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Consider also growing Oyster mushroom, which have several-fold more ergothioneine in them, than Shiitake.

There are heart CT scans you can buy for under $200, even $99 on sale. There’s a place near Dallas that does that. There’s also a full body PET scan someone told me about that’s $600, in that same area.

The heart scan would definitely help you estimate the issue elsewhere, while some blood tests could help identify the inflammation signs.

I’ll keep your condition in mind as studies come up.

Please play it safe and keep your good attitude.

Oysters require a controlled environment that I can't provide. They can be grown on logs and the humidity here is high enough but they grow on soft hardwoods like Cottonwood, Box Elder, Aspen, Willow, Hackberry, Mulberry, and Poplar which I don't have access to. I have oak and more oak. Lion's Mane is one I want to grow outdoors on oak logs. Lion's Mane would prefer a softer hardwood but oak is decent. Shiitake does excellent on oak. Oak is what I have so ...

Ergothioneine content in Mushrooms

Mushroom Species	Ergothioneine (mg/g)*
Chaga (Inonotus obliquus)	0.08
Cordyceps (Cordyceps militaris)	0.20
Lions Mane (Hericium erinaceus)	1.61
Maitake (Grifola frondosa)	0.45
Oyster (Pleurotus ostreatus)	1.85
Reishi (Ganoderma lingzhi)	0.07
Shiitake (Lentinula edodes)	1.43
Tremella (Tremella fuciformis	0.10
Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor)	0.06

There is one exception and that's the Branched Oyster Mushroom(Pleurotus cornucopiae). It's so loaded with Ergothioneine that is might be worth setting up a special place to grow them. They like 60-80 degrees and over 95% humidity which occurs naturally here for a couple of months but for year round growing, a controlled environment would be needed.

All I see available is liquid culture syringes with various substrates to inject and then transfer to a different substrate(I think). Can't buy sawdust spawn or pre-inoculated substrates. Just pure liquid in a syringe. I'll have to do more research and watch some of the supplier's videos. It's like working in a sterile lab. Have to wear protective gear, work in a room that has still air, move slowly and deliberately etc.