regenerative farming for mycelium for ergothioneine #health #diet

 2022.6.20: news.health/diet/ergothioneine/regenerative farming for mycelium:

summary:

. regenerative farming means not tilling the soil;

not tilling preserves the fungal biomass of the top soil;

fungal biomass is our primary source of ergothioneine,

an amino acid related to histidine,

which is taken up by the plants we grow in fungal soil,

and then taken up by the animals that eat those plants.

. ergothioneine may be reducing our risk of Alzheimer's,

possibly by protecting mitochondrial function.

. the beef from a regenerative farm also had 

a higher ratio of omega-3 to omega-6.

fungi live underground as mycelium;
mushrooms are their fruit.

https://fungiacademy.com/how-mushrooms-grow-a-day-in-the-life-of-fungi/

ergothioneine is related to histidine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergothioneine

KATHERINE KORNEI MAY 10, 2022

https://civileats.com/2022/05/10/ergothioneine-regenerative-agriculture-longetive-soil-health-bionutrients-crops-producing-farming-human-health/

This Antioxidant May Provide a Key Link Between

Regenerative Agriculture and Human Health.

Ergothioneine, a ‘longevity vitamin,’ 

stands out as one of the most important in the bunch.

Molecules. 2015

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6331815/

Antioxidants of Edible Mushrooms.

Maja Kozarski, et al.

. Ergothioneine may be considered a new vitamin:

. humans possess a Ergothioneine transporter (ETT),

and cells lacking ETT are more susceptible to 

increased mitochondrial DNA damage, 

protein oxidation and lipid peroxidation. 

Ergothioneine is concentrated in mitochondria.

Matt Swayne 2017:

https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/mushrooms-are-full-antioxidants-may-have-anti-aging-potential/

Mushrooms are full of antioxidants that may have anti-aging potential.

. the porcini mushroom has the highest levels by far,

of ergothioneine and glutathione,

among the several popular varieties that were tested.

porcini (Boletus edulis):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boletus_edulis#Phytochemicals_and_research

[J Agric Food Chem. 2007

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17616140/

Dietary sources and antioxidant effects of ergothioneine.

Janine Ey, Edgar Schömig, Dirk Taubert.]

FEBS Lett. 2018

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29851075/

Ergothioneine - a diet-derived antioxidant with therapeutic potential.

Barry Halliwell, Irwin K Cheah, Richard M Y Tang.

. Decreased levels of ergothioneine

have been observed in some diseases.

. best sources of Ergothioneine  (mg per 100 g dry weight):

181.24 in porcini mushrooms (cepes).

54.17 in King Oyster mushrooms.

35.35 in Shiitake mushrooms.

-- and regenerative farming products!

David R. Montgomery, Anne Biklé 2022.6.21: [ad]

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-- they published this study:

Environmental Science, 2022:

https://peerj.com/articles/12848/

Soil health and nutrient density: 

preliminary comparison of regenerative and conventional farming

David R. Montgomery, Anne Biklé, et al.

"The beef from the regenerative farm had 

3 times more omega-3 fats, 

and more than 6 times more of the essential omega-3, 

alpha linolenic acid (ALA), 

than the conventional beef.

The regenerative beef also had almost three quarters more

of the long-chain omega-3s (EPA, DPA, and DHA), 

as well as two-thirds of the omega-6 fats, 

making for an omega-6 to omega-3 ratio

one fifth as large as for conventional beef

(1.3:1 vs 6.2:1)."

Regeneration International.

https://regenerationinternational.org/about-us-3/

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