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Doctors are less convinced. “Lion’s Mane seems to be everywhere at the moment,” notes Dr Zoe Watson, GP and founder of Wellgood Wellbeing. “And lots of people are using it as a ‘nootropic’ or ‘cognitive enhancer’, which is appealing to people with ADHD as it’s supposed to help with maintaining focus on tasks,” she says.
A 2022 study concluded that there was no real evidence for Lion’s Mane improving memory or focus. “That’s not to say that it definitely doesn’t work,” says Watson. “It simply means we haven’t done enough academic research to say it works, therefore there is no evidence base”. Even if Lion’s Mane does have benefits, it still might be harmful. “We don’t know how it might react with other medications,” says Watson.
The phrase “high value” is having a moment, as young men across the internet increasingly measure their success by their output and their revenue. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the term found its way into the lexicon thanks to the influential self-proclaimed Lewis has been taking Lion’s Mane for over a year. “It’s most noticeably improved my memory. I’ve found it massively beneficial,” he says. He first stumbled upon it when researching psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms. “I was curious about whether other, non-psychedelic fungi had beneficial properties,” he says. “I believe Lion’s Mane should be made readily available to everyone,” he says.
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