Experience the Healthy Benefits Ganoderma Lucidum Offers

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Coffee is probably one of the most profitable businesses to get into these days. The lines forming
in and outside popular coffee brands like Starbuck's or Seattle's are testimony to the world's love
affair with coffee. Whether this is because of a fad or because we need caffeine to get through the
day, I really can't tell. Personally, there is something about waking up and smelling that fresh,
bittersweet concoction to start the day.
There are a growing number of entrepreneurs that are now introducing what is called "Healthy
Coffee". Although regular coffee does have its benefits; it is a great antioxidant - a substance that
prevents oxidative damage to our bodies. Oxidation is what happens when cells use oxygen and
they produce waste called 'Free Radicals' which also damages other cells. Antioxidants act like
vacuum cleaners and help us eliminate these toxins. Coffee made from Reishi Mushrooms (other
names include ganoderma lucidum, lingzhi, ling chi) is one example of a healthy coffee.
Reishi mushrooms are actually from the genus asidiomycete fungus (family
Ganodermataceae). It's basically a fungus that in some species may form a mushroom. You can't
really eat it as itself but it is a popular ingredient in most Asian supplements. The Chinese refer to
it as Ling Zhi while the Japanese call it as Reishi. Out in the wilderness, reishi mushrooms look
like red-brown shelves shaped like kidneys that are attached onto dead wood. When harvested,
they are shaped like regular mushrooms with a dark brown core, light brown middle layer and
white caps.
In the East, Reishi Mushroom has long been regarded by many for its medicinal properties. The
American Herbal Pharmacopeia and Therapeutic Compendium has also published a monograph
for the species. They have beneficial polysaccharides and ganodermic acids. Even beauty
products such as the Yves Saint Laurent Temps Majeur Crème boast of its ganoderma lucidum
component and call it as "the mushroom of eternal youth".
Now if you have been wondering why else it is called Healthy Coffee aside from giving you eternal
youth, here are some other known benefits of the Reishi Mushroom:
1. It is a known anti-inflammatory used to treat headaches, menstrual problems, constipation
2. Cardiovascular benefits include help in lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels
3. Help relieve allergies/asthma
4. Improves over-all health and immunity, promotes regular sleeping patterns
Those with cancer may benefit from Reishi because it is known to stimulate non specific immune
response and have antitumor activities - some doctors may prescribe it to help those undergoing
chemotherapy.

2. Helps control type II Diabetes
What about its side effects? Some have documented mouth dryness, bleeding from the nose and
bloody stools. Although these benefits sound promising, it is always wise to tell your physician if
you are planning to take this coffee or its supplement counterpart especially if you are already in
an anti-hypertensive and anti-coagulant regimen or pregnant.
Reishi mushroom can be put in hot water and taken as tea, hot chocolate, mocha or even Latte.
Do you love coffee as much as I do? Learn not only the health benefits of drinking Healthier
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What Is Ganoderma Mushroom? Find Out More About The Benefits Of Ganoderma Mushroom
And How It Can Improve Your Health.
www.ganodermabenefits.org
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