Antioxidant foods

Mushrooms are one of the highest antioxidant foods on the market. Studies in both humans and animals indicate that mushrooms stimulate the immune system. Mushrooms are particularly high in one unique antioxidant called ergothioneine. As ergothioneine has a specific protein transporter in the blood it must very important to human health. A serve of mushrooms provides about a quarter of an adults requirements of selenium, an antioxidant mineral.