MUSHROOMS
In my opinion. the #1 woman allied! below I will explain why.
Used for centuries in China and Japan foe their flavor and unique medicinal properties, mushrooms have finally come into the West.
High in polysaccharides and immune-enhancing components, medicinal mushrooms are a highly adaptogenic superfood. They may also help to halt the formation of cancer cells and reduce symptoms of inflammatory diseases.
Mushrooms helps lowering the bad cholesterol. reduce blood pressure, helps prevent heart attacks, works as an effective cancer therapy in combination with chemotherapy drugs, an more.
Low in fat, high in water, low calories.
Mushrooms contain hundreds of undiscovered photochemical compounds, many of which are detoxifying for the liver without hearting it. Mushrooms are medicine for the liver.
Many people fear mushrooms because they believe that their status as type of fungus means they feed fungus within the body.. It’s just the opposite! A mushroom is a fungus that destroys fungus, and the liver accepts mushroom as allies, if the liver is dealing with unwanted microorganisms, they are very helpful in pushing them out of the liver.
Mushrooms also reduce fungus, bacteria, and viruses in the intestinal tract.
Mushrooms make a great chewy replacement for meat. (good choice for vegan and vegetarians)
Mushrooms contain a great variety of vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin D, B3, phosphorus and selenium.
These mushrooms contain immune- enhancing compounds. I recommend you cook some mushrooms before eating them, because it helps destroy toxins, but this may not be necessary for all mushrooms.
Mushrooms reduce the risk of breast cancer, by 64%, according to Dr. Fuhram.
Mushrooms help decrease Body fat and are consider to be tumors inhibitors.
For example: Reishi mushroom has been use in Chinese medicine for people suffering with angina or chest pain. Shiitake mushroom strengthen the immune system, prevents heart disease, and have antiviral properties.
Daily intake: unlimited! all varieties (the more the better!) try to make mushrooms part of your diet, when cooked with other veggies, you can not even notice them, specially if cooking for kids. If you love them, go for it!