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It's smooth with added health benefits.
By Aly Walansky — Written on Jan 22, 2020
Most of the adult and now even the adolescent population depend on coffee each morning and throughout the day for energy. And while it's great for a morning or afternoon boost, drinking too much coffee can be a problem, leading to coffee addictions and increased heart rate.
So, why not make your daily cup a little healthier with mushroom coffee?
What is mushroom coffee?
Says Lisa Richards, a nutritionist and author of The Candida Diet, "Various medicinal mushrooms have been prepared in such a way that they are able to be added to coffee and boost the nutrient content of the drink. The extract from medicinal mushrooms are added to coffee to fortify or enhance the caffeinated drink's health benefits through extra nutrients."
And the benefits of these nutrients include better sleep, reduced inflammation, and enhanced immunity. But it's not just because of the medicinal mushrooms. Adds Richards, "A major component of the health benefits of mushroom coffee come from replacing artificial sweeteners and high calorie creamers with nutrient rich mushrooms.”
While some may consider mushroom coffee a fad, adding mushroom extract from reputable sources to your coffee is worth giving a try.
1. Sacred 7 Mushroom Extract Powder
Reishi, Maitake, Cordyceps, Shiitake, Lion's Mane, Turkey Tail and Chaga — 7 different species of mushrooms, each with unique healing properties, utilized for centuries throughout the world. This easy-to-mix powder adds a powerful nutrient boost to your coffee, tea, smoothie, pre- and post-workout shakes, and even culinary dishes.
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2. Four Sigmatic Adaptogen Coffee
Probably the most popular mushroom coffee brand on the market, it has half the caffeine, plenty of adaptogens to master stress, and is Adaptogen coffee mixed with organic instant coffee, organic tulsi, organic ashwagandha, and organic eleuthero to stay calm, cool, and collected. Adaptogens help your body to balance and fight occasional stress.
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3. Sun Alchemy Mushroom Coffee
Mushroom coffee is mixed with organic fair-trade instant coffee and 1,000mg of Organic Lion’s Mane, Reishi, Chaga, and Cordyceps dual-extracted mushroom powders. Lion's Mane mushroom is packed with incredible benefits: it's a cognitive supporting powerhouse, and boosts your energy and mood. And Lion’s Mane extract gives you a mental pick me up and removes brain fog.
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4. Tiger 5 Mushroom Coffee
This mushroom coffee boasts powerful ingredients of all natural mushroom with 100 percent Arabica coffee. In addition to increase in energy, Tiger Mushroom coffee has been traditionally used to help reduce inflammation, improve mental clarity, increase stamina, slow the aging process and lower cholesterol.
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5. NeuRoast Classic Roast Mushroom Coffee
NeuRoast is made with artisan-roasted mushroom coffee enhanced with 100 percent USDA-Certified Organic Cordyceps, Lion's Mane, Reishi, Turkey Tail, and Chaga mushroom extracts for better focus and mental clarity. It contains Lion's Mane, Cordyceps, Reishi, Chaga, and Turkey Tail.
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6. RaHygge Reishi Mushroom Coffee
This is a low-acid medicinal mushroom coffee, which combines craft roasted specialty coffee with medicinal mushrooms. These medicinal mushrooms act as Adaptogens, which balance the caffeine effect on the body, reducing the side effects associated with caffeine intake such as accelerated heart rate, adrenaline rate and gastric acidity. Adaptogen plants help the body to better manage stress, exhaustion and overwork.
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7. Wildcrafter Botanicals Organic Coffee
This organic energy coffee blend is infused with herbs like Rhodiola, Lion’s Mane Mushroom and Maca Root to help increase mental and physical performance, improve your memory, and give you the stamina to get through your work day.
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8. Organic Nootropic Mushroom Coffee by I'm Stamina Coffee
This coffee has lower caffeine, high energy mushrooms that balance caffeine and stress. Sharpen mental clarity and focus, boost immunity, and improve health. The coffee is whole bean, has no mycotoxin, is 100 percent arabica, and is low-acid, vegan, and non-GMO.
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9. Ganoderma Reishi Mushroom Coffee
Reishi mushroom has antioxidant properties to support immune function and well-being. This mushroom blend is loaded with adaptogenic mushrooms to help your body balance in times of stress. For boosting energy, add one teaspoon to your morning cup, or take it to the next level by combining it into your oatmeal, soup, or dessert recipes.
