PLT Health Solutions announced that Blue Toad Botanicals (Boise, ID USA), a premium lifestyle brand that delivers targeted therapeutic functional mushrooms and botanical stacks has launched a new consumer health product called You’ve Got Some NERVE Functional Mushroom Capsules. The product features PLT Health Solutions’ Vanizem Aframomum melegueta, which has been clinically demonstrated to improve mood and sleep. The complex formulation for You’ve Got Some NERVE consists of functional mushrooms and a broad range of cutting-edge botanicals and vitamins. This one-of-a-kind stack includes a potent blend of NeuroAEA (Anandamide & Myristicin), Feverfew, Passion Flower, Skullcap, NeuroAGARIC (Muscimol), Methylated B-Complex, Benfotiamine, Proprietary Terpene Stack and Acetyl-L-Carnitine.
According to Co-founder & CEO/Chief Innovation Officer Paul Frantellizzi of Blue Toad, the development and launch of this new product is in line with the company’s mission to offer premium quality ingredients with quality science that consumers will actually feel when they consume them. “Living with nerve issues can be challenging and can take a significant toll on people’s quality of life. It can affect mood, sleep and impact overall quality of life. Our goal is to empower people to take a more active role in their health and lifestyle and discover effective strategies for supporting neurologic health. Informing the development of this product was my own history of struggling with these issues, he said. The addition of a branded, clinically studied ingredient like Vanizem to this formulation helps us build trust with our customers and offers new, disruptive benefits to our product. We were extremely excited about the standardized content of 10% vanilloids,” he added.
Vanizem: A unique botanical solution
Vanizem is a proprietary selection and extraction of the West African flowering plant Aframomum melegueta (Grains of Paradise) with standardized bioactives, including 10% vanilloids where 1.5% of them are 6-Paradol that target the endocannabinoid system. In a recently completed clinical study, Vanizem was shown to provide improvements in self-reported tension scores (POMS) and significant improvements in sleep quality score (LSEQ) along with improvements in mood, vigor, ease of falling asleep and easier morning awakening. Studies showed that a low dose showed significant results in improving mental wellbeing, reducing stress and anxiety levels, supporting sleep and contributing to overall relaxation.within just three days. The ingredient was developed by PLT innovation partner Nektium Pharma (Las Palmas, Spain). PLT Health Solutions is the exclusive sales and marketing partner for Vanizem in North America.
According to Steve Fink, Vice President of Marketing for PLT Health Solutions, Blue Toad is an exciting and innovative company in the health and wellness space. “The team at Blue Toad ‘get’ what self-care through the use of botanicals is all about. They were one of the first companies that recognized the potential for Vanizem. We are excited at the launch of this new product and look forward to more people being introduced to the benefits of Vanizem,” he said.
