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How to Make Mushroom Tea More Potent
Mushroom tea is an ancient drink enjoyed across cultures for its nutritional and health-promoting benefits, and mushroom tea has long been revered in traditional medicine as an energy booster and cognitive enhancer. A popular use is for improving mental clarity and focus while supporting immune system function and stress relief, according to registered dietitian nutritionist Noelle Citarella.
Mushrooms contain many essential nutrients for maintaining a healthy microbiome and are frequently added to diets for their natural adaptogenic properties. Studies indicate that certain varieties such as Reishi can reduce anxiety while Turkey Tail and Cordyceps might boost athletic performance.
Medicinal mushrooms have long been recognized for their beneficial effects on both body and mind, yet their effectiveness can differ depending on who consumes them. Either eating raw mushrooms or drinking their liquid extract are two common methods, with mushroom tea being another popular way of consumption that offers unique advantages over these methods:
First and foremost, drinking mushrooms instead of eating them raw can be easier on the stomach. Eating mushrooms raw can often result in crampy tummies when taking large doses; tea is much easier on digestion and quickly absorbs into your bloodstream.
Tea can give you greater control of your dosage of mushrooms. You can determine how much to brew and customize its sweetness with milk, sugar or honey for an enhanced experience. Plus, you have total freedom over which mushrooms to include for custom blends!
Mushroom tea offers another advantage of being easy to prepare at home: you can find ready-made blends online or at local stores, or simply combine mushroom powder and hot water together yourself for your own customized blends.
There are various mushroom tea products on the market that either mix directly into hot water for consumption of mushrooms themselves, or steep like regular tea. Either way, using high quality mushrooms with an appropriate steeper will guarantee an enjoyable and safe experience that’s both effective and enjoyable. It’s essential that all psychedelics be approached mindfully; mushroom tea preparation should help reach higher states of consciousness while creating greater awareness. We recommend starting off small to assess your sensitivity before gradually increasing dosage as your confidence builds up – good luck and enjoy your mushroom tea experience!