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Maitake Magic

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This book is a little gem for people who have cancer or want to stay healthy and free of cancer. It contains excellent information about the maitake mushroom and the extracted D-fraction that is being used as as an adjunct to more traditional cancer treatments. The studies cited in the book were conducted using a specific brand of maitake D-fraction made by Grifron®. Although there are others out there marketing the D-fraction, personally I would stick to the Grifron® brand.Maitake - Grifron-Pro Maitake D-Fraction, 2 fl oz liquid

Maitake mushrooms are delicious, not to mention a treasure trove of chemical compounds beneficial to human health.

Maitake Magic is an excellent book, revealing numerous positive health benefits of maitake mushrooms. Thankfully, Dr. Preuss has taken the time to explain complex medical jargon in layman's terms.

This book was recommended to me, and I am so glad I purchased it. If you want to help yourself to feel well, I suggest you get it.

Delivery was speedy and I would highly recommend this seller.

This book claims that maitake mushrooms can heal all sorts of diseases by boosting the immune system. But how do they do that? On page 35 it says, "Just how mushrooms help stimulate the immune system is a matter of controversy." One theory says that the beta-glutens in them dock on macrophages, thus activating them. Another theory says that they confer their own immune properties. But no one knows for sure how they work, or if they work at all. In the absence of a plausible explanation, this book becomes mostly testimonial.

I wonder if there is something very toxic in these mushrooms that provokes an immune response against them. That possibility cannot be ruled out. If you ingest poison, you will get an immune response. This book says repeatedly that maitake mushrooms are non-toxic; it also says that they are cytotoxic to cancer cells. If these mushrooms are toxic to our own mutated cells, are they toxic to us? I don't know. Perhaps selective toxicity is possible, I can't say, but I would need an explanation. Of course, one could argue that all medicines are toxic. Mushroom extracts are made by boiling mushrooms. How much bio-active healing power can survive being boiled? Boiled substances are more likely to be inert than bio-active in a healing way.

I bought this book and read it with an open mind, but am not convinced that these mushrooms don't do more harm than good. Testimonials and anecdotes prove nothing. The research of the authors was funded by a company that sells mushroom extracts. Was that a conflict of interest? You decide.