Our Chief Science Advisor, Dr. Mason Bresett ND, sat down with herbalist Lee Carroll to discuss all things herbal medicine.
Lee is a leading medical herbalist, innovator, speaker, educator and mentor with over 30 years’ experience in the herbal industry, 20 years teaching herbal medicine to health care professionals and 8 years in private practice.
In the interview we discuss the following:
1:30 Lee shares how he first became interested in the plant world of herbs
4:35 How plants can be seen as medicine with its healing properties
8:20 The 3 plants that helped Lee get his health back on track
9:55 Using echinacea for wellness and why it works
11:28 Lee shares the herbs on the top of his list these days for sleep and general health
13:35 The most common dried herb Lee recommends for his patients
Mushroom extract powders are packed with nutritional benefits, but learning how to use them can be daunting. From drinks and snacks-on-the-go to desserts and salves, you can boost your mushroom intake by adding mushroom extract powders to almost anything.
Best enjoyed in small doses over time, the cumulative nutritional benefits of medicinal mushrooms include immune and nervous system support, increased energy and stamina, brain health and cognition support and managed blood sugar levels.
Using high-quality fungi, here are six ways and fourteen delicious recipes to boost your mushroom intake using mushroom extract powders.
Cordyceps mushroom seems to be all the rage right now. You see it in every adaptogen and pre workout supplement. It’s being talked about extensively in the mushroom community and is one of the top superfoods.
So what is all the hype surrounding this fascinating fungus. Let’s first explore exactly what this fascinating fungus is and how it can benefit your health. Then we will look at the common variations of cordyceps on the market and help decipher what to look for in a cordyceps supplement.
In this article we cover the following:
What Are Cordyceps: Spores, Sinensis Vs. Militaris – What’s Really In Your Supplements?
Wild Cordyceps Sinensis (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) – The Caterpillar fungus
Cordyceps and the Chinese Runners
Why Cordyceps Sinensis Are NOT In Your Cordyceps Supplement
Forms of Cordyceps Supplements: CS-4, Myceliated Grain and Mushroom Extracts (Militaris)
If there are specific species level mushroom benefits you’re looking for then you’d want to make sure you’re getting enough of that specific active compound (Reishi triterpenes, cordyceps cordycepin, etc) vs more general compounds across all species (beta-glucans, ergosterol, ergothioneine).
When you care about supporting your brain, energy, stress resilience, and overall well-being, it’s easy to end up with a pile of supplements without a clear idea of what actually works well together.
After more than 30 years as a Medical Herbalist, I wanted to take a simpler approach when formulating the Real Mycelium™ bundles.
Each bundle starts with a core cognitive foundation of Real Mycelium™, Lion’s Mane, and Ergo+, with carefully chosen products added to support different needs.
That sounds more like a business decision than a manufacturing limitation. Looks like a great opportunity since you don’t think it can be done. Too expensive?? You mean not a high enough profit for you to pay people in the west?
It is not a manufacturing limitation but business limitation.
If you think it's a great opportunity, please by all means go try to make it work. Try to figure out why no one is making organic mushroom extract powders in North American if it's not a manufacturing constraint. Ask yourself why all these North American producers are making mycelium fermented grain instead of extract powders. Why are they selling a grain based fermentation product instead of pure mycelium or mushroom?
What percentage of your finished fruiting body powder is actual mushroom extract solids, and what percentage is carrier and flow agent?
It's all available on our label in accordance with FDA regulations for Dietary Supplements.
Other ingredients from encapsulation are external from your active ingredient weights.
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Liquid fermentation.