What is Myco Beauty Blend and why try it?

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Myco's Mushrooms for Life blends contain pure quality extracts that guarantee a 100% concentration of mushrooms without binders. Pure Grade is the hallmark of the highest quality mushroom supplements.

Skin health

Studies show that chaga has the strongest antioxidant activity among the mushrooms studied. Antioxidants protect the body from free radical damage that can cause premature aging.

Studies on the Tremella mushroom suggest that its extract may play a role in anti-aging, photoprotection, wound healing and skin barrier protection. Most studies have been limited to in vitro and in vivo animal models.

Tremella attracts and retains water (more effectively than hyaluronic acid), which aids hydration and elasticity and slows the production of melanin, which is useful for skin pigmentation, uneven skin tone and scarring.

Anti-ageing

Tremella has remarkable anti-inflammatory properties, is rich in antioxidants and is a potential treatment for skin diseases associated with oxidative stress and aging.

Mushrooms for Life Chaga - Key info

• This mushroom is certified organic - Soil Assocation Organic, UK.
• 100% conk sclerotium, sustainably wild crafted on birch trees in the pristine forests of Jilin Province.
• It is harvested only in autumn and spring, when it has the highest concentration of active substances.
• If chaga is to contain the main active ingredients that are associated with it, it is essential that it be grown on birch trees.
• It is dually extracted (extract ratio up to 8:1) to release and concentrate polysaccharides and triterpenes.
• Dual extraction is usually used for mushrooms that contain significant amounts of active ingredients soluble in both water and alcohol, such as chaga and reishi.
• It contains almost 16% glucans and 1.06% betulinic acid to support immunity and inflammatory response.
• It also contains 23% polysaccharides - results: see COA analysis in the files tab.

Why should I use chaga?

Skin health

Studies show that chaga has the strongest antioxidant activity among the mushrooms studied. Antioxidants protect the body from free radical damage that can cause premature aging. Other studies have noted beneficial effects on problematic skin conditions such as psoriasis, which may be due to its effect on chronic inflammation.

Immunity

Studies have shown antiviral effects and suggest that chaga increases the amount of cytokines, which are signaling proteins that help control inflammation, communicate with white blood cells and help regulate immune responses.

Gut health

A 2017 study found that the polysaccharides in chaga have prebiotic properties that improve the balance of healthy bacteria in the gut.

Different types of chaga mushrooms available in our e-shop

1. For more information on pure grade chaga mushroom extract, please read the separate product. Get to know the chaga mushroom Mushrooms for Life.
2. This we also have the extract in powder formwhich many of you prefer to capsules.
3. Are you interested in fermentation and do you know that when a mushroom is fermented, its bioavailability increases, it gains extra benefits over the pure extract and can better support the digestive system in the case of chaga? Then be sure to check out a fermented version of chaga from Living Nutrition.
4. How about Siberian chaga combined with wild oregano oil? Combining two powerful antioxidants in one, thanks to the proprietary development of North American Herb and Spice. Get to know ChagaMax in its many forms, whether it's capsules, tea or unique raw cacao bites.

Mushrooms for Life Tremella - Key info

• This mushroom is certified organic - Soil Assocation Organic, UK.
• Tremella is a 100% fruit extract grown in Fujian Province under nature-identical conditions on wood chips and organic rice.
• It is extracted with hot water (extract ratio up to 12:1) to release and concentrate polysaccharides including beta-glucans.
• Contains 35% beta-glucans to support immunity and skin health.
• It also contains 40% polysaccharides - results: see COA analysis in the files tab.

Why should I take tremella?

Skin health

Tremella attracts and retains water (more effectively than hyaluronic acid), which aids hydration and elasticity and slows the production of melanin, which is useful for skin pigmentation, uneven skin tone and scarring.

Anti-inflammatory effects

Significant anti-inflammatory properties, rich in antioxidants and a potential therapeutic agent for skin diseases associated with oxidative stress and aging.

Cardiovascular health

Rich in polysaccharides known for their anti-clotting effect. It is associated with lowering triglyceride and LDL cholesterol levels.

Cognitive health

Studies suggest that tremella may improve memory and enhance cognition in people with subjective cognitive impairment.

Immunity

It can stimulate key white blood cells to improve immune system function.

Other forms of tremella

• Tremella is also available as a separate extract in capsules or powder from the same brand.
• Don't forget to check out the other Mushrooms for Life blends from the Myco range! You can receive several benefits in one product.

Why buy Mushrooms for life?

Pure Grade Extract or PURE GRADE

• Mushrooms for Life from the UK uses only Pure Grade mushroom extracts, which guarantee a 100% concentration of mushrooms without added binders.
• Pure Grade is the hallmark of the highest quality mushroom supplements.
• They use only the highest quality organic ingredients, which are carefully selected to take full advantage of the functions of each mushroom.
• This product is naturally gluten, dairy and soy free.
• Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
• Free of fillers, binders, excipients and additives.
• Third-party tested and DNA tested.
• Screened for traces of heavy metals, pesticides and contaminants. See the Files tab.

