Mushrooms for Anxiety: What the Research Actually Shows
If you’ve spent any time in the functional mushroom space, you’ve probably seen reishi or lion’s mane described as natural stress relievers. The claims range from vague (“supports calm”) to aggressive (“nature’s answer to anxiety”). The…
Continue Reading Mushrooms for Anxiety: What the Research Actually Shows
Mushrooms for Menopause: What the Research Shows (and What the Market Gets Wrong)
The perimenopause supplement aisle has a mushroom problem. Not a shortage — the opposite. Products combining mushroom mycelium with black cohosh, vitex, and maca have multiplied in the last two years, with labels that lead with…
Continue Reading Mushrooms for Menopause: What the Research Shows (and What the Market Gets Wrong)
Reishi Mushroom Benefits: What the Research Actually Says
Reishi has been used in traditional East Asian medicine for over two thousand years, which means it also has two thousand years of accumulated hype to sort through. The modern supplement market hasn’t helped.…
Continue Reading Reishi Mushroom Benefits: What the Research Actually Says
Erinacine A: The Lion’s Mane Compound Most Supplements Don’t Actually Contain
If you’ve gone down the lion’s mane rabbit hole far enough, you’ve probably run into erinacine A. It shows up in clinical trials, gets name-dropped in product descriptions, and occasionally appears on supplement labels.…
Continue Reading Erinacine A: The Lion’s Mane Compound Most Supplements Don’t Actually Contain