Cordyceps Mushroom Elixir by Four Sigmatic | Coffee Alternative with Organic Cordyceps Mushroom Powder, Rose Hips & Schisandra | Support Energy & Athletic Performance, Keto & Portable | Pack of 20

This is my favorite Four Sigmatic product by far. I really hope they restock. It helps so much with athletic performance and recovery. I get more reps in the gym if I take it before a workout. It works by increasing efficiency of oxygen use in the muscles. So I can get more reps in if I take it before going to the gym and go harder on a shift if playing ice hockey. It’s a must-have for high elevation hikes when I visit the mountains. It really helps me acclimate. It has no caffeine, which is nice. It tastes like a light berry tea that also has some umami. I often mix it with coffee and milk pre-workout or throw it into a recovery smoothie post.

I'm on my four box of these and it was about time I expressed my satisfaction with this product. To preface, I've been experimenting with medicinal mushrooms for only about 6-9 months to optimize my body's performance, boost my immune system, and help chill my nerves when work gets crazy. I first read many synopsis of clinical studies about cordyceps and it's effect of human performance with regards to opening up of the blood vessels to allow more oxygen flow. I was trying the whole "let's have a redbull or starbucks before the gym" but I knew I needed to change that and purchased this from a recommendation from The Model Health Show podcast (please listen to a few episodes if you haven't already!). I can confidently say that there is a definitely change when I drink a glass of hot water with these 3g of cordyceps prior to going to the gym. I'm just a novice female weight lifter, no comps just want to be toned, but I broke through some heavy weights I was stagnant with. I get a slight body buzz from drinking this but there is no crash, no shakes, and no withdraw as with coffee. Taste is great too! I recommend to do a 8-10 ounce glass of water. Don't dilute it with more water than that, you'll miss the flavor! If you're looking to get a little boost, definitely give this a shot.

I love this product! I've tried other mushrooms before but never Cordyceps. I got interested as I read that it helps with adrenal fatigue which I've been suffering. I've been now using 10 packs of it and I feel a huge difference. My energy levels are up plus I don't feel the downs I felt just one week ago. This stuff is dual extracted and has 1500 mg of the real thing, Cordyceps mushroom, per packet. What I've read and compared, it's crazy high amount. It has nice but not too sweet taste to it because of stevia. I don't want to use complicated products and I can just carry these packs in my pocket or bag wherever I go. I usually mix this to my morning smoothie or when I want to get more taste to hot water as company suggests. Highly, highly recommended!!!

I have tried two of them... The "Boost" Taste: This one tastes the best IMO. Plain or with mixer/sweetener it has an pleasant, mild earthy taste. Effect: Provides focus more than energy, not the punch of coffee or tea, because it's not a stimulant, and because its not, you don't experience a crash. I rather like the taste and effect. The "Calm" Taste: This one has an unpleasant aftertaste for me, with or without mixer/sweetener, so I tend to just mix it plain and slam it LOL. Effect: Not a super noticeable effect or feeling per se, but I definitely seem to have an easier time getting to sleep and seem to sleep a touch better, if I have it close to bed, which is why I deal with the taste. For taste alone I prefer the "Boost", but I wouldn't recommend that close to bed. I don't know that it would keep you up, but I couldn't see it improving the quality of your sleep either.

Every morning with every coffee I add this. I’ll never go back to regular coffee. I LOVE THIS BRAND AND ALL THEY HAVE TO OFFER.

I take this every time I feel a little under the weather My brother was a scientist and he said many of his associates found this to be an excellent immune enhancer. It seems to work for me almost all the time garlic and ginger. A whole lemon ground. Keep me going under tough times throwing some elderberry gummy‘s, and you have a great arsenal Against oncoming illness

They changed the formula for the worse. This product used to have Panax Ginseng (which is referenced in numerous reviews). Now it's missing from the ingredient list. I noticed the taste had changed, and I wrote Four Sigmatic (Four Sigma Foods at the time) asking for an explanation on May 27, 2016. The response: Hi Nate, Thanks for getting in touch! We have done a few different production batches with little different raw materials. Also obviously as we use natural ingredients the flavors in batches might differ a bit. The goal is always to make the most potent product with the most palatable flavor. For the Cordyceps Elixir there shouldn't be any ingredients missing or any big changes in the recipe. The ginseng, cordyceps and licorice are all in there still. Hope this clarifies and you'll get used to enjoying also the new version! Best, Lari Product manager If I had to guess, they removed the ginseng for cost reasons.

At first I was a little skeptical, but now I am a believer. You definitely feel this one, and even though it is not mentioned, it definitely helped me concentrate in the earlier morning hours. While in the gym, I noticed I was running longer, and lifting weights a bit more before hitting my peak and getting winded. While working in the office, i was power walking up and down four flights of stairs with a pep to my step, and barely working up a sweat. (And staying focused!) Taste: Can definitely tell it is Stevia sweetened, but it is hardly overpowering. You definitely taste the mixture of the licorice, rose hip, and ginseng as well, and helps make it a very smooth drink. (Both hot or cooled down) Morning or afternoon; you cant go wrong with this one. Give it at try!