Lion's Mane

Comment · Thu, October 22, 2015 · 19 pts

Host Defense is crap. It's not even actual mushroom fruiting bodies. It is made from mycelium, which is much cheaper to produce. It also does not contain nearly as much beta-glucans as the actual mushroom would. That's b

Comment · Thu, October 22, 2015 · 3 pts

There are. Look for ones that state that they are made from whole fruiting bodies. Also, look for those that give actual analysis of the beta-glucan and starch amounts. The starch should be low (less than 5%), and the be

Comment · Thu, October 22, 2015 · 2 pts

It has been working well for me. It is a 10:1 extract made from fruiting bodies. It's a 50:50 water/ethanol extract. It's also super expensive, and made me realize I do not know enough about medicinal mushrooms. I just w

Comment · Thu, October 22, 2015 · 1 pts

Not yet, as I am new to the mushroom space. People say Real Mushrooms has good stuff. I have not tried them yet, though.

Comment · Thu, October 22, 2015 · 6 pts

A) I went with what Matt suggested I use, and the supplier they were using before I took over. However, it is expensive as hell. A 125g would be pricey, since it is a custom 10:1 50/50 water/ethanol extract. B) I don't

Comment · Thu, October 22, 2015 · 1 pts

Keep in mind that a lot of that is just marketing BS too. There are a lot of vendors out there selling mycelium, but grown on weird substrates, then claiming they are better. However, without data to back that up, it is

Comment · Thu, October 22, 2015 · 1 pts

Hericenones are found in the fruiting bodies, not the mycelium. Erinacines are what is found in the mycelium. There are over 30 different Hericenones and Erinacines as well, and some of them have no effect on NGF. This i

Comment · Thu, October 22, 2015 · 3 pts

The current product is from the same supplier as the old, and is the same method of production. However, the color is lighter than the previous batch. FTIR spectrums match. However, the color and taste do differ. I have

Comment · Sat, October 24, 2015 · 1 pts

Same. They are so expensive too. I wasted a ton of money on their stuff before I knew better.

Comment · Wed, November 4, 2015 · 1 pts

For a full understanding, yes. However, the mycologist we are working with said that he has some good data to pour through. So I am sure we can get a very effective extract. It might be a mixture of extracts from both fr

Comment · Thu, November 5, 2015 · 1 pts

It seems like a great mushroom for immune function, antioxidant, cardiovascular, and anti-inflammatory effects. It also seems to improve gut microflora.

Comment · Thu, November 5, 2015 · 1 pts

We had not planned on it. I am not sure if it is even doable.