Are mushroom drinks good for you?
Four Sigmatic
According to Dawson, there are plenty of benefits from functional mushroom infused beverages, including focus, stress support, energy, gut health, and immune support. She very carefully warns that not every drink is created equally, however. She explained that your drink should contain "100% fruiting body mushrooms (avoid the word 'mycelium' or 'full spectrum'), that have been log-grown or wild-harvested (avoid any mention of grains like rice or oats in the 'other ingredients' section), and have been extracted (must say the word 'extract' next to each mushroom)."
Dawson elaborated that mushrooms are bioaccumulators, which means that they easily absorb the substances around them. Because of this, she stressed that you want to make sure you're getting clean ingredients in your mushroom drinks. Dawson said, "To ensure this, make sure the products you are buying are USDA organic and additionally third party tested for things like molds, yeasts, mycotoxins, heavy metals and irradiation."
Finally, Dawson wants you to pay attention to the dose of mushrooms in your drink. "Avoid 'pixie dusting' when brands add a small amount of a functional ingredient to say it is in the product, but it is at far too low of a dose to be effective," she warned. "When it comes to functional mushrooms, if there is just one mushroom, the dose should be 500mg of an extract per serving. If it is a blend of multiple mushrooms, look for products that have between 500 - 1500mg of extract per serving."
Cann
Cann
Infused with both THC and CBD, this sparkling water harbors an all-natural flavor made from 100% agave nectar and fresh fruit. With flavors like grapefruit rosemary, blood orange cardamom, and lemon lavender, you’ll steer your taste buds in the right direction.
Recess
Recess
If the stunning can colors aren’t enough to convince you, just know that this sparkling water is also infused with hemp and adaptogens (defined as “a powerful group of herbs and fungi that have a long history of use in herbal medicine traditions around the world,” Dawson explained).
It’s advertised to contain broad spectrum hemp (which balances the mind), lemon balm, American ginseng, and L-theanine (an amino acid).
Mad Tasty
Mad Tasty
This sparkling water and zero sugar CBD drink includes flavors named yuzu citrus, watermelon kiwi, unicorn tears (yes, you read that right), and grapefruit. The drink includes 20mg broad-spectrum hemp extract, including CBD in under 15 calories per can.
Four Sigmatic
Four Sigmatic Think Coffee
If you haven’t tried mushroom coffee, you’re missing out. According to Dawson, “functional mushrooms can be consumed daily and actually should be used regularly to reap the benefits.” Listen to your body after a few months though, as you may need to take a short break or change up what you’re drinking.
Four Sigmatic offers coffee grounds that have varying effects, like smoothing digestion or promoting a long-term positive mood.
Untitled Art
Untitled Art
Untitled Art may be your next go-to drink — aside from the fact that the packaging is totally adorable. This CBD sparkling water consists of organic flavor and is caffeine, carb, gluten, and sugar-free.
Vybes
Vybes
If you’re looking for a non-carbonated CBD option out there, then Vybes is for you. It contains 25mg hemp CBD and 45mg magnesium that is designed to calm your mind and reduce stress to increase your performance throughout the day.
Nootrum
Nootrum
Nootrum coffee includes a proprietary blend of various mushroom powders with dark roast coffee meant to boost immunity and increase focus. You can drink it every morning, as it carries a slightly sweet and nutty flavoring.
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What is Threads?
Threads is a new, text-based social media app built by the teams at Instagram. It’s for sharing text updates and joining public conversations. Sounds just like Twitter, right? 🤪 According to Meta, the mission for Threads is to “take what Instagram does best and expand that to text, creating a positive and creative space to express your ideas.”
How does Threads work?
Threads is connected to Instagram. You can log into the platform using your IG account to begin sharing text posts up to 500 characters long. In these posts, you can include links, photos, *and* videos up to 5 minutes. It’s a scrollable social media app that also allows you to like and repost others’ content. You can choose to follow the same people you follow on Instagram, if they have a Threads account, plus the platform recommends content from new creators you don’t follow.
Is Threads like Twitter?
From what we’ve gathered, Threads is very similar to Twitter. After all, Mark Zuckerberg candidly acknowledged that the platform would be Twitter's competitor before it launched. Both apps follow a newsfeed-type structure and grant users the ability to like and repost content from other users, but Threads posts can reach up to 500 characters, while posts on Twitter are limited to 280.
Is Threads safe to use?
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According to Meta, Threads is safe to use. It’s closely connected to Instagram, which Meta has longtime security investments in.
“As with all our products, we’re taking safety seriously, and we’ll enforce Instagram’s Community Guidelines on content and interactions in the app,” Meta’s website says. “Since 2016, we’ve invested more than $16 billion in building up the teams and technologies needed to protect our users, and we remain focused on advancing our industry-leading integrity efforts and investments to protect our community.”
Is Threads popular?
Though it’s still in its infancy, Threads logged 5 million sign-ups *just* in its first four hours of existence, and according to Mark Zuckerberg, the app now hosts more than 100 million users. We’d say it’s pretty popular at the moment!
Is Threads free?
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Yes, Threads is free on Apple and Google app stores.
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