The Ancient Power of Reishi: Nature's Immortality Mushroom

The Ancient Power of Reishi: Nature's Immortality Mushroom

There’s a reason reishi is known in Chinese folklore as the “Mushroom of Immortality.” This potent medicinal mushroom has long been used to promote health and longevity in East Asia and is celebrated for its anti-inflammatory and anti-tumour properties. This mushroom’s combination of polysaccharides, triterpenoids and peptidoglycans provides a cumulative benefit for the immune system, naturally alleviating inflammation along with stress and anxiety.

So if reishi offers such powerful health benefits, why isn’t it more popular in everyday diets? Compared to culinary mushrooms like shiitake or portobello, reishi’s identity as a medicinal mushroom makes it unpalatable and hard to digest. This is due to the mushroom's bitter taste and tough exterior, making it inappropriate for everyday meals.

However, this doesn’t mean it is impossible to experience reishi’s powerful benefits. By using the ancient art of fermentation, we can unlock and enhance this mighty mushroom’s hidden benefits in an everyday capsule form.

Top Benefits of Reishi for Health and Longevity

How exactly do reishi mushrooms support healthy ageing and longevity? In addition to being used to dispel phlegm and stop coughing in Traditional Chinese medicine, reishi has also been shown to nourish the body’s organs and treat the root cause of many health concerns.

Liver Protection and Detoxification

The liver plays a crucial role in detoxification and is responsible for overall metabolic functions, including regulating fats, carbohydrates and proteins. Reishi has been shown to protect liver cells from damage and improve the liver’s overall performance (1). Given its vital role, maintaining a good liver is essential for your well-being.

Immune System Support

Your immune system is your body’s natural shield, fending off infections and diseases. Reishi has been shown to enhance immune cell activity, allowing you to stay healthy and direct your focus where it matters (2).

Heart Health Benefits

Reishi has been shown to lower the blood pressure and cholesterol levels of patients with hyperlipidemia, a condition involving abnormally high levels of fat in the blood leading to a higher risk of heart disease. This transforms reishi from an incredible support for heart health into an important supplement for those at risk (3).

Mental Health and Stress Relief

In Herbal Medicine, reishi has been used as an adaptogen to increase energy and resistance to stress and anxiety. Adaptogens are natural substances that help the body adapt to physical, mental and emotional stress by regulating cortisol (the stress hormone). Additionally, reishi has been shown to calm the nervous system and promote relaxation, leading to restful sleep. This makes reishi a potent and natural stress relief.

Why Choose MycoSynergy™ Fermented Reishi?

What makes MycoSynergy™ Fermented Reishi unique stems not only from our unique fermentation process but also the growth and harvest of our reishi mushrooms. To ensure the highest quality of mushrooms, Living Alchemy harvests fruiting body reishi traditionally aged on Duanwood logs. Duanwood logs contain a rich mix of nutrients beneficial for the growth of reishi mushrooms. As a result, our fruiting body reishi mushrooms guarantee a minimum of 40% polysaccharides (total glucans) and 30% beta-glucan content.

To harness the full potential of reishi, Living Alchemy has once again turned to the ancient wisdom of fermentation to enhance and transform the nutrients of this powerful mushroom. By using fermentation to aid the digestion of reishi, MycoSynergy™ Fermented Reishi includes 2x more free amino acids. Amino acids promote cellular energy and repair in the body, making absorbing all these nutrients and activated compounds easier than ever with no unwanted side effects. Our final product is USDA Certified Organic, Non-GMO Project Verified and magnesium stearate-free. 

 

 

Make Reishi Part of Your Everyday Routine

Optimize your immune system with this king of the forest, MycoSynergy™ Fermented Reishi. It is enriched with our kefir-kombucha living culture for naturally occurring prebiotics and probiotics for additional gut and immune support. Adding this remarkable mushroom into your everyday routine has never been easier: simply take two capsules of MycoSynergy™ Fermented Reishi twice daily to feel its therapeutic benefits.

Try MycoSynergy™ Fermented Reishi today and experience the benefits!

 

References

1: Antônio Soares, Adriano De Sá-Nakanishi, Arno Bracht, Sonia Da Costa, Edna Koehnlein, Claudio De Souza, and Renato Peralta, “Hepatoprotective Effects of Mushrooms,” Molecules 18, no. 7 (2013): 7609–30.

2: Z. B. Lin et al., “Anti-Tumor and Immunoregulatory Activities of Ganoderma Lucidum and Its Possible Mechanisms,” Acta Pharmacologica Sinica 25, no. 11 (November 2004): 1387–95.

3: Sze Wa Chan, Brian Tomlinson, Paul Chan, and Christopher Wai Kei Lam, “The Beneficial Effects of Ganoderma Lucidum on Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Risk,” Pharmaceutical Biology 59, no. 1 (2021): 1159–69.

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