For those of you taking ND’s beta-ecdysterone:

Comment · Thu, August 11, 2022 · 12 pts

I honestly think this is the primary effect we are seeing. DOMS completely disappearing when using it. With what we know about activation of the Mas receptor, and how that affects pro-inflammatory signaling cascades, it

Comment · Thu, August 11, 2022 · 3 pts

We tested Huge Nutrition's beta-ecdysterone. It contained an average of 116mg per capsule, so a little less than half of ours. However, it was not nothing. You might have felt it. If you were taking two of them like they

Comment · Thu, August 11, 2022 · 5 pts

Two very different mechanisms, but I think the beta-ecdysterone is more effective for post-workout DOMS than tart cherry. Activation of the Mas receptor is a really direct way to inhibit that signaling cascade that resul

Comment · Thu, August 11, 2022 · 2 pts

Of Huge Nutrition? Any reason to think it would be different than the stuff we bought and tested a month or so ago?

Comment · Mon, August 15, 2022 · 3 pts

That's really cool! I don't think there is a lot of data out there on beta-ecdysterone/20-hydroxyecdysone on ligaments and tendons.

Comment · Thu, August 18, 2022 · 2 pts

Ohh, the rando brand on Amazon. No, we did not buy any of that one. I can see about getting some.

Comment · Sat, August 20, 2022 · 3 pts

Because they are using "pharmaceutical grade" as a marketing gimmick, but it doesn't mean anything. >As the product is Pharmaceutical grade & exceeds food grade standards , However if opened under normal house hold con

Comment · Tue, August 23, 2022 · 3 pts

I have reverted myself to food grade. Pray that I do not revert any further.

Comment · Thu, August 25, 2022 · 2 pts

It's a meaningless buzzword. Also, there are tons of quality control issues in the pharmaceutical industry, too. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/05/16/723545864/the-generic-drugs-youre-taking-may-not-be-a

Comment · Fri, August 26, 2022 · 2 pts

For sure. I was just highlighting the fact that the pharma industry is not some paragon of perfection regarding lab testing or quality control as many people assume. Is the average pharma company better than the average

Comment · Sun, August 28, 2022 · 3 pts

That's interesting! I will have to do some more research on it. We've actually suspected that the real effects in cordyceps that we have been liking are not from cordycepin at all, but a different compound in there. Our

Comment · Tue, August 30, 2022 · 2 pts

Sounds great! We'll figure out what is in there.