In an age where science is king, supplements rooted in ancient healing traditions can often get dismissed as archaic and idealistic. But it’s no accident that herbal wisdom has stood the test of time. The use of herbs to support health and healing dates back thousands of years and is rooted in Indian Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine. These cultures may not have had the scientific insight we do today, but they based their practices on consistent and tangible evidence of what they could see and feel. Today, modern research has backed up much of these subjective experiences with objective science.
Herbalism and neuroscience are not at odds with each other; they’re synergistic. In fact, some modern therapies began from recognizing how natural substances influence the health and function of the brain. One of the reasons fruits and vegetables are so conducive to health is attributed to their wealth of antioxidants and other bioactive compounds. And it turns out that many traditionally revered herbs and botanicals contain an abundance of these same phytonutrients that can support the wellness of our bodies and minds.
At Pure Synergy, we’re ambassadors for both science and tradition, seeking to combine the best of time-honored tradition with modern discovery of the natural world to promote the health of our world. This is why Radiant Mood™, our formula for all-natural brain and mood support, sits squarely at the intersection of both. We’ve harnessed the truth of herbal wisdom and proven clinical evidence to create a finely tuned blend of the best botanicals for upholding a healthy and balanced mood.
Intergenerational Herbal Wisdom
A reverence for nature is central to many cultures around the world. Humans have always had a profound, healing relationship with nature, specifically plants that are central to the social and agricultural ecosystems of their native regions. Historically, living in holistic harmony with nature was woven into everyday life, and herbal wisdom was passed on from generation to generation. Today, we’re the inheritors of this powerful lineage of sage wisdom on how to cultivate and use botanicals in ways that reap the benefits of their health-giving compounds.
When it comes to sourcing the natural ingredients in our products, we start our search in regions of the world best known for producing the highest-quality varieties and where the plants are natively grown. Herbs that are indigenous and central to the ecology and culture are often rooted in organic farming and harvesting practices that include a deep reverence for both the land and the restorative power of the botanicals themselves.
Scientific Synergy
The beauty of traditional herbal wisdom is that much of it holds up to scientific scrutiny. Modern neuroscience has rapidly advanced in the past few decades, providing mind-blowing insight into how the brain works and what it needs to thrive. Perhaps the most critical revelation is the integral and inseparable relationship between our brains and bodies. And it’s this synergistic understanding of health that hearkens back to ancient medicine, pointing to how the phytonutrients in plants can provide deep support for our mental wellness.
When it comes to our moods, we’re largely talking about the interplay between four key neurotransmitters (biochemicals that relay messages throughout the body and brain): serotonin, dopamine, GABA, and glutamate. Maintaining a healthy rhythm and balance between these neurotransmitters is the key to upholding our sense of stability, alertness, motivation, and happiness.
The seven traditional herbs and botanicals in Radiant Mood have all demonstrated the ability to support the healthy function of your brain’s neurotransmitters. As a result, these gentle, brain-loving ingredients can have profound benefits for how you feel on an emotional, mental, and physical level.
Meet Nature’s Best Mood Supporters
It’s one thing to identify the most research-backed herbs for soothing and balancing the brain. It’s another to find the purest, most sustainable and effective sources that are naturally potent when grown in their native environment and handled with the utmost care. But when we’re talking about nourishing our minds, nothing but the best would do. Meet the seven botanical standouts from our journey through time and place to give you Radiant Mood:
Saffron Extract
Rich, ruddy saffron is woven into the fabric of ancient Europe and Middle Eastern culture, including commerce, art, and health. The vivid purple flowers that gift us with their scarlet stigmas have been a central crop in the social and agricultural landscape of these regions for several thousand years.
In the Khorasan Razavi Province of Iran, the arid climate is a match made in saffron heaven, which is why it yields some of the highest-quality saffron in the world. As the first of its kind, our organic Iranian saffron is produced in an agricultural cooperative, where growers receive technical support at each stage of production.
Saffron’s bioactive compounds have been meticulously studied for their ability to help support a healthy, uplifted mood. The stigmas contain a range of bioactive compounds, but their most notable phytonutrients are crocins and safranal.
Crocins have been shown to help maintain healthy dopamine balance in the neuronal synapse, promoting feelings of reward, motivation, and optimism. Additionally, safranal supports a sense of calm by nurturing the healthy function of serotonin and GABA, helping to sustain a positive mood.
Lavender Flower Extract
Bulgaria is the largest producer of lavender in the world, where the climate is perfectly suited for the cultivation of Lavendula angustifolia. This variety of lavender with its fragrant, purple blooms is not only considered the best quality, it’s also been clinically studied for its exceptionally high concentration of active compounds.
The soothing aroma of lavender has been appreciated in healing traditions throughout history. Lavender essentials oils are commonly used to promote relaxation, concentrating its gently powerful bioactive compounds. Our SuperPure® organic extract is a first-of-its-kind lavender oil powder extract, created through supercritical CO2 extraction without the use of chemical solvents.
