Gain better focus with Lion's Mane
It's works! It really does!
Now I’m not going to lie to you and say you get that same high as you do on Adderall. Why yes, on Adderall you feel like you can tackle the world. You’ve got that twenty item to-do list and 1 hour to do it and you’re like “F*@# ya, bring it on!”
Ya! - no, not at all like that. But I imagine that this is how normal people feel. I feel focused and can clearly see my objectives and goals as well as clearly see my time limitations through realistic time expectations and better time management.
Lion’s mane gives you focus without the tunnel vision or jitters; both things I’ve never really felt focus without. I personally feel like all the sudden my goals became less of mountains and more ant hills. They became clearer and easier to understand as each step is readily visible in my thought process. With Adderall, I sometimes felt like I’d skip a couple steps ahead in my mind and either make a simple mistake or just be more stressed out as I’m trying to do too much at once. (Yes, I tried all different types of ADHD/ADD medications at various dosages.)
With Lion’s mane, I’m just focused. My to-do list is on my mind but I’m not adding "scrub the A/C vent" on it as I walk through my living room to the office.
If my personal experience didn’t sell you, here is some more legit research on it’s benefits...
It’s a #superaging supplement! First you might ask, why focus on superaging? Superagers (a term coined by the neurologist Marsel Mesulam) are aging adults “whose memory and attention isn’t merely above average for their age, but is actually on par with healthy, active 25-year-olds”.
As mentioned in Tim Ferriss' podcast with Dr. Rhonda Patrick:
“The main active compound in lion’s mane is hericenones (found in the fruit body of the mushroom). This compound is capable of activating nerve growth factor (NGF). NGF is essential for the growth of new neurons and survival of existing neurons. NGF acts on cholinergic neurons in the central nervous system. What got me interested in lion’s mane as a nootropic was a Japanese study which was a double blind, placebo controlled trial where elderly men with cognitive decline were given 1 gram doses of 96% Yamabushitake dry powder three times a day for 16 weeks for a total of 3 grams per day. Those individuals given the lion’s manes extract but not placebo had a significant improvement in cognitive function at weeks 8, 12 and 16 of the trial. But the cognitive effect wore off 4 weeks after discontinuing the treatment suggesting that continuous intake was necessary to maintain the effect, at least in cognitively impaired older adults.” - Dr. Rhonda Patrick on Time Ferriss's podcast
If you don’t follow foundmyfitness on instagram already, you should! All of her health suggestions come with medical studies to support her findings.
Another resource that list the benefits of Lion's Mane is this Dr. Axe article.
XO Amy Lee
