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Hericea

Brain-health support for contact and combat athletes — NSF Certified for Sport

For the brain
that takes the hits.

Hericea: Protect — the morning stick and evening packet

Boxing, MMA, hockey, football — the head takes a beating, and the smartest athletes support their brain on purpose instead of waiting for a problem. Protect is built on the bioenergetic and anti-inflammatory actives most studied in this work: creatine, DHA, curcumin. NSF Certified for Sport on every lot.

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Why we made it

The head takes the hits.
Support it like it matters.

Contact sport asks the brain to absorb impact, again and again. For a long time the only move was to wait and hope. Athletes — and the families in the stands — increasingly want to do the opposite: support brain health deliberately, as part of training, not as damage control.

Protect is a daily brain-health formula built around the actives with the strongest evidence in this exact population — creatine for cellular energy, DHA for membranes, curcumin for a normal inflammatory response — and certified clean for tested competition. It supports normal brain structure and resilience. It is not a treatment for any injury (see the FAQ).

Support the brain as part of training — not as damage control.

A typical Hericea: Protect customer in their daily routine

Who it’s for

Brain-health support for contact and combat athletes — NSF Certified for Sport

Reserve Protect

How it works

Energy, membranes,
and a calm response.

Protect anchors on the actives with the best brain-health evidence in athletes, then adds the fungal and sleep layer.

01

Fuel the cell

Creatine 5 g (Creapure®) supports brain phosphocreatine — the cellular energy buffer — and is the most-studied bioenergetic active in this work.

02

Build the membranes

DHA 2 g, at the dose studied in NCAA athletes, plus curcumin Longvida® support neuronal membranes and a normal inflammatory response.

03

Back the defenses

Cordyceps militaris and sulforaphane add cellular energy and antioxidant support.

04

Recover overnight

The evening packet — magnesium L-threonate, glycine, NAC, urolithin A, ergothioneine, tart cherry — supports overnight recovery and sleep-lab-validated sleep.

Every active in both packs is NSF Certified for Sport — screened against banned substances — from launch.

Your daily ritual

Two actions a day. That’s the routine.

AM4 ingredients

1 stick · in water or coffee

Morning · with breakfast or post-workout

PM8 ingredients

1 packet · in water

Evening · 30–60 min before bed

Powder only. No pills. Mix in water.

NSF Certified for Sport — every active, every lot, from launch.

What's inside

Twelve actives,
every one tested clean.

Twelve active ingredients across the morning stick and the evening packet — every one NSF Certified for Sport from launch. Open any row for the dose-versus-trial bar and the paper behind it.

AM · 1 stick · in water or coffee

Hericea 5,000 mg

AT THE CLINICAL DOSE

0Clinical trial range: 3,000–5,000 mg

5 grams of Creapure® — the German pharmaceutical-grade creatine that's the most-tested form on the planet. Standard dose used in almost every clinical creatine trial.

Why it's in Hericea: Protect

Of every supplement studied for head-impact recovery and resilience, creatine has the most consistent evidence. Athletes who hit their heads have lower brain creatine than non-impact athletes; restoring it is one of the highest-leverage things you can do.

Quality & Sourcing

Creapure® AlzChem-licensed; pharmaceutical-grade.

AlzChem (Germany); NSF-CFS-clean.

Cautions & Interactions

  • consult physicianMaintain hydration; consult physician if chronic kidney conditions.
Read the full Creatine monohydrate evidence review →

Primary literature

4 papers

01

Candow DG et al. (2023)

Sports Med
Source

Comprehensive review

Reviewed creatine's emerging role in brain health, especially under cognitive stress and aging.

Single source for the broader brain-creatine case beyond muscle performance.

DOI 10.1007/s40279-023-01870-9

02

Sakellaris G et al. (2006)

J Trauma
PubMed

Open-label RCT · 39 people · 24 weeks

Creatine for 6 months in pediatric brain-injury patients reduced recovery time and improved cognitive outcomes.

Strongest human evidence specifically in brain-injury recovery — the contact-athlete use case.

PMID 16424613

03

Marshall RP et al. (2025)

J Int Soc Sports Nutr
Source

Scoping review

Reviewed neuroprotective effects of creatine in mild brain injury among contact-sport athletes.

Most recent (2025) systematic review focused on exactly Protect's target use case.

DOI 10.1080/15502783.2025.2533681

04

TBICoE (2025)

DoD Information Paper

Defense-health information paper

US Department of Defense Brain Injury Center of Excellence summary on creatine and head injury.

Highest-credibility institutional source — when the DoD writes a paper on creatine for head injury, that's the validation moment for this category.

Last updated 2026-05-19. All links open in a new tab.

PM · 1 packet · in water

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

The dose-honest rule

Athlete doses,
certified clean.

Protect runs creatine at the 5 g maintenance dose and DHA at the 2 g level studied in college football — real amounts, not a sprinkle. And because it's for competition, every active and every lot is NSF Certified for Sport, screened against banned substances.

Every dose is shown against its trial on the rows above.

Questions

The honest answers.

Does Protect treat or prevent concussions?

No. Protect is a dietary supplement — not a drug or a medical device. It does not treat, cure, prevent, or mitigate concussion, traumatic brain injury, or any medical condition. It supports the brain's normal structure, energy, and resilience using clinically dosed nutrients. If you have had a head injury, see a physician.

Is it NSF Certified for Sport?

Yes — every active and every lot, from launch. That means it's screened against banned substances and appropriate for tested competition.

Who is it for?

Contact and combat athletes — boxing, MMA, hockey, football, soccer — and the families who want to support their brain health proactively.

Can teenagers take it?

The formula was screened for 17+ safety, but anyone under 18 should use it only under a physician's supervision.

How do I take it?

One morning stick (with breakfast or post-workout) and one evening packet before bed. The morning serving may be two sticks because of the creatine volume. Powder, no pills.

Is it third-party tested?

Yes — NSF Certified for Sport, plus per-lot third-party testing on every batch.

Reserve your founding batch.

NSF Certified for Sport from launch. Reserve your place now — nothing charged until it ships, 60-day refund, two-click cancel.