.... willy-nilly. That’s a bad idea. There is a time and a place for glutamine supplementation. Listen in to find out more.
Why is glutamine so tricky to use as a supplement:
1-Fact: Glutamine can lessen peripheral neuropathy when taken alongside certain chemo drugs.
2- Fact: Cancers often have a high appetite for glutamine and use it as fuel o grow (proliferate).
As always, Tina & Leah speak from experience and stick to the data. (All while introducing you to oddities like “meat sweats.”)
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Curcumin: Supplements 101
Curcumin is what makes turmeric orange. It is also a very popular supplement. What does it do exactly? How should it be taken? How is it used in integrative oncology? Can you take it with chemo? Tina & Leah answer these questions and much more in this episode of The Cancer Pod.
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Links we mentioned on this episode and other cool stuff:
A review of the health benefits of Curcumin Foods
Turmeric in cancer care Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
A list of Dr. Aggarwal articles that have been retracted PubMed
Scientific papers peer reviewed, open access onlind PubPeer
Curcumin- summary by the National Cancer Institute NCI
What’s the difference between a root & a rhizome? Herb Pharm
Topical henna and turmeric study Daru J of Pharm Sciences
Topical turmeric for mouth sores from cancer treatment Phytother Review
CURCUMIN- A Chemical and Technical Assessment (CTA)
Lead found in Curcumin supplements Public Health Reports
Potential of Curcumin in CLL Hematology & Oncology
High dose Curcumin for Monoclonal gammopathy (myeloma)
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