What is Lion's Mane?:
 
Lion's Mane is a medicinal mushroom that has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for hundreds of years. Its' nickname is the Mountain Priest because it's highly respected by Buddhist monks as a tool for enhancing their meditation practice. Lion's Mane looks like a brain with hundreds of micro-tentacles dripping from the mushroom like mini icicles, and commonly grows on hardwood trees across the world. Lion's Mane belongs to the genus "Hericium", a genus that contains many different species of mushrooms, with Lion's Mane belonging to the species "erinaceus". Many chefs use it as a meat alternative for dishes since it can mimic fish, chicken, or even steak depending on how it's prepared. In the supplement industry, Lion's Mane is dried, powdered, and/or extracted to concentrate it's benefits as a brain-boosting mushroom.
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Traditional Uses:
 
Enhance Cognitive Function
Support Focus & Flow State
Support Memory
Support the Growth of New Brain Cells
Nourish the Gut Microbiome
Alleviate Stomach Ulcers
Nourish the Spleen
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Extraction Method:
 
Small-Batch, Full-Spectrum, and Triple Extracted
Methanol-Extracted using Soxhlet Extraction to Concentrate Lion's Mane Terpenes
Hot Water-Extracted using Low-Temp Water Decoction to Concentrate Lion's Mane Beta Glucans
Infused with Dried Rice Koji Enzyme to Further Assist Extraction of the Biomass & Predigest its' Medicinal Components
(Extracted using 100% Fruiting Bodies of Organically-Cultivated Lion's Mane from Florida)(Hericium erinaceus)
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Fruiting Body vs Mycelium Debate:
 
For a while now, the industry has considered fruiting bodies superior to mycelium when it comes to which form of the mushroom's biomass is extracted to produce the most medicinally-potent supplement. Fruiting bodies are the mushrooms that we typically see growing out of the ground or off of a fallen tree or tree stump. Whereas mycelium is the hidden network of fiber-like threads that grow beneath the soil and inside of trees. These mycelium networks grow from millions of germinated mushroom spores and then fruiting bodies grow from these matured mycelium networks once they've intertwined and mated with enough threads of mycelium called hyphae. Both fruiting bodies and their mycelium contain shared medicinal compounds and even their own novel compounds. Although, using mycelium in mushroom supplements is often associated with containing "less" medicinal components and more "fillers", like sawdust substrate and/or the starches that the mycelium grows on. We use exclusively fruiting bodies to ensure the concentration of the mushroom's medicinal components and avoid any fillers that may skew the true weight of our extract's concentration. Mycelium does contain a world of value and novel medicinal components, but until we create a way to isolate & concentrate the benefits without the contamination of substrate, then we'll continue to work with what we know best. Fruiting bodies and their mycelium will be infused in the near future.
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Beta Glucan & Terpene Discussion:
 
Beta Glucans are the soluble fibers found in mushrooms that support the gut microbiome & modulate our body's immune system. Beta Glucans are extracted from the mushroom using water and are often a measure of a mushroom's medicinal activity in a supplement. They are only one part of a mushroom's medicinal value though. Terpenes are medicinal compounds found in mushrooms that support the metabolic function of various organs in our body. Terpenes are typically extracted from mushrooms using alcohol and are often a measure of a mushroom's medicinal activity for supporting our body's metabolic function. A standardized & all-encompassing analytical testing protocol has yet to be established for quantifying these active compounds in mushroom supplements. Until then, it's important for consumers to know a company's extraction method, making sure it's a method that maximizes the process of concentrating these components as best as possible.
 
We fully purge the alcohol in our extracts to ensure we're using the most concentrated mushroom oleoresin, rich in terpenes, and then perform a water extraction using the most concentrated weight of powdered mushroom fruiting bodies after the alcohol extraction is performed.
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Suggested Uses for our Lion's Mane Extract:
 
For supporting cognitive function.
May support people with Dementia or Alzheimer's.
May support people with ADD/ADHD.
Taken before a workout to support flow state.
Taken to support recovery from brain injuries.
Taken to support gut microbiome health.
Studies consider it a potent antioxidant.
Taken to provide regenerative effects for the nervous system.
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Ingredients:
 
1,500mg of Methanol-Extracted Lion's Mane Mushroom Oleoresin
Infused into Organic Coconut Glycerin
Infused with Concentrated Hot Water Extract
Infused with Dried Rice Koji (Rich in enzymes that support the extraction process & predigest components of our extracts)
Non-GMO Citric Acid (Stabilizes Shelf-Life)
 
Alcohol-Free (All methanol has been heat-treated under a 30psi vacuum & purged from the oleoresin making it ready for the end-product)
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Extract Flavor Notes:
 
Sweet
Caramel
Chocolate
Sour
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Who it's Best For:
 
People who struggle with focus.
People with ADD or ADHD.
People looking for gut support.
People looking for spleen support.
People looking to support their immune system.
People looking to support a healthy nervous system.
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This supplement was intentionally crafted with the purpose of enhancing overall well-being, homeostasis, and performance.
 
Trust me...it will be worth the wait.