Reishi mushrooms have long been used in Eastern medicine as longevity-increasing supplements and are readily available as nutritional powder, dietary supplements and teas. Now adding Reishi mushroom coffee may provide similar benefits while delivering less caffeine to reduce anxiety – but will it have the same impact on reflux as regular coffee?

Reishi and cordyceps mushrooms are among the most widely used medicinal mushrooms used in functional coffee blends, and can help improve cognitive function, increase energy levels and strengthen immunity. Furthermore, these powerful antioxidants protect against free radical damage while slowing the aging process.

Mushrooms contain beta-glucans, complex sugars that may help inhibit cancer cell growth. Furthermore, mushrooms stimulate natural killer cells – white blood cells which attack abnormal cells and kill them – although more research must be conducted before any definitive claims can be verified in humans.

Reishi mushrooms were traditionally classified as adaptogens, or herbs that promote overall wellness by relieving stress, anxiety and chronic fatigue – common ailments in today’s hectic lifestyles.

Reishi mushrooms may help alleviate symptoms associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), such as acid reflux and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Reishi can prevent acid secretion by upregulating gastrin hormone and relaxing your lower esophageal sphincter –a compact bundle of muscles at the end of your esophagus which keeps stomach acid away from entering the throat–though many individuals with acid reflux state that drinking coffee worsens their gastrointestinal symptoms.