Bring Wild Medicinal Foods to Your Garden

It is the season to pick the wild mushrooms again. Did you know that you can bring these nutrients packed delicious foods to your backyard so you can enjoy them more often? All you need is to dig a hole and plant them in your backyard, and they will blossom in your backyard next year. This is more sustainable and a great way to create a diverse garden for your health.

Two cancer-fighting mushrooms are worth mentioning.

Shiitake mushrooms extract has been used in herbal remedies for thousands of years in Eastern medicine. Like other fungi, shiitake mushrooms offer a variety of phytochemicals such as lentinan and laminarin, which are polysaccharides that have anti-tumor effects and promote the death of cancer cells, as well as lentinacin or eritadenine that have cholesterol-lowering effects. Polysaccharides are complex carbohydrates containing two or more monosaccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds. The unique polysaccharides in shiitake mushrooms were considered primary anti-cancer compounds such as lentinan and beta-glucan. But many non-polysaccharide compounds in shiitake mushrooms also have anti-tumor effects and work together to achieve these amazing anti-cancer results. Shiitake mushrooms are a very good source of antioxidant minerals such as manganese, selenium, and zinc, as well as other powerful antioxidants including L-ergothioneine, which is a remarkable antioxidant that protects cells from the damage caused by free radicals and strengthens your immune function, it also protects against neurotoxins that contribute to cognitive decline.

Agaricus mushroom is considered a “cure-all” herb in Japan. It is a Brazilian rainforest fungus that is among the premier immune system tonics of all known natural substances. It is the richest source of polysaccharides known as beta-glucans, which have been solidly established to be among nature’s most potent immune-boosting agents. Agaricus has double-direction activity on the immune system. In other words, it can be used to boost a weakened immune system, or it can be used to moderate an excessive system in cases of autoimmune disease and allergies. This means it is an immune modulator. It also helps suppress excess inflammatory cytokines and simultaneously helps boost cancer killer cell response in cancer patients.

The amazing health benefits of Agaricus mushroom include the following:

• Fight against cancers with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
• Relieve chronic fatigue and boost energy levels.
• Balance blood sugars for diabetes.
• An immune modulator that provides antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and hepatoprotective properties. 
• Reduce high cholesterol and improve heart functions.
• An adaptogen that manages and balances endocrine functions. 

Are you ready to bring these powerful healing foods to your garden? It is time to take action. For more information on holistic health and natural remedies, please visit https://optimalhealthsolutions.ca.