1. It’s a convenient and safe way to enjoy the benefits of shiitake mushrooms.
2. Mushrooms represent one of the most promising fields of medicine. With their metabolic complexity, mushrooms offer huge pharmacological potential – the amount of research in this area is significant. The medical fields in which they are being used is increasing all the time: antibiotic treatment, cardiology, haematology, oncology, parasitology …
3. It’s an unbeatable supplement in terms of bioactive compounds.
4. It’s perfectly safe, and contains only natural excipients.
   AHCC capsules are guaranteed free from lactose, gluten, gelatine, soya, flavourings, pesticides, fungicides, colourings, allergens, GMO and animal-origin products. The mushrooms used have been cultured in a liquid medium in a laboratory that is GMP-compliant and certified ISO 9001 & 22000. Their cellular compounds, including polysaccharides, are extracted using a unique enzyme formula which initiates fermentation of the cell walls. The only excipient is natural-source - acacia gum.

If you’re still wondering whether to try DermaRelief, here are six reasons that should convince you.

1. Hyperactivity in the skin’s immune system (keratinocytes, dendritic cells and T lymphocytes) is seen in many dermatological conditions (13-16).
2. Intestinal transit problems and diseases such as Crohn’s disease and IBS very often have dermatological manifestations (17-18).
3. In most of the world’s cultures, people have been consuming fermented foods (containing probiotics) for at least 8000 years.
4. It has been shown that diet can help protect skin cells from the inside through a targeted intake of tocopherols and vitamin C in particular.
5. Animals deprived of gut flora are seen to have fewer B and T lymphocytes, dendritic cells and immunoglobulins, and significantly increased inflammation: all of which are corrected by supplementation with probiotics (19).
6. DermaRelief is comprised of four bacterial strains rigorously selected for their probiotic potency, and contains only one natural excipient: corn flour.

Our gut flora enables the production of vitamins which the body is unable to synthesise, as well as the digestion of complex molecules, and even supports the efficacy of the immune system. The symbiotic relationship between the various bacterial strains that make up our gut flora has played a key role in the evolution of the human species.

Nowadays however, a number of factors such as over-consumption of ultra-processed foods and excessive use of anti-microbial agents have unfortunately contributed to a profound change in the diversity and quantity of the beneficial bacteria colonising our intestines, a significant development given that women pass their microbiota onto their babies (20). At the same time, the incidence of skin allergies and chronic dermatological conditions is continuing to rise, especially in Western countries.

Probiotic supplementation helps restore the balance of microbiota when it has been disrupted, for example, by antibiotic treatment (21).

The effects of shiitake will add to those of cholesterol-lowering drugs. So if you’re taking this kind of medication, you should seek advice from a health professional before supplementing with this product.