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[–]Comatoast 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Anything coming from Amazon has the ability to be adulterated, so keep that in mind. Banyan Botanicals, Starwest, and Gaia were recommended to me by a therapist I used to see that doubled as an herbalist. After researching pretty heavily, I discussed with my husband a dosage of 5grams/day of the root powder, and 2 capsuless of a KSM-66 standardized version of Ashwagandha daily with breaks for both on the weekends to stave off tolerance. It helps him to sleep well, and keeps anxiety at bay. As far as herbs that have a direct impact on test levels go, research is all over the place. What may increase free test in a man with diminished levels may increase estrogen in another man. It may be expensive, but you may look into pulling a hormone panel for yourself before a test run of a supplement and then after 3 months to see if there's been changes. It also depends on what you're looking for.

You can use oils and butters to moisturize with after too if your skin ever feels a little taught after. I try to have a moisturizer and then a light oil to help keep the moisture in. My practices may be quite a bit different though since I'm female and nice skin is a big desire for me.

I don't know too much about mushrooms, but it's an area that I would love to research further. I recall in the past seeing some really promising information on Lions Mane (I believe that's the name). There was one that had incredible immune boosting properties and I wish that I could remember more. Look into AHCC.

[–]send_nasty_stuffNational Socialist[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I recall in the past seeing some really promising information on Lions Mane (I believe that's the name

Lions Mane was also mentioned by Stamets in that JRE episode.

You can use oils and butters to moisturize with after too if your skin ever feels a little taught after

I don't have to moisturize often but I've had luck with emu oil and occasionally I use pure lanolin if I'm hunting/hiking in the winter.

Thanks for the info on the suppliers and dosage.