by Cotswold mushrooms | Jan 9, 2022 | COVID 19, medicinal mushrooms
Could Medicinal Mushrooms Help Fight SARS-Cov-2? In an article written by Dr Joseph Mercola several mushrooms are highlighted as having beneficial antiviral and immune boosting properties which could help prevent and aid recovery from COVID-19 (SARS-Cov-2). “Three...
by Cotswold mushrooms | May 29, 2021 | medicinal mushrooms, Mushrooms and the brain
Studies suggest that medicinal mushrooms can have a significant role to play in helping us maintain cognitive function by protecting our brain cells, however, they may also help improve our ability to think, recall, remember, and increase brain power too. Age,...
by Cotswold mushrooms | May 26, 2021 | medicinal mushrooms, Mushrooms and the brain
In 1957, R Gordan Wasson wrote an article for Life Magazine entitled Seeking the Magic Mushroom in which he describes his travels deep into the Amazonian rainforest to take part in a spiritual ceremony involving “mushrooms that induce strange visions”. The article was...
by Cotswold mushrooms | Feb 15, 2021 | book, Lions mane, medicinal mushrooms, Mushrooms and the brain
Neurons are very active cells creating comparatively large quantities of free radicals as a result. Long-term free radical accumulation in the brain can lead to a loss in cognitive function. Free radicals are oxygen-containing molecules with an uneven number of...
by Cotswold mushrooms | Feb 15, 2021 | book, medicinal mushrooms
Certain mushrooms, particularly tree-dwelling saprophytic mushrooms, contain significant quantities of terpenoids. As with mushroom polysaccharides and glycoproteins it would appear that terpenoids and related triterpenes exhibit host-mediated anti-tumour activities....
by Cotswold mushrooms | Feb 15, 2021 | book, medicinal mushrooms
There is sufficient scientific data to strongly suggest the main anti-cancer effects exhibited by medicinal mushrooms are largely related to stimulation of the immune system causing host-mediated anti-cancer activities. Here are 7 Ways Medicinal Mushrooms Could Help...
