Comprehensive formulas
Advanced Immune Support
A comprehensive immune support formula
60 plant-based capsules
Doctor Life
Optimized SinglesA blend of three functional mushrooms
Four categories. Find the support that fits your needs.
Overview
Functional mushrooms, with an emphasis on extract quality. Triple Mushroom Blend brings together shiitake, reishi, and maitake, each with a long history of use as food. They are also studied for their beta-glucans, triterpenes, and effects on the body's biological responses. In this formula, the quality of each extract matters more than the number of mushrooms.
At the heart of the formula / Triple Mushroom Blend
Triple Mushroom Blend
Triple Mushroom Blend
Triple Mushroom Blend
Ingredients / Doctor Life
Each ingredient, its form and quantity — in one place.
| Ingredient | 1 capsule | 2 capsules |
|---|---|---|
| Shiitake extract (Lentinula edodes) | 200 mg | 400 mg |
| [standardized to 30% beta-glucans] | 60 mg | 120 mg |
| Reishi spores | 125 mg | 250 mg |
| [standardized to 8% triterpenes] | 10 mg | 20 mg |
| Reishi mushroom extract | 100 mg | 200 mg |
| [standardized to 20% beta-glucans; | 20 mg | 40 mg |
| 4% triterpenes] | 4 mg | 8 mg |
| Maitake mushroom extract | 225 mg | 450 mg |
| [standardized to 30% beta-glucans] | 67 mg | 134 mg |
*NRV: Nutrient Reference Value
How to use
Science & sources
These publications concern the studied ingredients or formulas. They do not all evaluate the finished Doctor Life product, and research results do not guarantee individual outcomes.
Marigoula Vlassopoulou et al.
Food & Function (2021), 12(8), 3366-3380. DOI: 10.1039/D1FO00122A; PMID: 33876798.
This review covered 34 randomized studies of fungal beta-glucans, including those from Lentinula edodes and Ganoderma lucidum. Immune response was the most common area studied, but the authors emphasized that effects varied with the beta-glucan's source, structure, and dose. The review highlights the importance of assessing a specific extract's quality, rather than relying on the mushroom's name alone.
Read publication ↗Shiu-Nan Chen, Fan-Hua Nan, Ming-Wei Liu, Min-Feng Yang, Ya-Chih Chang, Sherwin Chen
Foods (2023), 12(3), 659. DOI: 10.3390/foods12030659; PMID: 36766186.
In a randomized, double-blind study, healthy adults took a reishi-derived beta-glucan for 84 days. Researchers observed favorable changes in selected lymphocyte populations, natural killer cells, immunoglobulin A, and natural killer cell activity. The study examined a defined Ganoderma lucidum beta-glucan, illustrating the importance of the specific fraction used.
Read publication ↗Xiaoshuang Dai, Joy M. Stanilka, Cheryl A. Rowe, Elizabethe A. Esteves, Carmelo Nieves Jr, Samuel J. Spaiser, Mary C. Christman, Bobbi Langkamp-Henken, Susan S. Percival
Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2015), 34(6), 478-487. DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2014.950391; PMID: 25866155.
Healthy adults ate shiitake daily for four weeks. Researchers observed changes in immune cell activation, secretory IgA, and inflammatory markers. The study used whole mushrooms, not the extract in Triple Mushroom Blend, but it explains the sustained research interest in shiitake and immune function.
Read publication ↗Yuki Masuda, Yoshiaki Nakayama, Ryohei Shimizu, Eri M. Jogi, Masaharu C. Kato, Kenji Yamasaki, Ryutaro Aoki, Michio Hashimoto, Miho Ohno, Shuzo Ohata, Setsushi Kato, Morichika Konishi
Food & Function (2026), online ahead of print. DOI: 10.1039/D6FO01593J; PMID: 42627298.
A recent study in healthy younger and older adults examined two maitake strains over 11–18 weeks. Findings indicated strain-dependent differences in selected upper respiratory symptoms and innate immune measures. The study reinforces an important point: the specific source and characteristics of a functional mushroom ingredient matter.
Read publication ↗Doctor Life formulas
Comprehensive formulas
A comprehensive immune support formula
60 plant-based capsules
Functional mushrooms
Shiitake mycelium extract
60 capsules
Comprehensive formulas
Immune and respiratory support
60 capsules
Comprehensive formulas
Focus & Memory
90 capsules