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All hail KING CHAGA For centuries, chaga has been used as a traditional medicine in Russia and other Northern European countries as well as in China, mainly to boost immunity and overall health. We love Chaga at ENRICHD. It was actually Rich's first mushroom! He drank it every day for around three years! (We're not recommending that, just that he felt that hi body wanted and needed it). Now he drinks it more seasonally, going into winter and at seasons of life when the awesome benefits of chaga are wanted :) MORE ANTIOXIDANTS THAN BLUE BERRIES (apparently)Chaga is full of...

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...