Meet the Founder of ZPlantMagic: Zhana
ZPlantMagic was born from daily ritual — not trends, not hustle, and not quick fixes.
Founder Zhana McGraw has always been drawn to the quiet, powerful ways we can support our bodies through food, plants, and intentional routines. For her, wellness isn’t something you schedule into your life — it’s something you build into the way you live.
After working one-on-one with clients as a clinical herbalist, Zhana began to notice the same pattern again and again:
people wanted better energy, better focus, and better mood — but they were also feeling overstimulated, wired, anxious, and burned out from relying on caffeine to get through the day.
They didn’t necessarily want to give up their morning ritual.
They just wanted something that supported their bodies, instead of stressing them out.
That insight became the foundation of ZPlantMagic.
🌿 Where Herbal Medicine Meets the Kitchen
One of the biggest inspirations behind ZPlantMagic is Zhana’s love of cooking — especially dishes influenced by herbal traditions such as Traditional Chinese Medicine, Blue Zone foods, and Korean cuisine, where balance and nourishment are built into every meal.
These traditions share a common belief:
Food can taste incredible and support longevity, digestion, and overall vitality.
In many traditional cultures, food and medicine are not separate. Ingredients are chosen not only for flavor, but for how they support energy, immunity, and internal balance.
This philosophy deeply influences how Zhana formulates blends and creates recipes.
Everything is meant to be both delicious and functional, grounding and nourishing, and easy enough to enjoy every day.
ZPlantMagic blends are designed to fit into real life — stirred into lattes, mixed into recipes, and woven into the moments that already exist in your routine.
☕ Rethinking Energy, Not Just Replacing Coffee
While caffeine works for some people, Zhana saw through her client work that many were experiencing:
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energy crashes
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heightened anxiety
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disrupted sleep
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adrenal burnout
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digestive imbalances
They didn’t want another stimulant — they wanted steady, supportive energy that worked with their nervous systems, not against them.
This is what led to the creation of Koffee with a K™ — a caffeine-free, herbal coffee alternative designed to support:
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focus and mental clarity
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balanced mood
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sustained, crash-free energy
while still honoring the comfort and ritual people love about coffee.
The goal was never to be anti-coffee.
It was to offer a gentler option — allowing people to customize their ritual based on what their bodies actually need.
🧘🏽♀️ Wellness as a Daily Practice
Outside of the kitchen, Zhana’s wellness routine is rooted in practices that support both the body and the mind.
Yoga, meditation, breathwork, gardening, and slow mornings all play a role in how she approaches health — not as something to perfect, but as something to tend to gently and consistently.
ZPlantMagic is built on this same philosophy:
Wellness doesn’t have to be extreme to be effective.
It just has to be intentional and consistent.
🍄 Favorite Herbal Allies (Always Changing)
As a clinical herbalist, Zhana’s favorite plants evolve with the seasons and with what her body needs most — but a few remain close companions:
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Lion’s Mane — for cognitive support and nervous system health
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Reishi — for resilience, immune support, and long-term vitality
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Cacao — for heart-opening, grounding energy
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Jujube dates — for nourishing the blood and calming the mind
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Ginger — for warmth, circulation, and gut support
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Nettle — for deep mineral nourishment
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Tremella — for skin hydration and inner glow
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Hibiscus — for heart support and vibrant vitality
These ingredients appear again and again in ZPlantMagic blends and recipes — not just for their benefits, but for the way they make daily rituals feel comforting, beautiful, and indulgent at the same time.
✨ Creating Ritual, Not Just Products
ZPlantMagic isn’t about chasing wellness trends — it’s about creating moments of pause, nourishment, and connection in everyday life.
Whether it’s your morning latte, an afternoon reset, or a cozy evening drink, the goal is to turn something simple into something supportive — a ritual that your body and nervous system can rely on.
For Zhana, that’s what real wellness looks like:
not perfection, not pressure — just consistent care, built into the rhythms of daily life.
And that’s the magic she hopes every blend brings into your home. 🤍