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Mushroom Tea Blends
Mushroom tea blends offer many health advantages, from increasing immunity to soothing stress levels. Their full potential can only be realized when consumed on an ongoing basis.
Mushrooms can enhance both nutritionally and taste-wise the flavor of herbal tea blends by adding mushrooms. A popular psychedelic mushroom tea variant utilizes herbs and mushrooms combined with psilocybin to produce mind-opening effects.
Chaga Chai
Chaga is one of the world’s most remarkable superfoods. A dense woody mushroom packed with an abundance of antioxidants and nutrients that offer numerous health benefits – including inflammation reduction, free radical protection against cancer, anti-aging properties and powerful anti-aging capabilities. Our Chaga Mushroom Tea blends these incredible benefits together with those found in rooibos and chai spices to produce an adaptogenic herbal tea that provides nourishment from within and grounding for the soul.
This blend features chopped pieces of chaga that quickly infuse with rooibos for an earthy, deep flavor that pairs perfectly with chai spices. Plus, there’s also the benefit of including ashwagandha root and rhodiola root to support balanced energy levels and well-being, along with immune support from Reishi and no caffeine to provide steady energy – perfect as an alternative to coffee which can cause jitters or imbalances!
Rooibos and chaga have both been shown to help strengthen immune systems, reduce inflammation, improve circulation, promote gut health and relieve occasional bloating and gas. Reishi has been shown to support a healthy nervous system while decreasing stress; our Chaga Chai is the ideal way to bring balance and centering to any day, whether work-related or self-care related.
When prepared correctly, this tea tastes delectably smooth. Plus, its effortless ease makes it simple and enjoyable to drink: just place a tea bag or teaspoon of loose leaf in a mug with boiling water and steep for three to five minutes (if you like stronger flavors you can leave your tea to steep longer). For maximum flavour potential add additional steeping time 1-2 minutes after initial infusing time has expired.
As opposed to pills and powders that offer instant symptom relief, tea blends should be consumed on an ongoing basis for maximum effectiveness. To maximize mushroom consumption, the best approach is forming a daily tea ritual and including it alongside whole foods and supplements – this will allow your body to recognize and utilize all its beneficial components more quickly and efficiently.
Lion’s Mane & Cordyceps
Many popular mushroom tea blends feature functional mushrooms known for their health-promoting benefits, like Lion’s Mane and Cordyceps mushrooms. These two can often be found in teas, coffees and even gummies and offer high antioxidant counts that combat free radical damage to cells while supporting immunity functions; additionally they help promote clear thinking and increased focus by increasing energy levels resulting in clear thinking and increased focus.
Lion’s Mane Mushroom (Chlamydomonas lupulina) is an edible medicinal mushroom known for its fluffy mane-like appearance that resembles white matter in the brain, helping improve mental clarity and memory. Furthermore, this powerful immune booster increases cellular respiration to deliver more energy and oxygen throughout your body – pairing perfectly with cordyceps which promotes physical endurance while providing natural stimulant effects without producing jitters.
Reishi mushrooms (Ganoderma lucidum) are often included as an addition to these teas, providing an anti-inflammatory, calming, and mood-enhancing experience while supporting immune function. Used traditionally in Chinese medicine for centuries and widely studied, Reishi’s benefits have been shown in numerous scientific studies to include anti-inflammation, immune stabilizing effects, mood enhancement and mood stabilizing benefits. Turkey tail mushrooms (Trametes versicolor) pair well with lion’s mane as they have also shown to reduce inflammation as well as supporting natural detoxification processes within our bodies.
Siberian Ginseng (Panax ginseng) adds balance and harmony to most tea blends, providing both physical and psychological relief. As an adaptogen it promotes resilience against stress while improving endurance; pairing well with cordyceps and lion’s mane for an optimal mushroom tea formula.
Functional mushroom teas with multiple species combined can offer the greatest flexibility, providing a full spectrum of health benefits to both body and soul while remaining delicious and easy to make. Four Sigmatic’s Instant Mushroom Coffee With Chaga & Cordyceps mixes immune-enhancing chaga with energy-giving lion’s mane mushrooms and cordyceps for a great way to increase focus, energy levels and immunity; perfect for morning productivity when productivity levels peak or simply to increase endurance and energize daily activities.
Reishi & Maitake
Reishi (Ganoderma lingzhi), often referred to as the king of mushrooms (Ganoderma lingzhi), is revered in Asian culture for its longevity-extending benefits and immune boosting properties, as well as mental clarity enhancement and stress alleviation properties. Reishi is a potency antioxidant packed full of immune-enhancing beta-glucans and polyphenols naturally present within its makeup; furthermore it serves as an abundant source of B vitamins such as Thiamin (Vit B1) Thiamin (Vit B2) niacin.
Reishi has a rich 2000 year tradition in Traditional Chinese Medicine for its healing properties, believed to support and balance spleen function and increase Qi energy. Reishi contains numerous compounds including GABA for immune stimulation as well as polysaccharides and triterpenes which act to strengthen health.
Maitake (Grifola frondosa) is an earthy polypore mushroom commonly found in deciduous forests worldwide. Used for centuries in Traditional Chinese Medicine to balance body chemistry, strengthen immunity, and increase resistance to stress, Maitake is also rich in essential vitamins B1, B2 and C as well as minerals, amino acids and polysaccharides – providing numerous health benefits in its own right.
Studies have demonstrated the many health benefits associated with Maitake. This includes helping regulate blood pressure and cholesterol levels, inhibiting tumor growth and stimulating white blood cells to work more efficiently. Maitake can also improve ovulation for women living with PCOS; early research indicates taking Maitake extract together with fertility drugs such as Clomiphene may increase their chances of conception.
Reishi, Maitake and Shiitake mushrooms provide an abundance of naturally occurring “beta” glucans and polyphenols as well as immunity-enhancing linoleic acid fatty acid. Furthermore, Reishi Maitake Shiitake tea offers protein along with B vitamin complex such as Thiamin Riboflavin Niacin for immune and mental health support as well as detoxification of cells and energy support.
Chaga & Peppermint
Chaga, the strangely-shaped mushroom that looks like burnt charcoal, can be found growing on trees in northern climates and is packed with antioxidants that have numerous health benefits – as well as being known to boost immunity while providing a calming influence over body and mind.
Chaga can be an ideal supplement for older adults experiencing the signs of ageing, helping combat oxidative stress which causes signs such as wrinkles and greying hair. Plus, its anti-inflammatory properties may ease chronic conditions like rheumatoid arthritis.
Age or other causes aside, many people suffer from high levels of inflammation in their bodies that leads to pain and bloating. Chaga can help regulate production of cytokines – key chemicals which reduce inflammation and autoimmune reactions within the body – by producing them naturally in sufficient amounts.
Chaga contains beta-D glucans which have been scientifically proven to boost immunity, acting like white blood cells in fighting off germs. These beta-D glucans may have even greater positive impacts on chemotherapy patients undergoing therapy as they provide powerful protection from its negative side effects on immune cells.
Studies are finding evidence that chaga can help treat cancer by slowing tumour growth in lab animals and providing healing agents that protect against cell damage. Furthermore, its composition includes many compounds which aid healing processes while protecting cells against harm.
An aromatic blend of organic wild harvested chaga and organic spearmint and peppermint leaves, combined with organic spearmint and peppermint leaves from both sources, creates this refreshing caffeine free tea blend, perfect for those cold days ahead. Packed full of essential nutrient and antioxidant rich antioxidants this tea helps improve energy, relieve stress, promote good digestion and metabolism – available in packages of 12 tea bags!