According to Chinese medicine Reishi mushroom extract has many functions but it’s main area of expertise is nourishing the heart, calming the spirit and enriching the chi as well as general tonification and the treatment of coughs.
But why would Reishi have any effect on mood?
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Anecdotal reports have shown psilocybin to be effective in treating mood disorders, like depression and anxiety.
In 2011, a pilot study showed that psilocybin effectively lowered depression and end-of-life anxiety in terminally ill cancer patients.
Researchers also confirmed that a single dose of psilocybin treatment significantly improved the symptoms of depression and anxiety for up to six months. This study eventually got approval for phase II research by the FDA.
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If you havn’t heard of Yoga by now then you have probably been living under a rock or you have misheard the name and thought that it was a small green man living on the planet Dagobah.
Joking aside Yoga is now one of the most popular forms of exercise around and is normaly in peoples top five exercises in the west, along with running, walking, cycling and swimming.
So why is Yoga so popular?
We hope thet article below from our guest writer Manmohan Singh a Yoga teacher from India can shed some light on the matter.
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Stress is a response your body creates when you’ve overwhelmed your nervous system. The body becomes flooded with chemicals that prepare you to either fight or run away. These stress responses are natural and are there to save your life in a dangerous situation. However, when stress occurs for the small things in life, it wears your body down and you can suffer consequences like high blood pressure.
In Japanese, reishi translates to divine or spiritual mushroom. At a recent conference, Dr. Willard stated, “The reishi is by far my favorite of the medicinal mushrooms.” Christopher Hobbs uses reishi extract daily, writing that it is a “deep level tonic” used traditionally as a blood cleanser. And, Paul Stamets classifies it as the most broad spectrum healer of all medicinal mushrooms.
For over 2000 years Reishi mushrooms (Ganoderma lucidum) have been recognized by Chinese medical professionals as a valuable remedy. Its Chinese name Lingzhi, means “spiritual potency”. Reishi mushrooms are regarded by the Chinese as the “Medicine of Kings”. Dr. Shi-Jean Lee, the most famous Chinese medical doctor of the Ming Dynasty, strongly endorsed the effectiveness of Reishi in his famous book, Ban Chao Gang Moo (“Great Pharmacopoeia”). He stated that the “long-term taking of Reishi (Lingzhi) will build a strong, healthy body and assure a long life.”(2)