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Tremella mushrooms : The Ancient Beauty secret An unsung hero of the medicinal mushroom world. Not as bold and out there as lions mane or as freaky and fabulous as cordyceps just quietly and beautifully doing her thing since time began (well for a very long time). Used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for disease prevention, boosting immunity, and improving skin appearance - she gained the moniker ' The beauty mushroom' with extracts being used in products to help reduce the signs of ageing .  PLANTS HAVE COLLAGEN TOO Compounds in tremella have been shown to help promote collagen production in humans. Whilst...

Cordyceps mushrooms- No zombies only Sustained energy The weird but very cool bit! Known as the zombie fungus, due to its ability in nature to act as a neurotoxin in insects, affectively controlling their movements and releasing spores out of their bodies..Intense! The cordyceps spores 'infect'  the insect and control its movement to reach a desired hight for spore release and once this is achieved the strands of fungi form out of the insects body and into the world. Wow nature is stranger than science fiction..we love this! But thankfully we can now efficiently cultivate cordyceps and benefit from some incredible compounds within....

WHAT THE F?? What is a flavonoid and why are they so important? Flavonoids are a class of natural polyphenols found in plants. fruits, vegetables, grains, bark, roots, stems and even flowers. They have a long historical use well known for their beneficial effects on health. Modern science is catching up to why fruits like blueberries or acai and products such a dark chocolate and tea have both mental and physical affects that are revered . Flavonoids are being isolated for pharmaceutical and medical applications due to their anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, anti- mutagenic and anti-carcinogenic properties but we believe the best...

The Brain-Boosting Benefits of Lion’s Mane Mushroom "Hi - just wanted to give you some feedback. My partner, my best mate and I have all been taking Lions Mane for over a month now - the difference is amazing - I've stopped walking into rooms and wondering what I went in for. On a separate note, which is the bit that's blown me away - my 87 year-old mother-in-law started taking this - just three days in - such a short period of time she's started to remember our names - I cannot tell you what a difference this makes...