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Re: Study finds mushrooms magnify memory by boosting nerve growth

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Post by PragmaticPulp »

29athrowaway wrote: post #56
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.

What if you mix it with Mucuna Pruriens?

I would not take Mucuna Pruriens.

L-DOPA (the active component in Mucuna Pruriens) is well known to cause degeneration when given clinically to Parkinson’s patients who actually need it.

L-DOPA becomes Dopamine, but given that the L-DOPA is distributed throughout your brain and body when you take it orally, the conversion happens in higher volumes in places in your brain where it’s not normally occurring. Dopamine metabolism produces toxic byproducts, so producing Dopamine in random places and having it break down isn’t good.

There are a lot of mostly harmless supplements out there. Mucuna Pruriens isn’t one of them.

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Post by alfor »

goertzen wrote: post #105

The following will out perform every fancy nootropic: Drink as much water as you can. Breathe clean air. Walk. Get as much sleep as you can. Lift something heavy regularly.

Get sunlight daily. We need infrared to keep our inflammation under control, not just UV for vit-D.

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Post by bookofjoe »

jamiecurle wrote: post #84
vintermann wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's surprising more mushrooms aren't actively cultivated. One thing is the mycorrhizing kinds which are hard to farm, but there are plenty of types which just need the right substrate and some care. Lion's mane, which unfortunately doesn't grow in my country, is one, but there is also sulfur shelf a.k.a. chicken of the woods which I would have thought would be a great candidate for mass cultivation. Shaggy mane inkc…

The "myco space" for want of a better term is very interesting and food is only a small part of that area of operations. packaging - https://www.mycopack.co.uk/ furniture - https://plainmagazine.com/designer-researcher-come-sustainab... If I had a few more days per week and few spare hundred K kicking around I'd be having a poke at some of this stuff as a small scale business. I totally agree, it is surprising that f…

>The "myco space" for want of a better term is very interesting and food is only a small part of that area of operations.

Mushroom "leather" is now a luxury product:

>Why Hermès, Famed for Its Leather, Is Rolling Out a Travel Bag Made From Mushrooms

https://robbreport.com/style/accessories/hermes-vegan-mushro...

>Stella McCartney Unveils ‘World-First’ Garments Made From Vegan Mushroom Leather

https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/fashion/stella-mccartne...

>Mushroom leather just got one step closer to the mainstream

https://www.voguebusiness.com/sustainability/mushroom-leathe...

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Post by Jeff_Brown »

antegamisou wrote: post #72
frizkie wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You mean you found the person who approaches bold claims with an appropriate amount of skepticism in a world increasingly inundated with hyperbolic or even outright misleading headlines? And then goes the extra mile to share their findings and constructively communicate their concerns to others who might also be subjected to the same hyperbole? Yep, found them.

This place has become even worse than Reddit as karma farming goes…

What's the point?

I remember being excited when my karma crossed 1000 here for no reason. Nothing happened, obviously.

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Post by canadiantim »

throw1234651234 wrote: post #123
canadiantim wrote: post #122

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Sleep does increase working memory and long term brain health. Exercise is one of the best things one can do to remain cognitively fit. Water is one of the best all-around things one can do for your health. But: your claim is that all of these things will out perform every fancy nootropic. This dismisses the entirety of pharmacology effectively... which is quite frankly the citation that needs evidence. There is a lo…

I am a different person than root, just calling it out though our views are the same and we might as well be the same for practical discussion reasons. Anyway, your statement above is reasonable. I personally find all nootropics to be absolutely useless, except uppers - coffee, energy drinks, etc. They work, but there is a heavy cost afterward. I am very interested in this topic and have read everything from military…

Ah sorry I definitely thought you were the root.

I suspect a lot of nootropics are so person-dependant. I can't speak much about nootropics ability to help someone who is already cognitively well-off, but I can definitely say they have significantly helped my mom's ability to remain cognitively sharp despite e.g. something akin to frontal-temporal dementia. Lions Mane absolutely does noticeably improve her cognitive abilities. Mind you, in this case it means that she goes from noticeably poor cognitive abilities to back to just a normal person's cognitive abilities, but that's fantastic from my perspective (maybe not due to Lion's Mane alone though). I've also noticed a surprising effectiveness of high-dose vitamin D + a powerful antioxidant like glutathione. Again though, this is very personalized. My mom, through blood work, we know is suffering from massive oxidative stress, so of course it makes sense that addressing the specific issues that are affecting her will cause a noticeable effect.

I know a lot of people turn to nootropics to enhance their abilities though and I honestly can't say much about that except that personally lions mane does seem to make me sharper (clearer thinking) but that is very anecdotal and much less noticeable than the improvements I see in my mom when she is taking certain supplements vs when she is not. And I'm generally prone to believe most supplements are bs, fraud or not necessary. I've come around to seeing how important certain supplements can be for certain people at certain times.

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Post by Jeff_Brown »

throw1234651234 wrote: post #123
canadiantim wrote: post #122

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sleep does increase working memory and long term brain health. Exercise is one of the best things one can do to remain cognitively fit. Water is one of the best all-around things one can do for your health. But: your claim is that all of these things will out perform every fancy nootropic. This dismisses the entirety of pharmacology effectively... which is quite frankly the citation that needs evidence. There is a lo…

I am a different person than root, just calling it out though our views are the same and we might as well be the same for practical discussion reasons. Anyway, your statement above is reasonable. I personally find all nootropics to be absolutely useless, except uppers - coffee, energy drinks, etc. They work, but there is a heavy cost afterward. I am very interested in this topic and have read everything from military…

Lifting heavy things also has the downside of potential injury. I'm an enthusiast, but it takes some education, and constant vigilance.

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Post by justusthane »

wil421 wrote: post #128
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,…

Why is lions mane legally protected? It grows all over my backyard in the fall and it is legal to forage in my state/area.

Some quick googling indicates that it’s very rare in the U.K.

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Post by jamiecurle »

wil421 wrote: post #128
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,…

Why is lions mane legally protected? It grows all over my backyard in the fall and it is legal to forage in my state/area.

You'd need to ask the woodland trust that question but I get the feeling it's because it is rare thing to see wild in the UK.

It could also to be something to do with the Plant Health Act 1967 which is aimed at stopping the spread of . Inadvertently Introducing new fungal varieties into a woodland may cause damage to the woodland.

I don't know for certain though but probably down to a different take on policy approaches to ecology between our two countries.

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Post by Karawebnetwork »

amelius wrote: post #75
anonyfox wrote: post #61

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Me too, https://spacegoods.com/ and I can confirm it eliminates the need for coffee during the day as well as it helps for staying in the zone a bit

Thanks for the link. I just looked at the ingredients list, and it still contains "coffee extract", which I find a bit strange.

It contains both coffee extract and cocoa powder. The cocoa powder contains about 11.5 mg of caffeine per tablespoon (5 grams).

I'm sure this is a great product and an alternative to a "cup of coffee", but it's clearly not a caffeine alternative. Which is fine, as long as people understand what they are buying. The "natural caffeine" listing is 80mg for an 8g serving on the website. So the transparency is good.

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