If you drink the chaga mushroom you bought with great resolve for your health in the wrong way, you could throw away all of its precious nutrients. Not only is the money wasted, but you could also miss a good opportunity for your health. Today, based on the know-how I have built up over more than 20 years consulting with tens of thousands of customers in the field, I will organize the methods for eating chaga mushroom in a way that properly brings out its benefits.
First, you must check the form of the product you are taking
Products currently sold under the name chaga mushroom powder come in two completely different types. One is ground powder made by mechanically grinding raw chaga mushroom, and the other is extract powder made by steeping the nutrients of chaga mushroom in water and then turning it into powder. However, surprisingly many people do not know which product they are taking. In order to take chaga mushroom properly, the first step is to accurately confirm whether the product you are currently taking is ground powder or extract powder.
Because the nature of the two products is completely different, the way to take them inevitably differs as well. Ground powder is a product that includes even the hard woody part of the chaga mushroom, so it must never be eaten as is. You must put it in lukewarm water and steep it for about two days, then drink only the water into which the nutrients have been extracted. Extract powder, on the other hand, has already had only the nutrients extracted and made into powder, so it can be mixed directly into water and drunk.
Second, you must never boil it
Chaga mushroom is a natural substance. Chaga mushroom powder is also a natural substance. Natural substances contain many components that are vulnerable to high temperatures. Chaga mushroom also contains many components that are vulnerable to high temperatures. Therefore, in order to take in 100% of the precious nutrients of chaga mushroom, you must not use high-temperature water or boiling water.
In the case of chaga ground powder, you boil water, let it cool a little, then add the ground powder and steep it. In the case of extract powder, you drink it after letting hot water cool, or by mixing it into lukewarm water made by combining cold water and hot water. Powder does not dissolve well in cold water.
Third, effective dosage and drinking times
To feel the effects of chaga mushroom, you need to take an amount that is appropriate for you. If you take too small an amount relative to your goal, you cannot expect results, and if you take a large amount, it will be a waste.
In that respect, with ground powder it is not easy to control the dosage. The traditional drinking method is to put 200g of ground powder into 2,500cc of water, steep it for two days, and then drink 2,000cc of the extract over three days. You must adjust the amount of ground powder to match a dosage that suits you.
With extract powder, on the other hand, you set a daily dosage of 1g to 8g depending on your purpose for drinking it, and then divide it into 3 to 4 times a day. The worse your body condition is, the more you should increase the daily dosage, and the amount of water can be set to whatever is comfortable for you to drink.
Taking it on an empty stomach before a meal is good from the standpoint of nutrient absorption. The components of chaga mushroom are not mixed with food and are quickly absorbed in the intestines and delivered to the blood. The recommended times are right after waking up in the morning, 30 minutes before lunch or dinner, and before going to bed. However, for those with weak or sensitive stomachs, I recommend drinking it after meals.
Fourth, it is fine to take chaga mushroom for a long period of time
Chaga mushroom is a food that the residents of the Siberian region have originally drunk like tea for hundreds of years. It is not something you must take only for a certain period like medicine; you may take it consistently in your daily life like tea. In fact, among the customers of our Ohkinam Chaga Mushroom, there are very many who have been taking it for 5 to 10 years or more, and the person who has taken it the longest has been taking chaga mushroom for 21 years as of this year. However, as with other foods, if you feel any discomfort in your body while taking it, it is good to stop drinking it for a while and check the problem first.
Fifth, the most important thing is product selection
No matter how well you follow the methods of taking it, if the quality of the product was not good to begin with, it is in fact meaningless. With chaga mushroom, what you take is more important than how you take it. Extract powder is far superior in efficacy to ground powder. And the quality of extract powder depends greatly on what raw materials were used and through what process it was made.
Let me wrap up
Chaga mushroom is not a miracle drug, nor is it something that changes your body after one dose. However, if you take a good product, in the correct way, consistently, it will certainly be a meaningful choice for managing your health. Do not waste time merely worrying; first choose any product and get started. A small choice may change your fate.
I wish you a healthy life. Thank you.
- Kinam Oh, kinam_oh@hanmail.net
