Mushroom Coffee and its Benefits

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Mushroom coffee is a popular health drink that has gained a lot of attention in recent years. It is a blend of coffee and medicinal mushrooms that is touted to offer numerous health benefits, including improved cognitive function, increased energy, and reduced inflammation. In this article, we will take a closer look at what mushroom coffee is, its potential health benefits, and how to make it at home.

What is Mushroom Coffee?

Mushroom coffee is a coffee drink that is made by combining roasted coffee beans with powdered medicinal mushrooms. The most common types of mushrooms used in mushroom coffee include reishi, chaga, lion's mane, and cordyceps. These mushrooms are prized for their potential health benefits, which range from reducing inflammation and improving immune function to boosting energy levels and enhancing mental clarity.

Mushroom coffee is usually sold in the form of instant coffee packets, which can be easily mixed with hot water to create a quick and convenient drink. It can also be brewed in the traditional way, with whole coffee beans and mushroom powder steeped together in hot water.

Health Benefits of Mushroom Coffee

Mushroom coffee is touted to offer a wide range of health benefits, thanks to the medicinal properties of the mushrooms it contains. Here are some of the most commonly cited benefits of mushroom coffee:

Boosts Energy Levels

One of the key benefits of mushroom coffee is its ability to boost energy levels. The mushrooms used in mushroom coffee are adaptogens, which means they help the body adapt to stress and fight fatigue. They do this by regulating the production of stress hormones like cortisol, which can drain your energy levels over time.

Enhances Cognitive Function

Another benefit of mushroom coffee is its potential to enhance cognitive function. Some of the mushrooms used in mushroom coffee, such as lion's mane, have been shown to improve brain function and memory in animal studies. These effects may be due to the fact that they contain compounds that promote the growth of new brain cells and protect existing ones from damage.

Reduces Inflammation

Inflammation is a natural immune response that can be beneficial in the short term but harmful in the long term if it becomes chronic. Some of the mushrooms used in mushroom coffee, such as reishi, have anti-inflammatory properties that may help reduce chronic inflammation in the body. This, in turn, may help reduce the risk of chronic diseases like heart disease and cancer.Supports Immune Function

Many of the mushrooms used in mushroom coffee have been shown to have immune-boosting properties. For example, chaga mushrooms contain beta-glucans, which are complex sugars that can stimulate the immune system and enhance its ability to fight off infections and diseases.

How to Make Mushroom Coffee

Making mushroom coffee at home is a simple and easy process. Here's what you'll need:

Ingredients:1 cup of hot water
1 tablespoon of ground coffee
1 teaspoon of mushroom powder (reishi, chaga, lion's mane, or cordyceps)

Instructions:Brew the coffee as you normally would, using a French press or drip coffee maker.
Stir in the mushroom powder until fully dissolved.
Enjoy!

Alternatively, you can use instant mushroom coffee packets, which can be found at many health food stores and online retailers. Simply mix the packet with hot water, and you'll have a cup of mushroom coffee in minutes.

Conclusion

Mushroom coffee is a health drink that combines the benefits of coffee with the medicinal properties of mushrooms. It is a convenient and easy way to enjoy the health benefits of these superfoods, and it may help boost energy levels, enhance cognitive function, reduce inflammation, and support immune function. If you're looking for a new way to enjoy your morning cup of coffee, give

Benildeans dominate CineMapúa anew

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Student filmmakers from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde asserted their mastery of “the longest-running student film festival in the Philippines” by taking the top two prizes and more during the 20th CineMapúa International Student Film Short Film Festival awards night held recently at the Mapúa University Gymnasium in Intramuros.

“Saan Aabot ang Dapithapon?” (Where Do Sunsets Go?), written and directed by Trixie Vertera and Carissa Sierras of DLS-CSB, garnered the Cardinal Gold Film Award, Best Performance of an Actress for veteran singer-actress Celeste Legaspi, Best Production Design for Paurine Shibata, and Best Sound Design for Orion Flynn at CineMapúa 2023’s intercollegiate category.

“Saan Aabot ang Dapithapon?” focuses on a grandmother (Legaspi) and her granddaughter (Kat Galang), as they search for a missing spark plug in a garage filled with mementos to bring an old car back to life, and into the streets again. The short film centers around life, death, and finding meaning to it.

“Pig’s Game,” written and directed by their fellow Benildean CM Bautista, bagged the Cardinal Silver Film Award, Best Performance of an Actor for James Ramada, and Best Screenplay for Bautista and co-writer Tristan Aguilar. The film revolves around a run-of-the-mill theater actor caught up in an audition for a government propaganda material.

Moreover, “Alingasngas ng mga Kuliglig” (The Gossips of Cicadidae) written and directed by Vahn Pascual, also from DLS-CSB, got the Cardinal Audience Award and Best Original Music for Karl Arthur Javier and BenildeFilm alumna Nik Rosacay. In the film, a boy who is forced by his father to become the next folk healer of their town, secretly despises his conventional boring life. This until he falls in love with a tikbalang, a Philippine mythological creature which has the head and hooves of a horse.

Pascual ruled the previous edition of CineMapúa when his film “Sina Alexa, Xander at Ang Universe” got the Cardinal Gold Film Award, Cardinal Best Performance of an Actor for himself, Cardinal Best Film Editing for Corlisse Nicolas, and Cardinal Best Production Design for Melissa Cuarderno and Ralph Mojica. In addition, his other short film “Silang Mga Naligaw sa Limot” received the Special Jury Award.

Organized by Mapúa’s School of Media Studies, CineMapúa received 2,892 film entries from 108 countries. Fifty entries were selected as finalists, with 15 of them competing in the intercollegiate division, five in the high school category, 10 in the all-Mapúans group, and 20 for the World Film section.

“Si Oddie,” about a rider who embarks on a delivery to a customer who cannot be located, secured the Cardinal Bronze Film Award and Best Direction for Maria Kydylee Torato of UP Visayas. “That Night the Moon Shined” by Xzyron Dumabok of UPFI brought home Best Cinematography for Moore Minglana, while “Pempem at ang Bomba Magasin” by Migs Ruallo of Far Eastern University grabbed Best Editing for Gene Francis Sayson. “Siya na Iba Sainda” (She Who is Different from Them) by Joshua Doce of Bicol State College of Applied Sciences and Technology took the People’s Choice awards for poster and teaser.

Other short films from Benilde, namely “Makoko sa Baybay” (I am Going to the Beach) by Mike Cabarles and “Lilip” (Hem Stitch) by Yanie Cruz, also made it to the list of finalists which were all shown onsite at the newly constructed 150-seater Mapúa Cardinal Cinema, Francisco N. Cervantes Hall, and MPO508 at the Makati campus, and the audio-visual and seminar rooms at the Intramuros campus from March 13 to 18. The films were also screened online at www.yfilms.ph from March 22 to April 5.

On the release of the 2021 Performance-Based Bonus

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The Department of Education (DepEd) is in coordination with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Harmonization of National Government Performance Monitoring, Information and Reporting Systems (AO25 Secretariat) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on the Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) of its personnel.

The Department has already completed the submission to the AO25 Secretariat of the requirements for staff eligible to receive the PBB for 2021.

We understand that it is undergoing assessment now, and we look forward to its release as soon as possible.

We urge DepEd personnel not to fall into the treacherous tales intended to ignite distrust and anger against the agency —whipped up by shadowy groups whose intentions to cause harm and destroy are disguised as concern.

Thank you.