Many of the chronic diseases that afflict our society can be largely attributed to our diet and lifestyles. Most of our daily diet today consists of foods that are stripped of important nutrients, minerals, and trace elements that have been depleted from the soil in which food crops are grown. In many instances, it is these natural nutrients that regulate and promote proper metabolic function. In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the relationship between diet and health. That is, certain foods may have a significant impact on our overall health. In response to this growing awareness, The U.S. Institute of Medicine recently introduced the concept of “functional foods” to the general public. Functional foods have been defined as “foods that encompass potentially healthful products including modified food or ingredient that may provide a health benefit beyond the traditional nutrients it contains.”
Although this phrase was newly coined, this concept has, in fact, existed all along in ancient civilizations throughout the world. The renowned Greek physician Hippocrates, who was commonly referred to as the “Father of Modern Medicine,” had already been advocating the concept of “functional foods” by the middle of the 1st century BCE. In fact, he is remembered today by his famous quote “Let food be your medicine and your medicine be your food.”
In recent years, medicinal mushrooms have exploded in the health foods arena and are currently prized as some of the most beneficial functional foods. Mushrooms have long been cherished for their unique taste as food flavoring and teas. Many traditions have also utilized mushrooms for medicinal purposes and have passed down the miraculous effects of natural mushroom remedies to later generations. Because most of these medicinal mushrooms were difficult to harvest in the wild, they were extremely expensive and reserved only for the rich and powerful. Although over 270 species of medicinal mushrooms have been recorded throughout history, we have selected only the rarest and most precious mushrooms to cultivate, and we produce high-quality extracts from the mycelia and fruiting bodies of authentic species of mushroom cultures.
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