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Matcha Mushroom Tea and Matcha Green Tea
Matcha green tea is shaded for several weeks before harvest to increase its chlorophyll content and L-theanine levels, both compounds which promote immune health as well as providing other health benefits.
Mushrooms have long been touted for their ability to aid cognitive function, boost energy levels and decrease oxidative stress levels. Combining two of nature’s finest superfoods in our matcha mushroom adaptogen blend can bring your daily routine one step closer.
Boosts Energy
Matcha offers a powerful combination of caffeine and L-theanine that provides clean and focused energy without jitters or crashes. Meanwhile, functional mushrooms such as lion’s mane, chaga and reishi provide cognitive function, immune health benefits, adaptogenic stress relief as well as cognitive performance enhancement. Matcha’s healthful beverage pairing makes for the ideal wellness beverage to stay alert during work or play sessions, training hard at the gym or simply feeling your best overall.
Ryze, MudWTR, Clevr Blends, and Pow are among several brands that specialize in mushroom matcha beverages. Their drinks combine the fresh green flavor of matcha with earthy mushroom powder for an intriguing mushroomy bite. While some tea blends may only contain this ingredient (for instance MCT oil cinnamon ashwagandha Himalayan salt and blue spirulina), others might add additional health-promoting ingredients (such as MCT oil cinnamon ashwagandha Himalayan salt or blue spirulina).
If you want to give matcha a try, simply whisk 2 to 4 ounces of nearly boiling water with 1 to 2 teaspoons of matcha powder until frothy. Feel free to add milk for a creamy treat, honey for a sweet bite, or both for an icy cool summer treat! Depending on how often you need an energy boost during the day or simply wanting an alternative way of nutritional supplementation in recipes such as granola or yogurt bowls; remembering not to overcaffeinate.
Enhances Focus
Many health companies have taken notice of mushroom’s benefits and created functional mushroom coffees and coffee alternatives as a means to draw customers looking to cut back on caffeine consumption. Many even ventured further than this by mixing matcha with mushroom varieties in an attempt to capitalize on this health pairing.
Matcha’s caffeine + L-theanine combination offers steady energy without jitters to help keep you alert and focused throughout the day. Lion’s mane and cordyceps mushrooms have long been used to support brain function and mental clarity while reishi is renowned as an adaptogen known for balancing cortisol levels and relieving chronic stress.
These powerful ingredients combine for the perfect wellness combination. Try our Rheal Magic Matcha for an elevated state of calmness, focus and natural energy boost; while at the same time it supports immune health and overall well-being.
Reduces Stress
Reishi, Chaga, Lion’s Mane and Cordyceps mushrooms in this blend provide adaptogenic benefits that balance cortisol levels and decrease stress while L-theanine found in matcha promotes calm energy for an all-inclusive approach to stress relief, keeping one on task at work or providing quality sleep. Together they form an effective team, perfect for combatting anxiety, staying on task during meetings or getting restful nights of sleep.
Matcha is made of shade-grown green tea leaves which have been finely ground into powder form over several hours to preserve their nutrient content and antioxidant levels. Matcha provides more antioxidants, caffeine and theanine than loose leaf green tea varieties.
Matcha tea’s stimulating benefits may also assist with brain function and memory enhancement, thanks to its L-theanine content. Research shows that L-theanine helps enhance focus, improve cognition, and protect against cognitive decline*.*
Matcha provides a steady, non-crash source of energy without the spike and crash seen with coffee or energy drinks. Matcha contains caffeine + chaga + cordyceps which all work to increase oxygen utilization and ATP production – helping your cells gain long-lasting vigor!*
Mushroom matcha can also help support immune health. Chaga and reishi’s beta-glucans and antioxidants fight inflammation, helping the body defend itself against infections while strengthening the immune system*.
One cup of matcha per day may help reduce cholesterol levels in those with high blood pressure or family histories of heart disease, particularly those who are predisposed.*
Matcha contains an antioxidant called EGCG that can help prevent cardiovascular diseases and lower cholesterol by inhibiting LDL oxidation and decreasing triglycerides.*
Supports Mental Health
Matcha green tea powder provides many of the same health benefits found in loose-leaf green tea, including antioxidants, L-Theanine and chlorophyll that help support heart health and strengthen immunity systems. Matcha is also well known for enhancing focus while creating an atmosphere of calm alertness.
Matcha offers an effective, sustained source of energy without the crash associated with coffee or energy drinks, while being an abundant source of vitamins and minerals such as calcium, potassium and iron. Furthermore, its leaves are grown under shaded conditions for four weeks prior to harvest to increase catechin production as well as L-theanine levels for added nutritional benefits.
Functional mushrooms added to matcha can further amplify its soothing and revitalizing effects on body and mind, tapping into a trend for holistic wellness beverages that offer unique drinking experiences and health-focused benefits.
mushroom matcha beverages have become an increasingly popular offering from beverage brands. These products combine the earthy umami flavors of ceremonial grade matcha with Suntheanine and adaptogenic mushroom extracts (reishi, chaga, turkey tail cordyceps and lion’s mane) for an invigorating and focused drink with balanced effects.
Microdosing with matcha and mushroom powder is one of the more intriguing applications for these two substances, which allows users to experiment with psychedelic drugs safely in small doses for health-related uses. Microdosing can be safely practiced by mixing small amounts of the drug with tea such as matcha.
Though not a panacea for mental illness, microdosing with matcha may provide a safer and cheaper alternative to prescription medications. Anyone interested in microdosing should do so under the supervision of a qualified health care provider who understands the risks and benefits involved with experimentation before making their own decision as to whether it should continue trying it or not – if continuing, only small doses should be used so as not to overdose or cause adverse side effects.