MycoBotanicals Liver - 60 Vegetarian Capsules Host Defense

Host Defense - MycoBotanicals Liver - 60 Vegetarian Capsules

Host Defense MycoBotanicals Liver formula provides a custom combination of mushrooms and herbs to assist the optimization of liver function and health. The liver is the great filter and detoxifier of the body, essential for maintaining health and vitality. In order to support this workhorse of an organ, key nutrients are needed to revitalize liver function through the two major “phases” of detoxification. Phase I consists of clearing debris and toxins from daily life, including waste remnants from certain medications. Phase II encompasses the excretion of toxic substances, heavy metals and other end products of Phase I processes.

Host Defense MycoBotanicals Liver Benefits:

• Provides nutrients to support both Phase I and Phase II detoxification
• Contains Milk Thistle and Turmeric to support liver health
• Chaga, Reishi, Turkey Tail and Mesima mushrooms promote healthy liver function
• Vegetarian
• Non-GMO
• Organic
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About MycoBotanicals

MycoBotanicals are the new Host Defense formulas featuring carefully-selected herbs to complement specific mushrooms for a powerful impact on targeted body systems. Only organically-grown herbs accompany Host Defense Organic Mushrooms, delivering the perfect blend from both kingdoms in one convenient formula.

A Time-Tested Partnership for Optimal Health
Throughout history, mushrooms and herbs have been strategically combined to support health. Current research recognizes that mushrooms provide a vast number of compounds that support most systems of the body. Some of these compounds include enzymes, antioxidants, polysaccharides, and prebiotics. Organic herbs offer myriad benefits to our bodies as well, including support for detoxification, hormonal balance, stress reduction, and healthy brain function. Their complementary constituents enhance the function and support provided by organic mushrooms.

The Proper Components at Optimized Concentrations
Their mushroom and herb ingredients are time-honored and research-recognized as active and supportive for their targeted systems. Proper extraction methods ensure purity and preservation of the active constituents that each herb offers. They are transparent in the labeling of all milligram content to assure full servings of mushroom and herb components.

Sourcing for Superior Quality
In accordance with the strict organic standards they hold for their mushrooms, Host Defense sources only organically-grown herbs that pass their rigorous quality criteria. Their dedication to organic ingredients is a tenet of Host Defense. They stand behind their quality; you can trust them to provide products with integrity.

Ingredients

• Chaga - Supports Phase II liver detoxification
• Mesima - Promotes healthy liver function
• Reishi - Supports Phase I & II liver detoxification
• Turkey Tail - Supports liver health
• Turmeric - Supports Phase I liver detoxification
• Milk Thistle - Supports liver microphages and detoxification pathways
• Black Pepper - Supports absorption

Why Choose Host Defense Mushrooms

Grown in the USA

• Near the Olympic Rainforest, USA
• Highest quality lab & growing environments
• Highest quality manufacturing methods
• No co-mingling or adulteration
• Purity testing batch to batch

Maintain Chain of Custody
Paul Stamets and his skilled team grow every single mushroom in every product. From the Forest, to Their Farm, to You. There is no other mushroom supplement company that has such complete control over their raw materials.

Sustainably Cultivated
When sourcing mushrooms from the pristine Olympic rainforest, our team leaves the habitat and original mushroom intact and undisturbed. Only a small sample is required and taken for growing in the laboratories at the farm. Host Defense methods protect the native habitat.

Certified Organic
Host Defense is a Certified Organic food producer and processor. Their organic certificates are always available upon request. They are the best-documented and longestcertified organic mushroom company in the U.S.

Preserved Genetic Integrity
Host Defense mushrooms are genetic matches to species found in the wild. They are able to ensure this integrity by following a method developed by Paul called Certified P Value. P Value is a scientific system of measuring the generational age of each species to preserve genetic strength, and is key to providing fungal strains with the greatest efficacy and vitality. The higher P Value gets, strains degenerate and die out. Utilizing extremely low P Value, Host Defense uses the “original file” to produce mushrooms of exceptional genetic strength and integrity, close to their wild origins which means the active constituents are at very high levels.

