Mushroom Gummies for Stress Relief: Comparing Popular Adaptogens

Mushroom gummies, if used correctly, can be effective stressbusters. In particular, gummies containing adaptogenic mushroom extracts, such as reishi and cordyceps, can be used to mitigate the effects of stress. 

One common misconception is that adaptogenic mushrooms are hallucinogens or the same as magic mushrooms. However, adaptogenic mushrooms do not offer the same effects as magic mushrooms or hallucinogens, as they do not change the user's perception.

Instead, adaptogenic mushrooms work to reduce the body's stress response. To the user, they may notice a reduction in stress symptoms like fatigue, low mood, and impaired cognitive performance.

The human body's hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis produces glucocorticoids, which are steroid hormones that activate the stress response. Adaptogens regulate the HPA axis and other stress systems, ensuring the body's enhanced resistance to stress and promoting recovery from its effects.

Therefore, taking an appropriate dosage of adaptogenic mushrooms can alleviate stress. Adaptogenic mushrooms can be packaged into easy-to-take products like powders and capsules. In particular, mushroom extracts can be added to delicious gummies, such as our stress relief gummies with THC, which combine adaptogens with hemp for a calming experience. For a deeper dive into their overall advantages, explore our blog on the advantages of functional mushroom gummies.

Comparing Three Popular Adaptogens

Before delving into the benefits of each adaptogen, it's important to understand how the stress response works. When stressed, the body undergoes three stages:

1. The alarm phase
2. The phase of resistance
3. The phase of exhaustion

For example, if you lift heavy weights, during the resistance phase, your body releases helpful hormones to improve performance before transitioning into the exhaustion phase.

Adaptogens can work at each stage of stress to reduce the biological and chemical effects and restore the body to the pre-stressed state.

Reishi

Reishi is an important ingredient in several traditional medicine systems in countries like Korea, China, and Japan. Reishi is usually taken in the form of powders or extracts. Once its compounds have been ingested and absorbed, reishi has several effects that can mitigate the feeling of stress, including:

• It can lower raised blood pressure. During the alarm phase, people might find their blood pressure soaring, straining their cardiovascular system. Reishi can lower blood pressure, preventing long-term cardiovascular issues and hypertension.
• It can treat fatigue, usually released during the exhaustion phase. For example, one study found that reishi extract improved fatigue in patients with unexplained chronic fatigue. By reducing fatigue, reishi can accelerate recovery to the body's pre-stressed state.

Cordyceps

Cordyceps are known as 'the Emperor's Mushroom' due to their role in traditional religious ceremonies. There are over 260 species of cordyceps and, like reishi, cordyceps are well-known adaptogens whose properties include:

• Increasing resistance to stress-inducing activities. Studies on high-altitude training found that regular ingestion of cordyceps reduced the stress response and enhanced fatigue levels.
• Cordyceps has also been tested on athletes, with the results confirming that it can aid the effects of fatigue from the exhaustion phase. If you regularly feel tired from training, you might find mushroom gummies containing cordyceps a helpful aid.

Lion's Mane

Don't let Lion's Mane's striking appearance deceive you - it's actually an effective adaptogen, being particularly noted for:

• Its ability to reduce inflammatory responses. Stress produces anti-inflammatory markers, which, in turn, produce noticeable symptoms like headaches, difficulty sleeping, digestive issues, muscle tension, and fatigue. Lion's Mane extract has been shown to reduce these symptoms, helping manage the effects of the body's stress stages.
• Studies have shown that Lion's Mane can assist in reversing the effects of stress on neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine. Chronic stress can reduce dopamine levels, producing undesirable effects like tiredness and lack of motivation. But Lion's Mane's beneficial effects on the brain's chemistry can reverse the effects of stress, renewing the body from the exhaustion stage.

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