Restorative and anti-aging Properties of Chaga

As we strive to live longer and stay younger, we deal with the reality of a rapidly growing health care crisis. As the first of millions of "Babyboomers" are about to reach retirement age and overwhelm our already overloaded health care system.

As we lose faith in our health care system as well as the safety of pharmaceutical medications, our search takes us closer to natural cures and effective medicinal herbal compounds. Hundreds of billions of dollars are spent on pharmaceutical research to find "cures", yet little in comparison is spent on prevention and anti-aging.

Why? Because unless pharmaceutical companies can patent new chemical compounds, there is no financial motivation. And who funds most of the research? The big pharma companies. And they can't patent nature.

Nevertheless, researchers and scientists at the forefront of research are finding great promise in botanical curative substances like Chaga. Science is confirming folk medicines such as Chaga, which have been known for centuries for their superb healing and anti-aging properties.

Our superior Wildcrafted Chaga Extract is the all-natural solution to anti-aging. It is the richest of all foods and oils in anti-oxidants, which are needed to fight free radicals. Free radicals damage our cells - setting the stage for disease and aging.

Chaga also contains:

Polysaccharides which enhance the immune system, treat cancer, liver, HIV virus and other anti-bacterial and viral infections.
Betulinic acid which helps counter viral infections and tumors.
Triterpenes which helps lower cholesterol, improve digestion, detoxify the liver, treat hepatitis, chronic bronchitis, coughs and asthma.
Germanium, which helps cleanse the blood, normalize blood pressure and prevent tumors.
Melanin, which enhances the appearance of hair, skin and eyes, and restores a more youthful appearance.
Important Nucleosides, Phytonutrients, minerals and amino acids such as Saponin, Magnesium, Chromium, Iron, Kalium, Beta-glucan, Inotodiol, Isoprenoid and others, all offering tremendous health benefits. .
King of the Herbal Adaptogens

Chaga belongs to the group of herbs distinguished as "adaptogens." It normalizes all kinds of vital functions inside your body, raising low levels up to normal, or lowering high levels down to normal. The word Chaga derives from indigenous languages which are spoken around the entire Arctic Circle, and in North America native people use it for medicine and call it Tiaga or Tsi Aga. The Nez Perce people used it in pemmican and were immune to diseases brought in to them by early trappers.

Soviet research on Chaga also showed a potent mixture of Adaptogens. The word adaptogen, coined by Russian Scientist Dr. Nicolai Lazarev in 1947, refers to a natural herb product that increases the body's resistance to stresses such as trauma, anxiety and bodily fatigue. Adaptogens can help the body adapt better to its environment, whether that environment be one of many harmful chemicals or simply one of rapid change. The guidelines Lazarev created for an herb to be considered an adaptogen are:

It must cause only minimal disorders in the body's physiological functions
It must increase the body's resistance to adverse influences not by a specific action but by a wide range of physical, chemical, and biochemical factors
It must have an overall normalizing effect, improving all kinds of conditions and aggravating none.
It is claimed that adaptogenic herbs are unique from other substances in their ability to balance endocrine hormones and the immune system, and they help the body to maintain optimal homeostasis. Most herbal adaptogens that have been identified are used in either Ayurveda or Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). These herbs and other adaptogens have been proven in clinical and laboratory studies to help us adapt to the rapidly changing conditions in our modern, often synthetic environment.

The Russian scientist, G.M. Barenboim stated:

"For the first time in the history of human civilization the biological potentialities of the human body have failed to meet the requirements imposed on it by the epoch. One witnesses an unusual 'epidemic' of fatigue aggravated by the powerful action of man-made, external chemical and physical environmental factors. Like the drugs that saved the world from numerous bacterial and viral epidemics that cost millions of lives in the past, the adaptogens are needed to help man withstand the diverse stresses of today."

Adaptogens may show the following health benefits:

Eliminate the Effects of Stress
Support Immune Function & Strengthen Immune System
Improve Mental Clarity
Improve Physical Perforation Aging Effect
Regulate Function of Muscles and Nerves
Reduce Fatigue
Improve Resistance to Disease
Improve Sleep

Recent studies have shown that Chaga has extremely high antioxidant compounds. Hundreds of research studies overwhelming confirm the health benefits of antioxidants. These antioxidants protect the body against agents of disease called "free radicals", which cause chemical reactions (oxidation) that destroy cells and damage tissues. Oxidation is thought to be not only one of the most common mechanisms of disease, but also the basis of the aging process. Free radicals cannot be avoided: ultraviolet light, for example, is a common source.

The FDA has recommended that people should increase their antioxidant consumption to 7000 ORAC units a day to help lower their risk of Cancer.

What is ORAC?

ORAC stands for "Oxygen Radical Absorbent Capacity", a USDA recommended standard for measuring antioxidant capacity. The measurement of ORAC analyzes how a certain food helps your body fight diseases like cancer and heart disease. The Higher the ORAC score, the more the food will help you.

This is a scale that measures the amount of free oxygen radicals in your body that a food or supplement can absorb. Free oxygen radicals are formed in our body from normal daily living, electricity, pollution, sun exposure and various other unavoidables. These free radicals bounce around our body beating up on our cell structure and organs, making us more susceptible to diseases. Cigarette smoke is full of free radicals. Ever notice how much older smokers look?

Researchers have also discovered that consumption of foods with a high ORAC score help protect against premature aging and age-related memory loss. Chaga has the highest reported ORAC score in natural foods or oils. Chaga also has Polysaccharides, that other medicinal mushrooms contain, and Triterpenes only found elsewhere in Ganoderma.

ORAC Test Results for Leading Medicinals

As you can observe from the graph and table below, Wildcrafted Siberian Chaga from Chaga International demonstrates superior antioxidant values compared to superior class medicinal mushrooms and other popular anti-oxidant juices available..