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Kristen Helmstetter

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The 3 Best Travel Day Supplements

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Travel Day Supplements

I take three specific travel day supplements on travel days.

And, they always help me stay healthy. Whether I’m traveling by airplane or train, I get a boost for my immune system with these. I stay healthy and avoid getting sick. Yay! 💪🏼 💥

Sadly, it’s common for people to get sick after a traveling day.

I mean, who wants to get sick just before a vacation? Not me.

A number of factors contribute to people getting sick from travel day.

  • There are crowds of people in places like airports, train stations, and subway stations, inevitably with some who are sick.
  • We are usually in confined areas (think airplanes), where you can’t get enough fresh, clean air and people are sharing germs.
  • We often lack sleep due to travel days being long and starting early in the morning.
  • And, let’s not forget stress. The excitement or anxiety of traveling depresses the immune system.
  • Lastly, our diets tend to suffer. Many of us eat more sugars and refined carbohydrates out of convenience.

Not a problem for me though.

I found three travel day supplements that greatly boost my immune system, and they help prevent me from getting sick, in spite of a travel day being harsh on my body.

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The 3 Best Supplements to Take on Travel Day

  • Echinacea, but you have to get the right kind (angustifolia).
  • Zinc, but you must have the proper type and form (acetate and lozenge).
  • Matcha green tea powder

I’ll address each of the travel day supplements.

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Four Sigmatic Tonic Mushrooms in My Health Tool Kit

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Four Sigmatic – Let’s Live Past 100 Years Together

I’ve been loving Four Sigmatic products for years now. I started using them pretty close to when they first came on the market after my sweet friend, Lauren, introduced me to them.

10% Off Your Four Sigmatic Order! Use Coupon Code: KRISTENSRAW

I wrote a long blog article about why I chose them as my main source of medicinal mushrooms/tonic mushrooms. For starters, they do everything right. Secondly, they’re an easy way to get a high quality dose of medicinal mushroom. Thirdly, they’re fun and delicious.

I learned that it’s not wise to just buy any ol’ tonic mushrooms like reishi or chaga at just any ol’ store. If you want the best assimilation and bioavailability,  they need to be processed precisely and Four Sigmatic does everything right. They use high quality ingredients. They test their products for crap and ensure clean ingredients.

They’re a great company, with very cool people, and it was fun meeting them in person at the Bulletproof Conference last year. I remember having a bad headache when I was there and one of the Four Sigmatic sweethearts brewed me up something extra special to help.

2016 Bulletproof Conference – Early birds get the good seats.

I’m especially fascinated with mushroom products for brain power and longevity. I want to maintain a strong brain for, well, forever. I plan to live past 100 years of age and I want Four Sigmatic to help me do that. After listening to the Awakening with Alzheimer’s series this week, mind blown on what I learned (no pun), I’m keeping things like this in my tool kit…

As such I’m especially enamored with Lion’s Mane for cognitive enhancement (memory and concentration) as well as cordyceps (a medicinal food for energy and mitochondrial adaptogen – important for brain health).

Of course I’m gaga for reishi and chaga, as they’re super immune boosters which are excellent for the upcoming winter months. Still… I’m more focused on Lion’s Mane and Cordyceps lately.

Although I’m a paying customer, and affiliate of Four Sigmatic, they sent me a lovely box of products to enjoy on the house. Thank you, Four Sigmatic.

Ground and ready to brew.

There was a new product (to me)… ground coffee with Lion’s Mane and Chaga mixed in that you actually brew with a regular coffee pot. Just like traditional coffee, but amped up with awesomeness. I’ve been using my french press to make it (I no longer have my beautiful Technivorm drip coffee maker. We are moving abroad next year, so I sold it). The ground coffee mix was tasty, smooth, and effective. Brain power (Lion’s Mane) and Energy (caffeine) and Immune Boost (Chaga).

Also, I am a fan of their individual packets of coffee with tonic mushrooms or plain tonic mushrooms. Instant packets for my purse, the airplane, road trips, camping (some with coffee – yum – and some without) that I can just dump into a cup of warm water and drink. They’re convenient. Nuff’ said.

This is a recommended brain booster.

 

Chaga – Immune Boost – One of my favorite medicinal mushroom flavors.

PLUS. They just came out with a new product … and guess what it is?

MATCHA!!!!! PLUS!!!! LION’S MANE!!!!!!!

Picture: courtesy Four Sigmatic

I haven’t tried it yet, but I will this week. I will report back.

Good news! You can get 10% off your order when you order with my link and use this coupon code: KRISTENSRAW. As I wrote, I’m a proud affiliate of this company. If you use my link I get a little kickback that I can use to buy more of their stuff 😉 Thanks in advance for supporting my writing.

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Recipe: Reishi Nighttime Mocha – Relaxing and Delicious

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Reishi Nighttime Mocha - relax yourself with each sip
Reishi Nighttime Mocha – relax yourself with each sip

I’ve been a fan of adding chinese medicine herbs (tonic herbs) into my drinks and foods for years. You can see it evident in the multiple recipes on my blog that use them.

I use them a lot here.

Here’s a Bulletproof -style mocha with tonic herbs.

Mushroom Coffee

Damn Good Gluten Free Muffins with tonic herbs.

My Big-Ass Brisket uses tonic herbs.

Souped Up Soup uses them to add nutrition to boxed soup.

See? I use tonic herbs in my life a lot.

So, the other night, I made a delicious decaf coffee elixir utilizing some powerfully relaxing reishi, and it was so effective that I had to share it.

Reishi: A powerful herb for the immune system and longevity
Reishi: A powerful herb for the immune system and longevity

For those of you who don’t know, reishi is basically a potent mushroom tonic herb with many potential health benefits, including some mega relaxation. There’s even a legend that women who consume reishi while pregnant end up having calm babies, known as “reishi babies.” It also has a long history of use as an immune health builder, cancer fighter, and overall longevity supporter. It’s known as the “Mushroom of Immortality” which pretty much says it all.

Um, yeah okay, I’ll take some of all of that.

Reishi Nighttime Mocha Recipe

Blend it all together in a high-speed blender and sip your way to relaxation and a happy heart.

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