White Button Mushrooms
Common mushroom that boosts IgA production when cooked
Also known as: Champignon mushrooms, Agaricus bisporus
Health Benefits
Health conditions and aging processes that White Button Mushrooms may influence, based on the source research.
Improves
- Body Odor (age-related)
RCT: every dose beat placebo for breath, bedding, clothing, and poop odor within 2-4 weeks; biggest dose equivalent to about 1 small mushroom/day
Source: How Not to Age
- Age-Related Body Odor
Source: The How Not to Age Cookbook
Biological Mechanisms
How White Button Mushrooms works at a cellular level.
- PromotesIncreases IgA Production
Cooked white button mushrooms boost IgA production
- PromotesIncreases salivary IgA secretion
Dietary intake accelerated salivary IgA secretion in healthy volunteers
- SupportsBlocks estrogen synthase enzyme used by tumors
White mushrooms block the estrogen synthase enzyme that breast tumors use to create estrogen for their own growth.
- SupportsImproves Gut Microbiota
Cooked white button mushrooms boost IgA production while potentially tamping down immune overactivity.
Sources
- How Not to Age
- The How Not to Age Cookbook
- How Not to Die