Mushrooms as Prebiotics, Food as Information
There’s been a lot of talk lately about food as information. This is way beyond the normal idea of nutrition being defined by vitamins and minerals. Seeing food as a means of communication may take some imagination at first but I have to admit, it makes more sense to me than the normal system of vitamins and minerals.
Food as information also explains how our bodies end up with different diseases, and how they can magically recover from the same. What if our body is only manifesting what we tell it to, based on the information in our food?
Think about the fact that the entire lining of your digestion changes in 3-7 days. The whole idea of manufacturing a new digestive lining every week astounds me. Turns out this lining came be made out of different material. The ultimate way to promote this is by eating a large amount of vegetables with the fiber intact - whole plant food. Your body uses this to create butyrate, which is then used to create a healthy intestinal wall.
I’ve always been fascinated by this prebiotic aspect of food.
You may know that at HerbWorks we make a product called Mushroom Complex™. I’ve lectured around the world on the benefits of mushrooms, always emphasizing the beta glucans as the main immune building properties. After further research, it turns out that mushrooms can also be used as a prebiotic.
You see, our patented mushrooms are considered prebiotics because the fiber in them...Read More at http://herbworks.com/mushrooms-as-pre...
Roger Drummer is the formulator at http://HerbWorks.com, a Diplomate of Chinese Herbology, and a global educator in the field of health and nutrition.
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