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Category: Mushrooms

Anti-inflammatory Cancer Fighting Diet

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Cancer has hit my home. I'll share some research I've been doing and the anti-inflammatory diet I created for my husband. What foods am I using, including some medicinal mushrooms, herbs, and recipes I use?

⚖️ Disclaimer: The information presented in this show is for informational, reference, and educational purposes only and should not be interpreted as a substitute for a diagnosis and/or treatment. All health-related questions should be directed to your healthcare provider.

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Anti-Cancer Smoothies: Healing with Superfoods by Linda H. Harris https://amzn.to/3cvgT57

Foods to Fight Cancerood: What to eat to reduce your risk. by Richard Beliveau Ph.D. and Dr. Denis Gingras https://amzn.to/3AApJ9y

The Living Kitchen: Nourishing Whole-Food Recipes For Cancer Treatment and Recovery https://amzn.to/3cCsaAy

Cooking Through Cancer: Treatment to Recovery by Lisa A. Price, ND and Susan Gins, MA, MS, CN https://amzn.to/3B1rjmj

The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen: Nourishing, Big-Flavor Recipes for flavor Cancer Treatment and Recovery https://amzn.to/3Tt618l 

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My Garden Journal: A How To Garden Book For Kids| Gardening is a learned skill – everyone has to start somewhere, and a journal provides the best way to improve your gardening skills to ensure more success and fewer failures.

The intent of this journal is to simultaneously teach basic gardening techniques while providing a place to record your journey with important information about the “how, when, and where” to grow food and flowers. There are suggestions for themed gardens such as “A Harry Potter Garden”, “A Young Chef's Garden,” or a “Monarch Butterfly Superhero Garden” for budding Naturalists and places to either sketch or photograph your plants to remember their appearance for the next growing season. You'll be amazed at how much you learn by journaling about your garden!https://amzn.to/3QgEwMz

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Foraging for Mushrooms With Judy

“When in doubt leave out” Judy Hooper Buonocore

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Judy Hooper Buonocore – Picture Credit, used with permission

I apologize for some of the audio. During our interview, we had internet connections problems. Sometimes she couldn't hear me, and sometimes I couldn't listen to her. I cleaned the audio up as best I could.

Today we're learning some of the techniques of mushroom foraging from seasoned mushroom hunter Judy Bunonocore. She shares with us how she learned about mushroom foraging. She offers suggestions on beginning mushroom foraging, cleaning and storing your precious finds, books, and mushroom societies that teach foraging here in the northeast, and so much more.

Laetiporus sulphureus (aka Chicken of the Woods) Picture Credit Google Images Creative Commons
Grifola frondosa – Hen of the Woods or Maitake – Picture Credit Google Images Creative Commons
Box of Maitake Mushrooms harvested by Judy and her husband Summer 2021 – Picture Credit Brenda J. Sullivan
Meripilus sumstinei – Rooster of the Woods Picture Credit Google Images Creative Commons
Wild Shiitake Mushroom- Japan Picture Credit Google Images Creative Commons
Trametes Versicolor – Turkey Tail (True Turkey Tail
NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH
False Turkey Tail – Picture Credit Google Images Creative Commons
Stereum ostrea – False Turkey Tail Picture Credit Google Images Creative Commons

Here is a simple way to distinguish between a “true” Turkey Tail and a False Turkey Tail mushroom. (source)

Look at the underside of the mushroom to see if it is entirely smooth. There are a few studies out there that suggest that Stereum ostrae (False Turkey Tail) may have some antibiotic properties (source). However, more research is needed.

Cantharellus roseocanus – Chanterelle Mushroom – Picture Credit Google Images

Judy's Contact Information

Join her Facebook group Learning the Witchy Wilds

Learning the Witchy Wilds Facebook Group

2022 Foraging Schedule For Central Connecticut

Click this link to learn more https://www.facebook.com/groups/743447006277225/events

Other Resources

Learn Your Land – with Adam Haritan
Learn Your Land is a media channel created with the intention to help you develop a connection to nature one species at a time.

Website: https://learnyourland.com/

YouTube Channel

iNaturalist

Website: https://www.inaturalist.org/

Forager Chef
Website: https://foragerchef.com/

Phone Apps

Picture Mushroom – Mushroom ID
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/picture-mushroom-mushroom-id/id1474578078

iNaturalist App
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/inaturalist/id421397028

Mushroom Organizations

Connecticut Valley Mycological Society (CVMS)

Website: http://cvmsfungi.org/

Connecticut-Westchester Mycological Association (COMA)

Make sure you check this link. They have affiliation links to other mushroom organization around the US, Mexico and Canada.

Website: https://www.comafungi.org/

Judy's Book Recommendations

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Mushrooms of Northeastern North America, by  Alan Bessette, Arleen Bessette, David W. Fischer 
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms, by National Audubon Society
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Boletes of Eastern North America, by Alan Bessette, Arleen Bessette
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Identifying Trees of the East: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America, by Michael D. Williams
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Brenda J. Sullivan Books

My Garden Journal: A How To Garden Book For Kids| Gardening is a learned skill – everyone has to start somewhere, and a journal provides the best way to improve your gardening skills to ensure more successes and fewer failures.

The intent of this journal is to simultaneously teach basic gardening techniques while providing a place to record your journey with important information about the “how, when, and where” to grow food and flowers.

There are suggestions on themed gardens such as “A Harry Potter Garden”, “A Young Chef's Garden”, or a “Monarch Butterfly Superhero Garden” for budding Naturalists and places to either sketch or photograph your plants to remember their appearance for the next growing season.

You'll be amazed at how much you will learn by journaling about your garden!

Music

A special thank you to Gene Tullio for writing and producing this music. He has given me special permission to use this song for the show.

Gene's music can be downloaded from Amazon, iTunes, and Spotify. For more information please contact him at dreamshipmusic@gmail.com

Album: The Dreamship| The Forge Of Life| Copyright 2018

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