Why should I be taking mushroom supplements?

One of the hottest ingredients that is showing up everywhere is mushroom powder? You can find it in everything from coffee to cosmetics to supplements but what makes it popular and should you be taking it?

Depending on your health and wellness goals, there are multiple types of mushroom supplements that you can take and in whichever form you prefer (coffee, tablets, capsules, powder, topical, and more) but there are a few things to keep in mind before you take them. For example, should you take a supplement that is just one type of mushroom (e.g. shiitake) or a combo of multiple ones (e.g. shiitake, cordyceps, chaga, etc.). The decision should be based on what are you taking this supplement for? For example, shiitake is great for skin health especially if you have sunspots or hyper-pigmentation or in general for antioxidant support so your skin doesn’t get damaged. Or perhaps, you need a topical treatment instead of a pill because you don’t like taking pills. Finally, you should also consider do you like to eat mushrooms? Sometimes, just eating mushrooms daily may be beneficial instead of taking supplements. Remember, whole foods are always better and supplements are meant to be supplements to your food intake. Other reasons, you might take mushroom supplements are for fitness and energy as mushrooms can help with sustained energy release without a stimulant and better recovery; so for this case, you might want to take a combo of mushroom powders.

Benefits of mushroom powders include not only various minerals and nutrients but also getting in your Vitamin D. If you Google mushroom powders you’ll find many reasons people take them from allegedly helping those with cancer recovery to beauty from within to cognitive focus to fitness and energy. Do your research and select the product that fits your need and always speak with your doctor before introducing a new supplement into your diet.