Sep 12, 2020
Jeff Chilton has been involved
one way or another in organic mushroom cultivation and mushroom
health benefits since the 1970s.
In this podcast, he tells listeners
After many years spent in organic mushroom farming, Jeff Chilton started Nammex in 1989 to sell mushrooms to the herbal supplement industry. He explains that it took a while to educate North Americans to how essential mushrooms had been in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. His company produces extracts of quality mushrooms that these supplement companies integrate and sell for functional or medicinal purposes.
Jeff gives listeners a broader
picture of the value of various fungi in the diet, and says that
there are at least 270 different medicinal mushrooms with
supporting research showing benefits. His company works
consistently with about 10 to 12 species that have an overlap
between established scientifically-proven benefits and a history of
use in traditional Chinese medicine.
He explains that mushroom supplements benefit our immune system
modulation. He describes the process they use to produce the
powdered extract as well as some of the qualities of popular
species like the shitake and the reishi mushroom. He also
tells listeners about their biology and growing process and lists
some compound benefits, such as for beta glucans and ergosterol. He
finishes by describing some newer products, such as cordyceps, a
fungus harvested from caterpillars.
Find more on their
website, nammex.com, and for a division of the company that sells
directly to consumers, see realmushrooms.com.
Available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2Os0myK