Immune Boost: Eat Mushroom

                                  

Next time you are at the market aisle, pick up an immune booster—The Mushroom.

Mushrooms are one of the few foods that contain germanium, a trace mineral that helps your body use oxygen efficiently and prevents against damaging effects of free radicals. Many mushrooms are

 also good sources of selenium, an antioxidant mineral, as well as copper, niacin, potassium and phosphorous. Additionally, mushrooms provide protein, vitamin C and iron. Because their cells walls are indigestible unless exposed to heat, you must cook mushrooms to get their nutritional benefits.

A 2016 paper published in Plant Foods for Human Nutrition demonstrated that a powder of dried white button mushrooms seemed to help reduce the risk of metabolic disorder, which is implicated in many chronic health issues. The Journal of the American College of Nutrition published a small study in 2015 demonstrating that shiitake mushrooms boosted the human immune system when eaten daily.

Other Benefits are:

• Helps boost cardiovascular health.
• Lowers the risk of cancer and helps in the treatment of cancer.
• Mushrooms are probiotic, they help restore our bodies balance and natural resistance to disease.
• Mushroom has analgesic, anti-inflammatory properties.
• Mushroom is rich in several anti-oxidants (Selenium, Uric acid & Vitamin A, E, & C) as well as Vitamin D.

Eating Tips:

• Bake , sauté; and stuff them.

Just Enjoy it!