{"product_id":"elan-vital","title":"Elan Vital","description":"\u003ch2\u003eÉlan Vital by Bio-Gestion combines maca, ginseng, tribulus and L-citrulline in a vegan formula inspired by ingredients traditionally associated with vitality and endurance.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1907, the French philosopher Henri Bergson published Creative Evolution. In it, he describes the \u003cb\u003eélan vital\u003c\/b\u003e, the inner impulse that runs through all living things and constantly drives them to renew themselves, to invent, to move forward. The book was a considerable success, and Bergson received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe name of our formula pays tribute to this idea. It brings together four ingredients which, each in its own way, have a history of resilience and vigour: a root that grows where almost nothing grows, another that takes years to mature, a small plant with fruits armed with spines, and an amino acid discovered in a summer fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/8620\/7046\/files\/elan-vital-01-1024x1024.webp?v=1793004707\" alt=\"Élan Vital contains four ingredients from the high Andean plateaus, the forests of Asia, the dry lands of the Mediterranean and watermelon juice: maca, ginseng, tribulus and L-citrulline, combined in a vegan formula of two capsules a day.\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eMaca, a root of the high plateaus\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaca (Lepidium meyenii) is a cousin of the radish and the turnip. But where its relatives prefer temperate vegetable gardens, it is grown at between 3,800 and 4,500 metres above sea level, on the high plateaus of Junín, in Peru, making it one of the highest-grown crops in the world. Night frost, scorching sun, constant wind: few crops can withstand such conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts roots, yellow, red or black depending on the variety, are dried in the sun for several weeks. Prepared in this way, they keep for years, which for centuries has made them a precious store for Andean peoples, who eat them as flour, porridge or a drink. Élan Vital contains \u003cb\u003e400 mg of dry maca root extract\u003c\/b\u003e per daily dose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/8620\/7046\/files\/elan-vital-02-1024x1024.png?v=1793004719\" alt=\"Maca (Lepidium meyenii) is grown on the high plateaus of the Peruvian Andes, where its roots are traditionally dried in the sun for several weeks.\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eGinseng, the man-shaped root\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Chinese, ginseng is rén shēn, literally “man-root”: its fleshy, often branching root suggests a human figure with a trunk, arms and legs. Its botanical name, Panax, shares the same Greek root as the word “panacea”, a sign of the esteem in which it has always been held in Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGinseng is not to be hurried: it takes several years of cultivation, in the shade, before a root can be harvested. At the beginning of the 18th century, a Jesuit missionary, Joseph-François Lafitau, discovered an American cousin of the plant in Quebec, which was promptly exported to China. Élan Vital contains \u003cb\u003e40 mg of dry ginseng root extract\u003c\/b\u003e (Panax ginseng) per daily dose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/8620\/7046\/files\/elan-vital-03-1024x1024.webp?v=1793004730\" alt=\"Ginseng (Panax ginseng) slowly develops its fleshy, branching root, which is harvested only after several years of cultivation.\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTribulus, a weapon turned plant\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Roman antiquity, tribulus was the name for the caltrop: a small metal object bristling with spikes that was scattered on battlefields to stop cavalry. The plant inherited this name because of its hard, star-shaped, spiny fruits, which cling to hooves, soles and bicycle tyres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTribulus terrestris is a small creeping plant with bright yellow flowers that favours dry, sunny soils, from the Mediterranean rim to India. Élan Vital contains \u003cb\u003e50 mg of dry tribulus fruit extract\u003c\/b\u003e per daily dose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/8620\/7046\/files\/elan-vital-04-1024x1024.webp?v=1793004741\" alt=\"Tribulus (Tribulus terrestris) is a small plant of dry, sunny soils, recognisable by its yellow flowers and its hard fruits bristling with spikes.\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eL-citrulline, an amino acid from watermelon\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eL-citrulline owes its name to the watermelon, Citrullus lanatus, from whose juice it was first isolated in Japan at the beginning of the 20th century. It is an amino acid found naturally in the gourd family. Élan Vital contains \u003cb\u003e50 mg\u003c\/b\u003e per daily dose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eComposition per daily dose (2 capsules)\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eIngredient\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAmount\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDry maca root extract (Lepidium meyenii)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e400 mg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDry tribulus fruit extract (Tribulus terrestris)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50 mg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eL-citrulline\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50 mg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDry ginseng root extract (Panax ginseng)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40 mg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVegan formula, in a plant-based capsule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWho is it for, and how to take it?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eÉlan Vital is for adults who appreciate plants from the world’s great traditions, combined in a vegan formula.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 capsules a day\u003c\/b\u003e, preferably in the morning, with a glass of water. One bottle lasts a month.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMade in France.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/8620\/7046\/files\/elan-vital-05-1024x1024.webp?v=1793004752\" alt=\"Élan Vital supports adults who wish to add to their morning routine a vegan formula inspired by great plant traditions, here in the spirit of an active, outdoor day.\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE BIO-GESTION COMMITMENT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince 1983, Bio-Gestion has developed and distributed food supplements, prioritising:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRigorously developed, targeted formulas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe quality of raw materials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA measured, responsible scientific approach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll our products are shipped from Switzerland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eA question before you order?\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur team can be reached \u003ca href=\"tel:+41848852626\"\u003eby phone\u003c\/a\u003e and by \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/contact\"\u003eemail\u003c\/a\u003e to advise you personally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Bio-Gestion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57073505337670,"sku":"193","price":39.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/8620\/7046\/files\/Elan-Vital.png?v=1785950456","url":"https:\/\/biogestion.ch\/en\/products\/elan-vital","provider":"Bio-Gestion","version":"1.0","type":"link"}