INGREDIENT SPOTLIGHT 01

Shilajit

The mineral resin of the Himalayas

A dark resin pressed out of Himalayan rock over centuries, prized in Ayurveda long before anyone measured what was in it. Here is where it comes from, what it contains, and what the human trials actually found.

INGREDIENT SPOTLIGHT · 12 June 2026 · 4 min read

01 ORIGIN

Born from mountains, not machines.

High in the Himalayas, mineral rich plant matter is slowly compressed by rock and time, transforming over centuries into a dark, resin like substance.

Traditional Ayurvedic medicine has prized it for generations as a rasayana, a substance believed to restore and rejuvenate.

02 COMPOSITION

Three things worth knowing.

Fulvic acid

An antioxidant compound thought to help shuttle minerals into cells.

Humic acid

Forms alongside fulvic acid during that same slow, centuries-long process.

80+ trace minerals

Including iron, zinc and magnesium, bound in their natural form.

03 THE EVIDENCE

Cellular energy, actually studied.

A 2019 trial in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition gave healthy adults purified shilajit for eight weeks.

Those taking it showed less fatigue related decline in muscle strength than the placebo group.

04 THE EVIDENCE

A rare thing: real human trials.

Most trending herbal ingredients only have animal or lab data behind them. Shilajit has actual randomised, placebo controlled trials in people.

In a 2016 study published in Andrologia, healthy volunteers aged 45 to 55 took purified shilajit daily for 90 days. Researchers recorded changes across several blood markers compared with placebo.

05 QUALITY

Not all shilajit is genuine.

Genuine & purified

Lab tested for heavy metals
Standardised active compounds
Traceable to verified deposits

Unverified & raw

Unknown origin
No purity testing
Risk of contamination

Raw shilajit can carry heavy metals from the rock it forms in. Purification and independent testing are not optional extras. They are the whole point.

Ancient roots, everyday energy.

Shilajit is one of three roots in Vitality Trio, alongside ashwagandha and black seed. One capsule, formulated at doses worth taking.