Cordyceps is the only mushroom with human trials testing exercise performance, and the results are mixed. One small, 12-week pilot study in older adults found improved oxygen-use thresholds but no …
Mushrooms and Cancer Research: Adjunctive Evidence, Limits and What Patients Should Know
Mushroom research and cancer treatment are two different things. A handful of mushroom compounds, mainly from turkey tail and reishi, have been studied in human clinical trials as an add-on to …
Mushrooms and Blood Sugar: Metabolic Research Across Species
Some mushroom species have lowered blood glucose in animal studies, but no mushroom or mushroom supplement is proven to treat, prevent, or manage diabetes in people. The strongest human evidence, a …
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Anti-Inflammatory Mushrooms: What Research Shows Across Species
Some mushroom compounds, mainly beta-glucans, act on immune cells in ways that touch inflammatory pathways. But most of that evidence comes from cell and animal studies, not people. Only a small …
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Mushrooms and Cognitive Health: Neuroprotection Research Across Species
Some mushroom species contain compounds that affect nerve cells in lab and animal studies. A small number of human trials, mostly on lion’s mane and cordyceps, have tested memory, reaction time, or …
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Mushrooms and Cardiovascular Health: Blood Pressure, Cholesterol and Heart Research
Human research on mushrooms and heart health is mixed. Some small trials on oyster mushroom and shiitake found improvements in cholesterol or blood sugar, while larger reviews and reishi trials found …