Mushrooms—Power Food
Mushrooms are hailed for
their health-promoting
properties. Common types of
mushrooms include white
button, shiitake, portabella,
and crimini.
Studies continue to examine
how shiitake mushrooms may
fight cancer by boosting the
immune system through the
compound lentinan, believed
to slow tumor growth.
According to the American
Cancer Society, “at least one
randomized clinical trial of
lentinan has shown it to
prolong life of patients with
advanced and recurrent
stomach and colorectal
cancer.”