Whenever I'm feeling a flu or cold come on, my immediate go to is mushroom miso soup. With one of the highest amounts of antioxidants in the vegetable family, mushrooms contain some of the most potent natural medicines on the planet and are the king of building a healthy immune system. Even your run of the mill white button mushroom have tremendous immune boosting properties.
It's important to eat only organically grown mushrooms because they absorb and concentrate whatever they grow in - good OR bad. This is what gives mushrooms their potency. Mushrooms are known to concentrate heavy metals, as well as air and water pollutants, so healthy growing conditions is a critical factor. Did you know that Penicillin, Streptomycin, and Tetracycline all come from fungal extract? Magical mushrooms indeed 🙌🙌