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Mushrooms have an earthy taste like the dark, rich loamy soil itself. This earthiness is a sign of mushrooms' ability to keep you grounded and calm your nervous system. They are considered tamasic in Ayurveda meaning they make your consciousness sleepy.
Remedy for Late Summer Insomnia
In late summer, as the temperature starts to drop at night, your mind wakes up and sleep feels like a far away wish. You might notice bouts of insomnia this time of year. The remedy is, as always, in nature. Mushrooms suddenly become abundant as the thunderstorms of August dump heavy rains. If you have noticed insomnia with increased frequency, try including some sauteed mushrooms in your favorite dish for a rustic and satisfying meal.
Always cook mushrooms
Raw mushrooms are a popular salad item. However, raw mushrooms are nearly indigestible. We suggest you always cook mushrooms to avoid these digestive difficulties.
Mineral Rich
Mushrooms are highly absorbant of minerals in the soil, often containing a rich utritional profile, as their earthy taste suggests. As much as mushrooms absorb minerals, they also absorb whatever toxins they are grown in, and have even been used to clean up toxis waste sites. For that reason, always eat organic mushrooms.
Wild Mushroom Hunting
From wooded trails to the front lawn, Mushrooms seem to pop up as if by magic in late summer. Just the other day I was hunting herbs in the woods and stumbled upon mushroom after mushroom, brilliantly colored, wildly shaped, exotically enticing, and a touch scary. I was reminded of a quote my herb teacher taught me:
"There are old mushroom hunters, and there are bold mushroom hunters, but there are no old bold mushroom hunters." Source: unknown
Mushrooms have a wide spectrum of effects on the body. They can be delicious, medicinal, hallucinogenic, and deadly poisonous. If you go wild mushroom hunting, be sure to positively identify any species before eating, or you may lose your chance to become an old mushroom hunter. Boldness in this particular field is not an advantage. The range of wild edible, rich, meaty, earthy mushrooms to serve over risotto or wild rice include chanterelles, boletes, honey mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, shitakes, chicken of the woods and many more. Destroying angel mushrooms are an example of the deadly.
The part of the mushroom you pick and eat is the fruit. The living part of the plant, which looks like roots embedded in the soil or a tree, is called the mycelium. When you pick a mushroom you are not killing it. On the contrary, by picking them you are actually helping the fungus to spread its spores. But be sure not to disturb the root system beneath the mushroom when picking. The mushroom thanks you!
Many mushrooms are used in herbalism for their medicinal properties, such as the famous reishi mushroom of Chinese medicine, a strong immune tonic. Other mushrooms have been used to improve vitality and fight cancer. We suggest you allow herbalists to select medicinal mushrooms, and old mushroom hunters to divide the deadly from delicious.
Are Mushrooms from Planet Earth?
Many western herbalists entertain the notion that mushrooms come from another planet. While this opinion has no basis scientifically, it definitely captures the pure strangeness of the mushroom. Something about a mushroom feels distinctly alien to the human world. One mushroom I passed was bright red, with slime oozing out beneath it. Whether fluorescent orange, eerie opaque white, spotted, striped, tiny and delicate, or enormous and sprawling, mushrooms look like a dream-scape under the sea or in outer space. The largest organism in the world is a single mushroom whose mycelium extends over several mountaintops. Often the inspiration for creatures and features of fantasy and science fiction novels, mushrooms allow your imagination to run wild.
Another fact we haven't proven scientifically is that many mushroom experts we've crossed take on a gnome-like appearance. Mushroom hunters tend to be somewhat short and stocky with a slightly mad hatter personality- an effect we believe comes from eating too many odd, tamasic mushrooms. In order to avoid this mad tendency, we suggest you stick to familiar mushrooms - portobello, crimini, the occasional truffle, and familiar edibles & medicinals. These tried and true mushrooms, when cooked, give your meals a hearty, grounding feel, with no threat of turning you into a gnome.
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WHY EAT AN AYURVEDIC DIET?
Eating Ayurvedically makes you feel nourished and energized. An Ayurvedic diet is
tailored to your individual body type and the specific imbalances you are working with
at any given time. Ayurveda shows you your specific body type’s needs and what
should be favored in your Ayurvedic menu. Watch as you eat less but feel more satisfied because what you
are eating truly nourishes you. Since Ayurveda believes all disease begins in the digestive
tract, food is your first medicine. By eating a healthy diet that’s ideal for your body, you
experience optimal health.
Are Crimini & Button Mushrooms Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?
Find out by taking this free, easy quiz.
You'll learn your body type, and whether Crimini & Button Mushrooms is a good fit for your body type. Time to complete: approximately 1 minute.
Functional Ayurveda helps you assess imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics
(gunas).
Aggravating these characteristics weakens your body and causes imbalance.
By knowing which characteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct imbalances before you get sick.
Every characteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold).
You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite characteristic.
According to the biocharacteristic theory of medicine,
people tend to get sick, over and over again, due to habitual causes and imbalances that are unique to the person.
Your body type summarizes this tendency, showing you the 'type' of conditions and imbalances that frequently challenge your health & wellness.
Using body type, you can also identify remedies likely to improve your strength and resiliency.
Your body type identifies physical and mental characteristics as well as your personal strengths and weaknesses.
The calculation of your body type is based on your medical history.
The 3 functional body types
(doshas),
are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).
Catabolic individuals tend to break down body mass into energy.
Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy.
Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass.
Catabolic people tend to be easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry.
Metabolic people tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed.
Anabolic people are heavy, stable and grounded, but if they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion.
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary.
The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.
