Eating White Button Mushrooms Daily For Good Breast Health

Everyone knows what cute, little white button mushrooms look like. And they sure taste good. Go into any grocery store, and you will find packages of these little veggies all year round.

And we just stumbled onto a little beauty tidbit, that came out in the news in early October, which is, of course, breast cancer awareness month. And yet, this morsel of helpful advice didn't receive the attention it should have. Did you know about this?

Eating just one white button mushroom daily, can lower your risk of developing breast tumors by a huge 64%. That's according to a new study in the International Journal of Cancer.

We think that's pretty amazing beauty news. We love exploring all facets of beauty, and we believe that healthy breasts are a thing of beauty, so today, we are putting our lip glosses and hairspray away for the moment.

Now let's take a further look at mushrooms and estrogen. Science shows us that too much estrogen encourages the growth of breast cancer cells. And there is a compound found in mushrooms called L-ergothioneine. This L-compound helps the body block excess production of estrogen, and in turn, halts the development of breast tumors.

And white button mushrooms, especially, have lots of this L-ergothioneine in them.

The reasearch was conducted in China, which also revealed that:

Women who combined a mushroom diet with regular consumption of green tea saw an even greater benefit.
The risk of breast cancer among women in this group was reduced by almost 90 per cent.

We think this is incredible science. Of course researchers don't want us to get overly excited, since more and more studies will be conducted. But so far, laboratory tests on animals do show the mushrooms have anti-tumor properties and can stimulate the immune system's defenses.

Some evidence suggests that mushrooms act in a manner that 'mimic' breast cancer drugs called aromatose inhibitors. These inhibitors block the body's production of estrogen. And we think it's wonderful when a simple vegetable can perform the same magic in a natural manner.

In past Beauty Tip Today articles, we have also talked about the breast health benefits of eating an apple a day and adding turmeric powder to foods. Both have shown amazing value to good breast health.

The way we see it, eating white button mushrooms, apples, and the spice Turmeric powder, can not hurt your body. There are lots of excellent nutrients in all three. And when there is the hope of good breast health found in the wholesome naturalness of a fruit or vegetable, or spice, we think it's smart science to bring it your way!