Mushrooms Can Continue to Absorb Vitamin D After They’ve Been Harvested

Where did these magical plants come from?! Wherever they came from, I am glad they are here. Mushrooms are strange, majestic, and packed with incredible healing powers.

They are one of the few plants that actually contain vitamin D and can continue to absorb this precious vitamin even after they’ve been harvested!

If you live in the PNW, like me, you know how hard it is for us to get adequate levels vitamin D. Our bodies synthesize it from the sun and up here near the 45th parallel, we only have the opportunity a few months out of the year.

Place your mushrooms in the windowsill to further boost their vitamin D concentration!

Vitamin D plays essential roles in the body including maintaining calcium balance and insufficient levels have been linked to an increased risk of:
– hypertension
– autoimmune disease (rheumatoid arthritis, MS, IBD, etc.)
– diabetes
– cancer

In addition to vitamin D, mushrooms will also:
– boost your immune system
– help fight off free radicals
– improve digestion
– help fight cancer

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Reference: Jäpelt, Rie B., and Jette Jakobsen. “Vitamin D in Plants: A Review of Occurrence, Analysis, and Biosynthesis.” Frontiers in Plant Science 4 (May 13, 2013). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2013.00136.

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