Ep28: All Bets on Psilocybin - Why Research is Mounting on the “Magic Mushroom”

It Is Better To Know

The effects of the COVID19 pandemic has taken its toll on the mental health of countless people. Home schooling children, job loss, stretching every dollar, inability to socialize normally, and losing loved ones from the virus -- it's no surprise that people are experiencing depression and anxiety. What alternatives are there when conventional therapies fail? Today's episode will explore one such alternative: psilocybin, which is found in magic mushrooms. Find out what it's used for, personal accounts from users, what the side effects are, how to gain access to it, and where it's headed in the future.

Music: "Curious" by Bonsai Mammal. Written by Andrew Southwell and Jimmy Harry.

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