hey everyone it's mike i review nootropics and i talk personal
development and during this video we're going to talk about
lion's mane mushroom like as you browse through examine.com we can see here
there's studies showing that it's very effective when it
comes to symptoms of depression helping with anxiety and even cognitive
decline so what i found with me is that it really has helped specifically with
mood yet at the same time it has definitely opened my mind up to new
things new adventures new possibilities and i'm
really grateful that i came across this nootropic it's a mushroom which you
would typically consume in a supplement form which means
it's naturally occurring guys this is not man-made meaning it's relatively
healthy compared to other supplements you'll find
and it's such that you can use it in most cases long-term i find myself like
i don't really feel any negative side effects which we'll touch
on but most importantly i want to talk about
how to take lines made and we'll address some of the benefits so how to take
lion's mane what so is i'm using the eight to one mushroom
extract which you'll typically get in like a small container like this because
the eight to one mushroom extract is especially potent we're not talking
about taking grams of the stuff i'm only taking 300 milligrams three
times per day however other users report taking 500
milligrams twice a day which is also good
here's what the powder looks like it's kind of this brown texture and
it doesn't taste great but it's not horrible and what so is with lion's mane
i mean people are mixing it in coffees they're finding all different types of
ways to consume it just i would say be very conscious of
where you get lion's mane from it's one of those nootropics that you'll
find from different vendors different types there's different types of
extracts from one to one to eight to one the one-to-one extract
is good i was actually taking that for years but
upon learning about the eight-to-one mushroom extract oh my gosh it is so
much more effective you'll pretty much notice something
immediately and then a couple weeks afterwards when it's saturated in your
system then you'll start to see all the benefits
what sews with lion's mane a very common side effect is that people have like
vivid dreams and intense dreams and i don't
mean good dreams i mean nightmares which they seem to can never
forget this is a real thing so that's generally the case when it comes
to some of the worst brands of lion's mane so just be a bit conscious of that
with the nootropics depot version i haven't had any bad experiences um the
only side effects i've had is that it seems like when i get off of the
stuff um my mood's a little bit worse maybe a little bit worse than my
baseline mood but pretty much all positives and i take it
like 330 days of the year i don't take much time off of it it
would look like maybe uh two months on one week off something like that because
what so is since taking lion's mane it's really made a big difference for me
um i wouldn't recommend anybody takes it all like during
one time of the day like some users are having one gram once a day i don't
really think that you will get the benefits as you would if you were to
spread it out maybe two to three times a day
especially if you're working out there are some studies showing that
lion's mane and very small amount is actually beneficial pre-workout for
focus for concentration which you need
sometimes when you're really trying to achieve like that
mind muscle connection what's so with lines mean though i would say just
be very careful where you get your lines main from because depending on which
country you're in there's going to be different brands
different vendors of course make sure it's a reliable and reputable brand with
some good experiences or good reviews out there on the internet
i like the nd, the 8:1 extract that's my go-to
and i have since tried the one-to-one extract again it was good but
if you really want to get the benefits go to the eight to one so to give you an
idea how i'm taking it this is a 60 gram tub of the eight to one extract
and i got this really handy tool which measures a
quarter teaspoon on one side and one teaspoon on the other side
and i found like taking about a quarter teaspoon of this stuff seems to equal
about 400 to 500 milligrams so you would just scoop it in there
and then yeah that's my preferred way of taking it and you may have to just get a
milligram scale so you can do it right the first couple of times and then it
sets you up for a good experience thereafter
a really common question about lion's mane is should you have it with
a meal doesn't really make a difference if you choose to
space it out throughout the day and take it three times a day like me i would
recommend you go like four hours apart so something like
eight o'clock in the morning then again at 12 o'clock p.m and then again at four
past experiences that the more work stress i seem to be having
the more effective linesman is and the more easy it is to notice that
something's working so for those of you that have like
some sort of deadline coming up or maybe you're involved in a project or maybe
you have exams and you're cramming to study away
with that's when lion's mane is pretty much the best nootropic because
you'll find yourself just having a much better relationship to all the stress
