YourGut Hero Ingredients — immunity

Ginger is a wonderful ingredient in cooking and has been used historically in various systems of medicine to treat coughs, colds, sore throats, fever and infectious diseases amongst other ailments[i]. A natural antimicrobial, it is even shown to be effective against drug resistant pathogens[ii].  A key ingredient in our Defence supplement to help support immunity but more than that, it is also multifunctional in that it also works on anti-inflammatory pathways. In vivo studies have shown the extract to significantly downregulate proinflammatory cytokines[iii].  It’s medicinal benefits are attributed to its content of phenolic compounds, specifically gingerols and shogaols, which seem...

Reishi is one of the most powerful medicinal mushrooms with multiple applications when it comes to immune health.  Considered a non-edible mushroom simply due to its unpleasant texture, its intake in supplement form has become one of the fastest growing trends in the UK supplement market.  Despite the more recent interest in medicinal mushrooms, both ancient texts and images go back centuries depicting goddesses offering mushrooms to each other and use for royalty.  Anecdotal use has now been updated with scientific studies looking at the potential benefits of medicinal mushrooms with reishi being one of the most well studied.  Reishi...