Pantothenic acid plays an essential role in the body’s ability to regulate the stress hormone cortisol. When you’re experiencing emotional conflict you overproduce stress hormones, which in turn depletes vitamin B5 stores. Adding more mushrooms to your diet can help you restore balance.
Pantothenic acid, or vitamin B5, is a component of coenzyme A (CoA),which plays a critical role in the utilization of fats and carbohydrates in energy production, as well as in the manufacture of adrenal hormones and red blood cells. Pantothenic acid is particularly important for optimal adrenal function and has long been considered the 'antistress' vitamin because of its central role in adrenal function and cellular metabolism.

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