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Mushroom Tea For Gut Health
Mushrooms are widely renowned for their immune-enhancing benefits, supporting heart, gut, and skin health as well. Caffeine free and providing an instant energy boost without an energy crash!
Mushrooms contain beta-glucans which have long been recognized for their beneficial effects on the gut microbiome and immune response, as well as helping balance blood sugar levels for healthier weight management. Furthermore, some functional mushrooms may even aid in managing stress hormone levels to support weight management.
Turkey Tail
Turkey tail mushroom has quickly gained in popularity as an effective digestive-enhancing functional mushroom for good reason. Packed with prebiotics to support gut microbiome health and an effective immune-enhancing herb with anticancer properties. Furthermore, turkey tail may improve intestinal lining health – another key aspect of overall immunity and overall immunity benefits – thanks to prebiotic polysaccharides known as PSP and PSK found within turkey tail’s structure.
Similar to Reishi, Chaga, and Lion’s Mane mushrooms, turkey tail (Trametes versicolor) contains polysaccharides that interact with immune cell receptors to either promote or suppress immune responses – this process is known as immunomodulation; thanks to it, turkey tail can balance overactive immune systems while helping alleviate autoimmune conditions. Furthermore, turkey tail has also been proven to enhance macrophage and natural killer cell activity, two white blood cell types that play key roles in modulating and balancing immune responses.
Turkey tail mushroom extracts provide more than digestive and immune-enhancing effects; they’re also effective at decreasing liver fat accumulation – an integral component of improving its function. They have also been found to increase production of bile, essential for proper digestion and absorption of nutrients – helping improve digestive disorders such as constipation and stomach ulcers.
As it is believed, turkey tail mushroom extracts may help your liver from damage caused by alcohol consumption, as well as help alleviate symptoms associated with fatty liver disease. This effect may be the result of its immunomodulatory properties and ability to reduce inflammation within the liver.
Reason being, Turkey tail mushrooms contain high levels of antioxidants which protect and boost cellular repair mechanisms in the liver, as well as providing essential soluble fiber that may bind with toxins for excretion by the body, making these an indispensable aid to maintaining optimal liver function and avoiding fatty liver disease.
Chaga
Chaga mushroom has long been used in traditional Eastern medicine and offers many health benefits, such as anti-inflammation, immune support and improving gut health. Packed full of antioxidants that can reduce oxidative stress in the body and boost overall wellness, Chaga is one of our go-to functional mushrooms!
Inflammation is at the core of many illnesses, yet excessive inflammation is detrimental to human health and can contribute to many different conditions such as autoimmune disease, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and heart disease. Chaga is an adaptogen, meaning that its antioxidant content helps balance immune function while simultaneously providing protection from illness through stress relief.
Chaga mushroom contains beta-D glucans that have been demonstrated to strengthen immune cells. Furthermore, its antibacterial properties have been proven in laboratory settings – making chaga an invaluable support system for anyone suffering from infections such as COVID-19 pandemic or other bacterial illnesses.
Chaga has become increasingly popular due to its proven anti-inflammatory effects, as evidenced by studies which indicate its ability to reduce inflammation markers and enhance quality of life for people living with rheumatoid arthritis or other chronic inflammatory conditions.
Chaga contains polysaccharides, large molecules composed of several simple sugars. Studies have demonstrated their beneficial effects in terms of improving digestive function and maintaining a healthy gut microbiota, inducing production of stomach acids for digestion and absorption of nutrients.
Chaga can be purchased as either powder, dried chunk or extract and often comes packaged in tea bags. When it comes to consumption, however, chaga works best when added 1-3 chunks to water-filled crockpot and left overnight to steep; when finished the water should have an intense dark-brown hue and rich, full flavor.
Lion’s Mane
Hericium erinaceus, commonly referred to as Lion’s Mane mushroom, is an intriguing-looking mushroom. From afar it resembles an enormous ball with tight coils or even like soft white teeth; belonging to Hericium’s large selection of edible mushrooms such as hedgehog and bearded tooth varieties – popular choices in Japanese cuisine for crab cakes or pasta dishes or stews/soups/salads!
Lion’s Mane mushrooms are among the most nutrient-dense on the market, packed with loads of vitamins and minerals. Additionally, they’re full of beta-glucans which support immune health by increasing white blood cell production; additionally, they serve as a natural source of nerve growth factor (NGF), which promotes brain health by protecting neurons’ health and connectivity; one study concluded that taking Lion’s Mane supplements significantly decreased symptoms of depression among menopausal women.
Lion’s Mane can also help the digestive system. Studies have proven it as a prebiotic, encouraging healthy gut bacteria growth and helping alleviate symptoms associated with IBS or other digestive disorders. Furthermore, its anti-inflammatory effects help alleviate IBS symptoms as well as alleviate other GI disorders; and increase activity of beneficial enzymes while simultaneously decreasing levels of harmful ones that contribute to conditions like atherosclerosis.
Lion’s Mane mushrooms have also been proven to help lower cholesterol. A compound called hericin B can block cholesterol from binding to and clogging arteries, and has even been linked with reduced risk of heart disease.
Lion’s Mane provides multiple benefits that aid the body’s fight against oxidative stress, including helping mop up free radicals that damage cells in laboratory studies and even induce apoptosis in certain types of cancer cells. Furthermore, when taken at recommended dosage levels it has no side effects for humans.
Birch Boys
Chaga, an herbaceous fungi found on birch trees, has long been recognized for its curative powers. Due to its parasitic relationship with its host tree and ability to soak up beneficial compounds like betulinic acid during its long growth process, it has become a core part of many diets around the world.
Garrett Kopp of Tupper Lake created Birch Boys after taking up mushroom cultivation during his early teens. Now serving as both its voice and founder, this local e-commerce company sells everything from tea bags and powdered extracts to tinctures – and more! 123 Park Street shop looks more like an art museum than an office: displays feature harvesting methods used in harvesting the mushrooms while terrariums spring up from center floor while Kopp has his logo tattooed onto his shoulder!
Birch Boys is on a mission to educate people on the health benefits of chaga and other wild mushrooms, through growing their own fungi and processing it at their chemistry lab – also home of their retail store – before producing products that help anyone from casual consumers to professional athletes make the most of their bodies.
For maximum digestive support*, our company’s tinctures contain the optimal combination of water- and alcohol-soluble compounds for maximum efficiency. They include polysaccharides that stimulate microbiomes* as well as antioxidants which soothe digestive tract*.
Tinctures offer an easy way to incorporate the power of fungi into your daily life. Just mix 4ml of Birch Boys tincture into any beverage of your choice to experience its many health benefits as a natural superfood.
Birch Boys’ Chaga Tincture is made in the USA using ingredients sourced from over 100,000 acres of wild forest land in New York’s Adirondack Park, boasting one of the highest concentrations of beta glucans found anywhere on the market.