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Biohacker Review: Tis' the season for a stronger Biohacker beverage!
During the winters I like to drink my tea dark - and Chaga is one of my favorite mushroom cofactors.
In this review, I'll tell you about my subjective experience with it and break down the recent science that has been done on this mushroom of mythological repute.
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Nutraceuticals come from the natural world, they tend to absorb the toxins in the environment around them, making many of the herbal supplements that you might find possibly Iatrogenic - they may actually do you more harm than good. This is why I wouldn't buy any old Chaga that I found on store shelves or online, especially if it's cheap. I'd also prefer not to get my Chaga in a "multi-vitamin" stack that combines it with a bunch of other things unless they proved its purity with a certificate of analysis. I enthusiastically recommend PureBulk.com's Chaga as they have the highest standards in the industry for quality assurance and purity testing.
Chaga mushrooms (inonotus obliquus) grow on several species of trees, most notably birch trees. The growth resembles burnt charcoal and gets its dark black appearance from high levels of melanin. Parts of Northern Europe, Russia, and Siberia have used Chaga mushrooms for centuries as a traditional remedy to improve overall health and boost the immune system. In addition to their potential immune-boosting properties, Chaga mushrooms have few calories, high amounts of fiber, and high levels of antioxidants.