Mushrooms Strengthens Bones
in many ways
Alkaline mushrooms Balance Acid
Mushrooms are a great alkaline food. And as you know, alkaline foods are what we need to balance acid. Acidity leaches minerals like calcium from our bones. So adding some mushrooms to a meal can help bring down the acid.
When there is acid overload in the body, the body compensates using the bone substance, important calcium is removed from the bones and excreted via the urine. Insufficient chewing can also lead to bone decalcification. Also natural alkaline reserves in bone is very crucial.
Copper
Copper is active in many enzymes that produces connective tissue proteins, collagen and elastin, it plays an important role in the development and maintenance of blood vessels, skin, bone, and joints. Copper is found in every tissue of the body and performs many important functions relating to the immune system, the brain, and the nervous and cardiovascular system.
Zinc
Zinc seems to be a star mineral for building healthy bones. Zinc stimulates production of osteoblasts that build new bone and it also slows down the action of osteoclasts that break down old bone.
A study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found zinc levels were lowest in people with osteoporosis.
Selenium
Mushrooms are abundant sources of selenium. In a study titled “Selenium deficiency as a putative risk factor for osteoporosis”, by Regina Ebert and Franz Jakob at the Orthopedic Department of the University of Wuerzburg, (Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Wuerzburg, Germany, March 2007) selenium deficiency is associated with osteopenia in animal models and with osteoarthropathy in humans.
5. Vitamin D
Mushrooms are the only vegetarian source of vitamin D. Vitamin D is essential to calcium absorption and bone strength.. Research links vitamin D to a number of benefits apart from healthy bones, prevention of rickets and osteoporosis. The benefits of goodvitamin D levels include a decreased risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension and colorectal cancer (Lee 2008; Wang 2008; Dobnig 2008).
- Mushrooms exposed to sunlight (or the UV light in sunlight) naturally generate vitamin D.
- We expose mushrooms slightly to sun to enhance Vitamin D. We are working on to give mushrooms UV-B exposure after harvesting, to generate the daily needs of vitamin D.
- You can always manufacture your own vitamin D by exposing mushrooms to Sunlight!
Even after cooking mushrooms for five minutes there is at least an 85% retention of vitamin D!
It is highly recommended to take Vitamin K2 along with Vitamin D of Mushrooms.
Vitamin K2, helps to regulate the mineralization of bones by activating a protein called osteocalcin. This protein binds to calcium and helps to incorporate it into the bone matrix, making bones stronger and more resistant to fractures.
Recent research suggests that vitamin K2 and vitamin D work together to support bone health. For example, some studies have shown that supplementing with both vitamin D and vitamin K2 can help to reduce the risk of fractures in older adults.
Good sources of vitamin K2 include fermented dairy products, meat and poultry, egg yolks, and fatty fish. Vitamin K1 found in leafy green vegetables can be converted into vitamin K2 in the body, but the conversion is limited. A healthy gut microbiome may also support vitamin K2 production.
There is this study on how Mushrooms Decrease Bone Resorption and Improve Bone Formation.
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