Psychedelics

High-demand: Popular psychedelic retreats and trendy trips skyrocket

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High-demand: Popular psychedelic retreats and trendy trips skyrocket

Wellness retreats featuring spa treatments and yoga classes have long attracted travelers.  But now a new trend is emerging: psychedelic retreats. These retreats are often structured travel experiences in which participants use psychedelic substances such as psilocybin (magic mushrooms), ayahuasca, or other plant-based medicines. Hadas Alterman, a psychedelic medicine attorney in Washington, D.C., told Fox News Digital she’s seen … Read more

Bryan Johnson reveals ‘first-in-human observation’ about magic mushrooms

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Bryan Johnson reveals ‘first-in-human observation’ about magic mushrooms

He’s got the magic in him. Biohacking mogul Bryan Johnson is known for his wild claims and wellness practices to age backwards, reportedly spending $2 million a year to reduce his chronological age. And his latest research shows how psilocybin — also known as magic mushrooms — may have a negative impact on men. Bryan Johnson, … Read more

These ‘Lilliputian’ magic mushrooms will make you hallucinate teeny-tiny people

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These ‘Lilliputian’ magic mushrooms will make you hallucinate teeny-tiny people

‘Tis the season for visions of sugarplums dancing in your head. But if you started seeing visions of teeny-tiny people dancing around, you probably wouldn’t think of the classic Christmas carol and would call 911 instead. While this sounds straight out of a fairy tale, it’s a normal reaction from eating a type of fungi … Read more

Microdosing this popular psychedelic for just 8 weeks can ease major depression: new study

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Microdosing this popular psychedelic for just 8 weeks can ease major depression: new study

This trip might just be worth taking. New research suggests that microdosing a popular psychedelic may provide relief for people struggling with major depressive disorder. That’s noteworthy, since traditional antidepressants can be slow to work, cause side effects and fail to help many patients. Major depressive disorder is one of the most common mental illnesses … Read more

Mom opens up about taking psychedelics while pregnant, breastfeeding to ‘address’ issues

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Mom opens up about taking psychedelics while pregnant, breastfeeding to ‘address’ issues

A microdosing mom who took psychedelic mushrooms while pregnant and breastfeeding says it has given her “more patience” as a parent. Mikaela de la Myco, 31, began ingesting psylocibin mushrooms – a type of hallucinogenic mushroom – four months into her pregnancy with her son, aged five. Following battles with alcohol addiction, ingesting mushrooms was … Read more

A single dose of this hippie drug can reduce anxiety — even without therapy: study

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A single dose of this hippie drug can reduce anxiety — even without therapy: study

Don’t panic — relief might be just one trip away. A mind-bending new study suggests a single dose of a psychedelic drug straight out of the Summer of Love could help ease symptoms in people with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The best part: There’s no awkward talk therapy required.  Roughly 5.7% of US adults will … Read more

Biohacker’s 4 crucial steps to therapy with psychedelics — and a non-drug technique to try first

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Biohacker’s 4 crucial steps to therapy with psychedelics — and a non-drug technique to try first

Dave Asprey’s psychedelic journey spans continents and states of consciousness — from microdosing LSD in LA to sipping Ayahuasca with shamans in the mountains of Peru. The self-proclaimed “father of biohacking” has long touted the potential brain-boosting, trauma-releasing and even life-extending power of these mind-bending substances. But it’s not all bliss and breakthroughs. In his … Read more

3 ‘next-level brain hacking’ methods biohackers love — a high-tech tool gives you ‘40 years of mediation benefits’ in just days

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3 ‘next-level brain hacking’ methods biohackers love — a high-tech tool gives you ‘40 years of mediation benefits’ in just days

Biohacking isn’t just about six-packs and stem cells anymore.  Now, longevity junkies are turning inward — using cutting-edge technology and ancient medicine to expand their consciousness, unlock hidden brain power and find inner peace.  The Post caught up with Dave Asprey, the self-proclaimed “father of biohacking,” to learn more about how three trending techniques are … Read more

Exclusive | These 4 trends can sabotage your health, biohacker warns — including a faux-superfood that may ‘increase man boobs’

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Exclusive | These 4 trends can sabotage your health, biohacker warns — including a faux-superfood that may ‘increase man boobs’

Blood boys. Butthole sunning. Body modifications.  There’s no stunt too bizarre for biohackers obsessed with extending their lives — but that doesn’t mean you have to turn yourself into a human guinea pig to get healthy. The Post sat down with Dave Asprey, the self-proclaimed “Father of Biohacking,” to get the inside scoop on the … Read more

