Everyday Magical Things ~ Reishi Mushrooms

Reishi Mushrooms have been used for medicinal purposes for at least 2000 years. The mushrooms were known to the ancients as “the mushrooms of immortality.”

They are a non-toxic mushroom that can be taken daily without any side effects; many people take them in pill form, which you can easily find at health food stores. They can also be eaten as dried mushrooms, which can easily be incorporated into different recipes. Some people also put powdered forms of them in protein shakes or take it as a condensed shot of liquid. Do what feels right for you and your body.

When taken regularly, it can restore the body to its natural state, enabling all organs to function normally.
It is a powerful Immune Modulator, regulating and fine-tuning the immune system.

A considerable number of studies in China, Japan, the US and the UK in the past 30 years have shown that the consumption of red reishi has been linked to the treatment of a vast range of diseases, common ailments, and conditions.

From asthma to zoster, the applications of red reishi seems to be related to a multitude of body organs and systems.

This is because of Reishi Mushrooms:

• Protect cellular DNA from oxidant damage that causes aging and cancer.
• Protect mitochondrial DNA and the mitochondria themselves from oxidant damage that weakens their energy-producing abilities and makes them inefficient, another major cause of aging.
• Increase levels and activity of a large suite of natural intracellular antioxidant molecules, resulting in reduced oxidation of cell membranes and organelles that lead to aging and its related diseases.
• Protect kidney tubule cells from oxidant damage that leads to kidney failure.
• Increase the expression of a key longevity gene and promote an increased lifespan in species ranging from yeasts to primitive worms to mammals such as mice.

Sources:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-stamets/reishi-mushrooms_b_2200808.html

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0057431

http://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2619&context=facpub

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dr_Alok_Nahata/publication/259493336_Ganoderma_lucidum_A_Potent_Medicinal_Mushroom_with_Numerous_Health_Benefits/links/00b7d52c3d2e1e8986000000/Ganoderma-lucidum-A-Potent-Medicinal-Mushroom-with-Numerous-Health-Benefits.pdf

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