Mushrooms and the immune system

According to research carried out by an Arizona State University team in collaboration with another research group funded by Pennsylvania State University, mushrooms contain minerals that promote the development of the immune system . This property is enhanced in white fungi, which also have discrete anticancer qualities . What happens when the immune system gets too tired? The most obvious symptoms are chronic fatigue, easy to get sick, disorders of the digestive system, difficulty breathing, skin problems.

All these signals should not be underestimated, especially in children at a time when the resumption of school activity may have created stress . The encounter with viruses and bacteria in the winter phase should not find them fragile from the point of view of "immune armor".

You can enjoy them fresh or added to pasta or rice or stewed. Most of the mushrooms are composed of a fruit body, stem and cap ( aerial part ) and an underground part, the mycelium, which is composed of a dense network that can have an extension of several meters, formed by thin filaments called hyphae, that absorb the function of absorption of nutrients from the soil.

The nutritional profile of mushrooms and brewer's yeast

If we look at the nutritional profile, we find that mushrooms consist of 90% water, 3% protein and 3-5% carbohydrate (glycogen). The mineral content is very high; in particular they are a natural reservoir of phosphorus, potassium, salts that our cells love and easily recognize. Mushrooms are also rich in vitamins A and B and fiber.

If you seriously meditate on an immunostimulatory diet, mushrooms should be consumed 2-3 times a week. If you buy dried mushrooms try to keep them in a vacuum bag and avoid consuming them a year after harvesting.

A very well known and special mushroom is brewer's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) which is used fresh or dry for the preparation of beers and for the process that leads to the production of bread. This fungus is rich in active ingredients, contains minerals, lipids, proteins, vitamins such as those of group B, provitamin D, vitamin E and H. In the case of food poisoning, anemia, colitis, constipation and acne is excellent because it is pure nutrition for immune cells. In some cases it can be taken for a month in the morning in a capsule or sachet.