What are the benefits of maitake mushrooms?

This is a fungus that has disease-fighting properties as has been shown in several recent trials being done. It contains a compound called beta-d-glucans. This is the main disease-fighting compound. It increases natural killer T-Cells, it increases macrophages (white blood cells that eat up other cells), and also great in handling insulin resistance and in diabetes. You can take this in a concentrated form via a tablet called Maitake D-Fraction. It has been known to also shrink tumors! It also has shown to decrease the bad type of estrogen in your body which assists in fighting types of diseases.