The next time you decide to pass on that plate of mushrooms at the dinner table, think again. The humble fungi could very well save your life.
Mushrooms are the ultimate health food, producing unique compounds that beef up the body s defenses.
Adding a variety of mushrooms to your diet increases your resistance to disease, promotes longevity and even jazzes up your sex life. Western medical researchers are catching on to what traditional Chinese medicine practitioners have known for centuries the amazing medicinal qualities of Asian mushrooms. Asian or Oriental mushrooms comprise a major part of herbal remedies. Shiitake, Reishi, Maitake, Zhu Ling and Mu-er now enjoy widespread acclaim as potent healers. Not just any mushrooms will do however.