How Much Should I Take? The Dosage Guide

The most common question we get is also the least glamorous one. How much should I actually take?

There is no single correct answer, because nobody is built the same way. But there is a sensible method, and it is the one we have printed in our own guidebook since the beginning: start low, go slow, note how you feel, then decide the dose that works for you.

Start low and go slow

A jar of Grass & Co. mushroom capsules contains 60 vegan capsules, which is a month at the standard serving. Take them with water, at a time of day that fits your routine.

When you are new to functional mushrooms, begin at the lower end: one capsule a day rather than two. Give it a week or so. A lower starting dose lets you listen to your body and work out what suits you, rather than starting high and having nothing to adjust.

Our recommended serving across the range is one to two capsules per day of each blend.

The 2,000mg ceiling

You do not have to pick one blend. Because each formulation has its own nutritional profile, the capsules can be stacked to work together across a day, morning clarity, afternoon calm, evening wind-down.

The number to keep in mind is the total: 2,000mg (2g) of mushroom extract powder per day. Stack within that and you are in sensible territory.

Here is what two capsules of each blend contributes to that total:

• FOCUS, 2 capsules = 600mg Lion's Mane
• RELAX, 2 capsules = 500mg Maitake
• ENERGY, 2 capsules = 600mg Cordyceps
• DREAM, 2 capsules = 400mg Reishi

Two of FOCUS in the morning and two of DREAM at night, for instance, comes to 1,000mg, comfortably inside the limit.

With food, or without?

Our capsules can be taken before food. An empty stomach optimises absorption of the mushroom extract, along with the adaptogens and vitamins in the formulation. If you have a sensitive stomach, take them with a meal instead. Absorption will be slightly slower, which matters far less than taking them consistently.

Give it a month

Functional mushrooms are not stimulants. There is no hit, no jolt, nothing to feel in twenty minutes. You will see and feel the best results by taking them consistently for at least one month, so the nutrients have time to do something.

Our advice: four weeks of daily use before you judge it. Eight weeks with no noticeable difference is a perfectly good reason to stop.

A note on medication

We are not healthcare professionals. If you take any existing medication, speak to your GP or pharmacist before adding mushroom supplements to your routine. There is no definitive list of interactions, which is exactly why the conversation is worth having. Our mushrooms are classified as food supplements, not licensed medicines, and are not intended to treat any condition.

The short version

1. Start low, one capsule a day.
2. Note how you feel.
3. Decide the dose that works for you, up to two capsules per blend.
4. Stack freely, but stay under 2,000mg of extract a day.
5. Give it a month before you decide.