Functional mushrooms are those that have potent medicinal qualities and known studied benefits, in addition to being edible. These mushrooms have actually been used as an important part of medicinal toolkits for as long as 7,000 years, though they have recently gained popularity in modern nutritional medicine.
Indeed, today we are only just realizing what ancient cultures have know for centuries: that mushrooms provide amazing benefits for immune, cardiovascular, endocrine, neurological, and cellular health. Mushrooms are a rich source of vitamins and minerals, and are one of the highest dietary sources of beta-glucans. Functional mushrooms may play a role in protecting against neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, and they have immune boosting properties and can help our body fight off bacterial, viral and fungal infections, as well as combat and even prevent cellular dysfunction such as that which occurs in the development of cancer.
Join us on this deep dive of functional (not hallucinogenic - sorry) mushrooms, as we delve into the incredible potential of these edible super-fungi, and you may just find yourself adding powdered mushrooms...into your morning coffee???