The market for vital mushrooms is flooded with products that don't cost a thing, so you should do your research and make sure that any supplement you choose fully meets your needs.

What is Full Spectrum?

Full-spectrum products may contain all the essential parts of the fungus - spores, mycelium and fruiting bodies - but that's not all. Mostly this term is used by manufacturers whose products are balanced on the mycelium of the fungus, the underground network of fungal "roots" that helps sustain the life of the fungus.

Growing on substrate

Most mushrooms can no longer be obtained in the wild, as they have simply been collected and must be cultivated in conditions identical to nature. The problem here is that demand outstrips supply and the need to speed up the growing season to satisfy the sellers. However, the short cultivation time has its negative side.

In most cases, the mushroom is grown for only 30 days, and the substrate (grains, rice, etc.) on which the mushroom grows is not used up and remains in the preparation. It effectively dilutes the active ingredients in this way and you definitely do not get what vital mushrooms have been considered in Asian countries for millennia - a miracle medium.

Mushrooms for Life grows its mushrooms for a full 120 days, as opposed to the usual 30 days, to ensure that the substrate is completely exhausted and you get only the best of the mushroom's ingredients.

What to watch out for

There is an art to developing a quality mushroom as a dietary supplement and we certainly don't recommend you save your money on private labels that are not specialists in this field (you can be 99% sure that you will be ripped off, because private labels are usually only interested in profit and therefore offer a wide range of everything possible, but don't really specialize in anything) and also don't buy brands that are not certified organic (because of the unclean source of the raw materials).

Next, look at prices - the market for mushroom suppliers is limited and all producers basically source their raw materials from the same sources, but ! Each mushroom supplier has several grades of quality at different selling prices and the final product will look like that. If you want a capsule full of maltodextrin, which doesn't have to be listed on the ingredients and nutritional values by law, buy cheap mushrooms. If you want quality, don't be afraid to pay extra, you'll know it after a while.

The more it states there is in the extract capsule, watch how big the capsule is. If it's extra large it should be fine, but if it's a standard size it will most likely have maltodextrin in it, as it's impossible to put the whole active ingredient in a normal capsule (ask the lab, this applies to magnesium for example). Therefore, Mushrooms for Life has one dose as two normal size capsules and the production of the capsule itself is controlled.

Finally, try the taste test - if the extract tastes sweet and almost good, it is definitely maltodextrin, if it doesn't taste good, it is pure extract - because it doesn't taste good to most people and that is correct:

A high quality mushroom dietary supplement should

• be made from mushroom extract, not whole mushroom powder
• be derived from fruiting bodies and not from mycelial biomass
• be produced by a single process: hot water extraction or dual extraction in the case of chaga and reishi.
• come from organic sources (organic certification) and preferably from the original source of growth (China, Siberia)
• have an appropriate, verifiable beta-glucan or hericenone content
• have other ingredients that are also pure and in line with your needs - this is where independent laboratory tests for purity and heavy metal content come in

We guarantee that Mushrooms for Life meets all these conditions and there is no better brand on the European market.

Tradition and quality

Mushrooms for Life sources only the highest quality mushrooms that are organically grown from their own farmers in China. The use of medicinal mushrooms has been a cornerstone of traditional Chinese medicine and this practice dates back thousands of years.

No country has more extensive knowledge of mushroom cultivation and sourcing than China. China is also home to some of the world's largest and cleanest forests, which provide an ideal environment for fungi to grow.

Based on ongoing DNA analyses, it is widely known that China grows the highest quality mushrooms in the world. Vital mushrooms have been approved in Japan and China for more than 30 years as an adjunct to standard treatment for diseases that are not allowed to be discussed in the EU.

In these countries, mushrooms have been used safely for a long time, either alone or in combination with radiation or chemotherapy.

In Asia, there are more than 100 species of mushrooms used to treat this disease. The most common include Ganoderma lucidum (reishi), Trametes versicolor or Coriolus versicolor (Outcaffe), Lentinus edodes (shiitake) and Grifola frondosa (maitake).

Source of this information: https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/patient/mushrooms-pdq

The Story of Mushrooms for Life

Mushrooms For Life was originally founded in 2011 by well-known British naturopath and author Martin Powell with the aim of making the best mushroom supplements widely available and accessible.

Martin, who is fluent in Mandarin, spent many years in China working with experienced local growers to ensure Mushrooms For Life sources the highest quality ingredients, which is a key focus for the brand today.

In 2017 Martin entrusted Mushrooms For Life to his colleagues and experienced mushroom experts Graham Botfield and Ben Shouler, who continue his work to this day.