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Why You Should Be Taking Mushrooms with Jerry Angelini of Host Defense from The Holistic Navigator Podcast
Manage episode 500550694 series 2321845
An episode from The Holistic Navigator. This is not to diagnosis or treat any disease/illness. Consult your physician before taking supplements or medications OR before you stop taking medications. This is for entertainment/informational purposes only!
We’re talking about mushrooms this week . No, not those kind of mushrooms and not portobellos either. Medicinal mushrooms are some of the most fascinating and powerful healers we know and yet they’re still some of the most misunderstood products in our arena. Beyond their nutritional and medicinal properties, mushrooms are also being researched for their use in protecting the environment; including their use to clean up oil spills and mitigate plastic waste.
Meet Jerry: This week our guest is a true expert and honestly just a cool guy to talk with. Jerry Angelini is an integrative practitioner with training and experience in psychiatric and chronic illness rehabilitation, and is the Host Defense Education Director. He’s worked hard to inform people all around the world including medical professionals, retail staff and consumers about the healing properties mushrooms provide. We sat down with Jerry to talk about how and why we should incorporate mushrooms into our own routines, how they work, and some of Ed’s favorite products.
Some Topics We Discussed: What are medicinal mushrooms? (5:10) What are the two parts of a mushroom that provide the benefits? (8:40) What makes Host Defense products unique? (11:32) What are the most popular mushrooms? (20:27)
Key Takeaways From This Episode: Mushrooms help balance and modulate the immune system. (7:09) Certain mushroom formulations are designed for daily use while others pack more of a punch. (12:28) You can do targeted dosing based on the health issues you’re dealing with to kick your immune system into fight mode. Don’t be afraid to take more than the bottle says. (14:42)
2302 episodes
Manage episode 500550694 series 2321845
An episode from The Holistic Navigator. This is not to diagnosis or treat any disease/illness. Consult your physician before taking supplements or medications OR before you stop taking medications. This is for entertainment/informational purposes only!
We’re talking about mushrooms this week . No, not those kind of mushrooms and not portobellos either. Medicinal mushrooms are some of the most fascinating and powerful healers we know and yet they’re still some of the most misunderstood products in our arena. Beyond their nutritional and medicinal properties, mushrooms are also being researched for their use in protecting the environment; including their use to clean up oil spills and mitigate plastic waste.
Meet Jerry: This week our guest is a true expert and honestly just a cool guy to talk with. Jerry Angelini is an integrative practitioner with training and experience in psychiatric and chronic illness rehabilitation, and is the Host Defense Education Director. He’s worked hard to inform people all around the world including medical professionals, retail staff and consumers about the healing properties mushrooms provide. We sat down with Jerry to talk about how and why we should incorporate mushrooms into our own routines, how they work, and some of Ed’s favorite products.
Some Topics We Discussed: What are medicinal mushrooms? (5:10) What are the two parts of a mushroom that provide the benefits? (8:40) What makes Host Defense products unique? (11:32) What are the most popular mushrooms? (20:27)
Key Takeaways From This Episode: Mushrooms help balance and modulate the immune system. (7:09) Certain mushroom formulations are designed for daily use while others pack more of a punch. (12:28) You can do targeted dosing based on the health issues you’re dealing with to kick your immune system into fight mode. Don’t be afraid to take more than the bottle says. (14:42)
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