Friday, October 29, 2010

Isabell Werth said...

"In the beginning I was sceptical,

but now I‘m convinced of the
Healing Mushrooms‘ effect.
Our horses are more vital and
concentrated."
Isabell Werth

Isa Championships Werth has competed in the Olympics four
times in 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2008. In those four games she won eight
medals, five of them gold. Werth has also won seven Dressage World
Championship medals, six of them gold.


She has competed multiple times at the European Dressage Championships, earning several gold and silver medals. At the 2008 Olympics she won the team championship together with her colleagues Heike Kemmer and Nadine Capellmann Isabell Werth worked alongside Bates Australia to develop the Isabell Dressage Saddle available in Bates and Wintec.

Isabell Werth wins World Cup dressage qualifier at Odense

26 October, 2010
German Olympic gold medallist *Isabell Werth

  • has won the opening leg of the 2010/11 Reem Acra FEI World
    Cup*dressage
  • series at Odense, Denmark (24 October), riding Satchmo.

“Today, Satchmo had the right mixture of power and relaxation,” said
Isabell, who was last to go into the arena.

Denmark’s Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein and Digby were the ones to beat with
a personal-best freestyle score of 80.05%, delighting the home crowds — at
one point, the commentator had to request that they settle down.

But, after being beaten by Nathalie the previous day in the grand prix,
Isabell clinched her victory with 81.1%.

This left Nathalie in second spot, with the Netherlands’ Hans Peter
Minderhoud third with IPS Tango.

British dressage rider *Anna Ross
Davies

  • rode the Bowles family’s Pegasus MK for 68.45% and 12th place.

The second leg of the series takes place in Lyon, France, on Friday (29
October). Good Luck Isabell!


Mushroom Matrix would like to thank Isabelle Werth for sharing her testimonial with us! Best of luck to you!

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Medicinal Mushrooms

Mushroom Matrix offers a full line of products for all horses from the companion or trail horse to the high performance Olympic athlete. We have spent years formulating our proprietary blends to target the right balance of health in your horse. Our products are 100% Organic and grown by us, here in the US, we believe it is important to know the source of your supplements. Gain the health and performance that your horse demands with Mushroom Matrix!

Our blends use 10 species of powerful medicinal mushrooms. The biochemistry of these mushrooms is exceedingly complex with thousands of bioactive compounds. While each individual species of mushroom has unique bioactive compounds, there are therapeutic qualities that are common to all of our mushrooms:

  • Immunostimulation/immunomodulation through beta glucans, peptides, lectins, proteins and polyphenols
  • Protection against oxidative stress with a range of antioxidants including L-ergothioneine, an antioxidant produced only by fungi
  • Adaptogenic properties to help cope with a wide variety of stressors
  • Organic source of vitamins, minerals and enzymes

Mushroom Matrix has created blends that combine the individual activities of each mushroom into a powerful, synergistic blend - the total is greater than the sum of the parts!


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Thursday, October 21, 2010

Elto, my horse, was bitten by a rattlesnake

Elto, my horse who was bitten TWICE by a rattlesnake is doing FABULOUS.
Long story-short: he was on 6 scoops of the ECP formula since it's what I had, divided
into 4-6 feedings a day for the first 5 days. He was weaned down to
3 scoops a day where he is right now. The horse also had the
benefit of whole food smoothies, whole food diet, some Theracell, a
ton of homeopathy, ECP and he healed in 6 days, unheard of as I hear
from my vets. They say the progress he has made in the 6 days is
typical for a horse after TWO WEEKS of conventional treatment. Elto
had no drugs, other than a tetanus shot since snakes carry
clostridial bacteria.

Vets want to know my protocol and I have an invitation to publish
this as well as it is unheard of from what they know. I've
documented it and am ready to use this experience to move forward in
the work that I believe in...considering the WHOLE horse...and what
a perfect example of how well it can work in a very tricky situation.

Elizabeth Meyer


Mushroom Matrix would like to thank Elizabeth Meyer for sharing her story with us!

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

EPC Matrix (Every Horse, Every Day)

The supplement of choice among many of the world’s leading competitive riders and trainers who recognize that a healthy, focused horse is the key to success. ECP Matrix is formulated to provide superior immune system support to combat stress from frequent travel and competition – formulated to support a strong immune system.


EPC Matrix

Available in three sizes
To order by phone call: 866 740 6874
http://shop.mushroommatrix.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=B000ECPM.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Benefits of Medical Mushrooms

For centuries, traditional Asian medicine has included mushrooms for the treatment of a variety of health ailments. The wealth of historic information passed through the generations, has now been corroborated with over 2,000 peer-reviewed scientific articles. The National Institute of Health documents in its library both the nutritional and medicinal benefits of mushrooms. The mushroom is a complex organism that contains several thousand natural enzymes, nutrients and proteins in the correct ratio for maximum nutritional benefit.

