Turkey tail: can it really support cancer treatment?
Turkey tail: can it really support cancer treatment?
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While for many of us ambitious New Year’s resolutions have already fallen by the wayside, the new year can be a good time to switch up your micro health rituals — making tiny additions that can be implemented to better our health and wellbeing is a more sustainable way to move through 2025.
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Choosing specific nutrients to add in on top of a basic balanced diet, which help the body systems on a multi-faceted level is a great start. Take functional mushrooms (not the kind you’ll find in the grocery aisle of your local Tesco, of course): they are said to be laced with health-boosting super powers.
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In recent years the mushroom varieties chaga, cordyceps and reishi have all been heralded for their benefits, but turkey tail, a vibrantly-hued fungus that’s been celebrated in Chinese medicine for centuries has been creating a buzz on the health scene recently.
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If you’ve been swiping on TikTok lately, you’ll probably have come across a #turkeytail tagged video or two. The functional fungus — which is named for its beautiful fan-like shape that resembles a turkey’s outspread tail — is being used as a versatile health aid.
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Research is still relatively limited and while more good quality human trials are needed to prove its efficacy, early research has garnered some pretty impressive results. As a result, extracts of turkey tail have been harnessed into everything from protein powders to nutritional supplement blends — and you can even buy ground coffee made of the stuff. That being said, finding a turkey tail product that’s trusted and safe can often be a minefield.
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