Guides

Strip away the marketing and mushroom coffee is a simple idea: take the drink most men already have every morning, and use it as a delivery vehicle for ingredients they would never remember to take…

Walk down the functional coffee aisle and you will see the same roster over and over: Lion’s Mane, cordyceps, reishi, chaga, turkey tail, sometimes maitake and shiitake. Brands present these as one…

The term comes from mid-20th-century researchers who were looking for natural substances that could help the body resist stress without the crash-and-rebound pattern of stimulants. To earn the label…

S7™ is a branded blend of seven plant-based ingredients — including green coffee bean extract, green tea extract, turmeric, tart cherry, blueberry, broccoli and kale. What's clever about it is the…

L-Theanine is an amino acid found naturally in tea leaves. It's a big part of why a cup of green tea can feel calm and clear even though it contains caffeine — the theanine takes the sharp edge off.…

Cordyceps is a group of fungi used for centuries in traditional Chinese practice. The two you'll usually see named are Cordyceps sinensis (wild and rare) and Cordyceps militaris (cultivated, and what…

Maca ( Lepidium meyenii ) is a root vegetable grown high in the Peruvian Andes, where it has been used as a food and traditional tonic for centuries. Maca comes in several colours — yellow, red and…

Ashwagandha ( Withania somnifera ) is an adaptogenic herb used for centuries in Ayurvedic tradition. “KSM-66®” isn't a different plant — it's a specific, branded, standardized extract made only from…

Lion's Mane is a white, cascading mushroom named for its shaggy, mane-like appearance. It has a long history in traditional Chinese and Japanese practice, where it was used to support digestion and…