like suddenly stress and putting a lot of work on your
shoulders it excites you because you can see the long-term benefits in that and
that it's building a more resilient person within and lionsman i
have found it just really helps you to delay gratification
so because of that you're delaying
gratification it'll make your judgment better your decision making is better
your judgment of simple things it's easier and it makes you
far less indecisive because being indecisive a lot of times is when you're
stuck in your head you're kind of stuck in two battles and you want to just be
able to confidently move forward and understand
that the worst thing you can do sometimes is not make a decision just
move forward and if you fail then it's feedback so alliance main really just
embraces that failure is feedback and allows you to just more efficiently
go forward and you're in a better mood throughout the whole time you're feeling
unattached you're feeling confident that's why i really prefer taking lion's
mane versus not there have been periods when
i've stopped taking lion's mane and considered just replacing it with other
nootropics but i didn't find that other nootropics
could really do the trick even if we were to compare it to some other popular
mushroom supplements like we look at cordyceps or
we look at reishi or chaga those nootropics are good they have
benefits specifically with cardio and they can do some good things physically
but nothing really seems to affect you from my experience as well as lion's
mane does lion's mane is a nootropic yes it actually will change your personality
it'll change your thinking when taking long term and i found like i'm way more
creative when i'm taking lion's mane lion's mane is probably one of the
reasons why i started this channel i just started
with a webcam in my room and i was taking a lot of lines
at that time and that's kind of what you can expect your mind is more open to
opportunities you can very easily see past any risks
or any sort of logic you have as far as why you shouldn't do something you
suddenly have this courage you have this energy and you have this
excitement this optimism to move forward in whatever you're trying to do so
whether you're a student uh whether you're an entrepreneur maybe
you're somebody just looking to find out what they want to do in life as
far as their career is concerned lions main yeah it can really make a big
difference it's definitely falling under my top 5
nootropics i've made a more comprehensive video on it here where i
talked about the benefits but here to keep it brief and short
um from my experience in taking it is such that you're more confident you're
in a better mood you're far more creative you're willing
to take risks and there's not many side effects for me anyway i don't really
have any side effects i just have found that because it
causes you to think so long term you can neglect what's important short term
where if you were to ask me people ultimately should have a good
balance between their long-term dreams and their short-term aspirations or
requirements whereas lion's mane quite honestly i use
this nootropic during my vacation sometimes or during my time off because
it's all about having good experiences when you're on this nootropic you seem
to really enjoy them you want to embrace them and
you end up retaining a lot of them in your memory bank long term
when you're typically in a bad mood you go through something called anhedonia
which is a loss of interest in things which would typically interest you
whereas lion's mane is like completely the
opposite you're suddenly more interested in everything you're
more interested in people you want to know more about them even if they're
people who typically wouldn't interest you to begin
with don't worry too much about interactions i've not found that lion's
mane is something i have to take by itself i'm pretty comfortable taking it
with other nootropics just provided that you're obviously
having common sense with it and be careful when you're taking stimulants as
well but lines mean for the most part it
seems to go really well with other stacks like some other nootropics that i
really enjoy taking it with are new pep which
is good for focus bacopa which is good for memory and
rhodiola rosea which is really good for fighting fatigue so
for those of you that are the ambitious type like me
once you find the ideal stack for you which is what we talk about on this
channel make sure you click subscribe once you find that stack then you'll
definitely find yourself being more productive yet lions main
is a nootropic you can actually take by itself without other nootropics and
still get the good benefits from the way i'm going to end this video is
with an insertion of another video i've made
on the nootropic rhodiola rosea which is really good for fighting fatigue and for
general work ethic hope y'all found that helpful be sure to click subscribe and
click like it helps support the channel and i'll look forward to seeing you all
next time that is used as an anti-fatigue
agent and it's an adaptogen compound which essentially means
it helps you to fight stress it builds your stress resilience which essentially
increases your capacity for stress because
stress is not a bad thing stress is actually a good thing if you haven't
checked on xamarin.com it's really neat i'm not sure if you can