3 Brain Boosting Medicinal Mushrooms

Mushrooms have been considered a medicinal aid since ancient times.

These brain boosting medicinal mushrooms contain beneficial elements that help to fight and even prevent various life-threatening diseases and help improve the body’s overall functioning.

Top of the list of mushrooms that contain medicinal properties to improve brain function, combat Alzheimer’s, normalize sleep cycles and reduce depression and anxiety are Lion’s Mane, Reishi and Cordyceps.

Here’s a compilation of facts on how they’re beneficial and how you can cook them.

Cordyceps

Cordyceps are extremely rare and expensive.  However, they’re mainly found in Japan on caterpillar larvae, making them really difficult to hunt and harvest. These are not mushrooms where you can pop out and buy mushroom spores or even mushroom grow kits.

Even though they are rare and hard to come by, they have a number of really amazing benefits.

Cordyceps are known to having been used by ancient Chinese medicine men as an aid for a wide range of medical conditions. A few of the benefits of Cordyceps include boosting sexual appetite, easing kidney disorders, and reducing stress and anxiety.

Recent research on these mushrooms and feedback from patients reveal that Cordyceps are also beneficial for boosting fitness and athletic performance. They have antioxidants that help in fighting cancer as a support treatment option, and amazingly they can support the role of insulin which helps diabetic patients.

Fair warning here. Despite the almost magical properties of Cordyceps and the numerous health benefits they offer, they can be outrageously expensive because they are so rare and difficult to harvest. For most people, a more practical solution to the fresh product is a Cordycep supplement.

These brain boosting medical mushroom supplements are readily available. They are created in approved labs in volume so you won’t be staring at three-digit figures on the price tag. Usually the supplements are taken once a day. To maximize their benefits you should always check and follow the supplement instructions.

Reishi

This miracle mushroom can help with a multitude of health-related problems and is widely known as the “Mushroom of Immortality“. It has been used in Chinese Medicine for centuries and is now commercially cultivated on sawdust, woodchips or hardwood logs.

Some of the significant or uncomfortable health related issues Reishi can help combat are:

• stabilizing blood sugar
• lowering blood pressure
• reducing tumors
• regulating sleep patterns
• fighting insomnia
• regenerating liver cells and
• protection against neurocognitive diseases like Dementia and Alzheimer’s .

Even with its extensive list of benefits, it is not easy to eat Reishi like other mushrooms as it has a strong and bitter taste. You could try it sautéed in oil and butter, softened with a squeeze of lemon or a drop of balsamic vinegar but even then the bitterness can be overpowering. It takes some getting used to.

For many, it’s more palatable, quicker and easier to digest in the form of a dried extract you add to food or on its own in the form of a powder that can be added to daily drinks and food. Reishi also comes in the form of a coffee substitute for people who enjoy their daily shot of caffeine…without the caffeine.

Lion’s Mane

Lion’s Mane is a brain boosting medicinal mushrooms known to have many health benefits that impact a wide range of modern ailments.

People have reported health improvements in:

• reducing tumor growth
• preventing the spread of cancer-cells
• boosting cognitive functioning for neurodegenerative diseases
• lowering the effects of depression, anxiety and stress and
• improving cardiac and heart health

It is also reported it has positive anti-inflammatory properties.

Much of the health improving properties of Lion’s Mane is anecdotal. However there is increasing early stage scientific research that is showing encouraging results.

If you are tempted to cook Lion’s Mane, allow them to cook on a low heat for a longer than normal mushroom cooking time. They release a fair amount of liquid which needs to be reduced and will help create a tasty, and somewhat crunchy delicacy. Add virgin olive oil and/or butter and season to taste. You won’t be disappointed by the extra effort required.

Wrap Up

While synthetic medicine can help with many conditions and are the go-to for most practitioners, they often induce unwanted side effects. These “natural health products” may help you achieve the same kind of relief from symptoms without having to ingest man-made chemicals and should be considered a part of your normal health routine.

As always you should consult professionals before you act to get peace of mind.

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