Ingredients Guide
Lion’s Mane
May protect against dementia, reduce mild symptoms of anxiety and depression and help repair nerve damage.
May protect against dementia, reduce mild symptoms of anxiety and depression and help repair nerve damage.
The brain’s ability to grow and form new connections typically declines with age, which may explain why mental functioning gets worse in many older adults.
Studies have found that lion’s mane mushrooms contain two special compounds that can stimulate the growth of brain cells: hericenones and erinacines.
Additionally, animal studies have found that lion’s mane may help protect against Alzheimer’s disease, a degenerative brain disease that causes progressive memory loss.
In fact, lion’s mane mushroom and its extracts have been shown to reduce symptoms of memory loss in mice, as well as prevent neuronal damage caused by amyloid-beta plaques, which accumulate in the brain during Alzheimer’s disease.
Up to one-third of people living in developed countries experience symptoms of anxiety and depression.
While there are many causes of anxiety and depression, chronic inflammation could be a major contributing factor.
New animal research has found that lion’s mane mushroom extract has anti-inflammatory effects that can reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression in mice.
Other animal studies have found that lion’s mane extract can also help regenerate brain cells and improve the functioning of the hippocampus, a region of the brain responsible for processing memories and emotional responses.
Researchers believe that improved functioning of the hippocampus may explain the reductions in anxious and depressive behaviors in mice given these extracts.
While these animal studies are promising, there is very little research in humans.
One small study in menopausal women found that eating cookies containing lion’s mane mushrooms daily for one month helped reduce self-reported feelings of irritation and anxiety.
and has a high 20-50% Beta Glucan content (active medicinal component).
We utilize fruiting bodies, and pay 20-50x more than conventional (commercial) mushroom extracts found on the shelf
these days.
Formulas which contain Lion’s Mane: Neuro Support, Total Recall, Three Treasures, Infinity 8, Master Mushroom, The Duo,
Sacred C, and others.
