Medicinal mushrooms for stress relief and vitality 💪🍄

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Medicinal mushrooms are so hot right now. They’re becoming more and more popular at regular grocery stores, like Safeway and Raley’s, and not just at your local crunchy co-ops.

And for good reason. The more common medicinal mushrooms have potent immune-boosting, stress-reducing and anti-inflammatory properties — which in the days of the pandemic, are very much needed.

Each of the listed mushrooms and mushroom blends has a slightly different superpower. I personally use reishi, chaga and lion’s mane most days in my wellness routine. I’ve linked two brands I like, OM Mushrooms and Medicinal Foods. To share the love, if you use my referral link or coupon code NOEMISPARKS, you get 20% off your order from OM Mushrooms or 5-25% off at Medicinal Foods.

Okay, time for those shroomies :)

Reishi mushroom: Queen of mushrooms, aka mushroom of immortality

Anti-inflammatory, lowering stress, soothes the nervous system, protects DNA from high levels of oxidative stress, also great for seasonal allergies, improves sleep quality, regulates blood sugar and promotes healthy liver function.

Commonly ingested as tea or tincture.

Chaga mushrooms: The king of the mushrooms

The antioxidants and beta-glucans in chaga mushrooms give them their incredible immune system balancing properties.

Lion’s Mane: The lion of mushrooms (jk I didn’t see another cool name for this one)

Great for focus, concentration and neuroregeneration.

It has been shown to help to repair the myelin sheath around damaged nerves and can be helpful for brain and nerve conditions such as Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson's, and neuropathy.

Turkey Tail:

Packed with antioxidants great for reducing oxidative stress and inflammation. This shroomy also contains immune-boosting polysaccharopeptides (protein-bound carb) that activate certain immune cells and suppress inflammation. The guy has also been shown to enhance gut health with the help of prebiotics.

Blends

Sleep Mushroom Capsules

Reishi mushroom, GABA, melatonin and l-theanine

Mushroom Coffee with caffeine:

Chaga, cordyceps, reishi, lion's mane, coffee, maple sugar, monk fruit

Coffee Substitute with no caffeine:

Chaga Mushroom, Reishi Mushroom, Maca Root, Chicory, Dandelion, and Gluten-Free Barley & Rye extracts.

*If you use my referral link or coupon code NOEMISPARKS, you get 20% off your order from OM Mushrooms or 5-25% off at Medicinal Foods.