Benefits of Mushroom Growing
Learn about a few reported benefits of incorporating mushrooms into your diet here. At Good Mushroom, we want the benefits of mushrooms to be more available to everyone!
Energy
Many gourmet and medicinal mushrooms are rich in B vitamins: riboflavin (B2), thiamine (B1), folate (B9), niacin (B3), and pantothenic acid (B5), all of which help as a cofactor in energy metabolism processes. Another highly beneficial element includes selenium. Studies have provided strong evidence that selenium helps reduce oxidative stress caused by free radicals. This process enhances energy metabolism in mitochondria, which can accelerate energy production, and help mitigate fatigue.
Gut Health
Studies have shown that medicinal mushrooms are loaded with prebiotics. The addition of specific mushrooms to your diet can add gut health benefits, such as reducing inflammation, strengthening the lining of your gut, and improving gut bacteria diversity. All of these potential improvements to your overall gut health can also aid in your body’s other systems, including your immune system.
Heart Health
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Consuming edible mushrooms potentially offers a natural, dietary supplement to help combat threats to your heart health. Three important elements attributed to this benefit include the unique antioxidant, ergothioneine. This anti-inflammatory amino acid is linked to lower triglyceride levels and may help prevent the formation of arterial plaque. Mushrooms have 2 types of fiber: insoluble and soluble. Soluble fiber has been found to capture cholesterol and triglycerides preventing them from being absorbed by the body. Few foods contain vitamin D, but when exposed to sunlight, mushrooms produce vitamin D, which the deficiency of the vitamin is closely related to many heart health issues.
Immunity
Research has shown edible mushrooms are truly amazing when it comes to our body’s defense systems. Their large umbrella of benefits include antiallergic, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, anti-oxidative, and many more supportive properties that can aid in the body’s ability to fend off invaders. But mushrooms also help stimulate cytokine production, which is responsible for increasing our immune system’s defense cells that attack and eliminate illness and disease threats.
Brain Health
When it comes to brain health, Lion’s Mane is king of the hill. However, there are other medicinal mushrooms that studies have shown the potential to improve overall brain health. A majority of these studies have focused on the impact on specific diseases such as Alzheimers, Dementia, and age-related brain decay. There is a much larger encompassing benefit to promote long term, everyday neurological health. The largest focus being their ability to reduce oxidative stress and enhance antioxidant capacity. One of the most intriguing aspects of Lion’s Mane is the neurotrophic compounds present that have shown to improve neural growth factor (NGF.)
Mood
Much of an individual’s overall physical health may be improved by adding more gourmet and medicinal mushrooms to their diet. But can mushrooms actually improve our mood? Studies have shown that the consumption of mushrooms lowers the risk of depression and anxiety specifically. When we experience all of the physical improvements that mushrooms may be responsible for, we are relieved of the mental and emotional effects of inflammation, low energy, brain fog, ailments, and illness. Mushrooms are also a rich source of potassium, vitamin D, and the amino acid ergothioneine, all of which have shown to reduce depression and anxiety.
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