Shitake mushrooms have been used as an integral part of ancient Chinese medicine for thousands of years, while in modern day Japan, they are used to help chemotherapy and radiation patients to recover more quickly.
This is because the medicinal benefits of Shitake mushrooms have the ability to penetrate deep into the bone marrow of anyone who eats them on a regular basis.
Of more interest to an eczema sufferer is the fact that one of the most important constituents of these mushrooms is a substance called lentinan. This substance has been shown to have the ability to stimulate the growth of T-cells while also stimulating increased macrophage activity, improving the strength and numbers of white blood cells that lie at the heart of a strong immune system.
Both of these characteristics are therefore highly relevant for boosting the performance of your immune system, as it is the ability of lentinan to increase production of immune competent cells.
Including Shitake mushrooms in your daily diet will therefore give your immune system a great deal more strength to fight back against eczema attacks in the future, so they are definitely something that should be added to your weekly shopping list.
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