Introducing the Organic Multi-Mushroom Immunity Blend
With cold and flu season about to kick off, our immune systems need all the help they can get! We’ve launched our brand-new Organic Mushroom Immunity Blend just in time, with not one, not two, but FIVE immune-boosting mushroom extracts in one:
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- Shiitake mushroom. One of the most popular types of mushroom, shiitake has been used in Eastern cuisine and medicine for centuries and is believed to increase longevity.
- Maitake mushroom. Japanese for ‘dancing mushroom’, maitake earned its name because people were said to dance with happiness thanks to its healing properties.
- Chaga mushroom. This cold-weather mushroom resembles a clump of mud but has a distinctive orange centre packed with beneficial compounds.
- Reishi mushroom. Reishi is a tropical fungus known as the “ancient mushroom of immortality” in its native Asia.
- Lion’s Mane mushroom. This striking mushroom gets its name from the cascades of strands that hang off it, and is also known for its cognitive and digestive benefits.
- Astragalus root is a fundamental herb in Chinese medicine, most commonly used for gut health.
- Black pepper is known as the King of Spices in Ayurvedic medicine. A potent ingredient in its own right, it also increases the absorption of other beneficial organic supplements like turmeric by as much as 2000%.
- Prevent the growth of a bacteria that causes stomach ulcers.
- Protect against alcohol- or drug-induced stomach ulcers.
- Reduce tissue damage from disorders like colitis or inflammatory bowel disease.
- Improve absorption of amino acids, peptides, fatty acids and vitamins.
- Repair ulcerated and damaged intestinal tissue.
- Reduce inflammation in the digestive tract.
- Restore microbiota function.
