by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jan 13, 2022 | CBC, Cluster Headaches, DMT, Iboga, Kambo, LSD, MDMA Sassafras Molly, Neuropathy, OCD, Parkinson's Disease
Basic and clinical studies demonstrate that depression is associated with reduced size of brain regions that regulate mood and cognition, including the prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus, and decreased neuronal synapses in these areas. Antidepressants can block or...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jan 13, 2022 | Chronic Pain, Depression, Iboga, Kambo, LSD, MDMA Sassafras Molly, Pain, Parkinson's Disease
Perhaps one of the most important psychedelic science articles published in 2021 came when psychopharmacologist Suresh Muthukumaraswamy and colleagues Anna Forsythe and Thomas Lumley called out the big elephant in the room of psychedelic clinical trials. The...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jan 13, 2022 | Depression, DMT, Iboga, Kambo, NN-Dimethyltryptamine, Pain, Parkinson's Disease
Cannabis is a remarkably understudied plant containing hundreds of novel molecules, many of which are yet to be scientifically cataloged. This new study set out to investigate what chemicals are responsible for the plant’s characteristic skunk-like smell. The...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jan 13, 2022 | Iboga, MDMA Sassafras Molly, Neuropathy, OCD, Parkinson's Disease, Psilocybin Magic Mushroom, San Pedro Mescaline
The latest research into psilocybin therapy as a treatment for tobacco addiction has yielded promising results. Johns Hopkins Medicine was awarded a US$4-million grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to further clinical research investigating...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jan 13, 2022 | Ayahuasca, Cannabis Marijuana, OCD, Parkinson's Disease, Psilocybin Magic Mushroom, Psychotropics, PTSD
Altered states of consciousness can be broken up into two distinct types: exogenous or endogenous experiences, meaning they come from the outside or the inside respectively. Typically, we consider psychedelic states to be those that originate from either plant...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jan 13, 2022 | Addiction, Ayahuasca, Cancer, Microdosing, OCD, Parkinson's Disease, PTSD
As psychedelic states become more mainstream, there are more examples of the healing principles being used to sidestep actual emotional maturation. This can happen with any practice when the ritual is given more importance than the work the ritual represents. Using...