Lavender extracts are most appreciated for two key fat-soluble phytonutrients: linalool and linalyl acetate. In research, these potent bioactive compounds have demonstrated the ability to help modulate glutamate, our main excitatory neurotransmitter. Keeping glutamate in balance supports a balanced mind and sense of ease, promoting mental calm day and night.
Gardenia Fruit Extract
Gardenia is native to east China, where it’s more commonly known as Zhi Zi in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Used for food, crafts, and medicinal purposes, gardenia fruits are a valuable resource in Asian society. Our gardenia extract is grown in its native region, where the nutrient density of the soil is carefully preserved. Then it’s purely extracted and gently concentrated to hone in on its most beneficial compounds.
Similar to saffron, crocins are the chief bioactive powerhouse behind gardenia’s mood-supporting benefits. Since crocins help optimize dopamine levels in the brain to sustain feelings of reward, it’s no wonder that gardenia is revered for its ability to help foster a healthy, uplifted mood. Gardenia fruits also contain geniposides, antioxidants that help foster healthy blood flow to the brain, supporting mental stability and alertness.
Lemon Balm Leaf Extract
The certified organic lemon balm leaf extract in Radiant Mood begins on organic farmland in Southern Spain, where we have complete traceability from seed to extract. Once the leaves of this favored herb are harvested, they’re immediately distilled to an essential oil that same afternoon, a practice that maintains the bioactive bounty at peak potency, without the use of any harsh chemical solvents.
A classic adaptogen, lemon balm leaf’s unique value lies in its ability to foster healthy hormone balance throughout the body and brain, promoting stress resilience and helping to ease a restless mind.
Most research highlights the role of the rosmarinic acid within lemon balm in supporting the healthy function of our chief calming neurotransmitter, GABA. Rosmarinic acid, also found in well-known culinary herbs such as rosemary, thyme, and mint, promotes whole body relaxation, making lemon balm an ideal botanical for promoting deep, restful sleep.
Magnolia Bark Extract
Magnolia bark is a mood-soothing botanical birthed in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Thought to encourage the outward flow of negative energy, magnolia bark is treasured for helping to renew the mind and body.
Magnolia is another grounding herb that nourishes a healthy balance between calming and stimulating neurotransmitters. The main bioactive compounds in magnolia – honokiols – support the right ratio of activity and calm in the brain, encouraging a balanced mind through daily challenges.
Native to China’s Sichuan Province, our magnolia bark extract comes from a panda-friendly preserve located in this region. When harvested, only the outer bark of the tree is collected, making it a highly regenerative and sustainable herb. Our certified organic extract uses only environmentally friendly CO2 extraction, meaning the key bioactive ingredients from the bark are preserved in a way that’s good for your body and the planet.
Rose Flower Extract
Who doesn’t feel happier when gazing at a gorgeous rose and smelling its quintessential aroma? And for roses, their beauty is definitely more than skin deep. Traditional Chinese healers have known the true value of roses for thousands of years, prizing the petals for their gentle encouragement to a heart that’s feeling emotionally or spiritually downcast.
Today, scientific research has revealed that rose flowers are brimming with beneficial polyphenols, powerful antioxidants that help protect the brain from the effects of stress. Polyphenols also promote healthy circulation throughout the body, providing whole-body support for relaxation and a healthy mood.
Roses from the Gansu Province of China are considered to be among the highest quality in the world. Originating within “China’s Land of Roses”, our pure, standardized rose flower extract comes from an organic farm cooperative that optimizes both water efficiency and soil diversity in their growing and harvesting practices. And with a water-only extraction process, our extract is rich in bioactive compounds, including an abundance of brain-loving polyphenols.
Albizia Bark & Flower Extracts
Prized as the “Tree of Happiness”, both the bark and flowers of the novel Albizia tree are highly touted in Traditional Chinese Medicine. A true brain tonic, albizia is appreciated based on evidence that it promotes a sense of peace and positivity.
Albizia’s primary bioactives, called triterpenoid saponins, provide support for balancing the sympathetic nervous system (aka “fight, flight, or freeze”) and the parasympathetic nervous system (aka “rest, digest, and restore”), and for upholding healthy serotonin levels. Together, these qualities give albizia the amazing capacity to support a balanced mind and body through everyday stress.
Since albizia is a thriving tree in its native China, it’s a highly sustainable and quickly regenerative commodity. But our certified organic bark and flower extracts are wild-crafted and mindfully harvested to preserve the highest quality ingredient from season to season. And as always, our SuperPure extraction process captures the best qualities of albizia without any toxic solvents.
Nourish Your Mood – Naturally
This is your brain on botanicals – more stable, satisfied, and self-assured. Radiant Mood proves that mental wellness is grounded at the intersection of history and modern science. The most fantastic part? These beautiful botanicals are straight from nature and foster a deep peace and connection with the natural world in a gentle yet effective way. Make Radiant Mood a daily ally on your journey towards optimal emotional, mental, and physical well-being.
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