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Ingredient Matrix
What’s in Our Products

Chaga

Used for centuries to support longevity, immunity, and overall health, Chaga reduces inflammation, prevents disease, and helps regulate blood sugar and cholesterol. Chaga’s fruiting bodies are loaded with polysaccharides which have proven to support immune function and overall health.

Benefits:

Anti-inflammatory
Anti-viral
Heart health
Immune support

Maitake

Loaded with beneficial polysaccharides, triterpenes, and bioactive chemicals, Maitake is an impressive adaptogen that provides superb immune-boosting power and a natural dose of energy. This mushroom was once so highly valued in Japan that it was known as the ‘Dancing Mushroom’ because commoners would dance for joy when they found it.

Benefits:

Adaptogenic
Energy production
Heart health
Immune support

Reishi

Known as the Queen of Mushrooms or Mushroom of Immortality, Reishi is a powerful adaptogen with a rich antioxidant profile. It’s history dates back at least 2,000 years, where Chinese healers used it to treat a wide range of health conditions. Reishi is known to enhance immune function and is a potent stress-reliever, flooding the body and mind with tranquility.

Benefits:

Adaptogenic
Anti-inflammatory
Anti-viral
Heart health
Immune support
Organ Support
Stress relief

Turkey Tail

Turkey Tail has a long, valued history and is one of the most researched functional mushrooms for its immune-boosting properties, anti-cancer potential, and support for a healthy gut microbiome. It contains high concentrations of protein-bound polysaccharides, which work to activate and inhibit specific immune cells and decrease inflammation throughout the body.

Benefits:

Anti-inflammatory
Anti-viral
Immune support
Organ support

Vitamin C

Vitamin C is an essential vitamin that the body cannot make and must be eaten in foods like oranges or dietary supplements. It’s involved in many body processes, including the growth, development, and repair of organs in the body. Vitamin C can protect the body from heart issues, eye disease, and colds and flus.

Benefits:

Anti-inflammatory
Antihypetensive
Heart health
Immune support

Vitamin D

Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble secosteroids responsible for increasing intestinal absorption of calcium, magnesium, and phosphate, and many other biological effects. Vitamin D is necessary for the body to absorb calcium, build strong bones, promote immune health, boost energy, and many more body processes.

Benefits:

Cognitive support
Heart health
Immune support
Mood support

Zinc

Zinc is the second most abundant mineral in the body behind iron. Because Zinc is not produced by the body, we must get our Zinc from the food we eat or dietary supplements. Zinc is an essential nutrient and trace mineral that the body requires for normal functions like synthesis of protein and DNA, wound healing, immune health, and development of organs.

Benefits:

Immune support
Heart health
Mood support
Sexual health

Elderberry

Elderberry is the dark purple berry from the European elder tree. The berries and flowers of elderberry are packed with antioxidants and vitamins that may boost your immune system. They could help tame inflammation, lessen stress, and help protect your heart.

Benefits:

Anti-inflammatory
Stress relief
Immune support
Organ support

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Clinical Studies

Reisihi

Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi mushroom) for cancer treatment - Monitoring Editor: Xingzhong Jin,corresponding author Julieta Ruiz Beguerie, Daniel Man‐yuen Sze, Godfrey CF Chan, and Cochrane Gynaecological, Neuro‐oncology and Orphan Cancer Group. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Apr; 2016(4): CD007731. Published online 2016 Apr 5. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007731.pub3. PMCID: PMC6353236. PMID: 27045603. –https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6353236
Provides increased Immune support, helps with anti-inflammatory effect and improved blood glucose - Ganoderma lucidum (Lingzhi or Reishi). A Medicinal Mushroom. Sissi Wachtel-Galor, John Yuen, John A. Buswell, and Iris F. F. Benzie. – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK92757/

Maitake

Strongly stimulated cellular and humoral branch of immune reactions (These activities were significantly higher than those of AHCC) – Immune-enhancing effects of Maitake (Grifola frondosa) and Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) extracts. Vaclav Vetvicka, Jana Vetvickova. Affiliations expand PMID: 25332990 PMCID: PMC4202470 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2014.01.05. – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25332990/

Turkey Tail

The mycelium of the Trametes versicolor (Turkey tail) mushroom and its fermented substrate each show potent and complementary immune activating properties in vitro. Kathleen F Benson, Paul Stamets, Renee Davis, Regan Nally, Alex Taylor, Sonya Slater, Gitte S Jensen. Affiliations expand. PMID: 31791317 PMCID: PMC6889544 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-019-2681-7. – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31791317/