Fungi are all around us. Their microscopic spores can be found on the ground and in the air. Most of these fungi are harmless, however certain types can cause serious fungal infections in some people. Fungal infections can occur anywhere in your body but most commonly, they begin on your skin.

All fungi are heterotrophic, which means that they get the energy they need to live from other organisms. Like animals, fungi extract the energy stored in the bonds of organic compounds such as sugar and protein from living or dead organisms.

Summary. Fungi used to be classified as plants. Now, they are known to have unique traits that set them apart from plants. For example, fungal cell walls contain chitin, not cellulose, and fungi absorb food rather than make their own.

Classifying fungi As recently as the 1960s, fungi were considered plants. However, unlike plants, fungi do not contain the green pigment chlorophyll and therefore are incapable of photosynthesis. That is, they cannot generate their own food — carbohydrates — by using energy from light.

In other words, the DNA in fungi more closely resembles the DNA of the inhabitants of the animal kingdom. We are nearly 100% alike as humans and equally closely related to mushrooms. Some fungi can even move or seem to crawl.

Mushrooms also don’t have a central nervous system, and the latest science says that they aren’t able to feel pain in the same way an animal does. In that way, they’re much closer to plants than they are to animals.

Over several years, Scientists have been trying to prove whether potatoes have feelings and the answer is yes, they do. They have said that if you cut an uncooked potato in half and hold a stethoscope up to the flesh, you can in fact hear it make a high pitches squealing sound.

These foods will boost your mood and make you happy

• Quinoa.
• Salmon.
• Mushrooms.
• Dark chocolate.
• Foods with probiotics – i.e. kefir, yogurt, sauerkraut.
• B6 vitamins – poultry, leafy greens, beef.
• Grapes.
• Folic acid – bok choy, turnip greens.

The areas in our brain that help with regulation of eating, hunger, and cues, signal dopamine to be released. This creates a sensation of good feelings, and positive reinforcement. With this process, we are able to continue what behavior we did to ‘feel good’ again. It is part survival, and part sensory when we eat.

The 18 Best Healthy Foods to Gain Weight Fast

1. Homemade protein smoothies. Drinking homemade protein smoothies can be a highly nutritious and quick way to gain weight.
2. Milk.
3. Rice.
4. Nuts and nut butters.
5. Red meats.
6. Potatoes and starches.
7. Salmon and oily fish.
8. Protein supplements.