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This year has been a crash course inCovid awareness. In January, we had a vague understanding of the virus; 12 months later, we can say the best way to avoid exposure, up test centers nearby and browse common symptoms of memory. And, as the vaccination shot himself in the future not so far away, we continue to learn about the best way to fight and weaken the Covid-19. Based on the new research and expert opinion, you might consider to hurt you with an old superfood:mushrooms.

Here's why, and for more tips related to Covid, hereVitamin doctors exhort everyone to take right now.

Perhaps one of the most polarizing food in terms of taste, doctors and nutritionists agree that mushrooms can provide a vital boost against Covid-19.

Jenny Bennett, naturopathic physician in Seattle, focusing on immune mediated conditions, says the Shiitake and Maitake mushrooms are "phenomenal for improving the immune system."

"Shiitake especially," she said. "There is a ton of research on how it reduces viral activity and can actually reduce the amount of virus in your body."

Mushrooms naturally inhibit viral enzymes,According to studies such as those cited in theBook of the Mayo Clinic Alternative MedicineBut their superpowers do not end there. They can also slow the viral absorption, which means you might actually become less patient and see slower progress symptoms if you incorporate mushrooms in aregular diet.

Beyond their direct benefits, mushrooms also help your body by stimulating an immune response in general, thereevidence they promote biochemical factors (that is to say an alkalinity) that help prevent viral replication.

So what is the right time to make mushrooms a part of your diet?

"They are best taken when you experience symptoms," says Dr. Bennett. "You always get the best effects when you take them immediately and you take them early, the symptoms will reduce further."

In the name of being preventive rather than reactive, you can consider incorporating mushrooms in the meal now that you have contracted or not Covid-19. For those of us who are not fans of the clip inherent health, nutritionist Sharon Katzman offers advice on how to make them more appetizing.

If you are more mushroom-contrast, she said, you can buy varieties of dry or powder and sprinkle them in other dishes. Or, if you're in the soup, try adding mushrooms to your favorite stock.

Dr. Bennett added that it is also effective to buy fresh mushrooms and sautrer them in butter or some oil.

"Or, you can belittle them as teas," she said, with a laugh. "They really do not taste terribly fungal."

Tea mushrooms may seem attractive, but when taken with a side of 2020, is perhaps the most appropriate drink we had all year. You can also try one of them23 recipes healthy mushrooms.