With their ancient roots, Lion’s Mane mushrooms have been highly regarded for their potential to support health and cognitive power.
But it didn’t stop there… they were also considered a royal delicacy in European courts during medieval times. Unique in texture and flavor, these prized mushrooms were in high demand for feasts and banquets.
Of all the mushrooms in existence, Lion’s Mane may have the most colorful history. Here’s just a sampling…
- In ancient China, Lion’s Mane mushrooms were looked upon as a symbol of wisdom and longevity, and were associated with philosophers and scholars.
- Taoist monks used powdered Lion’s Mane mushrooms during meditation, believing they not only brought a sense of tranquility, but helped the monks connect with higher spiritual powers.
- Also known as the “Mountain Priest,” Lion’s Mane has been a revered part of both Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Kampo, the traditional Japanese medical system.
- Called “Yamabushitake” in Japan after a sect of Buddhist monks – the Yamabushi monks – who wore a garment around their necks with long strands of fur resembling the Lion’s Mane mushroom.
- In Korean traditional medicine, Lion’s Mane mushrooms were used in soups and teas, as it was believed they supported immune health.
Today, nothing has changed. They’re still a mainstay of some of the most important health systems around the world. And, Lion’s Mane mushrooms are starting to grace the tables of some of the finest restaurants in the world, as top-rated chefs take these delectable gems to new culinary heights.
It’s no surprise that we chose these exceptional mushrooms for the first-ever Biodynamic Organic Mushroom Coffee to provide you with a rich, hearty sip for your morning ritual to enhance your overall well-being, vitality and mental clarity.*
First, let’s explore what it is about these mushrooms – other than their unique appearance and exceptional flavor – that have created such a buzz over the years…
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Revered Throughout History and Fit for Royalty, Lion’s Mane Offers Many Attributes for Health
Distinctive in appearance, the shaggy Lion’s Mane mushroom, or Hericium erinaceous, resembles a lion’s mane as it grows. It goes by several different names: Bearded Tooth, Monkey’s Head and Pom-Pom Mushroom, just to name a few.
Unlike other mushrooms, Lion’s Mane mushrooms have no cap or stem. And as they age, they turn from pure white to yellow to brown in color.
Growing in the wild on dead and dying hardwood trees throughout Europe, North America and Asia, the Chinese were the first to cultivate Hericium. And now because of the explosive demand for these mushrooms, they’re also being grown indoors.
So, what is it about Lion’s Mane mushrooms that provide so many potential benefits for health?
Containing bioactive substances, such as polysaccharides, that support brain, heart and gut health, Lion’s Mane offers a myriad of possibilities for your health:
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Cognitive benefits – Contains valuable bioactive compounds, such as neurotrophic factors, that may help support your brain and cognitive health, as well as mood.*
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Metabolic health support – May promote blood sugar levels already in the normal range and may help protect your pancreas, liver and kidneys.*
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Stress support – Considered an adaptogenic food, Lion’s Mane can help your body adapt to any type of stress, through its effects on your body’s cortisol production.*
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Digestion and gut health – Contains both prebiotics and probiotics to support your gut health, as well as your immune system, and promote the growth of beneficial bacteria in your gut.*
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Heart and blood vessel health – Promotes healthy lipid and blood pressure levels already in the normal range and helps safeguard endothelial, or blood vessel, health.*
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Immune system support – Lion’s Mane bioactive plant compounds, as well as its protein and carbohydrate content, helps modulate, or balance, your immune response.*
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Healthy cell growth – Helps protect your cells against damage through its powerful antioxidant properties.*
Let’s take a closer look at how Lion’s Mane may benefit your brain and cognition…
Could Lion’s Mane Help You Feel Sharper and More Focused?
As you age, your brain’s ability to grow and form new connections tends to decline. And that can affect your overall ability to think, concentrate and learn.
Lion’s mane mushrooms contain two special compounds that easily cross the blood-brain barrier to support cognitive health: hericenones and erinacines. They also contain substances that may contribute to nerve growth.
Hericenones are primarily found in the fruiting bodies of the mushrooms, and are one of the most potent naturally occurring compounds for inducing Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) in your brain.
NGF supports the healthy growth and regeneration of brain cells and helps your brain form new neural pathways for proper cognitive function.
By promoting the production of NGF, Lion's Mane may help maintain memory, focus and overall cognitive function.*
Studies have shown that Lion's Mane can potentially enhance learning and recall abilities. People who consume it regularly often report feeling more alert and mentally sharp.*
A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial examined the effects of Lion’s Mane Mushroom powder (a total of 750 mg per day for 16 weeks) on cognitive function in 50-to 80-year-old Japanese men and women.