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10. Canetic Mushroom Coffee with Reishi Powder
Packed with powerful nutrients that enhance your energy and provide the mental pick up you need, this mushroom coffee has Creatine, Beta Alanine, Citrulline, and L-Theanine that all work wonderfully together in support of your brain function.
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11. MUD\WTR Mushroom Coffee
MUD\WTR is a coffee alternative consisting of organic ingredients lauded by cultures old and young for their health and performance benefits. With 1/7th the caffeine of coffee, mud gives you natural energy, focus and more without the jitters and crash. It includes Cacao, Masala, Chai, Turmeric, Sea Salt, Cinnamon, and mushrooms Chaga, Cordyceps, Reishi, and Lion's Mane.
(MUD\WTR, $40)
12. SOLLO 100% Chaga Coffee Pods
This ynique blend of Arabica coffee beans and herbal extracts increase power and digestive systems support for your body, and help you achieve your goals. Organic mushroom coffee is a great home remedy and immune support, as Chaga mushrooms are nutrient dense, contain a wide variety of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients.
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13. Dodjivi Reishi Mushroom Coffee
Made from Ganoderma Lucidum Mushroom, 100 percent Arabica coffee, and a rich blend of other potent herbal extracts, this extremely good, high quality Reishi coffee has zero tolerance for low quality herbs and fillers. It reinforces your body’s natural defenses, and boosts and enhances the immune system.
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14. Go Sharp Organic Instant Mushroom Coffee
Go Sharp Mushroom Coffee is mixed with organic instant coffee and Cordyceps mushroom powder. Precisely designed to prolong and elevate coffee effect with no jitters and no crashes, this includes 10 on-the-go packets per box; just add hot water.
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15. La Republica Organic Mushroom Coffee
La Republica Organic Mushroom Coffee is a premium sourced blend of 7 organic mushroom extracts with organic fair-trade coffee. This blend stirs in perfectly with a spoon and does not clump, and tastes like deep, rich, earthy and chocolaty coffee. Made in Los Angeles, it's dairy-free, diabetic friendly, free of dyes, eggs, fat, and gluten.
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16. Certified Organic Juncao Reishi Mushroom Coffee Gift Set
Enjoy 27 sachets of this instant coffee gift set that includes Black Coffee, Latte Coffee, Mocha Coffee, Cappuccino Coffee, Hot Chocolate. Mushroom coffee is builds immunity, promotes energy, and balances cholesterol, removing stress along the way.
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17. Rasa Adaptogenic Coffee Herbal Blend
The signature Rasa adaptogen formula is blended with organic, fair trade coffee from women-owned and operated farms. Balanced, sweet and chocolatey with an earthy note, ingredients include roasted chicory, burdock, dandelion roots, eleuthero, shatavari, he shou wu, codonopsis, chaga mycelium, ashwagandha, rhodiola, Ceylon cinnamon, and reishi extract.
(We Are Rasa, $24)
18. Ganoherb Reishi Mushroom Latte
Reishi Latte Coffee is a delicious blend of Reishi Mushroom and latte that can be enjoyed to keep you healthy and energetic. It best preserves the rich latte flavor with a very slightly bitter taste peculiar to Reishi Mushroom, and it blends high quality aromatic coffee beans with authentic organic reishi mushroom powder.
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19. Sayan Mushroom Coffee Blend
Sayan Mushroom Coffee Blend is made with reishi and chaga mushroom extract, an ideal combination that is ripe with unique and powerful properties with every sip. This antioxidant superfood combo has multiple wellness properties, including digestive system support and maintaining healthy liver functionality. Wild harvested Chaga and reishi mushroom coffee also are immune system boosters that pack a one-two punch.
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20. Genuine Mushroom Coffee
GENUINE created the ultimate nutritionally infused mushroom coffee with 6 medicinal mushrooms. The six most potent immune supporting species of mushrooms used in this supplement are Cordyceps sinensis, Agaricus Blazei, Lentinula edodes, Grifola frondosa, Ganoderma lucidum, and Coriolus versicolor.
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Aly Walansky is a NY-based lifestyles writer who focuses on health, wellness, and relationships. Her work appears in dozens of digital and print publications regularly. Visit her on Twitter or email her.
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