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Natural Factors Natural Factors - GarlicRich Super Strength Garlic + Reishi, 120 DRvcaps

Name: Natural Factors Natural Factors - GarlicRich Super Strength Garlic + Reishi, 120 DRvcaps
Brand: Natural Factors
SKU: natural-factors-garlicrich-super-strength-garlic-reishi
Price: 14.48 CAD
Availability: InStock

Natural Factors GarlicRich Super Strength Garlic + Reishi - Supports the immune system and helps maintain cardiovascular health courtesy of a 10:1 garlic concentrate and 30:1 organic reishi mushroom extract for adaptogenic support. Each capsule provides the full spectrum of active garlic compounds in a delayed-release format to help reduce garlic breath. Two capsules daily is equivalent to approximately 6000 mg or 9 cloves of raw garlic. GarlicRich provides a full spectrum of important organosulfur compounds from fresh hand-picked whole garlic bulbs gently processed using proprietary EnviroSimplex technology. Garlic is used in herbal medicine to maintain cardiovascular health and help reduce elevated blood lipid levels in adults. Garlic may also help relieve symptoms associated with upper respiratory tract infections and catarrhal conditions (such as nasal congestion). Reishi is a source of antioxidants and fungal polysaccharides with immunomodulating properties. It is used in herbal medicine as a liver tonic, to support the immune system, and as an adaptogen to help increase energy and resistance to stress, especially stress caused by mental and physical fatigue.

Price

Regular Canadian retail price: $14.48 CAD. Price Vault members pay below retail on this product. Member pricing is private and shown after a free opt-in, with no membership fee, no minimum order and no subscription.

In stock. Free shipping across Canada on orders over $89, flat $9.95 under that. 30 days to request a return, with return shipping paid by the customer. Ships from Victoria, BC.

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Why people keep reordering it

Year-round defense: Daily support for a resilient immune response.
Antioxidant support: Helps protect cells from everyday oxidative stress.
Tradition meets research: Time-tested ingredients in clinically informed doses.

Best suited to: someone keeping an eye on their cholesterol numbers, people whose stomach rebels at raw garlic, anyone who cannot eat nine cloves a day.

What the research supports

Two delayed-release capsules a day give 600 mg of 10:1 garlic concentrate (9.6 mg allicin compounds) plus 50 mg of 30:1 reishi extract. 120 capsules is a 60-day supply.

Garlic-lipid trials use 5 to 10 mg of allicin compounds a day.

Cholesterol (evidence: moderate, from meta-analysis, randomized controlled trial): Garlic's sulfur compounds are thought to slow an enzyme the liver uses to build cholesterol. Meta-analyses of garlic powder at organosulfur amounts near this one report small drops in total and LDL cholesterol over 8 to 12 weeks.
Blood pressure (evidence: moderate, from meta-analysis, randomized controlled trial): Garlic compounds relax the smooth muscle lining blood vessel walls, which can ease resistance to blood flow. Pooled trials have lowered systolic readings by a few points in adults whose numbers started high.
Symptom days (evidence: limited, from randomized controlled trial): Garlic's organosulfur compounds are thought to slow how well cold and flu viruses take hold. Small trials of allicin-yielding garlic report fewer symptom days through winter, but the work is thin and rarely repeated.
Fatigue resistance (evidence: limited, from randomized controlled trial): Reishi is used traditionally as an adaptogen, thought to help the body handle physical and mental strain. The few human trials that exist used gram-scale extract doses, far above the 50 mg a day here.

Read the literature: Cholesterol on PubMed, Blood pressure on PubMed, Symptom days on PubMed, Fatigue resistance on PubMed.

Is it right for you

Worth it if

Someone keeping an eye on their cholesterol numbers: Two capsules deliver the organosulfur amount used in the garlic powder trials that moved blood lipid readings, which is the one outcome garlic has repeated data for.
People whose stomach rebels at raw garlic: The delayed release shell opens past the stomach, which is where garlic reflux and the odour on your breath both start.
Anyone who cannot eat nine cloves a day: 600 mg of a 10:1 concentrate is about a 6000 mg raw garlic equivalent, an amount nobody reaches through cooking.

Look elsewhere if

Anyone buying it for the reishi: A dedicated reishi extract dosed in grams per day is what the adaptogen and fatigue research used. 50 mg will not do that job no matter what ratio it is standardized to.
Someone already taking something daily for their heart or blood sugar: Garlic concentrate at this strength can affect clotting and blood sugar, so ask a practitioner before starting. Garlic in cooking raises no such question and is where to stay until you have asked.

