Mushroom teas have seen an enormous surge in popularity recently. Their benefits range from anti-aging and immunity support, cancer prevention, stress reduction, energy boost, neuro-cognitive benefits and beyond – and mushroom teas can now be found as hot beverages like coffee or herbal tisanes/blends are increasingly being featured as ingredients.

Mushrooms are packed with vitamin C, selenium and choline and offer numerous health benefits when eaten or drunk as a tea. Unfortunately, however, our bodies cannot absorb their nutrients until hot water extracts them from their chitin cell walls – this process makes brewed mushrooms such a nutritious food choice and one we should incorporate into our daily diets.

Tea producers typically source their fungi from certified organic, sustainable and wild harvest operations. Some tea manufacturers go further by emphasizing its holistic value to educate consumers about this superfood’s potential benefits.

Sayan Tea stands out as one of the fastest-growing brands in this category, utilizing eco-friendly harvest methods to collect wild chaga mushrooms from Siberian birch trees and harvest sustainably for long-term medicinal benefits such as anti-ageing, immunity enhancement and cardiovascular support. Chaga mushrooms have long been used in Eastern medicine practices as a powerful healing agent; currently being researched for potential anti-cancer properties as well as their cardiovascular boosting capabilities.

Mushroom teas don’t waste resources or contribute to environmental sustainability; they provide an eco-friendly, resource-efficient, and healthful alternative to coffee beans from traditional farms which often are grown using herbicides and pesticides that leave toxic residues behind in soil and crops. Mushrooms on the other hand are known for their detoxifying and antioxidant properties which make for an appealing beverage alternative.

Mushrooms contain natural compounds that have the power to lower cholesterol, blood pressure, and increase insulin sensitivity, making them an invaluable part of a wellness lifestyle for anyone at risk for oxalate kidney stones or who want to lower their cholesterol levels.

Since there’s such a surge in demand for mushroom teas that contain lion’s mane (Cyanus melaninaceous), chaga and reishi (Dioscorea chinensis), we are witnessing an increasing popularity for such beverages containing these strains – and you can find these mushrooms locally!

To give consumers confidence that they’re getting only top quality mushrooms, we advise connecting with their tea trader and asking about their mushroom supplier. They may provide samples or answer any inquiries.