Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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Four Weeks of Hericium erinaceus Supplementation Does Not Impact Markers of Metabolic Flexibility or Cognition

Corey D. Grozier, Victor A Alves, Lauren G. Killen, Jeffrey D. Simpson, Eric K. O’Neal, Hunter S. Waldman

Researchers tested whether taking 10 g per day of Hericium erinaceus (Lion's Mane mushroom) for four weeks changes how the body uses fuel during exercise or affects thinking in a college-age group. In a single-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 24 participants ate muffins with either the mushroom or a placebo and completed…

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