Overview
Description
Source Naturals - AHCC 500 mg. - 60 Vegetarian Capsules
Source Naturals AHCC (Active Hexose Correlated Compound) is a proprietary compound produced by cultivation and enzymatic modification of several species of mushroom mycelia, including shiitake, grown in rice bran extract. Considered a superfood supplement in Japan, AHCC has been researched extensively for its immune enhancement properties. According to human and animal research, AHCC may significantly increase Natural Killer (NK) Cell activity. AHCC may also increase macrophage activity, enhance cytokine production, and support the healthy functioning of the liver as well as act as an antioxidant.
Source Naturals AHCC Frequently Asked Questions
What is AHCC?
AHCC (active hexose correlated compound) is a mushroom blend that offers highly advanced support for immune defense.
What does it do?
AHCC has been shown in research to significantly support natural killer (NK) cell, macrophage and cytokine activity. It may also support healthy liver function, and act as an antioxidant.
How does that benefit me?
Your body's trillions of cells are susceptible to free radicals, pollutants, and stress, so a healthy immune system uses its first line of defense—natural killer (NK) cells. The effectiveness of NK cells depends on their activity level, so supporting NK activity is a smart strategy for maintaining vibrant health. According to preclinical human and animal studies, AHCC may significantly enhance NK and macrophage activity. Macrophages are white blood cells that support immunity.
How is it made?
AHCC is a rich source of: polysaccharides (beta glucan 1, 3 and activated hemicellulose), glycoproteins, amino acids and minerals. It is produced by enzymatic modification of several mushrooms, including shiitake, and derived from organically cultivated mushroom mycelia (the rich pre-mushroom stage, a network of fibrous filaments plus the medium it lives on and uses for fuel). Its low molecular weight makes AHCC easy to absorb.
Is it well known outside of the US?
AHCC has been well-researched in Japan, where it is used extensively for immune maintenance, and its sales exceed $200 million dollars per year.
Source Naturals' Guiding Principles
Source Naturals' customers' well-being is their highest priority. In everything they do, their guiding principle is to provide safe, superior quality products that enhance customers' health and well being.
Nature and Science: Formulation Philosophy
Source Naturals respects nature's intelligence. Our bodies continually seek equilibrium and a healthy balance. Source Naturals believes many health concerns arise out of structure and function imbalances related to poor nutrition, stress and pollutants in the environment and that carefully chosen nutritional compounds can support this healthy equilibrium. They study science. They base their formulations on a deep understanding of the underlying mechanisms our bodies use to maintain balance. They choose scientifically optimal nutrient forms and potencies that work at the cellular level to bring the body's interdependent systems into balance. They call this unique formulation strategy, Bio-Alignment.
Quality
Source Naturals honors the trust their customers place in them with an unwavering commitment to the highest standards of quality. Their Quality Control team rigorously tests their products to ensure they meet specifications. They are proud that the purity and quality of their products have been certified through an independent and ongoing audit of their entire operation for Good Manufacturing processes.
Advocacy
Source Naturals advocates for a wellness revolution. They call for a radical change in the way their communities think and act about health. They stand for a new health care model focused less on disease care and more on early intervention to address metabolic structure and function imbalances that can impact wellness. This new model called SystemiCare embraces the health enhancing value of nutritional compounds the body already recognizes. They call this shift to a more in-depth, holistic view of health, the wellness revolution and it is gaining momentum as a social movement. New scientific studies continue to validate the benefits of nutrition, a healthy lifestyle and diet. More consumers are taking a proactive role in their health. Leaders in medicine are championing a new integrative model combining serious nutrition with the best of other disciplines to deliver optimal health. These developments mean that each of us have more opportunities than ever to enhance our personal wellbeing and vitality.
Innovation
Source Naturals fosters innovation. Their vision of a healthier world inspires them to seek and bring to market innovative new compounds to advance the wellness revolution and offer customers a better quality of life.
About Source Naturals
Source Naturals' comprehensive Bio-Aligned Formulas help bring the power of alignment to your body. When formulating, they evaluate the underlying causes of system imbalances, and then provide targeted nutrition to interdependent body systems. Their line of more than 600 products also includes well-researched, single entity nutrients in their highest quality and most bioavailable forms.
Source Naturals' nutritional supplements are at the leading edge of today's Wellness Revolution. This transformation in health consciousness also includes new perspectives in diet, lifestyle, emotional and spiritual development, and complementary health care. Source Naturals Strategy for Wellness is to provide education that empowers individuals to take responsibility for their health, rather than relying solely on outside medical authority. The result is people who are more productive and fulfilled, and a world that is stronger and healthier.
Suggested Use
2 capsules three times daily on an empty stomach. For general well-being, take 2 capsules daily.
Ingredients
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Questions & Answers
2 Reviews
Needless to say, after a week or so I quit using. They need to be smoother and actually have the ability to dissolve.
It works!
Recommended by a friend
trying a new brand of zinc lozenge
Good for colds etc..