Free St. Dalfour Jam with my iHerb.com Order!!

I've ordered from iHerb twice this month. Both times my order had a surprise in it. It's not unusual for iHerb to include free samples of supplements, but this time it was a small sample of jam!

The jam was St. Dalfour Red Raspberry & Pomegranate 100% fruit spread. It was absolutely delicious. It is imported from France.  It doesn't have sugar or high fructose corn syrup, but rather it uses grape juice for the sweetener. 

I was sure it was going to be expensive, but we looked it up online and a 10oz jar is only $3.44, so now we're going to be buying a jar with our next order!  That price is lower than what many of the special jams sell for in our local grocery store. Plus no tax online, and free shipping if you spend over $40.. I probably wouldn't spend $40 on just jam, but I can easily spend $40 on supplements plus jam! :)  (Maybe I should be renaming this blog "Jam and Supplements!")

The little sample jar had just enough for two pieces of toast!  Here's a picture of the empty trial size jars next to some of the supplements I bought.  The little glass jar is just as special as the jam... I'm saving them and thinking about turning them into pill boxes!  Maybe I'll glue some felt inside of them.

By the way, the Mushroom Immune Defense is the cheapest mushroom supplements that I've found that actually work.  I've been fighting off one of those nasty "common colds" this week and I'm sure it's helping.

My Review of CocoCeps

CocoCeps is something I normally would never buy.  Mushrooms and cocoa mixed together in powder form. That's a drink? Eww...

However, iHerb sent me samples of both CocoCeps and CafeCeps (which has coffee instead of cocoa in it).  My husband tried the samples, and really like it, especially the CafeCeps.  I still had my doubts.

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But then yesterday another free sample arrived in my most recent iHerb order, and I had a terrible cold. My husband told me to try to the CocoCeps because it really works.  So I became brave and tried it.

I made the CocoCeps with 8 ounces of milk. The CocoCeps is unsweetened, so I added 2 teaspoons of sugar to it.  The package suggests a tablespoon of Agave.  I could have added another teaspoon, but I actually like my hot chocolate a little bitter.

I couldn't really taste the mushrooms much. It just tasted like really dark cocoa.  The surprising thing is that I really felt better for a few hours after drinking it. It only took 5 to 10 minutes after drinking it to feel the effect.  Although my cold symptoms didn't go away, all of a sudden I felt like my focus was getting back to normal.  I sat down at the computer and was productive. I didn't have any jitters. It was a very mental effect. I felt motivated and like I wanted to do things.

This surprised me, because I was just hoping that the mushrooms would boost my immune system. I didn't expect the mental boost. However, now that I read the description, I see it says "Jumpstart Your Energies!" and many of the reviews say that it helps get them going in the morning, similar to how a cup of coffee would work.

It has Cordyceps and Reishi mushrooms in it.  According to the description, Cordyceps has been used as a tonic for hundreds of years in China and Tibet.  It is supposed to support healthy energy levels and help with fatigue.  The Reishi is supposed to boost the immune system. 

I think I'll be trying it again!