Forgotten Food Groups with Matthew Walrath

Jeff discusses mushrooms with Matthew Walrath on the Beyond Macros Podcast.

In the episode they discuss:

• The different plant parts of these fungi
• The nutritional value of mushrooms
• The different compounds that can be found in edible mushrooms.
• Why not all mushrooms are similar.
• The medicinal compounds in mushrooms.
• How different mushrooms have different levels of active compounds.
• The benefits of the beta glucans and triterpenes found in mushrooms.
• How mushrooms can have some acute effects when taking in higher doses.
• What extract will provide the most benefit at the lowest cost over time.
• A quick caveat about when to eat mushrooms as a food and when to take it as an extract.
• Jeff’s recommendations for how to cook mushrooms.
• Jeff talks about some of his favorite Japanese mushrooms.

Check out the full episode on the Beyond Macros Podcast.