In this episode of the CNM Specialist Podcast we welcome Hania Opienski to discuss the incredible world of medicinal mushrooms. Hania is a Naturopathic Nutritionist, traditional Chinese medicine acupuncturist and energy medicine specialist. She applies a holistic approach to health using a synergy of natural eastern, western and energy medicine. She is the education lead and a medicinal mushroom specialist consultant for Hifas Da Terra UK & Ireland.
I think it’s a pity you say so. Was there maybe something specific in the video that made you think that?
Naturopathic medicine does not deny the efficacy of western medicine. On the contrary, more often than not, they are used side-by-side. Chemotherapy is one example during which some people use tinctures or oils to handle the nausea and other side effects that come with it.
To my knowledge, all pharmaceutical products come from the natural world (plants, mushrooms etc). I don’t see a reason to deny this relation, even if these compounds are separated in a laboratory. In cases that they are synthetic - totally created in a lab - they mimic a specific natural compound, at least to my understanding.
Apart from that nowadays there is a significant amount of research that is already in place and supports the use of medicinal mushrooms. For example here is some of the research done in relation to a mushroom mentioned in this podcast, called lion’s mane: