The Ten Best Mushroom Supplements of 2020

You kept saying “wow great effects” but you never said what they actually feel like?
What does each one feel like in my body??

Check out HostDefense. Made in the USA and owned by Paul Stamets. If you dont know who that is and enjoy mushrooms then do yourself a favor and watch youtube videos on him. Specifically any of the podcasts he has been on such as Joe ROgans. Your welcome

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Only if the label gives you details like “40% polysaccharides” “10 mg ergosterol” “2% betulinic acid” you can be 100% sure you have a genuine extract. General statements like “contains a high level of beta-glucans”, “over 200 phytonutrients!” “contains PSP/PSK” are only found on non-extracted products; genuine extracts will always state the exact numbers. Simply, because they can, plus it provides them with a USP (Unique Selling Point). Non-extracted mushroom products can never claim a guaranteed percentage of whatever active ingredient. Levels do vary between mushrooms even if they were harvested in the same area. This is the case with all natural products.

Finally, the use of the term ‘extract’ can be very deceiving. Genuine mushroom extracts are in general the result of solvent extraction (hot water, maybe also hot ethanol). The bioactives are freed, diluted and concentrated in the solvent and then isolated.

However, we came across several ‘extracts’ that used terms like “10:1 extract”. This is misleading, because it basically refers to drying or concentrating a large amount/size to a smaller amount/size. It cannot be considered an indication of potency if there is no further specification of bioactives as described above. In this particular case we can state that e.g. 10:1 means it is simply a dried and powdered mushroom: mushrooms are often ± 90% water, so a completely dry mushroom has been reduced to 10% of its original weight. Herbal tinctures always use this indication of potency, but mushrooms are not herbs and do not disintegrate in alcohol or cold water, like dried herbs do.
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Thank you for doing this video. Mushrooms are something I have been very interested in yet never really had time to research and find reputable dealers. I appreciate all the info you shared. I will be checking things out further and trying some of your recommendations!

I thought it is not good when the mushroompowder is getting to hot, because hot temperature is destroying the proteins.. So I take them in capsules with water.

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Yeah girl bye.

Thanks for your video.
I couldn’t find a list of the tested brands and a solution of what was good to buy. Only one brand that u recommend and it is not possible to buy on iherb.
Would be a great option if u will give more details. Thanks

For somebody with a neurodegenerative disorder looking for protection from Lions mane mycellium, what product would you recommend. Most of the products you recommend are made with fruiting body which lack appreciable levels of erinacines, the neuroprotective component of the Lions mane.

You should try Edens essentials mushroom powder mix and tell us about it:)

Gladly, I only purchased one bottle before I watched a video of how it was grown and saw that there was not a single mushroom growing. Also thank you for speaking fast and getting to the point, I find myself selecting 1.5 playback speed on so many videos.

Host defence is part of eds cusack protocol many having alot of success with. So much conflicting info ��

I was AMAZED when I heard Paul talk on Joe Rogan pod cast I am THANKFUL to have stumbled across your video here. I had taken an entire bottle ( not all at once ) of HOST DEFENSE LIONS MAIN and I was not only NOT impressed but to me it seemed like a waste of money as I saw and felt ZERO sort of effects at all EVER, and after watching this I now understand WHY.

Im sorry but I believe that China has 100x the amount of pollution as USA. And that mushrooms are like sponges and will soak up all shit in the air

so whats in the other 50% it contains if it contains at least 50% of the mushroom

Really liking your channel but don’t know why you repeat yourself continuously just to make the video longer I guess

Steven Ray Warren I became interested in trying mushrooms due to this article; https://www.ergo-log.com/ahcc-increases-chances-of-survival-after-being-infected-with-deadly-virus.html
I see AHCC supplements sold seperately. Do you think they might be as bogus as host defense’s material? Perhaps just take quality mushroom powders, they will contain AHCC naturally?

I ground my dried mushrooms to powder!

Why does the Bible say…..

“Whoever falls on that stone shall be turned to powder?”

“Have you ever noticed how a mushroom looks like the genitals of MEN?”

It’s a good thing that I grounded the mushrooms up into powder!

