The Importance of the Longevity Diet During COVID-19

Imagine your body is a fortress.

Along the outer walls are the parapets where armed soldiers protect against invasion. Their attention is outward as they scan the distance. Inside the fort are ammunition, supplies, reinforcements and family.

Your body, the fortress, is protected inside by nourishing foods and herbs for organs, blood, and for freeing circulation so that oxygen and hormones can move where needed.

Chief among protective foods are medicinal mushrooms such as reishi, chaga, shiitake, and coriolus (turkey tail.) They are cooked slowly at low to medium temperatures and can be consumed as beverages or water extracts.

The polysaccharides and beta glucan are released with cooking. A polysaccharide —a large molecule made up of multiple sugar molecules—beta-glucan offers a number of health benefits, including lowering cholesterol, improving blood sugar management, and boosting the immune system. For people with auto-immune illness, medicinal mushrooms are a way to bring about balance since the body uses them as needed to slowly enhance resilience to stress. They are adaptogens.

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