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Mushrooms have been widely used for their medicinal properties in Asia for thousands of years and are used extensively in traditional Chinese medicine.
Lifeplan have developed a range of Mushroom Extract supplements that take advantage of the polysaccharides, enzymes, vitamins, minerals, fibre and essential amino acids. There are three key attributes to a mushroom are Polysaccharides, Polyphenols and Amino Acids.
- Polysaccharides help with Immune Systems, to keep a healthy heart and promote anti-tumour characteristics.
- Polyphenols are powerful antioxidants that are also considered beneficial against the signs of ageing.
- Essential Amino Acids, Vitamin D, Vitamin B2 and Vitamin B12 are key building blocks to everyday good health.
Medicinal Mushrooms are considered to have properties that allow your body to regulate circulatory system (heart), immune system, digestion system and endocrine system (hormones) to get the body to work more efficiently.
Lifeplan Mushroom Extracts are designed as a one-a-day supplement to help your body when it needs it most. The Mushroom extract range includes:
Shiitake Mushroom 480mg
The body of the Shiitake Mushroom, latin name Lentinus edodes, is chestnut brown, has a wide circular circumference and yet quite compact in the height of the fleshy body. Shiitake Mushrooms have been cited as being used to help with:
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Low Immune Systems
- Compromised Immune Systems
- Heart Complaints
- Chronic Fatigue
Maitake Mushroom 480mg
The body of the Maitake Mushroom, latin name Grifola frondosa, looks like a large flower with petals at different levels and is light brown in colour. Maitake Mushrooms have been cited as being used to help with:
- Auto-immune Diseases
- Low Immune Systems
- Weight loss
- Respiratory inflammatory conditions like Bronchitis or Sinusitis
Cordyseps Mushroom 480mg
The body of the Cordyseps Mushroom, latin name Cordyceps Sinensis, is long and thin, similar in size and dimensions to a chilli’s. Cordyseps Mushrooms have been cited as being used to help with:
- Low Immune Systems
- Compromised Immune Systems
- High Blood Pressure
- Chronic Fatigue and tiredness
- Respiratory inflammatory conditions like Bronchitis or Sinusitis
Reishi Mushroom 480mg
The red body of the Reishi Mushroom, latin name Ganoderma Lucidum, and looks like a cross-section of an ear. Reishi Mushrooms have been cited as being used to help with:
- Low Immune Systems
- Compromised Immune Systems
- High Blood Pressure
- Chronic Fatigue and tirednesss
Useful article from the UK National Health Service on Mushrooms and their medicinal uses:
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2009/11November/Pages/anti-cancer-mushroom-research.aspx
Click here for the full range of Lifeplan Medicinal Mushrooms
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