Dr. Mike’s Nutritional Health Advice: Medicinal Mushrooms
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Medicinal mushrooms have been researched for thousands of years by a large number of different peoples and cultures, and for good reason .
Rishi, reishi or lingzhi, also known as the ‘mushroom of immortality” has a variety of therapeutic benefits, including antioxidant activity, hypoglycemic, liver-protecting, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-fibrotic, anti-viral, anti-cancer, ACE-inhibitor and immune-regulatory properties. Rishi also inhibits synthesis of cholesterol, reduces blood cholesterol, reduces urinary tract infection symptoms, inhibits blood platelets creation, and reduces radiation induced damage.
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Mitake or Maitake is known to have cancer prevention properties through its ability to activate various effector cells, such as macrophages, natural killer cells, T-cells, interleukin-1 and superoxide anions. Don’t worry about the above terminology, just remember that all of these cells have anti-cancer activity. This year, a phase I/II human trial showed Mitake stimulates the immune system of breast cancer patients.
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Dr. Mike
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Very informative
Comment by Mike — January 5, 2010 @ 12:08 pm