Greenpoint local Lauren Behringer is an aesthetician, certified holistic health coach, and founder of Behrhaus, a meticulously curated online shopping destination for children, parents, and parents-to-be with a focus on wellness.
For this week’s addition to our Community Cookbook, Behringer has shared her recipe for her Haus Chaga Immunity Smoothie.
“Chaga mushrooms are one of our haus favorites,” said Behringer. Chaga mushrooms are nutrient packed and known to balance the immune system, calm inflammation…
Just have to say that adding raw dried chaga powder to a smoothie is pointless. Chaga’s chitin cell layer is tough. Chaga needs extraction to release its beneficial compounds. Brewing in hot water or alcohol is needed or the chaga is essentially not bioavailable.