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Feb 2022
11m 26s

Magic Medicinal Mushrooms

Michael Greger, M.D. FACLM
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Mushrooms provide some of the most amazing nutrients, not found anywhere else in the plant kingdom.

This episode features audio from Medicinal Mushrooms for Cancer Survival and White Button Mushrooms for Prostate Cancer. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor’s notes related to this podcast.

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