Dried White Button Champions

Dried White Button Champions

Contain Immune Modulating Nutrients.

Mushrooms contain active polysaccharides, one of which is a type of soluble fiber called beta-glucan. This compound activates parts of your immune system, including immune cells called natural killer cells and macrophages, and by so doing it increases your body’s ability to fight infection and possibly even stop the growth or progression of tumors.

Mushrooms also contain B vitamins as well as a powerful antioxidant called selenium, which helps support the immune system and prevent damage to cells and tissues.

Beneficial for the management of neurodegenerative conditions.

Certain varieties of mushrooms are referred to as ‘medicinal’, this is because they are thought to have specific healing properties. Medicinal mushrooms, such as lion’s mane and reishi, are more often taken as a powder or supplement rather than eaten whole. There is some evidence such medicinal mushrooms may be beneficial in the treatment and management of neurodegenerative diseases and potentially for Alzheimer’s.

Helpful in maintaining heart health.

Mushrooms have been shown to have some therapeutic properties which may help lower cholesterol, particularly in overweight adults. They also contribute nutrients and plant compounds that may help prevent cells from sticking to blood vessel walls and forming plaque build-up. This in turn helps protect the heart by maintaining healthy blood pressure and circulation.

White button mushroom helps in lowering cholesterol level.

White button mushrooms contain dietary fibers and antioxidants, vitamins C, D, and B12, folates, and polyphenols. These compounds help in decreasing blood cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and triglycerides, and increase plasma high-density lipoprotein. Therefore, the consumption of mushrooms is beneficial in reducing cholesterol levels in the hypocholesterolemic patient