What to expect

There is nothing to feel. In the garlic trials, blood lipid and blood pressure changes took eight to twelve weeks of daily use, were single digit percentages, and only showed up on a test. The one thing you will notice quickly is how little garlic breath the delayed release capsule produces compared with a plain garlic softgel.

How it compares

Compared with just cooking with fresh garlic: Two capsules give a concentrated, declared amount of the sulfur compounds every single day and release them past the stomach, which is a consistency food cannot match. The tradeoff: Fresh garlic costs pennies and tastes like something. Capsules cost real money and strip out the part of garlic that people actually enjoy.
Compared with an aged garlic extract: This is a 10:1 concentrate with allicin, alliin and gamma-glutamylcysteines declared on the panel, so you can see what you are getting rather than infer it. The tradeoff: Aged garlic extract has the longer trial record on blood pressure, usually at 600 to 1200 mg daily, and it is naturally odourless without needing a delayed release shell.

Product details

Medicinal ingredients: Allicin, alliin, gamma-glutamylcysteines, (equivalent to 750 mg crude herb)
Ingredient form: DRvcaps
Servings per container: 120
Suggested use: 2 capsules daily or as directed by a health care practitioner. To avoid digestive upset, take with food. GarlicRich Garlic+Reishi provides support for the immune and cardiovascular systems. The 10:1 garlic concentrate is safe from pesticides and offers a full spectrum of important actives equal to 4.5 cloves of fresh garlic per capsule, while the potent 30:1 organic reishi mushroom extract provides additional adaptogenic support.
Country of manufacture: Canada
Independent testing: ISURA
Certifications: Non-GMO, Made in Canada
Storage: Store in a cool, dry place
Brand: Natural Factors

How to take it

2 capsules daily or as directed by a health care practitioner. To avoid digestive upset, take with food. GarlicRich Garlic+Reishi provides support for the immune and cardiovascular systems. The 10:1 garlic concentrate is safe from pesticides and offers a full spectrum of important actives equal to 4.5 cloves of fresh garlic per capsule, while the potent 30:1 organic reishi mushroom extract provides additional adaptogenic support.

Store in a cool, dry place away from direct light.
Keep out of reach of children.
Consult a practitioner if you are pregnant, nursing or on medication.

Ingredients

Each delayed release vegetarian capsule contains

GarlicRich® garlic powder concentrate 10:1 (Allium sativum) (bulb): 300 mg
Allicin, alliin, gamma-glutamylcysteines: 4800 mcg
Organic reishi extract 30:1 (Ganoderma lucidum) (fruiting body): 25 mg
(equivalent to 750 mg crude herb)

Non-medicinal ingredients

Delayed release vegetarian capsule (carbohydrate gum, pectin, purified water), microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, vegetable grade magnesium stearate (lubricant), silica, stearic acid.

Free from

Contains no artificial colours, preservatives, or sweeteners; no dairy, starch, sugar, wheat, gluten, yeast, soy, corn, egg, fish, shellfish, animal products, salt, tree nuts, or GMOs. Suitable for vegetarians/vegans.

Interactions and cautions

Medications: Some immune botanicals may interact with immunosuppressant medication. Review with your practitioner.
Timing: Separate from medications by 2 to 4 hours unless directed otherwise by a healthcare practitioner.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding: Consult a healthcare practitioner before use if pregnant or breastfeeding.
General: Use only as directed. Discontinue and consult a practitioner if you experience an adverse reaction.

This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. Consult a healthcare practitioner before use. Free certified advisors are available at 1-888-386-1211, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm PT.

Questions about Natural Factors - GarlicRich Super Strength Garlic + Reishi

Is this the genuine, authentic product?: Yes. It is identical to what you would pay full price for anywhere else, sourced through our authorized supplier relationships.
How is the price below retail?: We buy direct, with nobody in the middle taking a cut, and we sell it for close to what we paid. You see the price privately because you have unlocked the Vault.
How fast does it ship?: Orders placed before 12pm PT are processed the same day and ship within two business days. Shipping is free over $89, and a flat $9.95 under that.
Can I return it?: You have 30 days after it arrives to request a return. Product must be unused, in its original packaging, with proof of purchase, and return shipping is paid by you. Find it cheaper anywhere in Canada and we will match the price.