Naturya Mushroom SuperBlend | 100gm

Whole mushrooms have solid health benefits. “Mushrooms themselves are low in calories and fat and in nutrients we’re told to cut back on, like sodium and sugar,” says Bonnie Taub-Dix, RDN, the creator of BetterThanDieting.com and author of Read It Before You Eat It: Taking You From Label to Table. “They also provide us with a wealth of nutrients we don’t otherwise get. So mushrooms themselves are pretty amazing to add to your diet.”

Cassetty says that some organic healthy mushroom superblend supplements may have prebiotic effects that could shift the microbiome in your gut in a favorable way, and that could play a role in weight management. And the January 2021 book Advances in Probiotics points to edible mushrooms as a promising source of prebiotics. But there are other, better-researched ways to shift your gut microbiome, not to mention lose weight.

Organic Mushroom Superblend

“If you want to try [a mushroom supplement], you can add it to your wellness toolbox, but it doesn’t replace more proven methods,” Cassetty says. Taub-Dix concurs and points out that you need to focus on your overall diet if you want to lose weight. “Mushroom supplements are a drop in the ocean compared to what else you have to do to lose weight,” she says. “It depends on what else you’re eating.” Organic Healthy Mushroom Superblend have been credited with at least 130 different therapeutic applications, according to a report published in Frontiers in Pharmacology in July 2022. But solid research on humans that ties mushrooms to specific health benefits is hard to come by.

“The potential benefits are being studied, and there is some promise, but oftentimes the studies are small, or in animals or cells, and they’re usually short term,” says Samantha Cassetty, RD, a registered dietitian based in New York City and the coauthor of Sugar Shock. “So it’s really hard to say anything definitively in terms of long-term safety and efficacy.”

More research is needed, according to a review published in February 2022 in Drug Discovery Today. That said, mushroom extract supplements show promise in the following areas:

• Support for the immune system The Drug Discovery Today review found that medicinal mushrooms may help modulate the immune system and have cancer-fighting properties.
• Protection against diabetes and heart disease The Frontiers in Pharmacology study reported that mushroom extracts might help fight these two common chronic conditions.
• Anti-inflammatory effects A review published in Nutrients in May 2020 found that some mushrooms fight inflammation, though randomized clinical trials are needed.
• Protection against cancer The Nutrients review also found that certain Organic Healthy Mushroom Superblend and extracts have tumor-fighting properties.
• Fighting infections and toxins The Frontiers in Pharmacology report stated that components found in mushrooms might help the body resist infections and toxins.
• Help with anxiety and depression The Frontiers in Pharmacology report also found that some types of mushrooms treat these mental health conditions.
• Anti-aging effects on skin Organic Healthy Mushroom Superblend extracts show promise as ingredients in anti-wrinkle products, according to a report published in the journal of the Korean Society of Mushroom Science in September 2021.
• Wound healing Research done on mice that was published in the Journal of Fungi in March 2021 found that medicinal organic healthy mushroom superblend had some ability to speed wound healing.
• Fatigue reduction A study on mice published in May 2019 in the Royal Society of Chemistry found that certain mushroom extracts may fight fatigue.
• Enhanced athletic performance A small study of long-distance runners published in the Journal of Exercise Physiology Online in June 2021 found that certain medicinal mushrooms could boost endurance.
• Mental health assistance Psilocybin is a Organic Healthy Mushroom Superblend extract that’s used as a psychedelic. Researchers are studying whether psilocybin helps mediate emotions and moods and treat depression, migraines, and other health conditions, according to research published in Molecules in May 2021. Psilocybin is a Schedule 1 substance, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, which means it’s currently illegal to sell, purchase, or possess it in most states.