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Reishi Improves Mood and Fitness in Sedentary Young Women

Reishi Improves Mood and Fitness in Sedentary Young Women

Reishi

What they found

30 days of 1 g reishi improved anxiety, depression, vitality and fitness measures versus placebo in sedentary female students.

30 days of 1 g reishi improved anxiety, depression, vitality and fitness measures versus placebo in sedentary female students.

The number

1g of reishi

How solid is it?

Early human

Early human

Human – RCT

Human – RCT

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Ganoderma lucidim

Ganoderma lucidim

Sample size

sedentary female college students

sedentary female college students

Published in

International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms

International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms

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Section

2024 RECAP

2024 RECAP

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Ladies, Listen Up

Ladies, Listen Up

A 30-day supplementation with 1g of reishi (Ganoderma lucidim) significantly improved psychological and physiological parameters in sedentary female college students. The GL1000mg group showed significant improvements in anxiety, depression, positive well-being, vitality, heart rate, maximal oxygen consumption, physical work capacity, and right-hand grip strength compared to placebo.

A 30-day supplementation with 1g of reishi (Ganoderma lucidim) significantly improved psychological and physiological parameters in sedentary female college students. The GL1000mg group showed significant improvements in anxiety, depression, positive well-being, vitality, heart rate, maximal oxygen consumption, physical work capacity, and right-hand grip strength compared to placebo.

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