Journal

Lemon Basil Hazelnut Cake with Turkey Tail and Tremella

Recipe ~ Lemon, Basil, Hazelnut Loaf with Turkey Tail, & Tremella Maple Glaze

Making the most of the end-of-season lemons from my Dad’s tree and young spring basil, it seemed like the perfect time to share this recipe with you. We’re having a moment with Turkey Tail mushroom and have added it into the base, but any medicinal mushroom extract would work well with this recipe blending with the tartness of the lemon, freshness of the basil and rich base of hazelnut.
Turkey Tail and its Top Benefits

Turkey Tail and its Top Benefits

We describe Turkey Tail as a master healer. While it’s well-known as a deeply regenerative adaptogen it doesn’t seem to attract the glory that medicinal mushrooms like Reishi and Lion’s Mane for instance do. While this may be the case, we have an immense love for Turkey Tail and feel that it deserves its fair share of the limelight! We’ll dive into some of its incredible benefits in this post, so feel free to get comfy, sip on a comforting cup of Turkey Tail tea and read on.
Chaga Medicinal Mushroom

Chaga and its Top 5 Benefits

As an adaptogenic powerhouse Chaga reigns supreme as King of mushrooms, considered to promote whole-body resilience, increase vitality, and protect against the ageing process. If you’re yet to experience Chaga dive in with us as we explore this incredible shroom and its top benefits.

Medicinal Mushrooms for Depression, Stress and Anxiety

Top Medicinal Mushrooms for Stress and Anxiety Part 2

In the face of increasing levels of anxiety and stress we see the discussion of natural allies becoming more mainstream. We get asked a lot about the best mushrooms for stress in particular and since our last journal entry on the topic, there have been a couple of new studies and interesting conversations around mushies, stress and anxiety so we thought we’d dive back into the topic.
Why we use Wood-Grown vs Grain-Grown Medicinal Mushrooms

Why we use Wood-Grown vs Grain-Grown Medicinal Mushrooms

Medicinal mushrooms have evolved to grow on wood, and across thousands of years ancient cultures have worked with the fruiting bodies of wood-grown medicinal mushrooms found in the wild. This is a tradition that we follow at Inner Atlas. 

Read on to discover the benefits of wood-grown vs grain grown medicinal mushrooms and why this is so integral to what we do at Inner Atlas. 

Turkey Tail and its Benefits for Gut Health

Turkey Tail and its Benefits for Gut Health

Turkey Tail Mushroom is most commonly praised for its capacity to boost resilience against viruses and pathogens, but one of the lesser-known abilities of this medicinal powerhouse is its benefits for optimal gut health.

In this journal post we dive beneath the colourful fans of this majestic shroom and uncover why Turkey Tail’s ability to increase the diversity of and population of beneficial bacteria in the gut beginning to be more widely recognised.

Winter Weekend Veggie Broth Recipe with Reishi Mushroom

Winter Weekend Veggie Broth Recipe with Reishi Mushroom

The cooler weather calls us to warm ourselves from the inside out with nourishing soups and broths. On the weekend we love to gather our vegetable scraps and peels from the week and veggies that are looking a little tired to form the base of this nourishing broth with the addition of a couple of other staples and immune boosters like Reishi mushroom and astragalus.

Enjoy the recipe!

Turmeric Rice Porridge with Cordyceps and Turkey Tail Medicinal Mushrooms

Turmeric Rice Porridge Recipe with Cordyceps & Turkey Tail Medicinal Mushrooms

Energetically warming and moistening foods are key to nourishing our inner resilience across the cooler months and our turmeric rice porridge recipe with Cordyceps, Turkey Tail and ginger is no exception.

It’s similar to a traditional congee but a little thicker and without the overnight cooking time and offers a nourishing way to assimilate the healing properties of the mushies and spices.

Read on for the recipe

Chaga and Turkey Tail Mushroom Chocolate Chip Cookies

Choc Chip Cookies Recipe with Chaga & Turkey Tail

It’s comfort food weather and this grain-free chocolate chunk cookie recipe spiked with Chaga and Turkey Tail hits the spot.

The deep flavours of Chaga and Turkey Tail provide a delicious accent to the chocolate and most importantly work together to promote whole-body resilience and strengthen immune defences.

We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!

Tremella Mushroom Benefits  | Medicinal Mushrooms Organic Cordyceps & Turkey Tail

Tremella The Beauty Shroom

This translucent, almost white mushroom goes by many names, including snow mushroom, silver ear mushroom and in more recent times referred to as the beauty shroom, with good reason. Brimming with antioxidants Tremella mushroom helps to slow the natural signs of ageing, considered to support a glo...