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Wellness Wednesday for October 9, 2024

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Anybody here take supplemental mushrooms? Not the trippy kind, but like lion's mane and such that are supposed to help with general functioning?

I occasionally take mushroom extracts.

If I take Red Reishi or Tiger Milk before bed it tends to improve sleep (falling asleep faster, vivid dreams, and better recall of dreams).

If I take Cordyceps in the morning I'll sometimes feel a mild energy boost for a few hours. It feels somewhat like a milder version of caffeine.

hmmm I'd like to try some of those.

Where do you buy them?

/r/NootropicsDepot

Scott talks about them in the article: https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/how-trustworthy-are-supplements

I've taken the mushroom coffee before, it definitely had a gentle effect, but they changed the flavor and made it worse so I only bought it twice (I had the kind that comes in the kcups, this was probably 4 years ago?)

What if I mix it with my real coffee?

I don't have any comments on supplements in general, but I do want to be that guy and remind you of the following:

The cornerstones of good health are:

  1. Diet
  2. Exercise
  3. Hydration
  4. Reliable and consistent sleep
  5. Life patterns that manage stress well.

After you have all of that settled, then supplements can make sense.

Again, I'm not assuming you don't have those things together - In large part, I'm talking to my younger self here. It's just that I've seen quite a few men between 25-40 decide that some supplement is going to cure all their ills. They over focus on it and become the male equivalent of woo woo astrology chicks.

Happy supplement hunting. Remember to lift.

Supplements are fun dummy. I don't care about health I just want to explore!!!

Then this is objectively the best supplement program for you

The FDA can indeed fuck my dick in my ass. Love it.

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