{"id":47271,"date":"2022-02-19T16:33:13","date_gmt":"2022-02-19T15:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wholecelium.com\/?p=47271"},"modified":"2023-11-11T11:37:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T10:37:20","slug":"kas-maagilised-seened-on-uus-supertoit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wholecelium.com\/et\/blog\/are-magic-mushrooms-the-new-superfood\/","title":{"rendered":"Kas maagilised seened on uus supertoit?\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Superfoods are linked to the prevention of serious body ailments, such as cancer and coronary heart disease. Which gets us thinking, what about psychological<\/em> conditions? Is there any superfood that can heal your mind and<\/em> tackle the decades-long mental health crisis head on? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shrooms: The New Superfood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The 2011 Johns Hopkins study helped to catapult shrooms into \u2018superfood status\u2019. via Wholecelium<\/mark><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s take a look back at a groundbreaking report<\/a><\/strong> from Johns Hopkins that revealed how psilocybin, the hallucinogen in magic mushrooms and magic truffles, could be the new superfood du jour\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2011 study, published in Psychopharmacology, gave varied doses (aka microdoses <\/strong>to macro-do<\/em>ses) of psilocybin to healthy volunteers. It occurred over four sessions in a controlled set and setting<\/a><\/strong>. After one year, 94 percent<\/strong> of subjects saw it as among the top five \u201cmost spiritually significant experiences\u201d<\/em> of their lives. Even more impressive? A whopping 89 percent <\/strong>of volunteers said that psilocybin made \u201clasting, positive changes\u201d<\/em> in how they related to others (like friends and family)<\/em> or how they took care of their physical and mental well-being. High or intermediate doses of magic mushrooms were linked to lasting positive changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One volunteer, a depressed cancer patient, told The Lookout how psilocybin helped to ease their end-of-life anxiety:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not afraid to die anymore.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It wasn\u2019t just self reported either. The positive changes linked to psilocybin were confirmed by the subjects\u2019 friends and family. Studies like this one can help normalise how ordinary folks see psilocybin (and psychedelics in general)<\/em> beyond its popular depiction as a \u201cforbidden\u201d thrill-seeker\u2019s drug. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With shrooms and magic truffles, one can do so much more than trip out. You can help treat resistant depression, PTSD, anxiety, and even quit smoking for good<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long-Term Benefits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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High doses of psilocybin were linked to stronger and longer-lasting relief from end-of-life anxiety. (Photo via Wholecelium)<\/mark><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lead scientist Roland Griffiths<\/a><\/strong>, a professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins, said that in order for the mental benefits of psilocybin to last longer, one needs to take the exact right<\/em> dosage of shrooms. It\u2019s also important for one to enter a mystical state of consciousness. He said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…a high or intermediate dose [of psilocybin] can produce, fairly reliably, these mystical experiences, with very low probability of a significant fear reaction.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2011 study found out that the sweet spot was somewhere between the mid-level to high <\/strong>doses of psilocybin \u2014 aka the amount of shrooms required to create \u201ctransformative experiences\u201d<\/em>. But for those sessions not to end up as \u201cbad trips\u201d<\/em> for the participants, the doses had to be given with the proper set and setting. This way, the afterglow of one\u2019s mental state can last longer for weeks, or even months on end!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More Empathy for Others<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In a questionnaire given 14 months after their last dose of psilocybin, one participant shared their remarkable progress in social situations<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think my heart is more open to interactions with other people.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another subject wrote about how psilocybin helped bring about empathy<\/strong> for other people\u2019s struggles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel that I relate better in my marriage. There is more empathy \u2014 a greater understanding of people, and understanding their difficulties, and less judgement.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joyous, Happy, Relaxed State<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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After taking psilocybin, participants who suffered from death anxiety found a new desire to keep on living. Photo by Tatiana Zanon on Unsplash<\/mark><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You cannot overstate he beneficial effects of psilocybin on patients with end-of-life anxiety. Take Lauri Reamer<\/strong>, for example: a 47-year-old anaesthesiologist and mother of three daughters. Reamer joined two Johns Hopkins sessions in hopes of healing her trauma from a rare form of leukaemia (and the years of stressful chemotherapy and radiation that followed)<\/em>. After almost dying, she lost her ability to empathise with other people and herself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What happened after she took two high doses of psilocybin in Griffiths\u2019 study? And how long did it take for the calming effects to kick in? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reamer told The Lookout:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt the end of the session, I was just in this joyous, happy, relaxed state. The drug was gone \u2014 what was left was just this peaceful calm.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think it was the drug that did it. <\/em>It was [psilocybin] that helped me find clarity<\/em><\/strong>\u2026 My sleeping has gotten better. My relationships have gotten better with people. The fog has lifted.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not Afraid to Die Anymore<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Reamer\u2019s doctors have told her that due to the severity of her cancer, and the radiation therapy, she only has 10 or 15 more years to live. This used to scare her. But since taking psilocybin, the mother of three has found a new lease on life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy fear of death kind of disappeared. <\/em>I\u2019m not afraid to die anymore.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe best thing it did for me was heal me psychologically and emotionally, and allow me to be back in my kids\u2019 lives\u2026back to being a mother.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Greater Sense of Calm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After the success of the 2011 Johns Hopkins report, Griffiths is leading yet another psilocybin study. This time, homing in on patients who got severely depressed after being diagnosed with cancer. Will it be further proof of how effective magic mushrooms can be in easing the pain<\/a><\/strong> of terminal patients? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo by Marcelo Leal on Unsplash<\/mark><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Griffiths told The Lookout:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo far we\u2019ve had \u2014 anecdotally only \u2014 very positive results.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople feel uplifted, and very often have a sense that everything is O.K. at one level. That there\u2019s sense to be made out of the chaos. When you see people undergoing that kind of transformation, it\u2019s really quite moving.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The professor stressed, however, that the positive results came from a controlled and supportive setting. One in which psilocybin was given at just the right amount to bring about a mystical experience \u2014 but not enough to trigger a bad trip. The raised spiritual state<\/strong> is crucial for the patient to meet death with a \u201cgreater sense of calm\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No Mean Feat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So, there you have it! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A peek into the historic 2011 study that catapulted shrooms and magic truffles into superfood territory<\/strong>. To ease the suffering of patients with terminal illness is no mean feat \u2014 and as the researchers at Johns Hopkins pointed out, a high enough dose of psilocybin can and will do the trick. Who knew raising your consciousness to a mystical state can work wonders for anxiety? And all that goodness from a humble nugget of psychedelic fungi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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