Participants taking Lion’s Mane showed significant improvements in cognitive function scores compared to the placebo group, with benefits increasing over the 16-week trial period.*
Lion’s Mane is widely touted to help with concentration and focus, and may support memory. A robust cognitive enhancer, it may also promote a positive mood and mental health.*
By helping to maintain the health of cells and nerves in your brain’s hippocampus, Lion’s Mane may help protect your brain as you age, supporting healthy cognition and long-term brain health.*
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Lion’s Mane Extract and Coffee – The Perfect Nootropic Blend?
Many people reach for that morning cup of joe for the mental boost it provides. Because of its proven ability to boost alertness, some coffee lovers couldn’t imagine starting their day without it.
Lion's Mane mushroom, when combined with coffee, creates a powerful blend that may boost your brain power and mental clarity even further.*
Why Lion’s Mane? With its mild flavor that goes well with the taste of coffee, it’s a natural choice.
The combination of Lion's Mane with coffee is particularly interesting.
While coffee provides a quick boost in alertness and energy, Lion's Mane works synergistically to enhance these effects, potentially leading to improved concentration and mental clarity without the typical caffeine crash.
Some users report experiencing a smoother, more sustained focus throughout the day when consuming this mushroom coffee blend.
And because of Lion's Mane’s natural mood-boosting properties, it can help promote a sense of calm and well-being. This makes the mushroom coffee blend not just a cognitive enhancer, but also a potential ally for mental health and stress management.
As you’ll soon discover, coffee provides you with more than just a boost of energy or alertness. Much like Lion’s Mane mushroom, coffee is linked to a long list of potential health benefits, including metabolic, heart, liver and brain health.
Introducing Our Biodynamic® Organic Mushroom Coffee with Lion’s Mane Extract
We’ve combined the best of two worlds – Demeter Certified Biodynamic® Organic Coffee with an Organic Mushroom Fruitbody Extract revered since medieval days – to create our Biodynamic® Organic Mushroom Coffee with Lion’s Mane Extract.
Our Lion’s Mane is grown in the U.S. on organic oak and maple logs, much like they would grow in the wild. Serving as a substrate, the logs provide the mushrooms with food and nutrients.
To make mushroom coffee, the Lion’s Mane mushrooms are first dried and extracted. The powdered mushroom extract is then blended with a top-notch Demeter Certified Biodynamic instant coffee.
The end result is a smooth elixir that tastes like regular brewed coffee with a subtly earthy, nutty twist.
Available in convenient instant form, our Mushroom Coffee is packaged in a glass jar, all ready for use. There’s no waiting to brew a pot of coffee. Simple add a scoop of coffee to your mug or glass, add hot or cold water, stir and enjoy.
Each scoop of our Biodynamic® Organic Mushroom Coffee yields 5,000 mg of Organic Arabica Coffee Bean Powder, along with 500 mg of Organic Lion’s Mane Mushroom Fruitbody Extract, standardized to 90 mg of Beta Glucans.
Known for its valuable hericenones and beta glucans found in the fruiting body of the mushroom, our Fruitbody extract is carefully processed with hot water that does not contain any excipients or carriers.
Hot water extraction is the preferred processing method for Lion’s Mane, as it promotes a greater yield of polysaccharides and other heat stable components.
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From the Lush, Forested Mountains of India, the Raw Materials for Our Coffee Are Tested for Mold, Mycotoxins and Heavy Metals
For our Biodynamic® Organic Mushroom Coffee, we start with what we believe is the finest coffee on the planet. Raw coffee beans are referred to as “green” coffee beans, but that can be a little confusing as coffee cherries are picked when they are red.
Our coffee cherries are handpicked when they are at their full stage of ripeness – red or yellow in color. They are then de-pulped, fermented, washed and carefully dried.
This processing exposes the inside pit of the cherry – or the green coffee bean. When roasted, the green coffee beans turn to tan and then brown. The longer the roasting period, the darker brown the beans become.
The beans for our coffee come from Demeter Certified Biodynamic® family-owned farms nestled in Chikmagalur near the lush, forested Western Ghats mountain range in western India.
Gently harvested by hand to promote minimal impact on the environment, these coffee beans are carefully grown, processed and stored.
And they’re tested for heavy metals, mold and mycotoxins, including Ochratoxin A, coffee’s most potentially harmful mycotoxin.
Our coffee is both Demeter Certified Biodynamic® and Certified USDA Organic to support a more sustainable future.
