Comes from the idea that God has marked everything He created with a sign (signature). The sign was an indication of the purpose for the benefit of the body part.
“Sign of Nature” = Signature
Slice a mushroom in half and you’ll be able to recognise that it looks like an ear – add it to your cooking and you could actually improve your hearing.
Really? How?
Medicinal mushrooms have been used since the days of antiquity to treat a range of diseases, from diabetes and intestinal issues to fighting seasonal colds and cancers in Russia, China, and Japan—along with other Asian and Far Eastern cultures—we are now seeing a “Mushboom” in the West. Mushrooms are fantastic fungi. Mushrooms pack a nutritional punch and are considered the new superfood.
Approximately 14,000 species that we know today, about 50% are considered to possess varying degrees of edibility, more than 2,000 are safe, and about 700 species are known to possess significant pharmacological properties.
Interesting mushroom facts:
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- 300 mushroom species are edible
- 30 have been domesticated and
- 10 are grown commercially.
- Agaricus (button) are the leading mushroom crops worldwide and accounted for approximately 97% of the total U.S. mushroom production from 2017-2018.
- Oyster (Pleurotuss) and shiitake mushrooms rank second and third respectively in worldwide production.
Mushrooms are one of the few foods that contain vitamin D, a vitamin that is vital for healthy bones, even the minuscule ones in your ear help keep your hearing strong, carry sound to the brain. Yes, lack of vitamin D not only weakens your bones, it also weakens your hearing.
This is because your hearing depends on the vibrations of tiny bones in your ear that must remain strong and healthy to do their job. Dr. Mehmet Oz, MD, Cardiologist (Heart Specialist)
Mushrooms play an important role in the immune system. Mushrooms are unique as they contain many unusual disease fighting compounds that are just beginning to be understood. There are several immune supporting ingredients in mushrooms that empower the body to react quickly and powerfully when we are exposed to disease-causing pathogens, such as viruses and bacteria. Dr. Joel H. Fuhrman, MD, Family Practitioner
Ergosterol, a steroid alcohol, in mushrooms, when exposed to the sun’s ultraviolet radiation, is converted to vitamin D.
Your ear has three main parts: outer, middle and inner. You use all of them in hearing. Sound waves come in through your outer ear. They reach your middle ear, where they make your eardrum vibrate. The vibrations are transmitted through three tiny bones, called ossicles, in your middle ear. The vibrations travel to your inner ear, a snail-shaped organ. The inner ear makes the nerve impulses that are sent to the brain. Your brain recognizes them as sounds. The inner ear also controls balance.
Coch·le·a| ˈkōklēə, ˈkäklēə | noun (plural cochleae |. -lēˌē, -lēˌī | ) the spiral cavity of the inner ear containing the organ of Corti, which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations.
Mushrooms have a good dose of the following nutrients:
Vitamin A is essential in inner-ear morphogenesis (development of the structure).
B Complex: While B complex is well known to be vital for the health of nerves, it is equally so in helping to prevent hearing loss. A good B complex supplement can help reduce ear pressure and has been used to treat sudden deafness with profound hearing loss.
Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine)
Some patients have noted that vitamin B-1 supplements relieve their tinnitus. The mechanism of action seems to be via a stabilization of the nervous system, especially in the inner ear.
Vitamin B3, Niacin, is thought to provide smooth muscle relaxation and perhaps increased blood flow to tiny blood vessels supplying the inner ear. Vitamin B-3 is essential for the proper breakdown of carbohydrates, fats and proteins, and aids in the functioning of the central nervous system.
Vitamins B5, Pantothenic acid, is found throughout all branches of life in the form of coenzyme A, a vital coenzyme in numerous chemical reactions. Pantothenic acid has been helpful to those suffering from tinnitus where it is thought to ‘coat’ nerve endings in the ear, thereby creating less of the agitating noise.
*Vitamin B6 is associated with nerves. According to PubMed, a B6 deficiency can affect peripheral and brainstem auditory pathways. B6 is also thought to be able to help regulate fluid levels in the ears. Deficiency of vitamin B6 apparently can reduce the ability to respond to sounds [*]. Vitamin B6, along with vitamins C and B12 and other substances, have been used together to reverse “sudden deafness” [*].
*Vitamin B12 A human study suggested “a relationship between vitamin B12 deficiency and dysfunction of the auditory pathway. Some improvement in tinnitus and associated complaints were observed in 12 patients following vitamin B12 replacement therapy”. Vitamin B12 deficiency appears to be correlated to noise-related hearing loss. Another study concluded that B12 “levels may reduce the risk of hearing dysfunction resulting from noise exposure in healthy, young subjects”. Elderly people often have low B12 levels.
*Zinc is located in the inner ear as the cochlea has the body’s greatest concentration of it. An animal study found that a zinc injection prevented salicylate-induced hearing loss. A human study concluded, “that patients with tinnitus may have low blood zinc levels (31%) and clinical and subjective improvement can be achieved by oral zinc medication”. Another human study concluded, “zinc is involved in the generation of tinnitus, especially in patients whose hearing is relatively normal”.
As far as hearing is concerned, a deficiency in Vitamin D has serious consequences and has been associated with otosclerosis (abnormal bone growth in the middle ear), unexplained and bilateral cochlear deafness, presbycusis, and sensorineural hearing loss. Researchers had to conclude that vitamin D deficiency is likely one of the causes and supplementation should be considered in persons with hearing loss. Vitamin D can be inhibited if there is also a magnesium deficiency. If there is a magnesium deficiency, this will also affect calcium intakes.
Ear infection or Otitis is an infection of the middle ear and is caused by a bacteria or a virus. This can often occur as a result of congestion and swelling of the nasal passages or in the throat when suffering of a cold, flu or an allergy.
Common risk factors for ear canal infection include:
- Injuring the ear canal while cleaning it
- Getting water in the ear, particularly while swimming (called swimmer’s ear)
- Use of earplugs or hearing aids (particularly if these devices are not properly cleaned)
- Getting irritants such as hair spray or hair dye in the ear
What are the complications of ear infections?
- Ear infection spreading to the bones of the ear
- Ear infection spreading to the fluid surrounding the brain and the spinal cord
- Permanent hearing loss
- Ruptured eardrums
Medicinal mushrooms stimulate the immune system by increasing the activity of receptors of the cells’ surface. This helps the immune system to recognize and then destroy infectious pathogens, reduce the inflammation in the body, thus helping fight the ear infections.
Six mushrooms that are notably medicinal and fairly well known:
- Reishi
- Turkey Tail
- Cordyceps
- Chaga (King of Mushrooms)
- Lion’s Mane
- Shiitake
- Maitake
The best combination of medicinal mushrooms to get the results:
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