Eat more mushrooms for a healthier brain

( Natural News ) Every year, more people suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia – it is estimated that sufferers will reach 42 million by the year 2020. In a study published in the Journal of Medicinal Food , Malaysian researchers suggest that edible and medicinal mushrooms can be used to nourish the brain and halt the progress of neurodegenerative diseases. It’s hard to believe that until around the year 1800, life expectancy in Europe was only between 30 and 40 years of age. It wasn’t too different in other parts of the globe either. Better knowledge on human health has nearly tripled this figure – American men currently have a life expectancy of 78.7 years , several notches lower than that for American women, which is 81 years. But this rise in lifespan also means that more people are now suffering from diseases common only to elderly people. Dementia and its most common form, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), has a high risk of affecting anyone older than 60 years old. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 10 million new cases of dementia are recorded every year. As with most health conditions today, there are chemical medications specially formulated to slow down the progress of AD and dementia. However, they tend to have short-lived benefits and their side effects alone could fill an entirely new article. Therefore, scientists are always on the lookout for natural options to impede the development of neurodegenerative disorders. Mushrooms have been used by humans as a source of nutrition and medicinal compounds for a long time. Researchers from the University of Malaya , Kuala Lumpur now suggest that edible fungi may also be the key to mitigating the likes of dementia . The power of the elements : Discover Colloidal Silver […]

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