Dr Noel's Mushroom 101
Unlock the Power of Medicinal Mushrooms: 8 Varieties and Their Remarkable Health Benefits
Like the second generation of 'vitamins', medicinal mushrooms starts the revolution of modern supplements. Those fascinating organisms that have been tucked away in nature's medicine cabinet for millennia, are now being recognized for their outstanding medicinal benefits.
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Mushrooms magnify memory by boosting nerve growth
Researchers from The University of Queensland have discovered the active compound from an edible mushroom that boosts nerve growth and enhances memory.
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How to tell if your mushroom powders are good 🔎🍄
Five years ago, there were only a handful of exotic mushroom growers in Australia. It is now estimated there are about 70 nationwide. How do we choose a good mushroom supplement, when more and more products are discovered?
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The Truth About Australian Grown Medicinal Mushrooms
Australian has stringent biosecurity regulations and only allows Shiitake, Turkey tail and Tremella to be grown in Australia. Other medicinal mushrooms species are banned, however most of these medicinal mushroom powders are allow to be imported into Australia.
There is no scientific evidence that the related Australian local mushroom species have the same medicinal benefit as the authentic Lion's mane, Reishi, and Maitake have grown in China.
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Welcome to Dr Noel's Mushrooms 101
Hi, I am Dr Norl Arrold. I'm a microbiologist and for over 30 years, I've been growing exotic mushrooms in a disused railway tunnel in the southern highlands of New South Wales Australia.
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Why mushroom fruiting body is better than mycelium
Medicinal mushrooms fruiting bodies have much higher bioactive ingredients (beta-D-glucans) than pure mycelium.
Even worse, most of the mycelium powders that people can buy on the market are made from grain-based raw material, which means they contain more than 90% of grain powder.
Choose mushroom fruiting body powder instead of mycelium powder.
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