The blend

The Six in the Blend

What each mushroom brings to the cup — and why it earned its spot.

The cognitive one

Lion's Mane

Lion's mane is the reason most people first hear about functional mushrooms. Its claim to fame is nerve growth factor stimulation — compounds in the fruiting body that, in laboratory settings, encourage the growth and repair of nerve cells.

We use a fruiting-body extract and print the milligrams, because that is the part the research actually looks at. It is the most-studied cognitive mushroom we know of, and the one we want in a cup you drink every morning.

What the evidence supports
Nerve growth factor stimulation in lab studies; small human trials on cognition in older adults.

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The calming one

Reishi

Reishi has roughly two thousand years of documented use, which is a long time for anything to keep a reputation. Traditionally it is the mushroom of stress and rest — the one people reach for in the evening rather than the morning.

Modern research is younger than the tradition. Trials are small, often enrolling people with a specific condition rather than healthy adults, and we would rather tell you that than dress it up.

What the evidence supports
Immune-marker changes in small human trials; a long traditional record for stress and rest.

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The immune one

Turkey Tail

Turkey tail may be the most clinically studied mushroom in mycology. Its polysaccharide compound PSK has been examined in human trials in Japan for decades, almost always alongside conventional treatment rather than instead of it.

That history is exactly why it is in the blend: not as a promise, but as the mushroom with the deepest clinical file in the category.

What the evidence supports
Decades of human research on PSK, chiefly as an adjunct therapy in Japan.

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The energy one

Cordyceps

Cordyceps is the traditional stamina mushroom of the high plateau — rare, strange, and prized long before anyone put it in coffee. The version used in modern supplements is cultivated, which keeps it consistent and keeps the wild ones where they belong.

The evidence base is growing but still small. We include it for the lift, and we say plainly that the research is catching up to the reputation.

What the evidence supports
Small human studies on fatigue and exercise; a long traditional record.

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The antioxidant one

Chaga

Chaga is dark, dense and melanin-rich — a conk that grows on birch in cold climates and takes years to get there. Much of what makes it interesting comes from that birch partnership.

It is the least-studied mushroom in the blend in human terms and the one most often oversold. We use it in honest amounts and label it like everything else.

What the evidence supports
Antioxidant and immune signalling in lab studies; limited human research.

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The hearty one

King Trumpet

King trumpet is the oyster mushroom's substantial cousin — meaty texture, umami depth, and the largest fruiting body of any commonly cultivated oyster. It is the mushroom that convinces people the blend is real food, not powder.

Research on king trumpet specifically is younger than for the headline mushrooms, with early work on its antioxidant compounds and cholesterol effects. We include it for structure and savory depth — and we say exactly that.

What the evidence supports
Early antioxidant and lipid research; a long, safe cultivated-food history.

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Taste it

Six mushrooms. One honest cup.

Every milligram printed, every ratio on the label, priced without the markup.

Launch price locked for life for the first list.