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Pure Altai resin with fulvic acid, humic acid and 80+ minerals your body absorbs.

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Still deciding? The honest answers

How soon will I feel a difference?

Most people notice better energy overall and less morning stiffness within the first few weeks. Bone density is a slower, deeper change you can begin to see in about 6 months. In the clinical study, every single woman in the shilajit group reversed her osteoporosis within 6 months, so we built the Buy 2 Get 1 and Buy 3 Get 2 options around that full rebuilding window.

Do I still take my vitamin D3, K2 or calcium?

You do not need the drawer of pills anymore. Optimum is the mineral resin that helps switch your own bone rebuilding back on, which is the part calcium and D3 were never able to do on their own, so the material you already have gets used instead of stored.

Most people take 2 tablets with breakfast and leave it at that. If a doctor has you on a prescription, space Optimum a couple of hours apart from it.

Are there any side effects?

For almost everyone, none. Optimum is pure Altai mountain resin with no fillers, binders or harsh additives, and the minerals are better absorbed when you take your 2 tablets with food.

A small number of people notice a little extra steady energy in the first week as their mineral levels come up. Every batch is third party lab tested for heavy metals.

Will it interact with my medications?

Optimum is a whole food mineral resin, not a drug, so for most people it sits comfortably alongside their daily routine and bone supplements.

If you take a blood thinner or another prescription, take Optimum about 2 hours apart from it, and reply to your order confirmation with any question. Our team will walk you through it personally so you feel completely sure.

Can I take it with my blood thinner?

Yes. No interaction with any blood thinner has been documented in a person. Take Optimum about 2 hours apart from it.

The warning you may see online traces back to 1990s test tube studies on humic substances, not people, and in those the blood clotted faster, not slower. In rats given about 7 times our daily serving, clotting did not change.

Does it affect blood pressure?

No. In a 45 day study, healthy adults took 5 times our daily serving, and their blood pressure, pulse and weight all stayed stable.

What if it does not work for me?

Every order is backed by our 90 day money back guarantee. Take it daily for 3 months, and if you are not feeling steadier and stronger, reply to your order confirmation and ship the product back to us. Once it arrives we refund you in full. The risk sits with us, not you.

How do I take it, and what is the free guide?

2 tablets with breakfast, every day. Consistency is what rebuilds bone. Every order also comes with the free Do a 180 kit: the Ebook, sent by email as soon as you order, plus the study guide and the 180 day tracker card in your order.

Can men take it too?

Yes. It works with a man’s biology too. In a trial in men 45 to 55, testosterone rose about 20% in 3 months, and testosterone does for a man’s bones what estrogen does for a woman’s. In another trial, active men held on to more of their strength after hard workouts. And in lab studies, fulvic acid, its main active, made prostate cancer cells die.

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Facebook comment from Lucia Fitzgerald: I was skeptical, but after 6 months my dexa on my spine went up 5%, and hip stayed same rather than getting worse. Hoping for that to move up as wel

Facebook comment from Pamela Murphy: I’ve been taking this for about 6 months. I had a scan done this week and was pleasantly surprised that my scores had actually changed for the better!

Facebook comment from Renee Vorbach: I am taking it for osteopenia after breast cancer and being on Letrozole, which is one of the known side effects, but I didn't want all the side effec

Facebook comment from Birdie Barnes: I've been taking for a month now, my dental appt. Was amazing, all the issues I had were nearly gone, ive been taking it for ostio pina

Facebook comment from Terri Lopez: This is the best it works for me and I have been taking the pills for only 2 months. I take my blood pressure pills every morning 3 hours before I tak

What an independent lab found in every box.

We publish the actual results, exactly as the lab reported them. Nothing rounded, nothing hidden.

Motzz Laboratory report 959603

Every one of these has more heavy metals than 2 tablets.

Total lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury in one serving, measured by the FDA. Our 2 tablets come in at 0.65 mcg.

Cooked brown rice — **Brown rice**1 cup, cooked22×more heavy metals

A baked potato with the skin on — **Baked potato**1 medium, with skin13×more heavy metals

Fresh raw spinach leaves — **Spinach**1 cup, raw11×more heavy metals

A baked sweet potato split open — **Sweet potato**1 cup, baked6.7×more heavy metals

FDA Total Diet Study 2018 to 2020, 27 samples of each food.

4 of 4Heavy metals under USP limits

78%Fulvic and humic acids by weight

240mgFulvic acid in every 2 tablets

80+Trace minerals, in ionic form

California Proposition 65 compliant, with no exposure warning.

How it works

Minerals your cells can finally use.

Modern food runs low on the trace minerals your cells need.
Fulvic acid carries 80+ trace minerals straight into your cells.
Your cells, hormones and collagen finally get what they need.
Your mitochondria make more ATP, the energy currency of your body.

Inside every tablet

Tap one to see what it does.

What it doesFulvic acidThe natural carrier. It binds minerals into a form your cells can actually take up.

Real results in real studies.

A woman lying on a bone density scanner with a nurse beside her

BonesClinical trial2022

100%

Every single woman in the shilajit group reversed her osteoporosis within 6 months.

