Organically Grown Fermented Mushroom Immune Complex 600 mg. - 100 Vegetable Capsule(s) Solaray

Maitake Mushrooms As Adaptogens
The main ingredient – maitake mushroom – of this supplement is considered as an effective adaptogen. Adaptogens are extracts from plants that help the body deal with different kinds of stress – biological, chemical, and physical. As an adaptogen, it influences the production of hormones in the body thereby maintaining homeostasis in the body. During stressful conditions, the body produces different kinds of hormones to be able to deal with the physiological changes happening in the body. And too much of these hormones can cause acute problems such as elevated blood pressure and cortisol (stress hormone) levels. Maitake mushrooms ensure that the body does not go overboard with its reactions.

How Does It Work?
As an adaptogen, it influences the adrenal glands so that it can handle stress more effectively. Similar when exercising, the body is put under a lot of stress and reactions such as elevated heart rate occur. What maitake does is that it makes the body get used to handling stress so that it no longer gets tired or frantic when faced with stress. In a way, adaptogen trains the body on how to handle the effects of stress by stabilizing the responses of the adrenal gland. The adrenal gland is the tiny organ that elicits the flight or fight response of the body.

The Benefits Of Maitake Supplement
Because it is an adaptogen, this supplement can help improve one’s energy levels. Aside from interacting with the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, there are also many benefits that this maitake supplement can produce by the body. Studies show that maitake can help reduce inflammation. It also contains powerful antioxidants that can help reduce the effects of free radicals in the body. There are also studies indicating that this supplement can help improve sleep.

Maitake And More Beneficial Mushrooms
This supplement contains 240 milligrams of Maitake mushrooms. But to improve its potency, it also contains other beneficial fungi. It also contains 180 milligrams of Reishi mushrooms (Ganoderma lucidum) and 180 milligrams of Shiitake mushrooms (Lentinus edoides). All of these mushrooms are considered superfood as they can also help fight off inflammation and free radicals in the body. For better results, taking in 2 or 3 capsules twice daily with meals can bring a lot of benefits to the body.

Sourced Sustainably
Maitake is a large mushroom commonly found in the deeply forested mountains in northeast Japan. While it is ideal to gather them wild, it is not sustainable to the mushroom species and to the environment. Thus, the mushrooms are grown in an organic substrate in an aseptic environment. This is to ensure that the mushrooms do not contain any pathogens that may affect the safety of the finished products. Sourcing the mushrooms from culture farms also ensure the potency of the adaptogens found in the mushrooms.