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Grown In
Canada.

Organic functional mushrooms, grown in BC, heat extracted and tested for beta-glucans. Seven pouches, one good story, and Jaye and Brett on full spectrum. Have a poke around.

  • Grown in BC
  • Certified organic
  • Full spectrum
  • Heat extracted
  • Third-party tested
See the numbersWatch Jaye and Brett
Red sunglasses and a bite out of a fresh lion's mane mushroom

The number on the back

Some mushrooms hit different.

60.8%

Beta-glucans are a type of fibre in mushroom cell walls, and they're the compounds most mushroom research zeroes in on. So they're the number worth checking on any mushroom label. We test every one of ours.

Red lipstick and a glossy red reishi mushroom
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Beta-glucan content, tested

Beta-glucan (1,3 and 1,6) content from third-party testing. Comparison figures are from leading imported extracts and fruiting body powders.

View the lab COA (PDF)

Three taps, zero homework

Which mushroom are you?

Tell us your happy place, your mug and your favourite story. We'll match you with a pouch.

Where it comes from

From BC to your shelf.

Five stops between a mushroom farm and your morning coffee. Tap through them.

The story of full spectrum

Half a mushroom is still half a mushroom.

Fruitingbody Mycelium

Full spectrum, explained

Jaye and Brett talk full spectrum Canadian mushrooms.

Two minutes on what full spectrum actually means, why growing them right here in Canada matters, and why Good Livin' does it best. Bring snacks.

1:56

Brett's cordyceps story

The Olympic rumour that started it all.

Every mushroom company has an origin story. Ours involves world records, a famous coach and a guy who runs very, very far.

Red sunglasses, a white headband and a handful of bright orange cordyceps
★ 2025 CordyCup winner

Then we put it to the test

We handed Salty Turbo to the scientists.

Brett's rabbit hole eventually became Salty Turbo, our electrolyte with Canadian sea salt, creatine and Canadian-grown cordyceps. So we asked Electrokare Labs, an independent research and performance tech group, to run a proper trial on it. Every runner did four workouts, two on Turbo and two on a placebo, in a shuffled order nobody could see.

18Runners
72Workouts
4Sessions each
  • Randomized
  • Blinded
  • Placebo-controlled
  • Wearable-tracked
  • Independently analysed
Runner survey
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Steadier energy

Turbo
94%
Placebo
19%

Share of sessions where runners said their energy stayed steady the whole way through.

Runner survey
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Higher focus scores

Turbo
4.3 / 5
Placebo
2.7 / 5

Average focus score runners gave themselves after each session, out of 5.

Runner survey
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Lower effort score

Turbo
6.1 / 10
Placebo
7.6 / 10

How hard the run felt, out of 10 (lower is easier), at the same or higher output.

Wearables
0%

Lower heart rate

6 bpm lower on average

At the same or higher workout intensity. This is the result with p = 0.0003 attached: about 3 in 10,000 odds of a gap that big by pure luck.

Runner survey
0%

Fewer cramping logs

85% fewer cramping notes

Runners logged any cramping straight after each session. Turbo sessions had far fewer of those notes than placebo sessions.

Wearables + machine learning
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A computer could tell

The model
76%
Coin flip
50%

A model trained only on heart rate, HRV, pace and splits picked out the Turbo sessions 76% of the time. Guessing gets you 50.

It's a small study. 18 runners and 72 sessions. Strong signal, small group.
We worked with Electrokare on it. They ran and analysed it independently, in collaboration with us.
Some numbers are surveys. Heart rate and the computer test come from wearables. Energy, focus, effort and cramping come from what runners logged.
These are averages. Bodies are wildly different. For anything health-related, your doctor's the best first call.

The lineup

Seven pouches. All grown in Canada.

The same 230g pouches you'll find at your local health food store. Look for them by name on the shelf, or ask the staff where the mushrooms live.

Good Livin' Lion's Mane 230g pouch

Lion's Mane

Hericium erinaceus

57.9%Beta-glucans
Good Livin' Cordyceps 230g pouch

Cordyceps

Cordyceps militaris

49.1%Beta-glucans
Good Livin' Turkey Tail 230g pouch

Turkey Tail

Trametes versicolor

53.4%Beta-glucans
Good Livin' Chaga 230g pouch

Chaga

Inonotus obliquus

47.9%Beta-glucans
Good Livin' Maitake 230g pouch

Maitake

Grifola frondosa

67%Beta-glucans
Good Livin' Reishi 230g pouch

Reishi

Ganoderma lucidum

60.8%Beta-glucans
Good Livin' 6 Mushroom Blend 230g pouch

6 Mushroom Blend

All six, one scoop

HighBeta-glucans

Capsules vs. the big bag

Same mushroom, way more in the bag.

7bags of capsules' worth
230days a pouch lastsAt 1 scoop a day (about 1g each)

Store it

Cool and dry, zip closed, away from the steamy kettle.

Soups

Stir it in after cooking, not while it boils.

Taste

Make it a habit

Keep the bag next to the coffee, where you will trip over it.

Salty electrolytes

Made in Canada, with a Canadian mushroom in every glass.

Salty starts with Canadian sea salt and 40+ raw ocean minerals, then adds creatine and one of our Canadian-grown mushrooms. Lion's Mane in Einstein. Cordyceps in Turbo. Maitake in Goddess. Mix it into cold water after a sweaty one.

Made in Canada with domestic and imported ingredients.

Meet Salty
Salty EinsteinEinstein
Salty TurboTurbo
Salty GoddessGoddess
Hi, it's us Brett and Jaye, Good Livin' co-founders, laughing on a blue couch Brett & Jaye

Our story

Just a couple of mushroom people.

We're Brett and Jaye, plant nerds and the people most likely to turn a Sunday morning into a three-hour conversation about adaptogens.

We built Good Livin because this is how we actually live. Clean ingredients, no "natural flavours" hiding a laundry list of mystery stuff, no fillers. Just the real deal, the things we actually use, with formulas backed by science, not just vibes. Okay, some vibes, but the good kind.

This is the good stuff. Welcome in.

Brett & Jaye

Good questions

The stuff people ask us in the aisle.

Is this the same product that's in the store?

Yes. Everything on this page is about the same 230g pouches on the shelf in front of you. Same mushrooms, same testing, same numbers.

Where are the mushrooms grown?

In British Columbia. Every mushroom in the 230g lineup is certified organic and grown in BC. Good Livin' itself is based in Kelowna.

What does full spectrum mean?

We use the fruiting body and the mycelium together, so you get the whole mushroom rather than half of it. The diagram and the video above walk through it.

How do I use it?

About 1/3 tsp (1g) a serving. Stir it into coffee, matcha, a smoothie, oats, or soup after cooking. Earthy and mild, it mostly disappears.

Will I feel a difference?

We can't promise how you'll feel, and we'd side-eye anyone who does. What we can tell you is exactly what's in the bag, where it's grown and how to use it. For anything health-related, your doctor is the best first call.

So good, you'll feel it.

Grown in BC, tested by a third-party lab, and waiting for you on the shelf at your local health food store.

Back to the numbers

This page is for education and general interest. It isn't medical advice, and these products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Beta-glucan figures are from third-party testing; comparison figures are from leading imported extracts and fruiting body powders. Historical notes describe history, not effects. The Electrokare study was run on Salty Turbo with 18 runners; results are averages and individual experience will vary.