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I drink a coffee alternative that happens to have Lion's Mane in it. Can't really be objective on if it has really made a difference in my memory since that's not the reason I primarily bought it (it was to get off coffee which is negatively impacting me).
Lion’s Mane mushroom is a reasonably safe supplement if you want to experiment. Be warned that it has a reputation for suppressing libido, reducing motivation, or inducing apathy in some people. Some people seem to like it, but it’s not really the miracle mushroom that all of the YouTube ads and podcasts are suggesting lately.
What if you mix it with Mucuna Pruriens?
Lion’s Mane mushroom is a reasonably safe supplement if you want to experiment. Be warned that it has a reputation for suppressing libido, reducing motivation, or inducing apathy in some people. Some people seem to like it, but it’s not really the miracle mushroom that all of the YouTube ads and podcasts are suggesting lately.
If "study finds" anything, it's safe to run away from it. It's the same studies that found "cholesterol free" toxic plant oils (that they produce just to prevent from being eaten) to be healthier than the ONE COMMON food ingredient that all of humanity has had in their diets: "animal fats"... it's the same studies that found untested, unproven vaccines to be "safe and effective". "Study finding it beneficial" is a si…
Edible mushrooms do benefit from being eaten. Their total biomass is today much greater than if they'd remained naturally-selected, growing in the wild. That said, the evolutionary feedback loop of incrementally more intelligent humans farming and eating them does seem tenuous.
Ironically the hypotheical smart mushroom would probably be mostly "betrayed" if synthesizing is more efficient post discovery, relegating it to a niche curiosity at best.
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Thank god we have these close relatives to experiment on!
They're used for research precisely because they have a great deal of similarities to humans. Also: - they have a short gestation period and produce lots of young making it easy to breed them - their opex is low - they're easy and relatively safe to handle - they're well understood - there are numerous genetically engineered variants are available
Otherwise we'd just use humans or apes or something more similar to us.
If you're in the UK (as I am)and you see it wild, don't pick it though as Lions Mane / Bearded Tooth is a protected species[1].
Gourmet mushrooms are starting to filter into food chains in various locations through local independents who are very passionate and skilled about their cultivation practice[4].
Mycology is a fascinating hobby and plays very nice with woodworking as the waste from one activity feeds into the next on a small scale.
[1]: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/fu... [2]: https://grocycle.com/growing-lions-mane/ [3]: https://fungiacademy.com/how-to-grow-lions-mane-mushrooms/ [4]: https://southwestmushrooms.com/en-gb
Anyone whom has taken a psilocybin containing mushroom will tell you that mushrooms have strange and magical powers ranging from deep insight to madness, so it doesn't seem so far fetched that a mushroom can improve cognition. I have found Lions mane, reishi and chaga mushroom supplements taken in combination over a few days have a noticeable effect increasing my calm and keeping me focused. Apparently microdosing wi…
IN MICE https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jnc.15767
Found the person who has never taken mushrooms
Yep, found them.