I figured I’d ask you guys since you know about or at least like mushrooms. I heard Paul Stamets say they are equivalent to smoking cigarettes that’s how toxic they are to the human body. Now I’m not just believing him instantly because he’s some expert on mushrooms. I am researching and gathering data. Are they toxic for consumption, are they as bad as he says, and are if so are the less mature stage (white button mushroom) free from these toxins?
Also bonus question can mushrooms spread their fungus inside your body and dwell for weeks in your body? That question is out there but mushrooms are super good at spreading.
Did he explain why they’re toxic?
There is nothing of value in a Joe Roegan podcast, and if the dude had any evidence for his claims he would have made them. Acting like Big Portabello is out to kill him is some stupid horse shit made up for the conspiracy nuts in the audience.
How insightful. I’ll add to my notes to discount all people who have ever been interviewed by Joe Rogan. A person I already don’t watch but wanted to show the clip of him saying it. Thanks philosopher Catoblepas
There’s a reason the dude is making those claims there and not in a scientific paper, and it’s not because Big Portobello is coming to kill him. And yeah, you should be less inclined to trust information from anyone who has been on there, but ESPECIALLY any information they’re claiming on the show itself.
Quite ironic how they’re acting given what they’ve written in their bio
There are some older studies that indicate it may be an issue if you eat them raw.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3731070/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2132000/
(and maybe more, but I’m lazy)
But the latter one seems to suggest that cooking them (including eating canned mushrooms, which get cooked during the canning process) should to mitigate it.
On the bonus question: Our stomach acid is very acidic. Mushrooms will not survive. Then there’s the immune system if they do happen to find a vulnerable spot. No.
Only if you eat them raw. Agaritine breaks down with cooking, drying, etc
Any studies to test that statement.
Many many thanks
Bonus, now you have two new root directories to do your own homework next time. 🤌🏼
That doesn’t sound right.
There might have been some context where he stated that? I haven’t seen this in his works, not that I’m sure I’ve seen all of them.
