XPRS Nutra Cordyceps Mushroom Powder Capsules - 180 Count (90 Day Supply) - Premium Cordyceps Mushroom Capsules Made from Real Mushrooms (Cordyceps) for Stamina and Performance

Just restocking my supplies.

This Cordyceps supplement comes well packaged in an airtight ziplock type thick plastic bag. XPRS Nutra is the family owned business that sells this supplement. They have on their label that Cordyceps are mostly found in China, India, and Nepal, yet I did not see it specified on their label where their product is grown. The supplement itself contains 500mg per capsule of Cordyceps powder made from the mycelium (roots). (The recommended serving on the package is 2 capsules/1000mg). From what I gather from research online, the ideal part of the fungi to use is the fruiting body, whereas the mycelium generally intermingles with the growing medium. It is much faster to grow and harvest mycelium, so it is more cost effective, yet that may not be the most potent portion to use. Also, this supplement is not made from an extract, as would be ideal. For an unextracted powder, I'm seeing recommended doses online that are double the serving size given on this package. That being said, for the price and quantity provided, you could adjust your dose to the optimal level for your personal goals and still end up with a good value, if you get results from this. Due to autoimmune issues and mrdications for which cordyceps are contraindicated, I'm waiting on approval of my doctor to take these. I was not aware of these contraindications when I ordered the Cordyceps supplement, and at the time, was not on any medications that triggered concerns, yet when my situation changed, I did further research. I have found notable benefits from other XPRS Nutra fungi products (non-extracts) which gives me confidence that benefits could be attained from this supplement too. Yet it is important to do your research on each product and check in with one's doctors if there are concerns or possible contraindications or potential undesirable interactions between supplements and health conditions or medications.

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I am returning these. The capsules have varying amount of mushroom in them. Most are less than 1/2 full. Some only a 1/4 full and a couple with practically no product in the capsule. I should post a photo. Ridiculous. Not even subtle.

For personal reasons, I had to wait a few months to take these XPRS Nutra Cordyceps mushroom supplement capsules after I received such. Since I began taking such, it has now been 3 months and I have completed taking all of these capsules. Along the way, I experienced mediocre health benefits from taking this supplement (slightly increased energy, stamina, focus, and immune function), but at a noticeably lower efficacy and strength compared to some other mushroom supplements. In this regard, this product is okay, but not great. This lower efficacy and strength may be the result of this product using the mycelium part of the mushroom, rather than the fruiting body (which is much more potent than the mycelium). One thing I do with mushroom supplement capsules before I begin taking them is I open one of them and smell and taste the powder inside to see if such smells and tastes like mushrooms. If so, I'll take the supplement. If not, I'll throw it away and won't take it. When I did so with one of the capsules of this mushroom supplement, the powder inside did smell, taste, and look like Cordyceps mushroom powder (and thus I began taking it). However, it smelled and tasted stale, old, of low quality, and as if the nutrients were degraded. This may be a problem from the manufacturer, the production process, and/or the mushroom powder sourced by the manufacturer, or from using only the mycelium and not the fruiting body part of the mushroom, but whatever the source/cause of the problem the result is the same: the mushroom powder inside these capsules is stale, old, of low quality, and only gives mediocre health benefits. While I got some health benefits from taking these, the strength and efficacy of such benefits were low compared to some other good quality mushroom supplements. In these circumstances, I do not feel comfortable giving a recommendation for or against this product. Nonetheless, I do recommend that the manufacturer/seller strongly consider using the fruiting body part of the Cordyceps mushrooms, because it is more potent than the mycelium.