March 27, 2008
Want to Beat the Cold and Flu Season? Eat Your Mushrooms
Echinacea may be one of the best known natural remedies for fighting off a cold or the flu, but several medicinal mushroom varieties are also on the list of foods shown to ward off these illnesses.
Asian health practitioners have long known the benefits of medicinal mushrooms and ancient oriental healers often prescribed mushrooms, such as shiitake for ailments that included the cold, flu and sinus problems. It has been believed that medicinal mushrooms aid in strengthening the immune system. And now, Western medical research is now adding scientific weight to these long-held beliefs.
A number of medical studies have shown that medicinal mushrooms - shiitake, reishi and maitake in particular have been the focus of these studies - seem to be very effective in strengthening the immune system. And key to holding colds and the flu at bay is to have a strong immune system. Some studies even indicate that reishi mushrooms may help treat acute cold symptoms.
In fact, if one searches out natural remedies for fighting off the cold and flu, mushrooms most always make the list of foods that help battle these illnesses. The world of natural medicine is even experimenting with cold and flu-fighting nasal sprays that include medicinal mushrooms. But a more pleasant way to get a daily dose of mushroom health to ward off the common cold and flu is through nutritional supplements such as the Mushroom Matrix.
Mushrooms work well in fighting illness because they are powerful immune system boosters. "When the immune system is working properly, we're healthy. But when it isn't, we get sick. The role of the immune system is to seek out and destroy invaders, such as the cold virus," said Dr. Marvin Hausman, one of the key researchers behind the development of the Mushroom Matrix.
As the immune system weakens, illnesses such as the cold and flu have a greater chance of taking hold. And that's why those lists of natural remedies to fight the cold and flu consist mostly of foods known for their immune-boosting properties. However, when it comes to strengthening the immune system, few foods or herbs can compare to the power of medicinal mushrooms.
So, eat your daily dose of mushrooms and help keep the cold and flu at bay. The medicinal mushroom varieties used in Mushroom Matrix nutritional supplements are organically grown in the U.S. by Golden Gourmet Mushrooms of San Marcos, California.
For more information on the benefits of Matrix nutritional supplements visit www.mushroommatrix.com.
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