You like that inexpensive, tastes good and potent natural medicine thing? I’m REALLY really excited about this one! Most of us understand that Vit D is key to human well being. 70% of North Americans are Vitamin D deficient! And, women with PCOS as a group have lower Vit D levels than average. Supplementing Vit D has clearly beneficial effects for us. It turns out that MUSHROOMS deliver hefty doses of Vit D! and drying them in the sun significantly increases the Vit D in your mushrooms, which is then stored, remaining potent for at least a year. It looks like the least expensive, most popular “button” mushrooms work as well as more expensive varieties like shitake and maitake.
The fantastic thing about mushrooms as a vehicle for delivering you essential Vit D, is that mushrooms also have a long list of additional benefits, for everyone and especially for high androgen women with PCOS who need support for ovulation. A 2010 study of 80 women showed that maitake mushrooms alone increased ovulation rates to about equal with the drug clomiphene. Adding mushrooms to the diets of women who did not ovulate on clomiphene alone caused ovulation in 6 of 8 women; adding clomiphene to mushrooms for women who did not ovulate on mushrooms alone, and 100% of these women benefited from successful ovulation.
Most Vit D supplements are made from fish or extracted from pig skin or the lanolin of sheep’s wool. Mushrooms are the best vegetarian source of Vit D. Mushrooms also contribute anti-oxidant function, immune system enhancement, nervous tissue support, and anti-viral action.
NOTE: the mushrooms HAVE TO BE EXPOSED TO SUN! to get the Vit D benefit; the rest of the nutrient effects are there in mushrooms grown indoors. Check out the link below in References to a great article with complete instructions for providing yourself truly excellent nutrition at a very reasonable price, and enjoy a little do-it-yourself satisfaction too.
I have long experience and special expertise in helping high-androgen women learn how to live comfortably in their strong, healthy bodies. If you’d like my personalized recommendations to accelerate your own kindness, compassion & vibrant good health revolution, visit me at www.PCOSConsultations.com, and we can get started!
Walking with you to joy, peace and a fulfilled life,
Nan
References:
1. http://www.fungi.com/blog/items/place-mushrooms-in-sunlight-to-get-your-vitamin-d.html
2. Chen JT, Tominaga K, Sato Y, Anzai H, Matsuoka R. Maitake mushroom (Grifola frondosa) extract induces ovulation in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a possible monotherapy and a combination therapy after failure with first-line clomiphene citrate. J Altern Complement Med. 2010 Dec;16(12):1295-9. doi: 10.1089/acm.2009.0696. Epub 2010 Oct 29.
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