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A woman in her 50s smiling in a sunlit kitchen

CollagenClinical trial2022

94%

Circulating collagen levels rose 94% in 2 months in a double blind trial.

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A scientist looking through a microscope

BacteriaLab study2013

90%

In the lab, fulvic acid killed about 90% of the bacteria hiding under biofilm.

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1 nutrient each, or the whole matrix?

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Which one gives your body more?

Single nutrient pills

Optimum, yes

80+ trace minerals in 1 resin

Single nutrient pills, no

Optimum, yes

Carried into cells by fulvic acid

Single nutrient pills, no

Optimum, yes

Supports bones, energy and collagen

Single nutrient pills, no

Optimum, yes

Reversed osteoporosis in a trial

Single nutrient pills, no

Optimum, yes

No fillers or binders

Single nutrient pills, no

Do a 180.

6 months is 180 days, the clock the studies ran on. Your free Do a 180 tracker marks every one.

Day 28

Recharge. Fatigue fell 32% and leg strength rose 13% in a 28 day study.

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Day 56

Rebuild. Circulating collagen levels rose 94% in 2 months in a clinical trial.

Day 180

Restore. Every woman in the bone study reversed her osteoporosis within 6 months.

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1 ingredient

Where Optimum comes from.

Purified Altai shilajit resin. Tablets about the size of a baby aspirin.

Altai mountainsNo fillers or bindersTablets assembled in the USA

Altai sourced

From the mountain range where shilajit forms over centuries.

Cold pressed and purified

A careful 5 step process, with no heat and no harsh solvents.

Third party lab tested

Every batch screened for purity and heavy metals by an outside lab.

Nothing added, nothing stripped

No fillers, no binders. The whole resin, the way nature made it.

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Supplement Facts

Serving Size2 Tablets

Servings Per Container30

Amount Per Serving% Daily Value

Purified Shilajit (Altai mountain resin) extractStandardized to 74% fulvic and humic acids (297 mg), providing 240 mg fulvic acid

400 mg †

Ionic Trace Mineral Complex80+ naturally occurring minerals including magnesium, silicon, iron, zinc, potassium and selenium, in whole food form your body recognizes

†

† Daily Value not established.

Other Ingredients: None. Every tablet is pure compressed Altai mountain shilajit resin, with no fillers, binders, flow agents or artificial additives.

Suggested Use: Take 2 tablets daily with breakfast, or as directed. Better absorbed with food. The minerals are concentrated, so if you take a blood thinner or thyroid medication, space this a couple of hours apart from those.

Third party lab tested for purity. All four heavy metals come back far below USP safety limits. California Proposition 65 compliant.

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Used for thousands of years.

Traditional medicine has used shilajit as a rejuvenator for thousands of years. Today, randomized trials are measuring what it does.

Thousands of yearsA rejuvenator in traditional medicine
A mineral resin from the Altai mountains. Systems of medicine in many countries have used it as a rejuvenator.
Phytotherapy Research, 2007
AyurvedaStill a rejuvenator in India today
Ayurveda, India’s traditional medicine, lists shilajit among its rejuvenators to this day.
Persian medicineGiven by mouth to mend broken bones
Persian physicians gave it by mouth to help broken bones repair, the use modern researchers set out to test.
J Altern Complement Med, 2020
2014Reviewed as a revitalizer
A review of the human and animal data supported its use as a revitalizer, easing fatigue as cells make more ATP.
Phytotherapy Research, 2014
2022Circulating collagen levels rose 94%
In a double blind trial, circulating collagen levels rose 94% in 2 months.
Clinical trial, 2022

Optimum is that same mountain resin, from the Altai, purified and pressed into 2 tablets.

The science, not the hype.

67 of the 147 studies on shilajit on PubMed, sorted by what they found.

See all 48 bone studies in one place

Lab and animal studies are labeled as such. Findings on the ingredient are not claims about this product.

In their own words.

★★★★★

I've only used Shiligit for about a month, but have seen dramatic results. My bone and joint pain has disappeared!

Denise H.Verified buyer · Ames, IA

★★★★★

It is giving me more energy and im hoping it will increase my bone density I'll find out next dexa test

Sandee S.Verified buyer · Mobile, AL

★★★★★

Easy to ingest. I take it every morning. At 83 I am concerned about bone loss and I believe Optimum Shilajit will help in that regard.

Gayle C.Verified buyer · Fargo, ND

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Has taken away pain in hips. I can actually sleep through the night. Before I would have to change sides frequently because of pain. I am a believer.

Pamela S.Verified buyer · Reno, NV

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I do feel like my bones are stronger and I hope it will continue with the next box.

Rene S.Verified buyer · Boise, ID

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My body does not look that different but my legs and knees are feeling much, much better.

Annemarie R.Verified buyer · Reno, NV

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The questions we hear most.

What it does

What does shilajit actually do?

Shilajit is a mineral rich resin that forms over centuries in the Altai mountains. It delivers fulvic acid and more than 80 trace minerals in the whole food form your body recognizes. People take it for steady energy, clearer focus, and everyday resilience, the things that quietly slip when your cells are running short on the minerals they need.

