Allies Quote by Paul Stamets

Although oyster mushrooms have been studied extensively and support health in a number of ways, it is also extremely important to always cook oyster…

— Paul Stamets

“White, cremini, portobello, oyster, maitake, and reishi mushrooms have all been shown to have anticancer effects”

— Joel Fuhrman

Through trial-and-error and observable outcomes, our ancestors narrowed the field of edible mushroom candidates to just a few with remarkable, health-supporting properties.

— Paul Stamets

“Thousands of edible mushrooms grow naturally, with worldwide annual commercial production in the millions of tons.71 But check the nutrition label on a carton…

— Michael Greger

Mushrooms are miniature pharmaceutical factories, and of the thousands of mushroom species in nature, our ancestors and modern scientists have identified several dozen that…

— Paul Stamets

Strange that mankind should ever have used the mushroom. All the various species of this substance are of a leathery consistence, and contain but…

— William Alcott

Mushrooms have many helpful nutrients, including beta glucans for immune enhancement, ergothioneines for antioxidative potentiation, nerve growth stimulators for helping brain function, and antimicrobial…

— Paul Stamets

“The most common and least expensive mushrooms—white button mushrooms—showed these strong benefits. If that’s not enough great news about mushrooms, there’s more.”

— Joel Fuhrman

Mushrooms provide a vast array of potential medicinal compounds. Many mushrooms - such as portobello, oyster, reishi and maitake - are well-known for these…

— Paul Stamets

OYSTER, n. A slimy, gobby shellfish which civilization gives men the hardihood to eat without removing its entrails! The shells are sometimes given to…

— Ambrose Bierce

My team and I have discovered, over decades of study, that mushroom mycelium is a rich resource of new antimicrobial compounds, which work in…

— Paul Stamets

My taste includes both snails and oysters.

— Marcus Licinius Crassus