Demeter Certified Biodynamic®, the world’s oldest ecological certification, meets the highest standards in agriculture through regenerative, soil-first practices, like plant diversity, cover crops and livestock integration while prohibiting synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides.
As a result, farmers improve the health of their land and quality of our food, all while cultivating a stronger planet.
The end product - our rich 100% Arabica coffee – offers a satisfying balance of smooth yet bold coffee flavor, perfect for sipping cold or hot.
What’s special about Arabica coffee? Arabica coffee beans are rich in plant-based antioxidants and phytonutrients that can help protect your cells and tissues against damaging free radicals.
Standardized to 90 mg of Beta Glucans to Provide Immune Support
With our Biodynamic® Organic Mushroom Coffee, you get an unexpected bonus…
As you age, your immune system doesn’t respond to challenges like it did when you were younger. Some of the changes that diminish your immune function with age include:
- Reduced production of T and B cells due to shrinkage of your thymus.
- Decreased function of mature white blood cells or lymphocytes.
- Increased inflammatory tissue environment from aging T and B cells.
But here’s the deal… It’s not just age that can weaken your immune response. Stress, emotional strain, a poor diet, and not getting enough exercise or sleep can affect it as well.
The beta glucans in our Mushroom Coffee may help.
Beta glucans are a type of dietary fiber called polysaccharides that occur naturally in the cell walls of certain mushrooms. Your body doesn’t make its own beta glucans, so you must obtain them from foods.
These important polysaccharides provide potential benefits for your digestion, heart health, metabolism, blood sugar and lipid levels, blood pressure, as well as your immune health.*
You see, your white blood cells have receptor sites on their surfaces that can bind with beta glucans – much like a lock and key. Once attached, beta glucans go to work to powerfully support your immune health, preparing it to be ready for any challenge.*
Specifically, Lion’s Mane mushroom is rich in beta 1-3, 1-6 glucans, a type of beta glucan with immunomodulation effects. In other words, the beta glucans in Lion’s Mane help promote a normal immune response.*
To provide you with these potential benefits for your immune health and more, we’ve formulated our Mushroom Coffee to yield 90 mg of beta glucans per serving.
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Why Consume Caffeinated Coffee?
You have choices when it comes to mushroom coffee – caffeinated, decaffeinated and reduced caffeine levels.
Many people who regularly consume coffee do so for the effects they feel from the caffeine. For these individuals, that morning cup of joe is a highlight of their day, and they don’t wish to give up the good feelings they get from caffeine.
Beyond the positive feelings, there are many potential health benefits associated with drinking caffeinated coffee, including…
- Helps fight fatigue and increases energy levels through its influence on neurotransmitters in your brain.
- Supports metabolic function by helping to maintain the healthy function of the beta cells in your pancreas, which produce insulin to regulate blood sugar levels.*
- May help support healthy brain function and cognition.*
- Promotes a healthy heart through its actions on a protein known as mitochondrial p27, which helps protect and support the repair of heart muscle cells (drinking four cups of coffee a day produced the best results in one study).*
- Supports your body’s healthy response to stress.*
- May support healthy fat storage and gut health, making it a potentially valuable tool for weight management.*
- Supports healthy cells and may help protect your DNA.*
- Promotes a positive mood.*
- Helps protect and support liver health.*
Keep in mind, it’s the caffeine in coffee that’s responsible for most of these effects. You can’t expect to realize the same benefits if you choose a mushroom coffee with lower levels of caffeine or no caffeine at all.
Unlike with some of these other brands, you get full-on caffeine with our Mushroom Coffee.
Each 8-oz cup of Biodynamic Organic Mushroom Coffee with Lion’s Mane Extract contains 130 mg of caffeine – the average dose of caffeine in a hearty brew of coffee.
Start Your Day With Greater Focus and Sharpness
You enjoy your morning cup of joe, so why not take it to the next level?
Sharper focus and concentration… enhanced learning and recall… It can all be yours with our Biodynamic Mushroom Coffee.*
Finally, there’s an option where you don’t have to sacrifice the taste of a good cup of coffee. With our Mushroom Coffee you get some of the finest coffee on the planet – Demeter Certified Biodynamic® Organic Coffee. One sip and you’ll be convinced.
Some people wonder – is there a strong mushroom taste? Can you taste the mushroom extract?
Because we start with a rich, hearty brew of high-quality 100% Arabica coffee – and Lion’s Mane is so delicate and mild-tasting – many individuals don’t even detect the mushroom extract They describe the taste as a smooth, perfectly roasted cup of coffee.
So, step up your morning routine and greet your day with our rich, hearty Biodynamic Organic Mushroom Coffee with Lion’s Mane Extract. Order now while supplies last.