Weekly Q&A - Lion's Mane Mushrooms / Mitochondria and ADHD
August 6, 2025
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as posted by the channelJoin me for my Weekly Mental Health Recap and Q&A!
Livestream every Tuesday at 10:00am West Coast USA / 1:00pm East Coast USA / 7:00am Hawaii / 7:00pm Central European
Videos released this week:
- Lion's Mane Mushrooms - Can They Help Your Brain?
- Is ADHD a Mitochondrial Disease?
After a 1 minute recap of each video, I’ll be available for questions on these topics or any other related to Mental Health.
- Lion's Mane Mushrooms - Can They Help Your Brain?:
In laboratory tests, lion's mane mushroom protects mitochondria, promotes nerve growth factor, and protects nerve cells. Millions of people are using it to improve brain function, but the human research on it is quite scanty - for mental health just two studies showing it can help with mood and sleep, and three that it might slow cognitive decline in dementia. As of mid 2025 there are no clinical studies of lions mane for ADHD. But side effects and adverse effects appear to be quite uncommon, so many are willing to experiment with it.
- Mitochondria and ADHD:
In the last few years, a host of mental health conditions (schizophrenia, depression, autism, dementia) have been attributed to mitochondrial dysfunction. While mitochondrial dysfunction has been proposed to have a role in ADHD, we have somewhat less data than we do for some other conditions. Nevertheless, preliminary evidence has found signs of oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction and genetic evidence to support a role for mitochondria in contributing to ADHD. We also have some very limited evidence that antioxidants (omega-3 fatty acids, pycnogenol, N-acetyl cysteine) can play a positive role in treating ADHD.
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