Footnotes1: Joe Rogan & Dave Asprey

March 12, 2013 1 Comment

Footnotes1: Joe Rogan & Dave Asprey

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I’ve decided to make a footnotes video for any podcast I hear that I find extremely important (and a little overwhelming). This is the podcast that prompted me to do this. Special thanks to everyone on The Rogan Board for the additional data.

Be sure to scroll down to find more information about topics discussed in this video, including links to everything shown in the Footnotes video.

Original file: JRE #275 – Dave Asprey, Brian Redban on Ustream

Neither bluehoney.org nor the editor of this Footnotes episode are associated with Joe Rogan or Dave Asprey.

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‘Magic Mushrooms’ Can Improve Psychological Health Long Term

June 26, 2011 1 Comment

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‘Magic Mushrooms’ Can Improve Psychological Health Long Term
By MAIA SZALAVITZ Thursday, June 16, 2011

The psychedelic drug in magic mushrooms may have lasting medical and spiritual benefits, according to new research from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

The mushroom-derived hallucinogen, called psilocybin, is known to trigger transformative spiritual states, but at high doses it can also result in “bad trips” marked by terror and panic. The trick is to get the dose just right, which the Johns Hopkins researchers report having accomplished.

In their study, the Hopkins scientists were able to reliably induce transcendental experiences in volunteers, which offered long-lasting psychological growth and helped people find peace in their lives — without the negative effects.

(PHOTOS: Inside Colorado’s Marijuana Industry)

“The important point here is that we found the sweet spot where we can optimize the positive persistent effects and avoid some of the fear and anxiety that can occur and can be quite disruptive,” says lead author Roland Griffiths, professor of behavioral biology at Hopkins. Read more of this post

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Why Prescription Ecstasy or LSD Could Happen Much Sooner Than You Think

June 26, 2011 1 Comment

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Why Prescription Ecstasy or LSD Could Happen Much Sooner Than You Think

By Anneli Rufus, AlterNet
Posted on June 24, 2011, Printed on June 26, 2011

Let’s say an abuse-ridden childhood has left you with PTSD that sparks panic whenever you hear shouts, even on TV. Or let’s say a bad accident has saddled you with crippling anxiety and chronic pain. Now let’s say that you could ease — or even cure — these woes with prescription psiloscybin. Prescription ecstasy. Prescription LSD.

If a growing phalanx of scientists get their way, those prescriptions could be yours within 10 years. Research into the medical benefits of psychedelic drugs is booming. An April conference on the subject at Great Britain’s University of Kent featured lectures on such topics as “Ketamine Psychotherapy” and “Ayahuasca in the Contemporary World.”

Leading this wave is the Boston-based Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), whose executive director Rick Doblin spoke at that conference. MAPS researchers have spent 15 years conducting international clinical trials whose results indicate that LSD and psilocybin counteract depression and anxiety and are effective pain-management tools while MDMA (ecstasy) conquers fear. Just this month, the Israeli Ministry of Health approved a new MAPS study using MDMA to treat PTSD.

“Time is on our side,” Doblin says. “The world is full of aging baby boomers who are looking forward to psychedelic retirement and psychedelic hospice. Read more of this post