The 'Old Person Smell' That Persists Even After Washing, Can It Disappear by Eating 'This'? [Health Issue]

[Financial News]  As you age, mushrooms are said to help alleviate the so-called 'old person smell' that emanates from the body, according to experts.

According to the New York Post and others on the 20th of last month (local time), Leslie Kenny, founder of the anti-aging supplement brand 'Oxford Healthspan', said, "The old person smell occurs as the lipids on the skin surface oxidize," comparing it to the body gradually rusting.

He explained, "As you age, cell regeneration slows down, making the smell hard to disappear easily," and "It's difficult to mask the smell with perfume or bathing. To eliminate this smell, it must be addressed from within the body."

He continued, "The main causes of the smell are hormone decline and slow cell regeneration," and "To eliminate this smell, it must be addressed from within the body."

He added, "Mushrooms, rich in antioxidants and spermidine that help cell regeneration, help reduce this."

Mushrooms are rich in the powerful antioxidant amino acid 'ergothioneine', which can prevent lipid peroxidation and alleviate the smell. Ergothioneine also has excellent anti-inflammatory effects and is effective in preventing the formation of 2-nonenal, which causes the old person smell.

Additionally, mushrooms contain a component called 'spermidine', which activates autophagy, removes damaged cells, replaces them with new cells, slows aging, prevents diseases, and facilitates metabolism to reduce body odor.

Kenny advised, "Shiitake and oyster mushrooms are particularly effective," and "Consistently eating mushrooms before menopause can help with prevention."

Meanwhile, mushrooms also slow cancer progression, lower blood pressure, and prevent brain damage.

According to the MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas, the abundant vitamin D in mushrooms strengthens the immune system, which is why mushroom extracts are already actively used as a supplementary ingredient in cancer treatment in Japan and China. 

newssu@fnnews.com Kim Su-yeon Reporter