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Off The Grid Living: The Amazing Healing Backyard Mushroom
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The Amazing Healing Backyard Mushroom
Written by: Patricia Bratianu RN PhD RH-AHG Natural Health
Wild turkey tail mushrooms (trametes versicolor) offer a plethora of health benefits. You can even reap the health rewards of mushrooms all year long by using dried mushrooms or by making some easy extracts.
Turkey tails are abundant in many climates. These colorful, woody, dry mushrooms are often seen growing in great clusters on dead logs.
While you may not want to include turkey tails in a stir fry, you will still want to gather them. Turkey tails are an outstanding source of several anti-aging compounds.
Many age- and illness-related problems are caused by free radical damage. Free radicals are compounds which form in response to physical, emotional and environmental stressors on the body. Multiple studies indicate that turkey tails inhibit the action of free radicals, called oxidation, exceptionally well. One study indicated that turkey tails prevented oxidation by almost 60 percent.
What this means is that turkey tails can help prevent major illnesses, such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes and arthritis. The entire body functions better. Vibrant health, young-looking skin, flexibility, mental clarity and general well-being continue throughout the lifespan.
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In addition, turkey tails possess gentle relaxant qualities. Sleep is improved. Turkey tail users report feeling more energized during the daytime, possibly due to improved nighttime rest.
Safe Mushroom Handling
Purchasing mushrooms at your local herb store or from expert shroom pickers are the safest ways to go. If you have an opportunity to go mushroom hunting with an experienced mycologist, mushroom expert, do so. Mushrooms are fun to gather.
Just be sure that you positively identify the mushrooms correctly. Fortunately, turkey tails are among the easiest mushrooms to identify. In addition to the expertise of a mycologist, purchase a couple of field guides to ensure that you are identifying the species correctly as there are some mushrooms in the wild that can make you very sick or even kill you.
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Only gather mushrooms in pristine environments as they extract toxins, such as heavy metals from the environment. Pick them in areas where mushrooms are profuse. A good rule of thumb is to never harvest more than 10 percent off of a log of or stump.
Only pick what you need. Slice the mushrooms off of the log with a sharp knife. Gather your mushrooms in paper or cloth bags so that air flow is maintained. Store fresh mushrooms loosely covered in the refrigerator. Dried ones may be stored at room temperature in loosely covered dark containers…..MORE HERE
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