The END!

ME: “Hysterically laughing at stupid humans”

Wow! Lots of great commentary here. Very educational! Thank you all.
Is there concern or any data about heavy metal residue from processing/manufacturing of these products?
Any documented controls or published maximum levels?

Is there a more affordable place to buy mushrooms that are still a trustworthy source because these are really pricey

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he says a lot of interesting stuff and all, but I always knew deep inside that he was in in just for the money probably, or at least that he wasn’t being honest about a lot of it

PAUL STAMETS? HOST DEFENSE? Bunk. Myceliated grain with very little beta glucan content. Mostly starch. Watch here �� https://youtu.be/3B9Rqr_3EcY

Fair enough. But that’s upsetting for sure. I acknowledge my feelings for wanting to call you an asshat for challenging Stamets’ business but the evidence is irrefutable. Thanks for this information.

Good alternative mushroom supplement for improving immune function?

Namex? is this the name brand or the supplier name? i’d like to find out more on this supplier and its products? thanks

What do you think of the nutricost organic lions mane powder from amazon?

Thank you for an amazing video! I have a question on Chaga. One packagings says you need to boil it for 6-8 hours. Another one says you can just add it to a cup of hot water. Why is that? Has the latter been processed in some way already? If yes, then does it still keep it’s original benefits?

What do you know about
Fungi Perfecti and founder Paul Stamets? Thanks.

Make sure they are tested for heavy metals.same with kratom and fish oils. Funny mushrooms kratom and fish oil are my favorite supplements but they can have a lot of impurities

Hi Steven, the lions mane product im using (does seem to work for me) but their website sounds a little concerning. What does this mean??
It says:
“The Australian native Lion’s Mane strain we are using does not contain erinacines and hericenones but instead contains similar compounds called corralocins.”

What about OM Mushroom Powder? Have you tried any of their’s?

Thanks so much!

He said he’s affiliated clearly up front. I believe he choose to affiliate himself with them because he really believes in the product.

THANK YOU. Was also blown away when I first looked at the back of a Crap Defense box coming from this guy. Real Mushrooms on the other hand are REAL MUSHROOMS 😉

So i ran into another video that emphasized how the Lion’s Mane Mushroom’s neurological effects or I guess the NGF (nerve growth factor) can only be extracted using alcohol if we wanted those benefits considering the Hericenones and Erinacines are terpenoid compounds. i mean idk i’m just typing what i picked up from that video.
If that’s true, will the lion’s mane supplement you recommend help with NGF/has it been extracted using alcohol method?

Really good videos btw, you’re very enthusiastic, straight to the point, and I love how you describe these things. You got my sub.

I’m not sure if I missed you saying this in the video but, are any of these good to curb appetite?

love your videos i am a huge fan of medicinal herbs my self as well

I am having insomnia problems. how effective is Reishi for that?

The mycelium IS the mushroom, saying otherwise is like saying the root of the plant is not the plant. Rather highlight All the good things Paul does for the mycological community and grow your own if you want the real deal.

Thank you Steven for your research and information. I’ll share something that I discovered. In 2016 on a whim, I started putting freshly ground organic milk thistle seeds in my coffee. It gives the coffee a nice nutty flavor and milk thistle is the one herb that you does not become toxic after too long of use. Most herbs are only meant to be taken for a limited amount of time. Milk thistle cleanses and nourishes your liver. If your liver is working great, then it helps detox your whole body which helps all your organs to be healthy. The best company I have found over the years to buy herbs from is Starwest Botanicals. They have great prices, they get their herbs sourced from places the herbs naturally grow and they are organic.

Thank you for the video. May I please ask do you have to cycle these mushrooms to continually receive their benefits?

What did you say you mix with your butter coffee and lion’s mane with? Trying to make it to hyper space.

Alpha Dynamics doesn’t ship to Ireland which is very stupid. They’re loss ��

Can I add to decaf �� I trick my mind ��) coffee….

Also, which one is best for anxiety? Gets lots of that sometimes ��

Hi thanks for the video…just want to find out what you think on these Mushrooms
http://www.medimushrooms.co.za/

Loved this video.
Very informative. I love mushrooms! Cordyceps & Rieshi are my favorite

Wow just great I just found out about the power of mushroom extracts so excited to use these products. Just subscribed. Can you suggest a shiitake extract product?

I love medicinal mushrooms, there’s a powder I get by Mistyday with chaga, lion’s mane fungi, and gotu kola, which has noticeably reduced my stress and helped me focus a lot more. They’re also delicious in a smoothie with cacao <3

Hi thanks. I just got into mushrooms and I buy the whole mushrooms and grind them up. I simmer them for 2 hours and store the liquid in the refrigerator. I use the liquid, butter and collagen instead of coffee

I wonder if I could put the powder in my coffee or do you know if my powder the same As the powder you use or do they do something else to it

Wow, cool, you saw shaman durek! I’m buying or been using nootropics depot shilajit extract, I definatly feel it, hope it’s the real stuff! Thanks again Steven! Appreciate your work!

Now the bottle says to take the 3 capsules all at once. I wonder if that makes a difference?

damn, shots fired! i feel like paul’s a nice guy who just got caught up in a cash grab. i wonder if that’s why he doesnt put his name on these products

Oh wow glad I took the advice from some guy with no education on YouTube.

All sounded reasonable until you said China makes the best mushrooms… so many problems with importing mushrooms from China. There’s a reason they’re so cheap to manufacture in China. I’d rather buy from a company that has access to all parts of the fresh mushroom, employees Americans and pays a reasonable wage, and does not cut health safety corners or risk exposure to unsafe chemicals in the supplements I take. Not to mention the process of these products being shipped thousands of miles. There are companies that can do all this. Gaia Herbs is one such example but there are many more.

I noticed you are not responding to comments here… that said… you recommend Root and Bones brand cordyceps and I went to their site and their product states it is “cordyceps sinensis ” which is outlandishly high priced if it is actually real. But they are selling theirs for 200 dollars per pound. Were you aware that cordyceps militarist has all the same benefit for a much lower price? And you do not need to eat a Caterpillar casing… which is not exactly vegan… fyi

Life cykel mushrooms tinctures are the best mushroom supplements hands down. Lions mane will have you dreaming all night and remembering everything..

https://www.biospace.com/article/releases/immune-activating-properties-of-host-defense-mycommunity-mushroom-blend-confirmed-by-new-peer-reviewed-research/

If you really want an affordable quality product just buy the mushrooms, dry them in a dehydrator (or oven on the lowest setting with the oven door cracked open slightly), grind them up and consume them. WAY cheaper than some powder recommended by some guy on the internet that is “friends” with the vendors. I found a local store that has dried lions mane, $24 for 8 ounces. (224 grams which is WAY less than any of these vendors for 100% dried mushrooms)

Thank you Steven for this valuable information. I subscribed to your channel by seen the firts video which was about nootropics. You are genuine & brilliant.

What is your opinion on Life Cykel Lion’s Mane? I’ve heard reports that their tincture contains only a few grams in the entire bottle which is absurd

Just wondering if you cycle medicinal mushrooms? Do you take breaks from them to make them more effective?

Check out Host Defense or fungi.com. Paul Stamets does research on them and is very reputable.

Wow thank you so much for this video. I had been looking into the stamets supplements and I’m so happy you did a review. For someone new to supplementing with mushrooms which do you recommend? I’m currently on the real mushrooms website and I’m looking at purchasing lions mane, the 5 defenders supplements, and the turkey tail supplements. Would you recommend a different protocol? I know that turkey tail is in the 5 defenders so I’m not sure if this is a silly combo..

Hello Steven!

Thanks for this information although it made me sad to learn Paul is scamming us:/

I had a question. Hopefully you see this and get back to me.

I was planning on buying Lions Mane from RealMushrooks and the other product on their website that has like 5 or 6 mushrooms in one (i think its immunity support and others.) The immunity pack says the name of the mushrooms and does not include lions mane.

Would it be safe to take that product with the 5 or 6 mushrooms, and a separate product strictly composed of lions mane? Or do i need to pick one or the other?

I just got 1 bottle of Paul’s lions mane for me and my wife to share and I’m saddened to think i wasted 45$ on something that isn’t effective.

I was taking a different brand of Cordyceps for years and it really helped. Now I switch to Host Defense and it causes inflammation. Glad to see this video.

Thank you for the information, you gave it with zero bullshit and spoke with certainty which is hard to find on youtube. Thank you for this video, time to try some lions mane.

Thanks so much iv just started on lions main in capsules and it’s only been a week allso started on cordyceps and I was blown away it works so well and fast for me any way the products come from a good organic tessted source.I’m wanting to try reshi soon as I have sleep problems ��❤��

The report misinforms readers in 3 key ways:
● ConsumerLab.com attempts to redefine the word “mushroom” in a misleading way.
● The ConsumerLab.com analysis addresses only 2 compounds in Reishi, when dozens of unique active compounds have been identified in supporting health.  The report negates the documented health benefits of compounds other than beta glucans, such as alpha-linked glucans, polyphenols, ergothioneine, ergosterol, melanins, glucosamine and chitinous polymeric prebiotic macromolecules, among many other functional nutrients found in mushrooms.  Chen et al. (2012) identified, after whole genome sequencing, that 429 genes were expressed unique to Ganoderma lucidum mycelia versus 91 in the fruitbodies. This means that mycelium offers a greater complex of active constituents than the fruitbodies.
● The ConsumerLab.com report used the incorrect method for beta glucan analysis of mushrooms. The method they referenced is designed for cereal grain products and is not an approved method for mushrooms. Due to mushrooms’ unique biochemistries, the analytical methods do not cross apply. In other words, the MegaZyme method does not produce consistent or meaningful results with mushrooms, and hence is not AOAC approved for such. This issue is well known among experts in beta glucan analysis.

https://fungi.com/blogs/articles/efficacy-of-mushroom-mycelium-fermented-rice-substrate-confirmed?_ke=eyJrbF9lbWFpbCI6ICJqb3NodWEuZGF2aWQuZ3Vlc3RAZ21haWwuY29tIiwgImtsX2NvbXBhbnlfaWQiOiAiTHg0R1JwIn0%3D

Your opinion versus a career mycologists with patents supported by the national defense lmaooo stfu and go get and education and then read up on your literature instead of making time to spew bullshit

Stephen Ray Warren is very passionate about the health benefits of “mushroom” as distinct from “mycelium on grain” and is keen that consumers know the difference so they can get the best possible health benefits. This is a very refreshing attitude. I am the developer of the so called “Megazyme” beta-glucan method for mushroom and yeast beta-glucan. This method was published by myself and one of our senior scientists, Ms. Anna Draga, in the Journal of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists International in 2016, and it wastes second most downloaded paper from that journal for the whole of 2017. J. AOAC Int. is perhaps the most respected journal in this area. The mushroom beta-glucan method has not as yet been through the full AOAC validation process, but this will happen in the near future, after the scientific community does their own validation through using the method. I read a comment by Ms. Loni Jean Ronnebaum of MyCommunity concerning the method and conclude that she is clearly misinformed. First off, the so called “Megazyme method” for yeast and mushroom beta-glucan was designed for the measurement of these types of beta-glucan, in clear contrast to the comments by Ms. Ronnebaum. We have developed a separate method/kit for measurement of cereal beta-glucans (which have a quite different structure) and this method has been a world standard since 1996 and an official method of AOAC International and CODEX Alimentarius. In fact, nine of our methods have been successfully validated through the AOAC process to become international standards and are widely used and cited. We develop analytical methodology and we know what we are doing. The work that appears in our AOAC paper of 2016 on mushrooms was funded completely by Megazyme, however, the mushroom samples were provided by a reliable supplier, NAMMEX, as desiccated whole mushrooms. The analytical results we obtained for beta-glucan and alpha-glucan in these products are real and reproducible. The comment by Ms Ronnerbaum “that the method does not produce consistent or meaningful results with mushrooms, and is not AOAC approved for such. This issue is well known among experts in beta gluten analysis” is not just misleading, it is false. The method is very widely used and cited in scientific literature. Methods become AOAC Official methods only after an interlaboraory study is performed under the auspices of AOAC International. The fact that this has not yet occurred for this method does not detract from the fact that the method works, is highly repeatable and reproducible and is widely used. Interlaboratory evaluation will occur in due course. Since Ms. Ronnerbaum or her colleagues are having such problems in running the method, I would suggest that she visit the Megazyme website “ http://www.megazyme.com” and locate the details of the mushroom and yeast beta-glucan method (search K-YBGL) and open the video. This gives clear visual instructions on how to perform the assay. If still unsuccessful, I suggest that she open the “Ask a Scientist” link on our website and simply describes to a scientist her problem. We are there to help. Ultimately, consumers pay good money for the products they buy. They deserve to get what they pay for. Good analytical methods can help to assure that happens.

