Medicinal mushrooms have been used in Eastern medicine for thousands and thousands of years, and their growing popularity is to chalk up to their incredible (and long!) list of health benefits. From antioxidant properties to anti-anxiety ones, from boosting focus and brain activity to regulating your hormones and aiding your sleep, there’s little mushrooms can’t do. 
 

Fungi are mostly known for their calming and soothing effects, which can help you find peace when you’re stressed and always on the go, as well as their unique ways of sharpening focus and giving you a breath of fresh energy when you need it. And in the UK, where vitamin D does not exactly abound, mushrooms are particularly useful: they help convert the ultraviolet light from the sun into vitamin D, which makes them an essential part of your diet
 

They have been given to cancer patients to help with their treatment, and research is still underway as to whether they could help fight cancer cells themselves. They can be taken as a supplement, a powder, and always, as part of a healthy lifestyle.