Medicinal Mushrooms Before, During, and After Pregnancy - Safety, and What Works
Explore what we know, and what we don't, about about the safety and effectiveness of medicinal mushrooms before, during, and after pregnancy
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Writing and Education
I've been educating the public about medicinal mushrooms via my blog since 2015, and you can access historical and current posts below. More recently, I share short-form thoughts on LinkedIn.
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Anna Sitkoff
- Sep 2, 2022
Dosing Principles for Medicinal Mushrooms
The concept of therapeutic and maintenance dosing is based on the theory of ‘trained immunity’.
Anna Sitkoff
- Jun 24, 2022
Ergosterol : Therapeutic constituents in medicinal mushrooms
Ergosterol is as ubiquitous in mushrooms as cholesterol is in humans.
Anna Sitkoff
- Jun 24, 2022
Terpenes: Therapeutic Constituents in Medicinal Mushrooms
As the mushroom matures from primordia to fruiting body, an enzyme stimulates the synthesis of triterpenes.
Anna Sitkoff
- Jun 24, 2022
Polysaccharides : Therapeutic constituents in medicinal mushrooms
Polysaccharides are a major component of the fungal cell wall and possibly the most potent and abundant therapeutic constituent in mushrooms
Anna Sitkoff
- Dec 12, 2021
Fungi Parts and Medicinal Quality – Not Just Semantics
A mushroom is the macroscopic, above-ground portion of the fungal organism. Until recently, mycelium was not used medicinally.
Anna Sitkoff
- Dec 12, 2021
Are you absorbing your mushroom supplements?
Mushroom supplements come in many varieties, and it is important to consider not only the dose form but also how they are prepared.
Anna Sitkoff
- Sep 26, 2021
Coffee, tea, chocolate and mushrooms: a mismatch of mediums?
The flavor of mushrooms is not for everyone, and many ‘functional’ food companies are well aware of this.
Anna Sitkoff
- Sep 26, 2021
Medicinal mushroom E-book
A compilation of different extraction methods, recipes and writings.
Anna Sitkoff
- Apr 9, 2020
Medicinal Mushrooms – Going Viral
This paper explores the use of medicinal mushrooms as antivirals in in vivo (human and animal) and in vitro (petri dish) experiments.
Anna Sitkoff
- Dec 1, 2019
Oxalates and Fungi
The most common manifestation of kidney stones is without a doubt, calcium oxalate stones – 80% of stones, to be exact.
Anna Sitkoff
- Oct 11, 2019
Lion’s Mane: a Psychosomatic Psychobiotic
Lion’s mane extracts infiltrate the gut and the associated lymphoid tissue, regulating inflammation and decreasing oxidative damage,
Anna Sitkoff
- Sep 29, 2019
Fall Transitions
Fall. The quintessential season of the mushroom. I very outwardly and not so secretly love when summer comes to an end. The giant ball of...
Anna Sitkoff
- Aug 26, 2018
Ergothioneine: The Elusive Amino Acid
Ergothioneine as an antioxidant and cytoprotectant: The distribution of ERG transporters may seem random, but on closer inspection, they see
Anna Sitkoff
- Jan 4, 2018
Ergogenic Potential of Medicinal Mushrooms
This post is going to focus on mushrooms and how they support the human system through different anti-fatigue mechanisms
Anna Sitkoff
- Sep 9, 2017
Fungi and Skin - Healing the derma with Ganoderma and other mushrooms
This body butter is a host and fungi preparation. A simple and soothing preparation using conifer essential oils and mushroom tea.
Anna Sitkoff
- Sep 23, 2016
Concentrated Mushroom Extract
How to make your own concentrated liquid extract. Alcohol free!
Anna Sitkoff
- Jul 16, 2016
PNW Medicinal Polypore Chart
A free chart of the medicinal polypore mushrooms that grown in the PNW. Chart sections include active constituents, energetics, and habitat
Anna Sitkoff
- Mar 7, 2016
Powdered Mushroom Extracts DIY
This preparation makes it possible to get all the benefits of a mushroom dual extract, and doesn’t involve any alcohol.
Anna Sitkoff
- Dec 19, 2015
Fungi, Stress, and Winter
Polypore mushrooms endure great stress. They are some of the most weathered beings out there.
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