Cordyceps are the frightening antagonist of The Last of Us, but they're also ... a superfood?
provides customers with a variety of functional mushroom products and offers cordyceps capsules, extracts and even gummies. And these days, you can even buy cordyceps from your local Wal-Mart’s supplement section.
Then, horrifyingly, the fungus begins to grow, soon sprouting out of the body of the afflicted insect. The insect, now dead, becomes fodder for the parasitic fungus. It slowly grows until it’s once again ready to reproduce. At that point, the spores release from the tip of the fungus, continuing the horrific lifecycle, hopefully infecting other insects in the process.
found that cordyceps were used by practitioners to treat 21 separate ailments, including kidney disease and impotence. There’s a reason it’s called “Himalayan Viagra” , after all., cordyceps offer a wide variety of health benefits. Not only have they been shown to improve exercise performance and contain anti-aging properties, but they can also potentially aid heart health, help people with Type 2 Diabetes and reduce the risk of tumors.
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