The Stamets Stack

Supporting brain health, cognitive function, and focus

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Developed by mycologist Paul Stamets, the Stamets Stack suggests taking small doses four days in a row with three recovery days off, fostering brain health, cognitive function, and focus.

What is the Stamets Stack?

The Stamets Stack is a unique combination of functional mushrooms, niacin and psilocybin, formulated to enhance cognitive acuity and immune response. The Stamets Stack typically includes the following:

Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus): Often considered the central component of the stack, Lion’s Mane is believed to support cognitive function and nerve regeneration. Some studies suggest potential neuroprotective and nootropic effects.

Niacin: 

What is the Stamets Schedule?

The Fadiman Protocol recommends a microdose every three days, with two days off in between each dose. This allows the body to metabolize the medicine and avoids potential tolerance. The dose is typically taken in the morning, allowing the subject to go about their day observing any changes in mood, energy, and creativity.

 

DAY ONE

DAY TWO

DAY THREE

DAY FOUR

DAY FIVE

read a book

DAY SIX

go surfing

DAY SEVEN

cleanse

What are the Benefits of Stamets?

The reported benefits Fadiman Protocol include improved creativity, focus and concentration, reduced anxiety and depression, and enhanced emotional regulation. Scientists believe that Fadiman’s efficacy may be related the brain’s reaction to psychedelics; the growth of neural connections and enhanced communication between different regions of the brain.