Podcast:

Feel Freaking Amazing

Eat Mushrooms for Better Gut Health and Immunity

With:

Wendie Trubow & Ed Levitan

July 21, 2025

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In this conversation we explore the many benefits of mushrooms - everything from brain, immune, hormone and heart health. We get into the details about the true effectiveness of these mushrooms for various conditions and the intricacies of mushroom digestion and constituent bioavailability.

Conversation starters

[For awkward dinner parties, silent elevator rides, grocery store lines, and your favorite barista]

"When you cook the mushrooms, more of the active constituents will come out. So if you cook a mushroom, you're going to be getting more of the beta glucans or those polysaccharides. You're going to be getting more ergothioneine."

"The issue is not the mycelium itself, but it's the way that the mycelium is produced as medicine. Most companies that are using mycelium in their products—it's not pure mycelium. It's myceliated grain."

Key Topics

[00:02:34] 🍄 What are medicinal mushrooms and why they matter

[00:03:39] 🧬 The great mycelium vs. fruiting body debate

[00:11:08] 🔥 Why you should cook mushrooms instead of eating them raw

[00:12:35] 🧠 Lion's Mane for cognitive function and brain health

[00:21:05] 💊 Immune system support through daily mushroom consumption

[00:23:05] 🦠 Why some people can't digest mushrooms (the chitin connection)

[00:29:21] 👩‍⚕️ Medicinal mushrooms for women's health and PCOS

[00:36:53] ❤️ Using mushrooms to support cholesterol and heart health

[00:38:35] ✨ Ensuring quality in mushroom supplements

Spores for Thought

"3 grams is better than 1 gram, but 9 grams is not better than 3 grams."

"Mushrooms that are grown in a more wild-like environment are going to have a more medicinal effect. But because the substrate matters, what that substrate has in it will also make a difference."