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Posted on 01/14/2020 7:25:06 PM PST by ConservativeMind
Results from the first long-term cohort study of more than 36,000 Japanese men over decades suggest an association between eating mushrooms and a lower risk of prostate cancer.
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first cohort study indicating the prostate cancer-preventive potential of mushrooms at a population level," said Zhang.
Long-term follow-up of the participants indicated that consuming mushrooms on a regular basis reduces the risk of prostate cancer in men, and was especially significant in men aged 50 and older and in men whose diet consisted largely of meat and dairy products, with limited consumption of fruit and vegetables. Statistical analysis of the data (using the Cox proportional hazards model) indicated that regular mushroom consumption was related to a lower risk of prostate cancer regardless of how much fruit and vegetables, or meat and dairy products were consumed. Of the participants, 3.3% developed prostate cancer during the follow-up period. Participants who consumed mushrooms once or twice a week had an 8% lower risk of developing prostate cancer, compared to those who ate mushrooms less than once per week, while those who consumed mushrooms three or more times per week had a 17% lower risk than those who ate mushrooms less than once a week.
According to Zhang, "mushrooms are a good source of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, especially L-ergothioneine" -- which is believed to mitigate against oxidative stress, a cellular imbalance resulting from poor diet and lifestyle choices and exposure to environmental toxins that can lead to chronic inflammation that is responsible for chronic diseases such as cancer.
(Excerpt) Read more at sciencedaily.com ...
The magic ones are legal in Denver CO., now.
This should be no surprise. There have already studies that showed an 89% drop in breast cancer with weekly servings of mushrooms and green tea.
Are you telling us to “eat shitake”?
I’ve heard that women who color their own wool also benefit.
So it’s “Eat shitake and dye.”
Shitaki are also indicated as effective in other Japanese cancer studies. But Chaga is by far the most effective.
Best if fermented. Mix in Kimchee to ferment.
No way...
Thanks for this and the other thread! Eat more mushrooms! (I have no problem with this!)
(Fungi, shout out to you about a mushroom thread that just popped up!)
You generally get porchini dried. How about Turkey Tail?
Psilosibin?
Sure, they magically melt your mind away.
The true secret is pepperoni and mushroom pizza.
So all you are saying is, Give Pizza a Chance?
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That can help, and another study showed a compound from that stopped prostate cancer, but the lead researcher said eating the mushroom would not help.
Seemingly, it had to be synthesized from Turkey Tail then injected.
I didn’t post it for that reason.
May mushrooms always grow on your front lawn!
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Snake! It’s a snake
Mushroom Mushroom Mushroom
Can the mushrooms be stir fried or sauteed? Or must they be raw to get that benefit? Mushrooms, I like, but I only eat those I buy in stores. I never experiment with something I happen to find under a rock. Sorry, Euell Gibbons.
Best way to fight prostate cancer is to transition into a woman - they don’t have prostates...now it all makes sense - but they do end up with higher risks for cervical and ovarian cancers...
Penn State University ^ | November 09, 2017 | Matt Swayne - Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Mushrooms contain unusually high amounts of two antioxidants that some scientists suggest could help fight aging and bolster health, according to a team of Penn State researchers. In a study, researchers found that mushrooms have high amounts of ergothioneine and glutathione, both important antioxidants, said Robert Beelman, professor emeritus of food science and director of the Penn State Center for Plant and Mushroom Products for Health. He added that the researchers also found that the amounts of the two compounds varied greatly between mushroom species. "What we found is that, without a doubt, mushrooms are the highest dietary source of these two antioxidants taken together, and that some types are really packed with both of them," said Beelman. Beelman said that when the body uses food to produce energy, it also causes oxidative stress because some free radicals are produced. Free radicals are oxygen atoms with unpaired electrons that cause damage to cells, proteins and even DNA as these highly reactive atoms travel through the body seeking to pair up with other electrons. According to the researchers, who report their findings in a recent issue of Food Chemistry, the amounts of ergothioneine and glutathione in mushrooms vary by species with the porcini species, a wild variety, containing the highest amount of the two compounds among the 13 species tested.
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