High Vitamin D Mushroom Blend

Health benefits of Mushrooms:
1)Mushroom consists of 90 percentage of water and contains very less calories.They have high fibre content and are low in sodium and fat.Thus, aid in weight loss.

2)Mushrooms are rich in potassium.Thus helps in reducing blood pressure and prevents stroke.

3)Mushroom is the one containing good amount of copper and is beneficial for heart and prevents heart diseases.

4)As mentioned above white button mushrooms have the tendency to reduce the risk of breast cancer and prostrate cancer.It helps in reducing the tumor size.

5)Mushrooms are rich in fibre,vitamin B and protein ,hence helps in maintaining a good and healthy metabolism.

6)Mushroom extracts are famous to check headaches originated due to migraine and is beneficial for treating mental illness.

7)Mushrooms consists of a compound called selenium is an antioxidant that stops cells from damaging and prevents cancer.

Mushrooms are the only produce that contains Vitamin D.
According to The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Vitamin D is a nutrient that is important for promoting overall health and is especially important in developing and maintaining strong bones.

Vitamin D stimulates the synthesis of the calcium transport proteins in the small intestine, enhancing the absorption of dietary calcium and thereby reducing the risk of osteomalacia in adults and rickets in children [1,2]. Adequate vitamin D is also important for muscle function and reducing the risk of falls in the elderly [3] and may help protect against some cancers, respiratory disease in children, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative diseases, and both type 1 and type 2 diabetes [4,5,6,7], although current evidence for non-skeletal benefits is inconclusive [8]. Although vitamin D is classified as a vitamin, it can be produced by the body in sufficient quantities when the skin is exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun [1]. If sunlight exposure is limited, dietary sources of vitamin D are required to maintain healthy circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations. It is estimated that 1 billion people worldwide are vitamin D-deficient (25(OH)D concentrations ≤50 nmol/L), with prevalence of excess of 50% being commonly reported in population-based studies.

The two main dietary forms of vitamin D are D2, found in fungi and yeast, and D3, found in animals; lesser amounts of vitamin D3 and D4 are also found in fungi [9,10,11,12] (Figure 1). Few foods in the Western diet are a good source of vitamin D, with the best naturally occurring dietary source being oily fish. Some countries have liberal fortification policies, with foods such as milk, margarine, breakfast cereals, and juices, fortified with vitamin D [13,14]. Sun-dried and UV radiation-exposed mushrooms are a potentially important source of dietary vitamin D (as vitamin D2) [15,16,17]. Vitamin D-enhanced mushrooms are the only non-animal food product with substantial amounts of bioavailable vitamin D and, as such, have the potential to be a primary source of dietary vitamin D for vegans and vegetarians.