I took the lions mane for months and ZERO ANYTHING. NO DIFFERENCE. it’s a scam for sure.

Surprising you recommend products you’re affiliated with….

I’m curious what your reaction is to this study? https://bmccomplementmedtherapies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12906-019-2681-7
The fermented rice flour substrate appears to have stimulating immunological activity on its own. Looks like its not just an inert filler, but perhaps a reservoir for beneficial compounds from the mycelia.

Except the mycelium has been shown to have more bioactive compounds than the fruiting body, also beta glucan tests are not strong indicators to the contents of desirable compounds also… The fermented grain/rice also has been demonstrated to have medicinal value with bioactive compounds as well.

here is the article that you sited but i do not find anywhere where host defense is mentioned please show your documentation https://www.realmushrooms.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Measurement-of-%CE%B2-Glucan-in-Mushrooms-and-Mycelial-Products.pdf

What would you suggest to give a overall boost in energy and or motivation

I am struggling with my adrenal glands! Struggling as in they are useless.
U read my mind.

Excellent video… Im convinced except for the part about buying food/supplements from China. Don’t do it folks. He’s peddling a bit of bullshit about “its economically impossible to grow mushrooms in the USA” That is pure BULLSHIT.

I appreciate you doing this video because I have started using the mushroom powders you have recommended. With you doing this video, it helps clarify for me which of the powders would be most beneficial to me at any given time. I have done some research; however, you have streamlined the process for me. I enjoy all of your videos to date and look forward to each new video you make. Keep up the great work in doing your part in helping us live a better qualify of life!:-)

Don’t buy from realmushrooms. Their mushrooms come from China.They lack regulations and transparency.
If they didn’t care about laced baby formula which affected billions of people they’re not going to care about the safety of the supplement that some guy sells to the West.

Really great information, thanks. Do you have the source for your comment about China mushrooms being high quality? I’m a bit sceptical about that part.

Very nice video. I’ve been curious about medicinal mushrooms for a very long time. My local health food store sells them, their own brand and others. I think I’ll start with reishi.

All these standard well used and new catch phrases. Good sales talk. So when did mushrooms become medicinal mushrooms? Powderized mushrooms have magically become what, healthier then fresh undried mushrooms, cause that is the underlying drift of the whole video I am getting. No mention of fresh mushrooms being any good at all medicinaly. Some of those Amazon products run from 2 bucks an once to 45 bucks an once and their just mushrooms you’d buy at the grocers fresh in a fray for a dollar.

As you said it’s about money, not having to fruit mushrooms skips a huge step and saves time and resources. But this obviously isn’t as pure in the result.

There is alot of grain in it but it always worked for me. If you look at the back of the bottle there’s a sufficient dose of the actual mycelium within the myceliated grain. I actually wasn’t planing on getting host defense when I first went to buy the lions mane I wanted but the health store lady convinced me based on the whole China argument and how host defense was “clean” or whatever. I started thinking about it though and was like “well even If China has pollution problems the mushrooms are probably grown indoors and probably with clean grains”. So I guess I got played by the health store lady lol. Like I said though it still definitely worked for me. I’ll have to try another brand and compare. I think the fact that it has lower beta glucan is cause it’s not fruiting body. I may be wrong but I think the fruiting body has more beta glucans. I’d like to see people test the amount of erinacians cause that’s the compound im most interested in.