Four Sigmatic Adaptogen & Mushroom Blend Balance Mix – Adaptogen Complex with Ashwagandha, Moringa, Holy Basil, Reishi, Chaga & More

A nice supplement to add to shakes

I'm not going to lie: At first I was disappointed with how little there is in this 2 ounce bag. I thought I was getting more, BUT when I saw how much organic mushrooms cost at the supermarket, plus the work it takes to dry and make it into a ground powder then it's clear why these mushrooms cost what they do. Plus, even with 1/4 of a teaspoon, I get immediate relief. It's exactly the way it's described: a sense of relaxation and calm, and everything becomes clear and quiet: It really helps your mind focus and makes your brain more sharp but without the jitters of caffeine as there is no caffeine in this product, which is exactly what I wanted. I had never tried reishi before (once I was going to try it at an acupuncture place), but unfortunately I was kinda scared of it. Now, I am in love. Reishi is great for balancing my hormones, and man, did I really feel the effect of this when I got my period. My hormones were all over the place, and I decided to take a little more (half a teaspoon), and damn was this amazing at helping me as if I didn't have my period. My mood changed and got more positive, and I didn't feel the fatigue I was feeling before. This works. Sure, it's not cheap, but for me it lasts a long time because a little goes a long way for me. I kinda see it as if I'm micro-dosing daily with 1/4 of a teaspoon and then when I get my period, I take half a teaspoon, and it works like a miracle. If you read more about medicinal mushrooms---especially reishi---you can tell there's a lot of healing properties to them. I mean have you seen a picture of reishi in the wildi? It looks so trippy. You can tell this mushroom is going to do some good. - V

Okay, a lot of reviews point out that the math doesn't add up. It would be nice if they just figured that out and rejected that on the label. Done. As for the product itself? Amazing! This review is for the Balance blend. I started using adaptogenic powder blends a few years ago and they made a huge difference in my hormonal balance, stress management and overall well-bring when I paired it with eating well, exercising, and sleeping - I had already been doing all those things, but within a month of adding adaptogenic powder blends, I was just so much more energetic and balanced. Then I got pregnant and stopped taking the powders, had my baby, and then finally decided it was time. The company I used to buy changed their formula, and instead of feeling invigorated, I felt like my brain was on steroids and crashed hard an hour later. So I tried this. This has been nothing short of a miracle. Along with the baby came a military move from Hawaii to Seattle, and I couldn't deal with the SAD, no matter how much fish I ate or vitamin D I took. I was up to 3-4 cups of coffee a day. I added half a scoop to my morning coffee and I'm down to 1.5 cups a day, the rain comes in and instead of feeling like there's a vice on brain, I just feel... Normal. It's amazing. So yeah, the price per serving is totally misleading. And it tastes a little like cinnamon dirt, but it blends into my coffee well and, really, what do you expect? It's mushrooms. But I'm going to keep buying this stuff. It is saving my sanity.

I made a cup of coffee with one serving added and was pleasantly surprised at the flavor! It tasted like a mix of a commercialized matcha mermaid drink and coffee with hazelnut creamer. I drank the mixture mid-day and didn't really feel the jitters I normally do when drinking coffee. I also wasn't awake fairly late like usual when I drink coffee by itself. It's kind of crazy. The other reviews weren't kidding about the size of the container and the amount of powder inside. It's fairly the same size as a standard baking powder small tin, and from eyeballing it, the amount of the powder doesn't even reach the halfway point of the container. Truthfully, I was taken back when I first recieved and opened it. I thought it was tampered with yntil I read some of the other reviews. This is slightly more wallet friendly than the other brand of chai passing off as coffee, but I just wish they put more of it in the container!

I have been using this calm mushroom blend daily in my morning coffee. Dissolves quickly in my hot coffee. I’ve ordered through Amazon a few times and always sent correct one, however, this last time they sent me a different one. ☹️ not cool Amazon!

I'd found the instant coffee focus blend mixture with low caffeine, which was perfect for me. My caffeine tolerance was too high and I was needing a reset. So I went cold turkey off caffeine for 8 days to reset my tolerance and it worked. I was ready to start reincorporating caffeine into my daily routine, but the info I was reading said I needed to keep my daily intake under 100mg to lessen tolerance keep my cups as imapctful as possible. Four sigmatic was one of the few instant blends I'd been able to find where the recommended serving was a specific, measured amount of caffeine. I very much appreciate that. So after a few months of really enjoying the Focus instant coffee, I decided to try their other products. There were times where I wanted some coffee and a healthy mushroom boost but without any caffeine at all. And since Four Sigmatic doesn't offer that blend in decaf, I thought I could create an ideal brew by using my favorite decaf roast and added a Four Sigmatic mushroom blend to it. My decaf is a suisse water decaffeinated blend that tastes exactly like caffeinated coffee, so I wouldn't be depending on Four Sigmatic to get the coffee part right. Just give me the mushroom blend for a superfood boost and I'm good, right? Not quite. This adaptogen blend tastes like tea. Cinnamon is one of the ingredients in here, and you can smell and taste it. It doesn't blend well with coffee, even though it says it will in the marketing material. If you're expecting an additive that hides in your hot drink and just gives it a boost, this is not the product. This blend will announce itself loudly, and you'll be left with a flavor combination that doesn't work well together at all. So I lessened my serving to 1/2 the recommended amount in an effort to make the coffee/adaptogen mix work. It's...tolerable. But it is definitely a fragrant and flavorful additive that will not sit quietly while you enjoy your cup. It's better to think of this mix as its own drink rather than an addition.