Here are the herbal actions of Crimini & Button Mushrooms:
Encourages feelings of stability and heaviness. Makes you feel settled, mentally relaxed. Mildly sedates the nervous system to ease stress. Can bring a spacey or anxious person back to earth.
Crimini & Button Mushrooms Research & Clinical Trials
In each clinical research trial below, students from the
Joyful Belly School of Ayurveda ate the selected food for 3 days and reported the pharmacological effects.
See other clinical research trials for diet & herbs at Joyful Belly.
TEMPERATURE/CIRCULATION
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your temperature?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your sweat quantity?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your appetite/hunger?
6
13
9
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3
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Slightly less hungry
Same
Slightly hungrier
Much hungrier
Total Responses: 38 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your digestion speed?
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6
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Same
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
TOXINS
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect the amount of gas & bloating?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your stool smell?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
Tongue: How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
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Total Responses: 38 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect the color of your tongue coating?
3
2
7
7
19
Yellower
Browner
Grayer
Whiter
No Change
Total Responses: 38 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your urine smell?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
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5
2
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your sweat smell?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
HYDRATION
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your urine frequency/quantity?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
NERVOUS-SYSTEM
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your energy levels?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your muscle tension?
1
7
22
7
0
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Slightly less
Same
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Much more
Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your anxiety?
0
7
23
6
1
Much less anxiety
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more anxiety
Much more
Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
DIGESTION
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your digestion speed?
4
7
15
5
6
Much faster
Slightly faster
Same
Slightly slower
Much slower
Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect the amount of gas & bloating?
2
3
16
14
2
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your appetite/hunger?
6
13
9
7
3
Much less hungry
Slightly less hungry
Same
Slightly hungrier
Much hungrier
Total Responses: 38 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
TONGUE
Tongue: How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
1
7
20
10
0
Much smaller
Slightly less
Same
Slightly larger coating
Much larger
Total Responses: 38 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect the color of your tongue coating?
3
2
7
7
19
Yellower
Browner
Grayer
Whiter
No Change
Total Responses: 38 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
STOOL
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your stool smell?
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13
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Same
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your stool consistency?
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18
3
2
Much softer
Slightly softer
Same
Slightly harder
Much harder
Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your stool frequency/quantity?
4
2
23
6
2
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your stool color?
4
0
3
3
27
More yellow
More gray
More green
More orange
Same
Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your stool lightness?
0
9
25
2
1
Much lighter
Slightly lighter
Same
Slightly darker
Much darker
Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
URINE
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your urine frequency/quantity?
1
3
29
3
1
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Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
0
1
29
5
2
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Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Many more
Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your urine clarity?
4
28
5
More cloudy
Same
More clear
Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your urine smell?
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2
29
6
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your urine lightness?
0
5
26
6
0
Much lighter
Slightly lighter
Same
Slightly Darker
Much Darker
Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
SWEAT
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your sweat smell?
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2
30
5
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Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your sweat quantity?
0
4
29
4
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
SYSTEMIC
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your muscle tension?
1
7
22
7
0
Much less tension
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more tension
Much more
Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your anxiety?
0
7
23
6
1
Much less anxiety
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more anxiety
Much more
Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your temperature?
2
7
21
7
0
Much colder
Slightly colder
Same
Slightly warmer
Much warmer
Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your energy levels?
0
11
12
14
0
Much less energy
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more energy
Much more
Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
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HOW DOES EATING AYURVEDICALLY MAKE YOU FEEL?
Eating Ayurvedically makes you feel nourished and energized. Food digests with ease when
right for your body type (dosha). Healthy digestion is seen as the cornerstone of well-being in
Ayurveda. Healthy digestion generally prevents illness. If you do get sick, a strong digestive fire
reduces the severity of illness and increases your resilience. It also improves your mood. Once
you begin eating Ayurvedically, you will feel refreshed, vital and strong.
Comments & Impressions of 'Crimini & Button Mushrooms'
Do you like 'crimini & button mushrooms'?
Why or why not?
What makes it unique? Is there something you'd like to know about 'crimini & button mushrooms'?
I've been strict about avoiding mushrooms due to their tamasic quality as per Ayurveda. But if I've learned one thing from Joyful Belly it is "moderation in all things," and they are almost irreplaceable in certain dishes. So thank you for this helpful, interesting, and humorously entertaining profile. Enjoyed it a lot.
Mushrooms are Vata aggravating because they are difficult to digest.
- Kimberly Kubicke, Asbury park, NJ, 01-29-18 (Reply)
About the Author
John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a
healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda.
His approach to Ayurveda exudes a certain ease, which many find enjoyable and insightful.
John also directs Joyful Belly's School of Ayurveda
, which specializes in digestive tract pathology & Ayurvedic nutrition.
John and his wife Natalie recently published Explore Your Hunger: A Guide to Hunger, Appetite & Food.
John's interest in Ayurveda and digestive tract pathology was inspired by a complex digestive disorder acquired from years of international travel, including his public service work in South Asia.
John's commitment to the detailed study of digestive disorders reflects his zeal to get down to the roots of the problem. His hope and belief in the capacity of each & every client to improve their quality of life is nothing short of a personal passion.
John's creativity in the kitchen and delight in cooking for others comes from his family oriented upbringing.
In addition to his certification in Ayurveda, John holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.
John enjoys sharing Ayurveda within the context of his Catholic roots,
and finds Ayurveda gives him an opportunity to participate in the healing mission of the Church.
Jesus expressed God's love by feeding and healing the sick.
That kindness is the fundamental ministry of Ayurveda as well.
* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
The information and products on this website are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any
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