Boost Your Mental Wellbeing With Mushroom Coffee
What more could one expect of a cup of coffee if it could do more than just stress busting?
Adding super mushrooms to coffee turns it into a wellness drink giving you a cup full of health perks. With lesser caffeine content in this coffee, you can happily sip your regular shot of coffee without a thought on jitters and caffeine crash.
While there are thousands of edible mushrooms only a few among them come densely packed with healthier properties that make them medicinal and are categorized as Super Mushrooms. Below are a few among many health perks super mushrooms got to offer you:
Immune booster
In present times of health crisis, it is important to keep up with immunity levels to ensure we stay healthy. Antioxidant rich super mushrooms helps keeping immunity levels up. Chaga Mushroom for instance fights free radicals and decreases inflammation. Studies have shown Super mushrooms could be used in treating various types of cancers.
Better Sleep
Adequate sleep is quite important to stay productive at work. Loss of sleep is a by-product of stress which makes one feel tired even after a night sleep. Although mushroom coffee might not make you have better sleep, the calming effects of super mushrooms makes the sleep in particular Chaga mushrooms helps calming down after a stressful day, Lion’s Mane mushroom helps combating anxieties. Decreased caffeine intake helps you have better sleep.
Brain’s functions at peaks
Chronic stress in some cases lead to inflammation which is associated with memory damage. Super mushrooms are natural nootropics containing adaptogens that not only keep stress at bay but also boosts your brain’s functioning. Stimulating brain’s function, improving cognition, increasing blood flow to brain are a few among many brain stimulating benefits super mushrooms offer.
Gut balance
Super mushrooms promote gut balance. Gut balance has a great role in promoting mental wellness. Bacteria in gut is directly connected with how we feel and experience being happy or sad. Research has shown that gut bacteria influences neuroendocrine systems that are linked with with stress response, anxiety and memory function. Also the good gut bacteria help mitigating stress related issues such as anxiety, depression etc…
What Mushrooms should you consider?
Super mushrooms offer a great deal of health benefits. Proper choice of super mushrooms and fusing them while consuming could help deriving the best of their benefits synergizing their components.
Lion’s mane Mushroom
The name comes from its appearance that resembles the manes of a mane lion. It is popularly known for its calming effects keeping anxiety down with its anti-inflammatory properties. Nootropic compounds in this mushroom helps growth of brain cells.
Chaga Mushroom
Chaga Mushroom which is found on birch trees in areas with cold climates. Apart from boosting brain’s function it is also beneficial in addressing health issues such as arthritis and high blood pressure. It is used to ease inflammation.
Cordyceps
Cordyceps have been a part of traditional Chinese medicine. Its ability to increase blood flow to brain makes it a medicinal mushroom. It reduces the risk of age related cognitive decline. It also helps body utilize oxygen efficiently. Consuming Cordyceps helps improving learning ability and also prevents oxidative damage.
About the author -
Director at The Forest Superfood.
