“Over 150 antioxidants, 250 vitamins and minerals, zero acid, balances pH, gives you energy without the caffeine jitters…”
Pharmacist-turned-nutritionist Dr. Sarah Wilmsmeyer is reeling off the long list of benefits from Organo Gold coffee. All this goodness comes from the Ganoderma Lucidum mushroom, a Chinese supplement once reserved for royalty and often called the “King of Herbs.”
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People have been using the mushroom species for its medicinal properties for more than 2000 years. Now, Wilmsmeyer is helping St. Louisans try it for themselves in a variety of coffee and tea drinks, including Colombian roast coffee, African Red Rooibos tea, and even hot chocolate.
Organo Gold is the only line of coffees and teas to infuse Ganoderma that’s 100 percent organically grown on logs, not in bags as some other companies do, into drinks. The line uses only mushrooms grown and meticulously processed at a $240 million facility in the Wuyi mountains in the Fuzhou region of China.
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You can order Organo products from Wilmsmeyer online, but to try before you buy, just hit this weekend’s Maplewood Coffee Crawl on Saturday, April 2. Wilmsmeyer is sampling the Gourmet Black coffee at Amber Sky boutique.
I tried the latte version, which was delicious and did not make me jittery. I never would have known there was mushroom dust in there, and that’s the point. The line makes taking a beneficial nutritional supplement as easy as drinking a cup of coffee.
Organo Gold coffees and teas come in instant packets as well as K-cups. Prices range from 90 cents to $2.10 per packet for instant options and about $2.00 per K-cup. For a 25 percent discount, you can sign up for an automatic monthly delivery plan under the “preferred customer” program.
If you miss the Coffee Crawl, you can get more info by visiting drsarahw.organogold.com or contacting Wilmsmeyer directly at 314-529-1754 or [email protected]. She also offers free samples.
Heidi Dean is a writer and stay-at-home mom to a preschooler. You can read more of her work on her blog Mama-Come-Lately.
