Dr. Oz on today’s live show talked about the use of Cordyceps to fight fatigue. Now Cordyceps is something that has been around in the sports nutrition community for quite some time. It’s a supplement used by a lot of runners actually. It allows them to breathe better and become less tired during their running.
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Cordyceps
October 24th, 2011
admin The powerful gains received when eating cordyceps was initially recognized approximately fifteen hundred years ago. Shepherd farmers tending to their herds in the Tibetan mountain ranges realized a difference in their livestock. The cattle had become quite vigorous and were acting more youthful while eating a small mushroom that resembled grass. It has been since [...]
Cordyceps – The Caterpillar Fungus
January 13th, 2011
admin The Strange Mushroom with it’s Secrets While most commonly known as Caterpillar Fungus, Dong Chong Xia Cao Tachukas and Deer Fungus, Cordyceps are a type of mushroom that is found scarcely in Sweden and Finland, very few Norwegian localities, and very isolated areas of southwest China. These incredibly rare types of mushrooms were first noticed [...]
Cordyceps and Cancer
January 9th, 2011
admin Researchers from the University of Nottingham have found that a rare, wild mushroom called cordyceps is an effective treatment for cancer. Commonly used in Chinese medicine, the cordyceps fungi inhibits the growth, division, and proliferation of cancer cells in the body. Cordyceps was originally formulated into a cancer drug called cordycepin back in the 1950s. [...]
Cordyceps Sinensis
January 9th, 2011
admin Cordyceps mushrooms have proven to reduce radiation and chemotherapy side effects. Now research indicates this Chinese herb can prevent some types of cancer cell growth. Dong Chong Xia Cao, or Cordyceps sinensis, is a Traditional Chinese medicinal mushroom used in patients with kidney and lung diseases, as well as to ameliorate the effects of radiation [...]



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