Lignans
Lignans (present in flaxseed) have been shown to reduce hormone sensitive cancers (breast, prostatic cancers) by binding unconjugated sex hormones. They also inhibit the enzyme involved in the synthesis of sex hormones, thereby reducing tumour exposure to various sex hormones.
Medicinal Mushrooms
Since ancient times, medicinal mushrooms have been used by populations around the world for their incredible healing properties. Oriental people believe mushrooms enhance longevity, promote well being and prevent illness and disease. Medicinal mushrooms, such as shitake, reishi, maitake and ganoderma stimulate the production of interferon hence strengthening the body’s immune system. It is believed over 50 varieties of mushrooms that have anti-carcinogenic effects exist.
Many of the health promoting components from mushrooms (lectins, polysaccharides, glucans and lentinan) are today being removed to make anti-cancer drugs and anti-infectious agents for use by the medical profession. It is much healthier, cheaper and advantageous to include these miracle-packed fungi as a regular part of your healthy diet.
Cordyceps sinensis or caterpillar mushroom is a famous Chinese mushroom that promotes phagocytosis and is believed to be a powerful lymphocyte regulator as it increases helper T-cells (commanders of the immune army), Interleukin-2 (activates white blood cells to destroy cancer cells and viruses) and phagocytic activity (the engulfing and digesting of cell debris and bacteria) in lymphocyte suppressed patients.
Enoki and Karawatake
Enoki is a white, stringy Japanese mushroom that is believed to protect against some forms of cancer. It is also beneficial in strengthening the body’s immune system.
Karawatake mushroom, another Japanese mushroom, may prevent many forms of cancer due to its high PSK content.
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