The human skin is one of the largest organs of the human body accounting for 12 to 15 percent of total body weight and covering the body’s surface area. With up to seven layers of ectodermal tissue, the skin guards muscles, bones, ligaments and internal organs. Skin is your body’s first protection layer against pathogens and plays a critical immunity role in protecting the body against excessive water loss. When severely damaged, it heals by forming scar tissue, which is often discoloured or depigmented. Human skin pigmentation, influenced by melanin, varies among populations, and skin types can range from dry to oily. This diversity in skin types provides a complex habitat for about one thousand species of bacteria from nineteen different phyla that live on the skin.

Frosting is a thick and creamy topping commonly used on cakes and as a filling between layers. It provides a generous, fluffy coating for treats like cupcakes, bars, and layer cakes. Unlike icing, which has a thinner, glaze-like consistency, frosting is whipped and light, often made into buttercream. It pairs well with desserts like chocolate cake, vanilla cupcakes, chocolate biscuits, and brownies.

A traditional black coffee is made by simply brewing roasted coffee bean powder in hot water, however, mocha derives its taste from an additional ingredient or two. Mocha is a combination of espresso with dark chocolate (or chocolate syrup) and steamed milk offering a rich taste and aroma.

Functional mushrooms, like Reishi, Lion’s Mane, Cordyceps etc. are types of fungi known as adaptogens. They help your body and mind adapt to stress and support overall well-being. Adaptogens work by interacting with your body’s stress response system, particularly the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, to regulate stress hormones like cortisol. Unlike psychedelic mushrooms, functional mushrooms do not cause hallucinogenic effects but improve your overall health and wellbeing and are completely legal and safe to use. Following is a list of Organic Mushrooms and the best time to consume them during the day.

Functional mushrooms have been revered for their healing properties for centuries as traditionally people have used them to recover from illnesses, boost immunity and as a part of a general wellness routine. Functional mushrooms were particularly popular in East Asia and have been a part of the traditional medicine in China to promote health and longevity. Recently, research and real case studies of healing have made functional mushrooms popular worldwide with the demand growing across the US and Canada.  Of the over 10,000 different varieties of mushrooms, only a few can be classified as functional or medicinal due to the presence of biologically active compounds that support overall health and well-being.