How is this different from a multivitamin?

A multivitamin gives you isolated, synthetic nutrients at high doses, and much of it passes straight through. Shilajit is a complete mineral complex carried by fulvic acid, the natural shuttle that moves those minerals into the cell where they are used. It works with your body rather than flooding it.

When will I feel a difference?

Many people notice steadier energy and lighter mornings within the first few weeks. The deeper benefits build as the minerals accumulate, with most people feeling the real shift between weeks 4 and 8. That is exactly why the Buy 2 Get 1 Free supply tends to be the right starting point.

Is it safe, and is it real?

Is it safe to take with my other medications?

Shilajit is a whole food, not a drug, and it has been used safely for centuries. It is rich in minerals, so if you take a blood thinner or a thyroid medication, simply space it a couple of hours apart from those, the same way you would with any mineral rich food. We are always happy to walk you through it personally through our contact page. We will give you a straight answer, not a runaround.

Are there any side effects?

No serious side effects have been reported in any human study of shilajit. A few people feel a mild upset stomach in the first days. Taking Optimum with breakfast helps, and it usually passes.

Where does it come from, and is it clean?

Our resin comes from the Altai mountains, one of the few places on earth where shilajit forms with this mineral richness. Every batch is third party tested at an accredited lab, and we publish the full report. All four heavy metals come back far below the USP safety limits, and the product is California Proposition 65 compliant.

What if it does not work for me?

Then you pay nothing. You have a full 90 days. If you do not feel the difference, write to susan@liveoptimum.co or call us, and we will refund you. We would rather you feel taken care of than hold onto a sale.

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NLMPubMed | National Library of Medicine

Original Article • Randomized Controlled Trial

Shilajit extract reduces oxidative stress, inflammation, and bone loss to dose dependently preserve bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with osteopenia: A randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial

Pingali U, Nutalapati C • Phytomedicine, 2022

Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad, India • 11 month randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial

Design: Randomized double blind placebo controlled | 11 months | 60 women past menopause Primary endpoint: Change in bone mineral density (BMD) at the spine and hip Baseline T-scores: osteoporosis at the hip (minus 2.5), spine minus 2.0 PMID: 35933897 • DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154334 • The women were not allowed calcium or vitamin D

Our summary of the trial

Background

After menopause, estrogen deficiency accelerates bone resorption through elevated RANKL and reduced OPG. Proinflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress amplify bone turnover. Despite widespread calcium use, bone loss after menopause continues in most women because the underlying estrogen signaling deficit is never addressed.

Objective

To test whether purified shilajit extract improves bone density in women past menopause over 11 months. The women were not allowed calcium or vitamin D.

Conclusion

Every single woman in the shilajit group reversed her osteoporosis within 6 months. Bone density rose at the hip and the spine. CTX-1, the bone breakdown marker, fell 22%, and OPG, the body's brake on bone loss, rose 57%. In the women who didn't take it, bone density fell at both sites and CTX-1 rose 11%. No woman left the trial because of a side effect.

Key results at 11 months

What they measured	Didn't take it	Took it
Hip bone density	Lost bone (p < 0.001)	Rose from the start, at 6 months and at 11 months (p < 0.0001)
Spine bone density	Lost bone (p < 0.001)	Rose at every check (p < 0.001)
CTX-1 (bone breakdown marker)	Rose 11%	Fell 22%
RANKL (bone breakdown signal)	Rose 12%	Fell 10%
OPG (brake on bone loss)	Fell 4%	Rose 57%
Left the trial because of a side effect	No one	No one

Peer reviewed. Randomized double blind placebo controlled. Published in Phytomedicine 2022. No conflicts of interest declared. Read our full breakdown of this trial

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NLMPubMed | National Library of Medicine

Original Article • Laboratory Cell Study

Shilajit (mummy) induces programmed death in human breast cancer cells while sparing normal breast cells

Peer reviewed laboratory study • Indexed in the National Library of Medicine

Estrogen sensitive human breast cancer cells (MCF-7) compared against normal MCF-10A breast cells • In vitro

Model: Human breast cancer cells tested side by side with normal MCF-10A breast cells Primary measures: Cancer cell death, the epithelial to mesenchymal switch, and harm to normal cells PMID: 34466597 • Galen Medical Journal, 2020 • Indexed on PubMed

Summary

Why this matters

The single biggest fear women raise about anything that touches estrogen is breast cancer, because for 20 years estrogen and breast cancer were spoken of in the same breath. This study looked directly at how shilajit behaves when it is placed on real breast cancer cells, and whether it harms healthy ones.

Finding

Shilajit drove the breast cancer cells toward programmed death in a dose dependent way, blocking the change that lets them spread. In the researchers' own words, it "did not exhibit significant cytotoxicity against human normal cells (MCF-10A)." It targeted the cancer and left the healthy cells alone.

Honest context

This is laboratory evidence, not a human cancer trial, and it is shared for context only. Optimum is a food derived mineral resin and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. The point is simpler and reassuring. Shilajit does not behave like something that fuels these cells.

Indexed in the National Library of Medicine (PubMed). Laboratory research on shilajit and breast cancer cells.

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