Cordyceps

Cordyceps

If you’re addicted to coffee and want to find another way to boost your energy levels without depleting your adrenals, look no further than the caterpillar fungus. Also known as Cordyceps: a strange and fantastic fungus with bizarre origins. Its parasitic nature means it occupies the body of a specific type of caterpillar, consumes its insides, and then sprouts up and out of its head. But, despite how off-putting this may sound, this is the most expensive fungi in the world fetching up to $20,000 per kilo. Quite the pretty penny, but here’s what it can do, minus all the nasty side-effects associated with other uppers:

– Increase oxygen uptake during exercise, meaning you can go for longer without getting tired
– Increased libido for men and women
– Increased vitality, energy, and endurance

There is so much intelligence to be found in the natural world, great spirits like Cordyceps are one incredible reminder of this.