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What are your thoughts about lion's mane supplementation to slow the decline or improve cognitive capacity for those at risk of dementia?

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Have you ever recommended lion's mane supplementation in a patient to slow cognitive decline?

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Geriatric Medicine · Wake Forest University School of Medicine
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Lion's mane is the latest in the ever-evolving list of supplements that have a whiff of animal data, very small human trials, or frankly, anecdotal evidence. A decade ago, it was coconut oil; last week, it was lithium. There will always be suggestions of the benefit of this or that. Currently, there...

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