Mushrooms improve health through strengthening the immune system with substances such as terpenoids and heteropolysaccarides (amongst them beta-glucans). Mushroom also contain powerful anti-oxidants, such as L-Ergothioneine. L-Ergothioneine cannot be produced or synthesized by the human or animal body, but is found in abundance in mushrooms. L-Ergothioneine plays a key role in protecting cells from oxidative damage, thereby reducing chronic inflammation and disease associated with oxidative damage including but not limited to Heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, fibromyalgia, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and early aging.


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Study results of white blood cell (WBC) counts in 25 healthy horses. This one month study shows an average increase of 20%. A significantly improved immune response is now available to scavenge aberrant cells, as well as viral and bacterial infectious agents.

Medicinal mushrooms, particularly cordyceps, have important properties in enhancing athletic performance through increasing the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood and increasing the synthesis of ATP – the energy currency of the muscle cell. In combination with high-antioxidant levels to counteract the bi-products of exercise, athletes’ utilizing cordyceps and other medicinal mushrooms are able to train more effectively for longer periods of time, and recovery more quickly.

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Study results of hemoglobin counts in 28 healthy horses. This one month study shows an average increase of 11%. Increased hemoglobin improves oxygen and carbon dioxide transport to and from the mitochondria. Increased mitochondria efficiency produces an increase in ATP, the cells energy currency, which is used in every cellular process. Improved cellular efficiency is vital to a horses’ health.

The most unique feature about the mushroom as a medicinal supplement is that it not only encompasses the components needed to create and maintain a healthy body but it also contains the chemical mechanisms needed for the body to utilize the components quickly and completely in a 100% organic-certified product. Some of the components that are unique to our mushrooms are L-Ergothioneine, Beta-Glucans, polyphenols, essential vitamin, minerals and trace minerals along with integral enzymes and proteins. L-Ergothioneine is probably the most important and potent of the antioxidants found in mushrooms. Analysis of Mushroom Matrix Products indicates superior levels of L-ERgothioneine.

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Monday, October 11, 2010

Mushroom Matrix through time

Mushroom Matrix’s history dates back to 20 years of growing fresh, organic mushrooms in San Marcos, California, just north of San Diego. Mushroom Matrix was responsible for introducing many new fresh Asian mushrooms to the North American marketplace including Maitake, King Trumpet and Beech mushrooms.


Pursuing the nutritional applications of medicinal mushrooms, Mushroom Matrix set out in 2005 to research and obtain the most effective and potent strains from around the globe. Ten specific mushroom strains were identified and obtained by Mycologist, Steve Farrar, each possessing unique bioactivity. The potencies of these rare strains are consistently maintained by keeping the original cultures preserved with liquid nitrogen storage technology. Proprietary methodologies to produce and process both the fruit body and the mycelial stages of the selected strains were subsequently developed. The result – a potent dehydrated powder of 100% Organically Certified mushrooms – now combined into powerful, targeted blends for our Mushroom Matrix Products.


The ten powerful strains acquired by Mushroom Matrix include:

  • Shiitake (Lentinula edodes)
  • King Trumpet (Pleurotus eryngii)
  • Maitake (Grifola frondosa)
  • Shimeji (Hypsizygus marmoreus) Himematsutake (Agaricus blazei)
  • Niu-chang-chi (Antrodia camphorata)
  • Chong cao (Cordyceps militaris)
  • Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)
  • Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus)
  • Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor)

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Human Products: Mushroom Matrix

Our products are formulated with a proprietary blend of Mushroom Matrix Ingredients – 100% Organically certified and grown in San Marcos, California. Our products have no additives, no fillers and have we have removed none of the goodness of the mushroom during our exclusive processing.

Our blends are designed to support today's active lifestyle - for the student, the senior and everyone in between, we are all constantly on the go! Help your body stay ready to meet the demands of work, school, sports and just plain fun!

Our blends use 10 species of powerful medicinal mushrooms. The biochemistry of these mushrooms is exceedingly complex with thousands of bioactive compounds. While each individual species of mushroom has unique bioactive compounds, there are therapeutic qualities that are common to all of our mushrooms:

  • Immunostimulation/immunomodulation through beta glucans, peptides, lectins, proteins and polyphenols
  • Protection against oxidative stress with a range of antioxidants including L-ergothioneine, an antioxidant produced only by fungi
  • Adaptogenic properties to help cope with a wide variety of stressors
  • Organic source of vitamins, minerals and enzymes


Mushroom Matrix has created blends that combine the individual activities of each mushroom into a powerful, synergistic blend - the total is greater than the sum of the parts!