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Top 5 Energy Boosters You Need
Feeling coronavirus blues? Or indoor fatigue? It has been more than a year since the COVID19 pandemic has changed everyone’s life - masks, hand sanitizer, social distancing, and spending significant time at home. Prolonged reduction in physical activities, outdoor time, and social connection are creeping into the state of our mental and physical wellbeing. While we do our civic duty to keep the public safe, here are some small luxuries that will help boost your energy and stay healthy.
1. Invigorating Effects of Red Ginseng
Ginseng is one of the many well-known energy boosters. The Asian variety is known to have an invigorating effect, reduce inflammation and improved antioxidant activity in skin cells. Ginseng may strengthen the immune system in people with cancer and even enhance the effects of certain vaccinations. And it helps fight fatigue and promote energy.
Poonggi Insam Co Red Ginseng Extract Stick
Poonggi Insam Co grows and harvests 6-year-old ginseng for their products. Absorbing the nutrition and energy from Sobaek Mountain, the 6-year-old ginsengs have maximum nutritional sources to boost energy and the immune system. Only 6-year-old red ginseng is slow-cooked to make rich concentrate in convenient individual stick packaging. Grab one stick a day to start your day or as an afternoon pick-me-up for energy.
Red Ginseng Slices & Nuts

Red Ginseng Slices & Nuts (10 pouches each) are really special. Red Ginseng slices are slow-cooked for over 12 hours in 100% Korean pure honey, harvested by Poonggi Insam Co. No sugar, corn, or fructose syrup was added, just pure Korean honey. The bitterness of red ginseng is balanced out by the sweetness of honey, giving you the luxurious, healthy ginseng experience. In Red Ginseng Nuts, dried red ginseng slices are packaged with healthy nuts like almond, cashew, pecan, macadamia, and pistachio for an easy grab-and-go healthy snack.
2. Velvet Antler Extract for Strength and Endurance
Velvet antler refers to the antlers that are in their development stage of growth. During this period the antlers are sheathed in “velvet” and harvested to be used as a potent energy booster often given to men. Believed to boost strength, endurance and recovery this extract can provide stable long-lasting energy to enhance your performance in the gym and the bedroom. Amino acids, growth factors and collagen contained in velvet antler are also thought to promote tissue growth making it a potential aid for injury recovery and arthritis.
Hanbang Life Creator Power Booster

These easy grab and go packets are developed by professional acupuncturists and herbalists with men’s health in mind using a patented fermenting process to increase nutritional value. High-quality ingredients including velvet antler extract sourced from Russia, fermented red ginseng, five varieties of berries and five different spices are brought into harmony to provide you with a convenient way to incorporate the healing powers of Eastern medicine into your daily life.
3. Mugwort and Women’s Health
Mugwort (ssuk), a leafy green, is a super food ingredient used to aid women’s health in the Eastern medicinal tradition.Mugwort has gained a prominent role in Eastern medicine for maintaining women's health, aiding in treating anything from menstrual cramps to alleviating some of the side effects of menopause. One of its main benefits is its ability to warm up the body by increasing circulation. It also possesses antiviral and antibacterial properties to help keep your immune system strong and aid digestive issues.
Hanbang Life Creator Warmer Warmer

Developed by licensed professional Eastern medicine doctors, these convenient sticks bring you the bountiful benefits of mugwort in an easy to consume and palatable form. Sweet notes balance the bitter taste of mugwort giving you an enjoyable way to reap the plant's beneficial effects. You can drink the syrup on its own or add it to your drink for an added health and flavor boost.
4. Digestive Enzymes and Gut Health
Digestive enzymes can aid a variety of ailments from troubles with digestion to regulating one's metabolism and improving gut health. Depleted digestive enzymes in the body can lead to nutrient malabsorption. This is because digestive enzymes play a vital role in allowing the body to break down nutrients. Things like probiotics and fiber contained in the enzymes contribute to a healthy digestive system and expedite the necessary chemical reactions that occur in your body's cells.

