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Study finds mushrooms magnify memory by boosting nerve growth

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Re: Study finds mushrooms magnify memory by boosting nerve growth

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Post by say_it_as_it_is »

nsenifty wrote: post #57
TedDoesntTalk wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I add Laird Performance Mushroom powder to my coffee… when I can remember. Unfortunately it’s not cheap. I leaned about it from Dr Rhonda Patrick https://lairdsuperfood.com/products/performance-mushrooms?va...

This brand, along with most other US sourced products (including Paul Stamet's brand) contains more biomass (the grain substrate on which mushroom grows) than the mushroom itself. For instance, one of the FAQ on their site states it has 2g of starch per 2g serving! I am looking for a good lion's mane supplement in the US too but I haven't found a good one yet.

Is there a lab that verifies this?

Re: Study finds mushrooms magnify memory by boosting nerve growth

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Post by ianai »

jamiecurle wrote: post #68

This ̶m̶u̶s̶h̶r̶o̶o̶m̶ ̶ fungi is easy enough to grow and cultivate yourself[2][3] - IF - you have time for such shenanigans. I did this last year through summer and autumn in my garage. I'm making no claims about effects or health benefits, but it is tasty and I managed to grow it on a number of substrates (including waste such as brown cardboard and coffee grounds). If you're in the UK (as I am)and you see it wild,…

They want 71£ for 4oz of lions mane powder. Am I missing something? That seems exorbitant.

https://southwestmushrooms.com/en-gb/products/mushroom-powde...

Re: Study finds mushrooms magnify memory by boosting nerve growth

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Post by dunefox »

sammalloy wrote: post #83
anonyfox wrote: post #80

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thats fine for me, because it literally replaces a liter of coffee per day or even more, and keeps the headache from caffeine withdrawal at bay

Heads up: Safeway brand organics green tea with matcha has an unusually high amount of natural caffeine, like crazy amount. And no coffee jitters due to synergistic effects of l-theanine. Perfectly fine if you can just limit yourself to just one or two cups.

Also Guayusa tea. Tastes great, no bittnerness, and a nice amount of caffeine.

Re: Study finds mushrooms magnify memory by boosting nerve growth

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Post by kevviiinn »

vasco wrote: post #67
KennyBlanken wrote: post #29

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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

- And humans don't give a shit if we mass kill them because they are not overly cute. Otherwise we'd just use humans or apes or something more similar to us.

Monkeys are used in research but they can be hard to work with. I've heard stories of flinging poop and them pulling implanted electrodes out of their brain

Re: Study finds mushrooms magnify memory by boosting nerve growth

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Post by taneq »

morog wrote: post #62

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…

Or rather, if you disrupt your brain’s function on certain diverting ways you can get it to produce some wacky subjective effects. You can get some interesting patterns on your computer screen if you slowly unplug your graphics card while it’s running, too. Doesn’t mean you can make your computer smarter that way.

Re: Study finds mushrooms magnify memory by boosting nerve growth

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Post by vergessenmir »

jamiecurle wrote: post #68

This ̶m̶u̶s̶h̶r̶o̶o̶m̶ ̶ fungi is easy enough to grow and cultivate yourself[2][3] - IF - you have time for such shenanigans. I did this last year through summer and autumn in my garage. I'm making no claims about effects or health benefits, but it is tasty and I managed to grow it on a number of substrates (including waste such as brown cardboard and coffee grounds). If you're in the UK (as I am)and you see it wild,…

I'm based in London and wondering if there are places to buy lion's mane whole?

Re: Study finds mushrooms magnify memory by boosting nerve growth

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Post by FollowingTheDao »

PragmaticPulp wrote: post #34

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.

Since all they have shown is that Lion's Mane stimulates ERK1 and ERK2, you would be just as well off taking Magnesium since that is the co-factor for the ERK1 and ERK2 enzymes.

https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/P27361/entry

Cofactor Protein has 1 cofactor binding site: Mg2+

Re: Study finds mushrooms magnify memory by boosting nerve growth

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Post by FollowingTheDao »

DoreenMichele wrote: post #42
npunt wrote: post #41

If you have histamine intolerance be aware that Lion's Mane may trigger a histamine response. Happened to my partner, which was frustrating since it provided cognitive benefits for her.

https://lonestarmushrooms.com/pages/lions-mane-nutritional-c... It's high in some of the B vitamins, which are important to brain function. She may just have a vitamin deficiency.

Everyone should get their levels of nutrition tested before trying anything weird and expensive like Lion's Mane.

Re: Study finds mushrooms magnify memory by boosting nerve growth

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Post by elif »

vintermann wrote: post #78
samstave wrote: post #31

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Found the person who has never taken mushrooms

You don't generally "take" lion's mane mushrooms, you just eat them. As they are tasty, and won't give you any trips, neither to the emergency room or to nirvana. Edit: apparently this is a thing now, and this culinary treat is also a nootropic fad.

Ya I accidentally stumbled into "taking" lions mane daily. In the process of breaking a caffeine addiction I sought out anything that was "coffee-like" as a replacement habit, and of the options, one that was simply one type of mushroom turned into powder seemed the 'most safe' easy choice.

Now I'm wondering how much of the (profound) benefits of ditching caffeine may have actually been enhancement by the lion's mane...

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