Ergothioneine: A New Vitamin?

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DESCRIPTION: If the antioxidant amino acid ergothioneine does indeed turn out to be an essential nutrient, what are the best dietary sources? If you were thinking, “What’s an intramitochondrial antioxidant?” see Mitochondrial Theory of Aging (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/mitochondrial-theory-of-aging/). Other examples of the magic of mushrooms can be found in Making Our Arteries Less Sticky (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/making-our-arteries-less-sticky/), Vegetables Versus Breast Cancer (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/vegetables-versus-breast-cancer/), and Breast Cancer Prevention: Which Mushroom Is Best? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/breast-cancer-prevention-which-mushroom-is-best/). Probably best to cook them though, see Toxins in Raw Mushrooms (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/toxins-in-raw-mushrooms/). Plants are powerful! (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/power-plants/)

Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/ergothioneine-a-new-vitamin/ and he’ll try to answer it!

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35 Risposte a “Ergothioneine: A New Vitamin?”

  1. Given the fact chickens and pigs retain stores in their kidneys and liver; we must be getting adequate dosage by eating grains alone. Yes?

  2. That's like saying new research comes out showing how to avoid cancer. But you don't have to do this since you wasn't doing it before. Ha. It doesn't matter what I was doing before I want the optimum health. 😉

  3. Maybe the Ergothioneine would be in the straw and manure? The straw would of been in a open field. But idk if there would be any in the cow manure after it digests the grass or feed. They should test those store bought mushrooms too see

  4. Looks like there's even more of a reason to have beans as a staple in your diet. Especially if you don't like mushrooms.

  5. It's pronounced like methionine, because of the German root, the "ei" is pronounced like "Ai" or a long "i".

  6. I love all your vids, and I've probably seen most of them, and almost all your lectures – I even pre-ordered your new cookbook today yay! But here's a question I'm sure you probably don't get very often…. Which software/web tools do you use to animate your videos? Kind of  unrelated I know but a valid question! I am a chef (20 years nearly!) in the UK though, and  currently studying with the intention of becoming a nutritional therapist, having had IBD for 17 awful years before discovering a whole food plant based diet, and I'd like to help others!

  7. Is there scientific Data indicating the reduction of ergothioneine when cooked? No one seems to be able to answer this simple, OBVIOUS question! It proves there are no real scientists involved in these youtube videos, only talking heads looking to milk the youtube audience of their time without giving real relevant information.

  8. Although it can't be a vitamin since it is an amino acid, I do however, consider it an essential amino acid just like main 8 essential amino acids. So it would be the 9th.

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