Peak Performance
Each mushroom species has a narrow window when active constituents are at their highest volume. With over 35 years of experience and knowledge, Paul knows the precise harvest time for each species for maximum activity and efficacy. At their optimal rate of growth, the mushroom-forming mycelium are flash-frozen, capturing a full spectrum of constituents at peak performance.

Prebiotics for the Microbiome
Their products contain the active enzymes fungi have evolved to digest plants. What are the specific prebiotic compounds present in their products? Hundreds of novel enzymes are being secreted by the mycelium to break down plants. They eat plants, so do fungi. These extracellular digestive enzymes (cellulases, laccases, betaglucanases, mannanases, etc.) are in the extracts and capsules. This is a great advantage of freeze drying. They capture those enzymes which would otherwise be lost via most other drying methods.

Proper Mushroom Life Cycle
The mushroom life cycle consists of mycelium, fruiting bodies, and spores. The mycelium is the immune system of the mushroom. The fruiting body is the reproductive stage. Spores represent seeds for regeneration and are in every Host Defense product that contains fruitbodies. Depending on the species and the intended use, they utilize a unique combination of the life stages. For example, their Cordyceps capsules contain mycelium. MyCommunity Extract contains mycelium and both Maitake and Reishi fruitbodies.

Clinical & In Vitro Studies
Host Defense Turkey Tail was chosen for a NIH (National Institutes of Health) study for supporting immune system health. Clinical studies show Host Defense Chaga is superior in antioxidant effects, protecting DNA from free radicals (which cause oxidative stress damage). Of more than 200,000 samples submitted, Host Defense Agarikon demonstrated the most activity of all natural products in the BioShield BioDefense Program administered by the Department of Defense and NIH. In fact, their mushrooms were the only products to show such extraordinary activity.

Recommended by Experts
Host Defense products are chosen by physicians, naturopaths and other practitioners for efficacy with their patients. “Host Defense, owned by mycologist and author Paul Stamets, is the best all around source for immunesupporting mushroom products and information.” - Andrew Weil, M.D.

BeeFriendly

What is BeeFriendly?
BeeFriendly is a Host Defense initiative to help reverse the devastating declines in the global bee population that are critically threatening the world’s food security.

Why do bees need help?
Since the initial detection of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) in 2006, honeybee keepers have been losing roughly 30% of their hives annually. Although CCD is not fully understood, it appears to be a destructive synergism of multiple drivers of collapse.

Why Host Defense?
Bees need comprehensive immune support to combat the diseases, parasites, and toxins that are driving their decline. Supporting Host Defense means supporting bee recovery research and development.

Microbial Viral Pathogen
Apparently healthy bee colonies may be simultaneously infected by multiple pathogens that are normally held in check by the colony’s immunity. Pathogen infection harms bees already challenged by other stress factors.

Parasitic mites
Varroa mites are parasites that feed on the bodily fluids of bee adults, pupae and larvae. Varroa mites transmit viruses and sap strength from the colony.

Pesticides, Fungicides & GMO Exposure
Sub-lethal pesticide exposure can alter bee immunity, behavior, smell, memory, metabolism, flight and mobility, and increase susceptibility to diseases. Exposure to fungicides kills or reduces the beneficial fungi found on pollen, and degrades the nutritional quality of the “bread” that the bees make from it. More research is needed, though many suspect that GMOs may negatively impact bee colonies. The synergistic stressors of infection, parasitism, toxins, and immune deficits/depression may initiate Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD).

Immune Support
Researching the role that extracts of the mycelium of mushrooms can have in strengthening the immune systems of bees and reducing their viral burden.

Controlling Bee Parasites
Developing ways to use the common bio-control fungus Metarhizium anisopliae to control the parasitic mite Varroa destructor. Significantly, this fungus is safe for bees, birds and humans and appears to be highly active against Varroa mites.

Detoxification Support
The bee genome has relatively few detoxification genes compared to solitary insects such as flies and mosquitoes. Select mushroom species release myconutrients that may modulate and up-regulate detoxification pathways in bees.