"Shiitake Mushrooms - A Nutritious Food With Cardiovascular Benefits"

Not only are they pleasing to the palate, they are highly nutritious, and may alter the outcomes of diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease.

This mushroom has an abundance of nutrients, including all eight amino acids that are included here in better proportions than found in foods such as eggs, meat, milk or soy beans.

In addition, it is a good source of vitamins A, B, B12, C, D, folic acid and niacin.

Also, it is low in calories and sodium, and as a good source of dietary fiber.

When dosages of lentinan, ranging from 0.5 to 1 mg per kilogram of body weight, were giving to laboratory mice with cancerous tumors, it caused the tumors to decrease in size or totally disappear in at least 80% of those mice tested.

When they were increased to 30%, tumor growth was inhibited almost 78%.

Scientists have concluded that this mushroom increases production of important immune system cells such as macrophages, T-Cells and natural killer cells. '

They also contains compounds that prevent carcinogens being produced from nitrates found in many meats and vegetables.

They discovered that eritadenine could lower cholesterol levels as much as 25% in one week.

Additionally, production of a compound that is found in the liver that causes cholesterol to remain in the liver was inhibited.

After one week, the group eating the mushrooms and butter saw a decline in their cholesterol levels of 4%. The butter group saw an increase in cholesterol levels of 14%, while the mushroom only group saw decreases in cholesterol levels of 12%.

In research done at 16 Japanese clinics, a number of patients with chronic hepatitis B were studied.

Their research indicated that LEM caused the body to produce protective antibodies.

At the end of the study, the symptoms of hepatitis B were eliminated in all of the participants, and the virus was an inactivated in 15.

Concerning the HIV virus, when shiitake was taken with the HIV medication AZT, it was more effective in controlling HIV than AZT alone.

It is thought that these mushrooms produce interferon, thus explaining their anti-viral benefits.

• Allergies
• Arthritis
• Bronchitis
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Diabetes
• Gastric ulcer
• Gout
• Migraine headaches
• Weight loss

Most herbal medicine practitioners recommend taking extracts or concentrated forms of shiitake mushrooms for the best therapeutic response.

It is usually taken at doses of 1 to 3 g, 2 to 3 times daily. They can be added to teas, or sprinkled into soups or on stir-fry and rice dishes.

Although they are generally considered safe, some side effects can occur from eating these mushrooms including diarrhea, abdominal bloating and skin rashes.

Shiitake mushrooms are a tasty and nutritious food that are a staple in the Orient. Research has determined that they have anti-fungal, anti-tumor and anti-viral properties.

They may also prove useful for those with cholesterol problems, so, if you're looking for a highly nutritious and tasty food, this could be one of the best choices you can make.

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