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Supporting Your Wellness with Lion’s Mane Mushrooms

Article at a Glance:

  • Lion’s Mane provides a wide range of impressive health benefits
  • From improved memory, mood, and focus to heart, digestive, and immune support, the Lion’s Mane contains various compounds that may improve your physical and mental well-being.
  • Our Lion’s Mane Mushroom Gummies contain 500mg of Lion’s Mane per serving and are a tasty and convenient way to incorporate Lion’s Mane into your daily routine.

For centuries, Lion’s Mane has been a functional mushroom used to promote health and wellness. From improved cognition to enhanced heart health, Lion’s Mane provides many interesting health benefits.

The Top 10 Health Benefits of Lion’s Mane Mushroom

Most people want to live a long, healthy, and fulfilling life. One major factor in The following are ten potential health benefits of Lion’s Mane mushrooms:

Boosts Memory

Forgetfulness may seem like a normal part of aging. However, there are ways to support your brain health and boost your memory naturally.

Research suggests that supplementation with Lion’s Mane may positively affect people with memory loss and other cognitive impairments.[1] Additionally, a study examining the efficacy of Lion’s Mane for improving cognitive impairment found that people taking the functional mushroom performed better on cognitive tests than those who received the placebo.[2]
Immune Health

Supports a Healthy Mood

Lion’s Mane doesn't just benefit your physical health; it also appears to play a role in supporting your mental health. When you're emotionally overwhelmed, negative thoughts and feelings can overshadow positivity. Over time, this gloomy feeling can negatively impact your physical and mental well-being.

One 2019 study found that taking Lion’s Mane supplements for eight weeks improved mood and sleep quality in overweight and obese patients. [3]

Protects Heart Health

Lion’s Mane protects your heart health by helping minimize the impact of cholesterol levels within the body. One study found that Lion’s Mane extract helped prevent cholesterol oxidation in the bloodstream.[4] Oxidized cholesterol promotes plaque buildup on your artery walls, negatively impacting your heart health.

May Reduce Inflammation

Lion’s Mane is chock full of powerful antioxidants. Research examining different types of mushrooms found that Lion’s Mane had the fourth-highest antioxidant activity out of the fourteen analyzed.[5]

Chronic inflammation and oxidative stress appear to be the root of many modern-day ailments. Antioxidants have been shown to reduce the oxidative stress caused by free radicals, which may help prevent or delay various health conditions. [6]

Supports Immune Health

Lion’s Mane protects your heart health by helping minimize the impact of cholesterol levels within the body. One study found that Lion’s Mane extract helped prevent cholesterol oxidation in the bloodstream.[4] Oxidized cholesterol promotes plaque buildup on your artery walls, negatively impacting your heart health.

Helps with Focus

Feeling the brain fog that comes with juggling too many demands? Lion’s Mane may help support focus by producing two brain proteins: nerve growth factor (NGF) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Research indicates that both NGF and BDNF can help in the production of new brain cells and can also help improve existing ones helping to support brain health.[8]

Fights Fatigue

Fatigue, when left unchecked, can negatively impact your body physically and mentally, leaving you weary and overwhelmed. This can be of particular concern for people who exercise with regularity.

One study found that when given Lion’s Mane extract, mice had reduced levels of blood lactic acid, serum urea nitrogen, and malondialdehyde, all of which are linked with symptoms of fatigue, particularly during exercise. Researchers noted that the Lion’s Mane might be used to support athletes, reduce fatigue, and support sports performance.[9]

Helps Manage Everyday Stress

Feeling the brain fog that comes with juggling too many demands? Lion’s Mane Stress, particularly chronic stress, can wreak havoc on nearly every body system. Adaptogens are compounds found in functional mushrooms that can mitigate stress's effect on your body.

Studies have shown that the Lion’s Mane provides several important compounds that may help reduce the effects of stress on your body, helping you feel calmer and more relaxed.[10]

Increases Energy

Lion’s Mane contains important naturally occurring polysaccharides that have been shown to combat fatigue and helps increase energy.

Additionally, for people who exercise, Lion’s Mane may come in handy to improve glycogen content within the muscles to help support your workout.[9]

Supports Digestive Health

The compounds in the Lion’s Mane may play a role in supporting the health of your digestive tract. In one animal study, researchers found that Lion’s Mane mushrooms may help prevent the growth of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). H. pylori bacteria can negatively impact the gut lining and lead to the formation of stomach ulcers.[11]

The Health Benefits of Lion’s Mane in a Tasty Gummy

As you can see, the potential health benefits of Lion’s Mane mushrooms are diverse and include supporting your physical and mental well-being.

If you're looking to reap all of the impressive health benefits of Lion’s Mane, look no further than our convenient, easy-to-take, and mess-free gummies.

Each gummy contains 500mg of Lion’s Mane per serving (standardized to contain 30% Beta-Glucans) and is gluten-free, gelatin-free, and vegan-friendly. Did we mention that they're delicious too?

So, grab a bottle (or two) today and experience the power of a Lion’s Mane firsthand.

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References

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