It's another Q&A edition of Optimal Health Daily, episode 2524, and I'm Dr. Neil Malik.

Hey there, happy Friday, and welcome to another Q&A edition of Optimal Health Daily,

where I answer your health questions related to fitness, diet and nutrition, and lots more.

You send in the questions, and I answer them for you.

And if you're in the U.S. and send a relevant question in, we'll visit the post office and personally mail you a physical

copy of the optimal living daily workbook. So I'll tell you how to send in a question at the very

end of today's episode. But for now, let's hear today's Q&A as we optimize your life.

Today's question came via email. A curious listener writes,

Aloha, Dr. Neal, thank you so much for this podcast. I love listening to it every day.

I had a question about mushroom coffees.

I've been seeing lots of ads popping up for them on social media, claiming they have many

health benefits, such as boosting your immunity, helping with gut health, and with weight loss,

as well as giving you energy and more focus. I love coffee and would never give it up, but was curious

about the truths to these claims these coffee substitutes are advertising. Thank you again for this

wonderful podcast and the knowledge you bring to us. Thank you so much for sending in your question

and for listening to the show. I'm so glad you find it helpful. Now, when it comes to

mushroom coffee, for now I'd say it's one of those trends that falls under the weight and see

category. I'll give you an example. When someone asks me about what I think of, let's say,

following the cabbage soup or grapefruit diets, that's an easy one. I wouldn't recommend

following either of those. The potential harms of following those diets clearly outweigh any

potential benefits. If someone were to ask me what I think about following a Mediterranean-type

diet, I would say the potential benefits outweigh

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