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Complete Guide To Wild Harvested Birch Chaga

Posted by Blair Kovacs on

Heather and Blair from Annanda Chaga have been harvesting Birch chaga and promoting the benefits of chaga mushroom long before Chaga became popular.  Annanda Chaga has been recognized as having one of the best reputations in the business and a trusted source of Canadian chaga for almost 10 years.   From our humble beginnings back in 2012 we wrote a heartfelt testimony entitled "Harvesting to Heal" which celebrates our enthusiasm and trials of a small Canadian family company trying to spread awareness about the benefits of chaga mushroom to the world.  Consider this blog to be a seasoned update to our initial...

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Chaga 2 Go - How to Make Chaga Tea, Tips For The Busy Brewer

Posted by Blair Kovacs on

Don't fall prey to 'Instant' or 'extracted' Chaga powder.  You can still get your Chaga On even when time is a constraint. The further we stray from the balance of nature, for the sake of convenience, the more out of balance we become.  Working with mushrooms in there natural state, making your own mushroom tea, where you control the temperature and take the time, the care and attention to detail.  Only then do we begin to appreciate that we are not just making a healing tonic, but are in fact creating our own modern day version of a healing ritual. ...

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Why Chaga mushroom and other foods with selenium are anti-viral

Posted by Blair Kovacs on

As we all do our best to safeguard ourselves from the perils of the pandemic, keeping our immune system healthy is one of the best ways to prevent infections. While we know how beneficial vitamin C, zinc and other anti-viral foods can be, the benefits of another nutrient-selenium are not as widely known.  Benefits of Selenium  Selenium is a nutrient which we take in through our diet. While selenium as a trace mineral doesn't get a lot of attention, it plays a super helpful role in keeping our metabolism in check, boosting immunity, regulating thyroid function, improving brain health and...

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The Inside scoop Why Chaga Mushroom Tea is a Must

Posted by Chantal McCulligh on

When you think of delicious and nutritious ingredients, fungus likely doesn’t come to mind. And yes, that’s exactly what chaga mushrooms are – an appetizing fungus that grows on trees. Chaga mushrooms have an abundance of powerful medicinal properties, many of which have been used for thousands of years. So, if you’ve been on the search for chaga mushrooms and everything these medicinal mushrooms have to offer, you’ve come to the right place.   History of Chaga Mushrooms Chaga mushrooms may be a new addition to your health supplement regime, but they certainly aren’t new by any means. People have...

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Chaga mushroom has a purpose in the cycle of nature

Posted by Blair Kovacs on

Chaga Mushrooms have a purpose. This is the Indian theory of existence

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