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Medicinal Mushrooms - The Simple Way to Boost Your Health Infographic from the Underground Health Reporter |
This infographic from Underground Health Reporter illustrates and summarizes some of the key health benefits of eight "medicinal mushrooms" -- mushrooms that are exceptionally nutrient-dense and thought to promote health and longevity as well as prevent and assist in the healing of numerous chronic diseases and medical conditions, including:
📌 Certain cancers
📌 Certain auto-immune diseases
📌 Alzheimer's and Dementia
📌 Asthma
📌 Bacterial, Parasitic and Viral Infections
📌 Candidiasis
📌 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS-ME)
📌 Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke
📌 Depression
📌 Diabetes
📌 Hypertension
📌 Immune System
📌 Influenza
📌 Insomnia and Anxiety
📌 Psoriasis
📌 Weight loss and healthy weight management
Traditional Medicinal Use
Many cultures around the globe have used a variety of edible mushrooms to generally promote good health, well-being and longevity. Certain mushroom species have a long history of medicinal use in natural healing remedies. A good example is the use of mushrooms in Traditional Chinese Medicine and other Asian cultures.
Scientific Studies
A large number of scientific studies have been done on the pharmacologically active compounds in mushrooms. Many of these studies have shown that certain substances in mushrooms may have antimicrobial, antiviral, antiallergic, anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, and immuno-modulating properties.
Meet the Mushrooms
The eight medicinal mushrooms -- including their key health benefits -- summarized in this Infographic are:
🍄 Reishi
🍄 Lion's Mane
🍄 Turkey Tail
🍄 Shiitake
🍄 Enoki
🍄 Yun Zhi
🍄 Maitake
🍄 Cordyceps
For more general information, as well as detailed information on each of these mushrooms, please visit Medicinal Mushrooms: The New Frontier in Preventing and Reversing Disease - The Underground Health Reporter (pdf)
To view a large version of the Infographic, please visit: Why Medicinal Mushrooms Are the Simplest Way to Boost Your Health
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