Health Benefits of Cordyceps, Reishi and Ginger (Science Backed) + How I Make Tea

Cordyceps fungus, Reishi mushroom and Ginger rhizome are beneficial to your health and there is scientific evidence to back it up. In this video I show you how I make a tea from the ingredients to combine their individual healing properties into a health and wellbeing promoting beverage, and I quote some of the scientific studies that looked at the naturally occurring compounds in Cordyceps, Reishi and Ginger that assist in natural health boosting processes in the body.

00:00 Preparation of ingredients for health promoting mushroom brew
01:25 Why I have dirt behind my nails
01:56 About Cordyceps fungus
02:46 Anti-fatigue and energy-boosting effects of Cordyceps
03:06 Anti-oxidant and DNA protective effects of Cordyceps sinensis
03:43 Cordyceps sinensis extends life of fruit flies
03:55 CS-4 strain of Cordyceps extends life of mice
04:16 CS-4 increases physical condition of elderly people
04:43 Cordyceps fights sexual dysfunction and is a natural alternative to Viagra
04:59 Cordyceps boosts memory, increases sexual function and has anti-aging effect
05:16 Cordyceps is a natural anti-inflammatory drug
05:30 Cordyceps increases levels of heart-protective compound adenosine
05:45 Cordyceps militaris maintains adequate blood sugar levels in mice
06:29 Cordyceps is beneficial in treatment of type 2 diabetes
06:45 Cordyceps fungi helps with blood sugar, but not the carcass it sprouts from
07:02 Cordyceps has anti-tumor effects
07:22 Cordyceps inhibits human cancer cells
07:38 Cordyceps helps fight depression
07:55 Supplementation with Cordyceps improves sperm quality and quantity
08:17 Cordyceps protects liver
08:55 Cordyceps improves renal (kidney) function
09:17 Cordyceps reduces skin inflammation in mice
09:35 Preparing seeds inoculated with Cordyceps mycelium for second flush
09:52 Home-grown Cordyceps fruiting bodies as effective as natural fungi
10:31 Reishi is healthy, but not edible
10:58 How to extract active ingredients from Reishi
12:20 Chitin in fungus
12:43 Beta-glucans health benefits
13:20 Mushroom beta-glucans more effective than other sources
13:48 Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi) has multiple health benefits
14:37 Reishi stimulates natural killer cells
15:00 Reishi inhibits several human cancer cell lines
15:18 Reishi reduces colorectal cancer tumors
15:34 Reishi combats hypertension in rats
15:53 Reishi has anti-depressant and anti-anxiety effects
16:08 Reishi protects hippocampus in the brain
16:25 Reishi inhibits convulsions
16:45 Reishi helps to deal with negative effects of endocrine therapy
17:07 Reishi protects liver
17:56 Amanita virosa (Destroying angel)
18:14 Amanita phalloides (Death cap)
18:24 Galerina Marginata (Funeral bell)
18:34 Reishi in Shennong Ben Cao Jing
19:24 Triterpenoids in Reishi
20:31 Adding Ginger to tea for taste and additional health benefits
20:56 The taste of ginger
21:27 Biological activities of Zingiber officinale (ginger)
21:59 Science backed health benefits of ginger
22:16 Ginger reduces muscle pain
22:44 More studies confirm muscle pain reducing effects of ginger
23:20 Hericium erinaceus (Lion’s mane)
23:29 Medical disclaimer
24:04 Personal disclaimer
24:28 Making the brew from prepared ingredients
26:13 Reducing the heat to let the tea simmer
26:51 Healthy beverage is ready to be enjoyed

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