SOLARAY Maitake Mushroom | 60 VegCaps

Really like this brand of supplements!

I have used it for a month and I notice more energy.

Excellent ingredient list

When it comes to my health, I want the best - not the cheapest, because you get what you pay for. After researching what mushroom strains are most beneficial, and the benefits of fermentation, this product stood out and won hands-down. Been taking it for a couple of years now and have no complaints.

I really like the mushroom powder but the jar is less than half full at 2.14 ounces. This alone would cause me to find another product.

On time

When I learned I had diabetes, i of course, went to wikipedia, then google, etc and lo and behold, i learned about maitake mushrooms, a delicacy in the east, it happens to grow here in the northeast [USA] on oak trees, but i'm not about to go traipsing about in the woods, not to mention i ALREADY have chronic lyme disease and our 'woods' are full of deer ticks, its carrier!Well, the lyme disease has been a real pain...literally... lots of pain and often, and blurry head, etc, and fatigue, weakness, compromised immune system - deeps spells of intense flu-like illness, feeling dead. Then along comes type 2 diabetes which explains a lot about how downright wretched i have been feeling and had lumped into my lyme worries. oh, and there was the babesiosis that came in the same tick, topped off with hereditary psoriatic arthritis which brings pain and deep stiffness, just no swelling.i know. poor me. but hey, there are lots of poor me's out there, and that's why i am writing this, as the maitake is supposed to help the body regulate insulin, and its also reportedly good to correct problems with our immune system.There are no instant cures out there. no, i take that back. the VERY day i took the solary maitake [ordered from amazon, of course] I noticed a difference. Energy, internal strength, clarity of mind and increased motivation, VERY improved reduction of sensitivity to such things as cigarette smoke and petrochemicals, and even reduction of pain [which moves around a lot in your body if you have lyme...]. Honest. I swear! I feel well. Yes, well.... for the first time in a dozen years. I was so sick I had to stop working, and I loved what I did. Basically I was just waiting around in constant pain running the gambit from terrible to unbearable. And..now...i feed GOOD! Practically immediately! [now isn't THAT the american dream of instant gratification?]You can't believe how happy i am about this!I'm on my second bottle of maitake, and with carefully watching my diet, and getting exercise, i hope when i go to the doctor, my glucose reading is much improved [i got the news of having diabetes in the mail, and haven't been in to see my doctor yet... i live on a limited budget, so wanted to see what i could do to improve my blood sugar levels before entering into the medical profession's black hole of 'tests' and 'medicines'....]Drawback? Yes, there IS one, and it has to do with, shall we say the solidifying effects of mushroom powder on material in the large intestine? I wouldn't call it constipation, I guess i'd coin the phrase ... agglutination? so drink lots of fluids, and pick up a fleet enema just in case. Sorry to be so graphic, but the benefits are SO worth this 'side effect'.PS The bottle says you can take up to three capsules twice daily, I think two twice a day is more than enough for good results.GOOD LUCK and good health.

I failed to notice "fermented". Other TT product I've been using was not fermented. Have not looked up the science to see if fermented is better or worse. And of course there's no way of knowing yet whether they work like the others. I'lll go back to non-fermented product unless I learn there's a reason to use a fermented product. I want the mushroom extract, not some by-product that I don't have the science behind.