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Depression
“Psychedelics Psychedelic drugs, a class of hallucinogenic compounds that includes lysergic acid diethylamide, otherwise known as LSD, mescaline, psilocybin, and others, have long been known for their psychoactive properties.”
Different psychedelics appear to produce a shared pattern of changes in how brain regions communicate.
“The drugs studied were psilocybin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), mescaline, N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT), and ayahuasca. Across these drugs, the clearest overall pattern was that certain groups of brain areas that usually work more independently became more connected.”
Older adults who used psychedelics exhibited better cognitive function and fewer depressive symptoms than non-users.
“Researchers assessed participants' executive function and episodic memory and enquired about their use of psychedelic drugs, including marijuana, LSD, or other hallucinogens (e.g., PCP, angel dust, peyote, ecstasy, mescaline, or Prozac), in the previous 12 months.”
Microdosing psychedelics may assist people in making health-related behavior changes.
“They also reported the direction of health behavior changes (increase, decrease, or mixed) and described, in their own words, what they believed helped those changes occur. The substances most commonly reported were psilocybin-containing truffles or mushrooms and, less often, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).”
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Therapeutic effects of psilocybin in treatment of anxiety and depression | Roland Griffiths
“According to the Controlled Substances Act, they have a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, and a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision.”
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Roland Griffiths, Ph.D. on Psilocybin, Psychedelic Therapies & Mystical Experiences
“Dr. Roland Griffiths is a clinical pharmacologist at Johns Hopkins and one of the world's foremost researchers on the psychedelic compound psilocybin. Learn more about Dr. Roland R. Griffiths Johns Hopkins Profile - Roland R. Griffiths. List of Publications.”
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Rich Roll on deciding to transition to a vegan diet
“This episode produced a moment of clarity and a sense of urgency to change his diet. Gradually, over the next six months, he transitioned, first to a vegan diet with lots of processed foods and then to a completely plant-based whole foods diet.”
Red light therapy (photobiomodulation)
Photobiomodulation is a non-invasive, light-based therapeutic technique that stimulates biological processes within cells and tissues, with potential applications in medicine, dentistry, cosmetic procedures, and scientific research.
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more than twice as likely to have a food allergy.
“The association between food allergy and ASD are stronger than the association of respiratory or skin allergy with ASD. Immunological studies have found that IgA, IgG, IgM, and total IgE were increased in children with ASD and imbalances in specific types of T-cells are also common.”
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