“I am a big fan of Lion’s Mane and been taking it for a few months now. The reason is for the noted boost in cognitive abilities with better focus, mental clarity and recall. This is sold as an organic powder with a full mushroom extract, and yes, you can taste the mushroom, however it is not objectionable. I am a little divided on the powder option, because I like the idea of stripping out capsule ingredients that may not be wholly beneficial, but on the other hand, powder is more fiddly to consume and a certain amount tends to be wasted. Sometimes a lot. It suggests adding a half teaspoon per day in a drink or on your food. All good so far, but I’m struggling to find a specific equivalence of what that dosage supplies in terms of Lion’s Mane. Doing the maths it seems like a best case scenario is 1000mcg from that half teaspoon, but many alternatives are 2000mcg, 5000mcg or even higher in a single capsule. According to the bottle text this Lion's Mane comes from the full body mushroom, loaded with rich beta-glucan polysaccharides in addition to other goodies. The labelling is a little confusing, but it looks like the original mushrooms come from outside the EU and UK, but manufactured in the UK. Overall, it appears to be good quality, however questions remain over the origins or any third party testing. They say half a teaspoon is 1 gram and the bottle contains 50 grams, but I would be very surprised if this lasted 50 days in practice.”