Iroa Very Berry Enzyme
These sweet and sour chewables can serve as an excellent after-meal digestive aid and metabolism booster. Combining the digestive benefits of enzymes derived from fermented 100% brown rice with over 20 varieties of antioxidant-rich berries and vegetables these concentrated sticks are sure to give a boost to your wellbeing. Through the fermentation process anti-nutrients like phytates, trypsin inhibitors and lectins are reduced allowing your body to absorb more of the nutrients contained in the grain.
5. Respiratory Benefits of Bellflower
Bellflower, also known as doraji root, is a perennial flowering plant commonly found in Korea, Japan and China. Similar in shape to ginseng, this root is rich in nutrients like fiber, calcium and iron as well as saponin which is an immune system booster. Traditionally it has been used to aid in a plethora of respiratory issues from coughs and colds to more chronic conditions like asthma. Bellflower has the potential to ward off respiratory infection and inflammation by strengthening the lining of the bronchial tubes and increasing circulation in the lungs. Better lung health means that you can power through that morning jog with no problems! Alternate uses of this powerful extract include diuretic, anti-allergen and anti-cancer properties as well.

Taegyeong Fermented Bellflower & Pear Individual Sticks
These nutritious sticks are made with premium ingredients starting with bellflowers harvested in Yeongju, Gyeongbuk Province and pears grown in Anseong, Gyonggi Province. Taegyeong combines the respiratory benefits of bellflower with the digestive properties of the Asian pear to bring you a potent remedy for any illness you may face during the changing seasons. The sweet notes of the pear perfectly compliment the bitterness of the fermented bellflower to bring you a treat that is both tasty and nutritious.
Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year is celebrated typically in East and Southeast Asia based on the lunar calendar. It celebrates the beginning of the moon calendar which falls between late January to mid-February. Some may be familiar with the term Chinese New Year. Other countries like Korea, Vietnam, Singapore and more celebrate on the same date. In Korea, Seollal (설날) is celebrated for three days with extended families returning to their hometown, often with a handful of gifts, like hanwoo, fresh fruit baskets, ginseng, and other precious items.
Traditionally, the morning starts with charye (차례), ancestral rites to give thanks and remember the ancestors. As an offering to the ancestors, a big tableful of foods are prepared. All the food items and placement follow specific rules written in the age-old traditional guidebook on charye. Though specific foods may differ by region and the family tradition, common foods are tteokguk (rice cake soup), meat, seafood, fruits, vegetables, snacks, and liquor.
After charye is done, the family gathers around to enjoy the food prepared. As Seollal is one of the biggest holidays in Korea, the feast starts in the morning.
Tteokguk 떡국 Tteokguk Recipe
Tteokguk (rice cake soup) is the most iconic dish of Seollal. Eating a bowl of tteokguk symbolizes aging one more year, as it is the first meal eaten on the new year. Tteokguk is usually made with beef broth or anchovy broth, sliced glutinous rice cake, and egg, seaweed, and chopped scallion as garnish. This simple, yet delicious soup is everyone’s favorite. Add mandu (dumplings) to the soup and you have tteok mandu guk (dumpling rice cake soup).

Jeon 전 Try our pajeon recipe
Jeon is Korean savory pancake. Depending on what ingredients you add to the batter, the type of jeon is endless. Potato jeon, pajeon (scallion), seafood jeon, beef jeon… And, the right dipping sauce enhances the flavor of jeon.

Japchae Try our japchae recipe
Korean favorite for special occasions and traditional holidays. Japchae (잡채) literally means “mixed vegetables.” But the main ingredient of this classic dish is Korean sweet potato starch noodles (dangmyeon), also known as glass noodles.
Serve it as a first course or side dish or over a bed of rice to make it a main dish

Yakgwa, honey cookie
Yakgwa, honey cookie, is one of the most beloved Korean traditional desserts. It is typically enjoyed during the holidays or special occasions with family and friends gathering. Try our persimmon honey cookie.
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Coveted for its high marbling, Hanwoo beef is preferred in Korean cuisine despite its high price, as it is typically fresher and regarded as premium beef thanks to its high palatability and desired chewiness.
Hanwoo beef is considered a cultural icon in Korea, used in traditional foods, popular holiday dishes, or as a special-day gift to show respect and love - highly regarded when gifting for Parent's Day. As Hanwoo is available only in Korea, this is common that Koreans living in the U.S. send this gift to their loved ones in Korea.
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