Energy & Adaptogens
Ceremonial Cacao
Brand TBD
Theobromine gives a slow, wide open kind of energy. No jaw clench, no crash. It opens the chest before a session.
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Less a supplement than a ritual. Keep it that way.
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Cordyceps
NOW Foods
- Form
- CS-4 or militaris fruiting body extract
- Dose
- 1 to 2 g in the morning
Used for supporting oxygen utilization and endurance. The mushroom that pairs with breath work.
Stack it with the Qigong practice, not with a pre-workout.
Reishi
Real Mushrooms
- Form
- Dual extracted fruiting body
- Dose
- 1 g in the evening
The calming mushroom, traditionally used for the spirit and studied for immune support and sleep quality.
Evening counterpart to cordyceps. Bitter. Drink it as a tea and get over it.
Panax Ginseng
NOW Foods
- Form
- Standardized to ginsenosides
- Dose
- 200–400 mg, morning, cycled
Four thousand years of continuous use for vitality and stamina, with modern data on fatigue and cognition.
Cycle it. Eight weeks on, two weeks off.