Expert Dr. David Luke has suggested that substances found in magic mushrooms could "revolutionise" treatment for older people and reduce their fear of death.
Speaking at the Cheltenham Science Festival, Dr. Luke - an associated professor of psychology at Greenwich University -said: "I think there's a good argument for psychedelics in palliative care."
Psilocybin, the compound found in magic mushrooms, has shown promise in studies for reducing depression and people who consume it reported an "opened mind" which can lead to belief in the afterlife.
Dr. Luke has argued that those given psychedelic drugs towards the end of their lives could have an "epiphany".
He explained: "It often relates to a sense of their own existence, they get a glimmer of something which reduces their fear of death, and it's often that maybe death isn't the end or something like that."
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"Expert Dr. David Luke has suggested that substances found in magic mushrooms could "revolutionise" treatment for older people and reduce their fear of death.
Speaking at the Cheltenham Science Festival, Dr. Luke - an associated professor of psychology at Greenwich University -said: "I think there's a good argument for psychedelics in palliative care."
Psilocybin, the compound found in magic mushrooms, has shown promise in studies for reducing depression and people who consume it reported an "opened mind" which can lead to belief in the afterlife.
Dr. Luke has argued that those given psychedelic drugs towards the end of their lives could have an "epiphany".
He explained: "It often relates to a sense of their own existence, they get a glimmer of something which reduces their fear of death, and it's often that maybe death isn't the end or something like that."
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A lot of work has been done looking into the therapeutic properties of psilocybin. They are also looking into it for use in treating chronic depression |
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Entangled Life is a fascinating look at fungi, he talks a fair bit in there about psilocybin and its effects. Anything that helps make end of life care better gets a thumbs up from me.
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Mushrooms could and should be given out in a lot of circumstances, studies have already proven it helps with Alzheimer’s, PTSD and anxiety, most studies microdosed and found very positive results, it’s highly unlikely to get the go ahead as there’s not much money to be made by big pharmaceuticals, Mother Nature has given us all the answers, we just need to take off these blinkers and not just go for the money |
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