REISHI: CHOLESTEROL and TRIGLYCERIDE LOWERING EFFECTS

    

• Reishi has active ingredients that inhibit the production of cholesterol in the liver by blocking an important step in cholesterol biosynthesis. 

• Increase in circulating cholesterol has been linked to an increase blood pressure as well as an increase in the development of atherosclerotic plaques. Thus, one of the keys to healthy heart management is lowering the circulating cholesterol. While Statin drugs are the popular choice, the side effects they bring are unforgiveable.

• Nestle led a research investigating the ability of Reishi to reduce circulating cholesterol. The study showed that oxygenated sterols from G. lucidum inhibited cholesterol biosynthesis via conversion of lanosterol to lathosterol. Unlike statin drugs, this blocks the production process later in the chain sparing the production  of the more important Co-enzyme Q10.

• These 26-oxygenosterols could lead to novel therapeutic agents that lower blood cholesterol.

HELPS TOTAL CHOLESTEROL, TRIGLYCERIDES AND INCREASE GLUTATHIONE AND SOD

• Reishi polysaccharides could significantly decrease the serum contents of Total Cholesterol, Triglycerides, bad cholesterol (serum LDL-c) in the experimental hyperlipidemic rats, and markedly increase the good cholesterol levels (serum HDL-C). Oxidation of the lipids in the experimental groups treated by ganoderma lacidum polysaccharides at different dosages were much lower than that in hyper lipidema group. Furthermore the glutathione (GSH-Px) and Super oxide dismutase (SOD), two powerful anti-oxidants in the blood of the group of ganoderma were much higher than those in hyperlipidema group.

• CONCLUSION: Ganoderma can regulate lipid metabolism, enhance the antioxidation and reduce the lipid peroxidation in the rats with hyperlipidemia.

REISHI AND KIDNEY HEALTH


          HELPS IMPROVE BLOOD FLOW TO KIDNEYS AS WELL AS PROMOTE OVERALL HEALTH

• Reishi suppressed the endothelial cell cytoxicity in fourteen patients diagnosed with nephrosis with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). This indicates that Reishi helps improve the overall health of kidneys that are stressed already with inflammation.

• Reishi helped restore immunocirculatory balance and successfully suppressed proteinuria in all of these 14 patients. One of the mechanisms is prevention of inflammation as well as vasodilation.

REISHI AND CARDIO-VASCULAR FUNCTION

          HELPS IMPROVE BLOOD FLOW TO THE HEART

• Reishi, in an experiment of isolated hearts of rats, was shown to attenuate the reperfusion of the heart during the diastolic phase preventing irreversible damage to the heart muscle during the experiment.

• The experiment used a model of total 45-min ischemia and 30-min reperfusion of isolated rat heart by the Langendorf technique. The course administration (15 days) of Ganoderma lucidum extract attenuated reperfusion contracture and decreased creatine kinase levels in the venous effluent from rat isolated heart during reperfusion.

What is Good Health?

Most people regard good health as merely being, “Absent from disease or illness”. Most people are content to just get out of bed in the morning and know that they are alive. For most to be healthy simply means “Not to be Sick”

The true definition of good health is much broader than that. Good health means being able to live life to the fullest. It means waking up in the morning in a clear, happy state of mind, with copious amounts of energy and a spring in your step that lasts the whole day. This is living at ones peak!

“Good Health is a state of OPTIMAL physical, emotional,
mental and spiritual well-being”

Many people wonder how their immune system is performing. Is it functioning well, or are there areas that need improvement?

How you answer the following questions may determine if you might be suffering from immune dysfunction.

• Do you have recurrent viral infections?
• Do you experience reduced stamina and resistance when under stress?
• Are you feeling tired & exhausted by mid afternoon?
• Are your energy levels constantly below normal?
• Do you have herpes (Genital and or cold sores)?
• Do you suffer from frequent colds or flu?
• Do you suffer from inflammation and or infections in the upper respiratory track e.g. sinus, ear infection, sore throats, or swollen cervical gland on a fairly regular basis?
• Do you suffer from recurrent bronchitis?
• Do you have recurrent cystitis?
• Do you suffer from recurrent skin infections?
• Have you been diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome?
• Do you suffer with Rheumatoid Arthritis?
• Do you have high blood pressure?
• Do you have high cholesterol?
• Have you suffered from recurrent infections of Candida or other yeast problems?
• Have you been diagnosed with Epstein Barr?
• Do you suffer from Gout?
• Are you having  sleepless nights?
• Do you suffer from heartburn and Acid Reflux?
• Do you have bleeding gums?
• Do you have skin problems such as Eczema?
• Do you have Diabetes?

Checking your symptoms is the first step to discovering the state of your health. It can be alarming when you actually see in black and white just how many symptoms you are experiencing.