Na’vi Organics

Over the years in our search for the most vital and life giving foods and herbs (a passion which grew into Na’vi Organics), we have tried many different foods, herbs and extracts from all over the world.

We are proud that 99% of our products are sourced directly from either the growers or producers, rather than through 3rd party suppliers. This ensures our stock is always the freshest it can be, and we also know we are paying the producers directly ensuring they are getting what they wish for their produce. Building long-standing relationships with our suppliers is also very important to us - we are delighted at the friendships we have built with some of our producers and the joyfulness of doing business in this way.

We have sought producers who are passionate about their products and many of the products we stock are unique to us in the UK.

Our superfood powders are not freeze-dried, which is the usual method for preserving superfoods because it is known to significantly degrade protein.

Our raw moringa leaf micro-powder, which is regarded throughout Africa as one of nature's greatest gifts, is a remarkable whole-food supplement. Our chaga is expertly hand-ground by a professional wild mushroom hunter, and our Grass Juice Powders are exclusive to the UK and are so alive that when reconstituted in water, they taste just like fresh grass juice! In addition, our BioActive Blue Green Algae is new to Na'vi and the UK. The chlorophyll in our algae is the most physiologically active of any known food on the world.

Our hand-picked selection of tonic herbs are the elite herbs of Chinese Herbalism. Sourced from wild and organic regions in Europe, Mongolia, Russia, China, India and Thailand, these are health promoting extracts, resins, seeds and loose herbs to help nourish our bodies and nurture our vitality. Sourcing the highest quality examples of these valuable products is one of the most important aspects of Na’vi. Having pure, exquisitely high vibrational tonic herbs in our system helps our bodies adapt, grow and attain a bliss-filled state of well-being and radiance.

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Levigated Pearl Powder – Nano Sized Micropowder

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The specification and testing for mushroom extracts continues to be a disputed topic. Initially, it was believed that it was the polysaccharide components in mushrooms contributed to their beneficial properties.

With continued in-depth research, it has now been discovered that polysaccharide content as a quality standard can be easily doctored by using starch. Starch is an alpha-glucan, which is also a polysaccharide. For example, mycelium on grain (MOG) products have been shown to have high levels of starch, which allows them to advertise these products with high polysaccharide content, when in reality they have very low beta-glucans as the bulk of these polysaccharides are made up of grain starch. Since then, beta-glucans, which also belong to the polysaccharide family have become the most well-researched medically active compound in mushrooms.

However, as of today, there is still no standard, accepted, or formally validated methodology in the industry to test for beta-glucan content. A reputable US company has applied product testing for beta-glucans at various laboratories, however, the reported beta-glucan values from several independent laboratories varied greatly even though identical assays were performed. Along with this, it is also important to understand that the most commonly employed assays for determining beta-glucan content can only detect soluble beta-glucans; the insoluble beta-glucans remain undetected. Beta-glucans differ in their solubility depending on their size, functionality, and interaction with other molecules.

To add further confusion to these matters, reports from some testing laboratories have shown that various companies selling medicinal mushroom products have been using chitinase to convert otherwise water-insoluble sugars (chitin) into beta-glucans, so their test results falsely meet their desired percentage marketing goals, a technique that simply embellishes the beta-glucan content in order to mislead the customer. Another misleading tactic used is that some companies employ is to use beta-glucans isolated from yeast, such as saccharomyces cerevisiae and list them as ‘mushroom beta-glucans’ on their product label.

Considering all of the above, we have little interest in testing for individual components. We understand that the benefits offered to our immune system is achieved multifactorial by various components in the mushrooms, beta-glucans are just one. Other constituents include but are not limited to alpha-glucans, ergothioneines, antioxidants, anti-inflammatory sterols, lipids, glycosides, and mycoflavonoids—many of which work synergistically to optimise health. The effectiveness of preserving the true multi-constituent content in mushrooms has been positively confirmed in multiple scientific studies, with the inclusion of these beneficial co-ingredients enhancing their protective effects. With our focus on sourcing the best (where possible wild), we can look to ensure that these constellations of complementary constituents are maintained in their correct and natural proportions - this has become the foundation of our mushroom product line.

All the above points are the reasons why we only state our mushroom extracts as full spectrum concentrated 10:1 extract powder, with no emphasis on the assay of polysaccharides or beta-glucans.