Deep Dive
If beta-glucans are the gold standard for functional mushrooms, explain this: a product with 30%...
Think you’re getting the full benefits from your mushroom supplement? You'll want to read this. ...
Spoiler alert: Just because something says “mushroom” on the label doesn’t mean it’s doing the thing you got it for.
Most people assume that when they buy a functional mushroom supplement, they’re getting all the good stuff and the healthy bits that mushrooms are famous for: beta-glucans, terpenoids, hericenones, sterols, you name it. But the truth is, unless it’s been properly extracted, most of those compounds are still locked away in the mushroom’s tough cell walls, completely unavailable to your body, and then just passed. Or worse yet, the compounds are in undetectable trace amounts or the product is so poorly done that they were never even there to start with.
Read about how we're changing that and bringing you the active compounds you want because you deserve the real thing.
Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus) is a functional mushroom known for its brain-boosting, nerve-regenerating compounds like hericerin and erinacine. But there are differences between fresh Lion’s Mane and various Lion's Mane products. In this Lion's Mane masterclass, we break down what it is, what the research says, and how to choose a product that actually helps you get the benefits you want.
What makes these mushrooms “functional”? Although the term might sometimes sound like a marketing slogan,...
