If you like mushrooms, then you are going to love the health benefits of eating the healing fungus among us.
Vitamin D: No fruit or vegetable can provide this valuable nutrient. In fact, mushrooms produce vitamin D when the sun hits them just like the human body. Mushrooms that are exposed to sufficient sunlight have significantly higher levels of vitamin D and can provide a large share of your daily dose.
Immune system: Several studies have shown that mushrooms not only help the maturation of immune system cells, but also help increase the production of antiviral proteins that cells release to protect their selves when they are healing.
Metabolism: Mushrooms are packed with B vitamins which are known to help make available energy from the food you eat. They also metabolize fats and protein.
Antioxidants: A study out of Penn State University concluded that portabello and crimini mushrooms packed the same antioxidant punch as red peppers do. Free radicals, which are a result of oxidation in the body, cause tissue damage and are removed by eating foods rich in antioxidants.
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