David was first introduced to medicinal mushrooms by his wife Angela, who is a nutritional therapist, and was keen to have him lead a more balanced and healthy lifestyle. 

Initially, he was not so disciplined in taking medicinal mushrooms, until his brother Sebastian started taking them religiously and sharing his own experiences. David started being more diligent, taking them every day - and it completely transformed his life! 

Working in a high-powered and stressful corporate environment, David often struggled to deal with the pressures of life, balancing work and family, sometimes suffering from anxiety, panic attacks and bad sleep. This is something he never really shared with anybody, even with his own family and closest friends.

When he started taking medicinal mushrooms every day, combined with a more healthy diet and exercise, he felt like he was much more resilient to the stresses and challenges of everyday life. Today he tells us that his anxiety has completely disappeared, and is incredibly thankful for having discovered the power of mushrooms.

One of the main reasons David was so keen to create Pure Fungi with his brothers and wife, was to make sure people that suffer from anxiety or other mental health issues, get to experience the amazing benefits of taking medicinal mushrooms. Today he is one of our biggest promoters, sharing his experiences with everyone that he meets.

Angela had her first introduction to medicinal mushrooms when she was a kid growing up in Japan, you could find them in the local markets, and they would often add Maitake and Shiitake mushrooms to various recipes and dishes. Medicinal Mushrooms, especially Reishi was a fundamental part of the Japanese culture.

She first started taking Reishi, Maitake, and Tremella regularly after seeing an acupuncturist. They recommended that she take them for her hayfever and skin health, which worked and started her interest and further learning of medicinal mushrooms. She then started recommending them to her clients in her nutrition and well-being practice. She was receiving great feedback on how they were helping with a host of different ailments.

She later found out that her brother in law Sebastian started having a passion for medicinal mushrooms too, which she found inspiring. So when he came with the idea of Pure Fungi, she knew it was something she wanted to be a part of. "Pure Fungi has become a lifestyle for me now, I rarely go a day without at least one of these amazing mushrooms."

Our co-founder Alexander was introduced to medicinal mushrooms by his brothers David and Sebastian. After telling him about their positive experiences with these fungi extracts Alex was keen to try it out. In his own words "My brothers are simply just too cool, so when they find something interesting I don’t know about I tend to explore together with them." 

Alex started his fitness journey after gaining some extra weight and tried taking Cordyceps before doing sports every other time. He could instantly tell the difference during his post-workout run, where he had more energy to go further after taking the cordyceps. He noticed his recovery times increased too so he could train again quicker. He lost 8 kilos in less than three months. "With Cordyceps, I trained more regularly, for longer and harder, bearing faster results of which I am proud today." 

Needless to say, he joined the fungi lifestyle and was thrilled to start Pure Fungi alongside David and Sebastian.