Ashwagandha is an Ayurvedic herb that is particularly useful for helping your body handle stress and fatigue. When your stress systems are more resilient, your body can focus on balancing stress hormones with sex hormones like estrogen and progesterone. Studies suggest that consuming ashwagandha may help improve symptoms of occasional anxiety and stress as well as support a beneficial response to stressful situations. Ashwagandha may also support better sleep and reduced inflammatory signaling in skin cells.

Black pepper's pungent, spicy flavor is due to the presence of piperine. Black pepper has been used medicinally in ancient Chinese and Indian medicine for thousands of years. We include black pepper in Good as Gold not only because it has antioxidant capabilities, but also because piperine may increase the bioavailability of curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, enhancing its effect on your body.

That sharp, hot flavor of ginger affects more than just your tongue. The active gingerols, shogaols, paradols, and zingerone present in ginger have been found to have antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. Consuming ginger may also be associated with lower C-Reactive Protein (CRP).

We add a hint of maple syrup to Good as Gold to balance the more pungent flavors of the ashwagandha and reishi (and make it a delicious crowd favorite). Maple sugar is an unrefined and sustainable sweetener made by drying maple syrup. As an unrefined sweetener, maple sugar also contains trace micronutrients like calcium and magnesium that are naturally present in the maple.

Reishi mushroom is known as the "mushroom of immortality" and has been used medicinally in China and Japan for thousands of years. Reishi has been studied for its potential to increase antioxidant capacity and boost levels of glutathione, an antioxidant that repairs cellular damage and regenerates other antioxidants. Research in breast cancer survivors has shown that supplementing with reishi may improve anxiety and depression symptoms and support better energy levels.

We include finely milled and ground hulls of organic rice to keep certain products from caking. This keeps the powder smooth and easy to mix without having to use synthetic alternatives like silicon dioxide.