These are the unsolicited stories of people who chose to share their experience with using MG-LZ8™. We are grateful to every one of them for their courage and generosity.
MG-LZ8™ is the cornerstone of the GanodermaGOLD™ product range — a pure Reishi double extract, not a standard mushroom powder. Every product in the range is built on this single, independently validated bioactive extract.
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My name is JC van Schalkwyk. In 2015 I started to notice that my urine stream was getting weaker and flow decreasing. I did a lot of research and self-diagnosed urethral stricture due to an impact injury I had sustained to the area a few years earlier. Urethral stricture refers to chronic fibrosis and/or narrowing of the lumen of the urethra. This led to many uncomfortable and painful symptoms: difficulty starting urine flow, painful urination, recurring urinary tract infections, urinary retention, incomplete emptying of the bladder, decreased urinary stream, and back pain. One day it even led to complete retention — absolutely blocked, no urine could pass — a very dangerous situation that could lead to kidney failure, burst bladder, or even death.
In 2017 I sought medical attention when I had a flow rate of less than 10ml/s and proceeded to have an operation called a dilation. Being informed that there is generally a 50% chance of reoccurrence — and it indeed did come back. I had to have a second dilation and then look at more invasive surgical procedures, which also had low success rates and their own list of side effects. I found an alternative treatment with Ayurvedic urology in India — a procedure called the Uttarbasti, claiming 100% success rate even with difficult cases.
I made my way to India and had the procedure. Everything went well and my condition improved. My average flow rate was about 19ml/s. After the procedure though, I started having immense difficulty with inflammation. My urethra was very scratchy and inflamed. The flow rate declined once again to almost 5ml/s. I went to India a second time and had even more difficulty with infection and inflammation. Even though the procedure was a success again, the inflammation would not subside, no matter what medicine I was taking.
That was when I stumbled across the MG-LZ8 based GanodermaGOLD™ Targeted Therapy by Mushroom Guru. At this point I had tried everything that claims to reduce inflammation, and nothing worked until this. Within a week of using the drops the inflammation was gone. My flow rate stabilised and started to rise again from 18ml/s to well above 20ml/s, sometimes reaching as high as 27ml/s. I finished that one bottle and have never had any problems since. I am happy to say that my stricture is no more. I continue to use this product, since reducing inflammation in the body is good in any case.
My name is Deon Grobbelaar. I am over 60 years of age and here is my story of how I was healed of BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia).
Since I can remember I have never been a victim of influenza or similar ailments and generally enjoyed great health. On the evening of the 8th of October 2019 calamity struck unexpectedly when I awakened from sleep, unable to urinate. My stubbornness led me down a pathway of great discomfort for 48 hours before my wife took me to the ER. I was diagnosed with BPH — caused by the swelling of the prostate, constricting the urethra and causing the bladder to overfill. I was fitted with a urinary catheter and told to return 6 weeks later. The prognosis: oral medication could control the condition and if not, surgery would be the only option. Medical science, at this stage, unable to cure the cause of BPH.
The drugs have adverse side-effects, and surgery needs to be repeated after a while — both of which I was not comfortable with. Living with a catheter is no joke. It inhibits lifestyle and curtails a lot of physical activities. I continued with both sets of medication for 18 months, trying various changes to diet and using other herbal remedies, none of which helped. I faced the prospect of surgery.
It was at this stage that I moved to Cape Town and, through research, crossed paths with Craig Fourie from Mushroom Guru. We embarked on a discipline of gradually reducing chemical medications and replacing them with doses of Reishi Mushroom extracts in the form of tinctures, serum, and capsules. Six weeks into the Reishi protocol, I was finally off prescription medication and Craig suggested I remove the catheter. The result was astounding and liberating! I could go through an entire day without the catheter. Eight weeks into the programme, I removed the catheter — and I have never since had the need to walk with one, nor used prescription medication.
I have been healed of BPH without surgery and without the need to remain on prescription drugs. The Reishi antler mushroom extract, MG-LZ8, and guidance from Craig was a resounding success and defied the prognosis of medical science. Is this a miracle or simply a coincidence? I leave you to be the judge of this.
Thank you, Mother Nature, and thank you Craig — I will be eternally grateful to you both for my healing.
This product has balanced my moods and definitely built up my immune system. I am much calmer and my body just generally feels a lot better.
Reishi helps to clear the “fog” and it is as if my creativity has exploded — my problem-solving skills have improved and I don’t get so overwhelmed by worries anymore. In actual fact, the worries are not worries anymore. It has changed my mindset from a Worrier to a Warrior! Thank you!
My son is 6 years old and has autism and has never slept through a night in his life — until we tried Mushroom Guru’s double extract Reishi product. After being on the product for just 3 days he slept through the night for the first time ever and every subsequent night after that. The Reishi seems to calm him a little too, and his stomach is no longer bloated and hard. Almost immediately we also noticed that he was more aware and focused — we even had gains in speech where he started saying new words for the first time in a long time. Thank you Mushroom Guru!
I have been taking the Reishi capsules for a few months now and every day I feel better than before. The plane warts on my right leg have started reducing in size — which makes me very happy. My pain in my right leg has also become much less and I can now walk a lot further than before without losing my breath. I can now wear my shoes again. My pain is almost gone.
I was having chemo for 7 years (October 2011 – May 2018) and they didn’t help me. I am so glad that I found this product.
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