Eat Mushrooms!
Adding mushrooms to our diet may help ward off infections and cancer; researchers from Penn State University have found.
They speculate that the beneficial bacteria or nutrients within the fungi’s cell walls may strengthen our defenses against disease.
Mushrooms have even been found to cut women’s breast cancer risk by nearly two-thirds says the International Journal of Cancer.
Top five Mushrooms are probably the following:
1. Maitake
2. Reishi
3. Shitake
4. Crimini
5. Portobello
Neither vegetable nor fruit, the mushroom is a fungus — an organism that grows without seeds, leaves, flower or even roots. It’s estimated that there are 38,000 species of mushrooms, cultivated and in the wild, and most are excellent sources of protein, fiber, vitamin C, B vitamins, calcium and minerals. About 50 of the species are poisonous.
Then there are the medicinal mushrooms, comprising another 50 species. These nutritional powerhouses have been found to:
- Protect heart health
- Lower the risk of cancer
- Boost immune function
- Reduce high cholesterol
- Fight off viruses, bacteria and fungi
- Reduce inflammation
- Combat allergies
- Help balance blood sugar levels
- Support the body’s detoxification mechanisms
- Help fight blood clots
Comments Off on Eat Mushrooms!
