As a busy caregiver, it’s often hard to prioritize your own health. But if you’re not feeling your best, providing care for an older adult may seem much more difficult than normal. In the U.S., 32% of caregivers of older adults report feeling run down and stressed or are experiencing brain fog, which is often a sign of burnout.
It’s vital to take care of your own health and wellness to care for others. One easy and common way to make sure your body gets the nutrients it needs is daily vitamins. But many multi-vitamins lack certain superfoods that can help with some of the most common complaints among caregivers.
What are functional mushrooms?
Functional mushrooms have long been used in traditional Chinese medicine and have been recently gaining popularity in the U.S. Praised for their healing abilities, this family of superfoods not only helps to lower blood sugar and boost digestive health, it has also been shown to help balance mood, manage stress, aid with sleep, improve skin radiance and more, according to wellness communities across the world.
The co-founders of functional mushroom gummy maker Fungies found that most daily vitamins lack functional mushrooms. Instead, to get the benefits of helpful, health-aiding fungi, health seekers have had to endure swallowing large capsules, dealing with messy powders or downing foul-tasting tinctures. Fungies jumped on the daily gummy vitamin train and packs 500 mg of various mushrooms in each of its fruit-flavored gummies.
Lion’s mane, cordyceps and reishi mushrooms may improve health
Fungies uses three powerful functional mushrooms in its gummy blends, giving customers an easy and tasty way to extra health benefits. While Fungies’ health claims have not been evaluated by the FDA, current customers rave about the benefits and the improvements they’ve seen in their own lives, including myself.
Lion’s Mane Mushroom Gummies are blueberry- and strawberry-flavored treats that include 500 mg of dual-extracted Lion’s mane, which may help support clarity, focus, a balanced mood, memory and overall cognitive performance. I’ve been taking the Lion’s Mane gummies for just over a month now and have noticed firsthand an improvement in my ability to focus during the day. My memory has improved, and I feel sharper at work. Plus, the berry flavor makes me look forward to popping a gummy with my morning cup of coffee each day.
Cordyceps Mushroom Gummies include 500 mg of cordyceps mushrooms in each mango-pineapple-flavored gummy. These gummies claim to not only help customers feel more energetic, but as an adaptogen, cordyceps may also support healthy immune function, endurance and athletic performance. From the reviews on the website, users claim these gummies help to reduce caffeine consumption and give them extra energy at the gym.
Reishi Mushroom Gummies are apple-flavored gummies that include 500 mg of reishi mushrooms, which have been shown to support healthy immune function, relaxation, everyday stress relief and even help with sleep. Most of the reviews on the Fungies site share benefits of these gummies when taken at night to help customers relax and unwind before bed.
Worth a try
While there isn’t hard science to prove the impact of Fungies on the health of its customers, I can say from experience that I’ve seen a difference in my life. And thanks to the delicious flavor of these gummies and their short list of vegan ingredients, I’m only seeing the positive side of making these little candies a part of my daily routine.
Plus, for each Fungies bottle sold, a matched donation is made to Vitamin Angels, which gives nutritional support to pregnant women and children around the world. So, you can feel good about your purchase.
To learn more about functional mushroom gummies and order your own bottle, visit eatfungies.com.