Taking drugs like LSD and ecstasy can increase your risk of schizophrenia, according to new study

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Taking drugs like LSD and ecstasy can increase your risk of schizophrenia, according to new study

People who land in the ER for psychedelic use are at significantly higher risk of schizophrenia, according to an eye-opening new study. Canadian researchers tracked more than 9.2 million people in Ontario over 13 years, finding that those with a hallucinogen-related emergency had a 3.5-fold increase in schizophrenia risk when taking into account their substance … Read more

This hippie drug boosts sexual pleasure for months after it’s taken — and makes people happier with their looks too

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This hippie drug boosts sexual pleasure for months after it’s taken — and makes people happier with their looks too

Spore us the details! Taking magic mushrooms, LSD or other psychoactive compounds can improve your enjoyment of sex, feelings of arousal, and sense of attraction to your partner for up to six months after the psychedelic experience, a UK study has found. “On the surface, this type of research may seem ‘quirky,’” study author Tommaso … Read more

Man chops-up own penis and stores severed parts in jar of snow after eating ‘magic’ mushrooms

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Man chops-up own penis and stores severed parts in jar of snow after eating ‘magic’ mushrooms

A man in Austria reportedly amputated his own penis with an axe after ingesting a hefty dose of psychedelic mushrooms. Fortunately, doctors in Austria were able to reattach the severed organ. The patient’s shocking story is the first of its kind, according to PsyPost.org, and now detailed in the Mega Journal of Surgery. The man, … Read more

Blue Man Group founder turns his head into wild canvas for wearable art — he’s ‘making baldness cool’

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Blue Man Group founder turns his head into wild canvas for wearable art — he’s ‘making baldness cool’

He’s a-head of his time. Chris Wink, a New York native and one of the founding members of the iconic performance art company Blue Man Group, has found a new way to express his imaginative soul on the outside — by rocking a variety of intricate mohawks he calls “art fins.” “I’ve got this bald … Read more

Companies looking to offer psychedelic drug therapy coverage for employees: report

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Companies looking to offer psychedelic drug therapy coverage for employees: report

A growing number of companies are exploring the possibility of offering psychedelic drug therapy for their employees as a cost-saving and effective means of mental health treatment, according to a report. Recent research has shown that well-known party-drugs like MDMA [ecstasy], psilocybin [“magic” mushrooms] and ketamine — which has been legalized for medicinal use — … Read more

Fox News’ Jesse Watters has surprising explanation for progressive extremism

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Fox News’ Jesse Watters has surprising explanation for progressive extremism

When he interviewed people for his man-on-the-street segments, Fox News personality Jesse Watters typically only got to talk to them for 10 minutes at most. Now that he’s a primetime host, he has even less time to get into it with interview subjects. That fact inspired his new book “Get It Together: Troubling Tales from … Read more

Hootie & the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker caught with marijuana, psychedelic pills before arrest

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Hootie & the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker caught with marijuana, psychedelic pills before arrest

Darius Rucker was allegedly caught with marijuana and psychedelic pills before his arrest in Tennessee on Thursday. TMZ reports that the “Wagon Wheel” singer was actually in possession of the substances nearly a year ago on Feb. 19, 2023, and finally turned himself in on Thursday. According to the arrest affidavit obtained by the outlet, … Read more

Cary Grant, congresswoman were tripping on acid years before Timothy Leary’s hippies

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Cary Grant, congresswoman were tripping on acid years before Timothy Leary’s hippies

Turns out, it’s a longer, stranger trip. While LSD is often associated with 1960s hippies and Timothy Leary, that’s not the whole story. “The first era of global experimentation with consciousness-expanding substances took place much earlier than commonly thought, in the 1920s through the 1950s, rather than the 1960s and 1970s,” Benjamin Breen writes in … Read more

I host psychedelic retreats — why I think magic mushrooms are the new booze

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I host psychedelic retreats — why I think magic mushrooms are the new booze

They’re psyche-holics. A reformed UK party animal who runs psychedelic retreats claims that psychotropic drugs are “the new booze” — with health-conscious revelers ditching the bottle in favor of taking mushrooms. “They change your perspective for the better without making you reliant on them,” Jack Hunt, 36, declared while espousing the virtues of psychotropic fungi … Read more

PTSD may be cured by ‘ecstasy’ therapy: breakthrough MDMA study

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PTSD may be cured by ‘ecstasy’ therapy: breakthrough MDMA study

Ecstasy could soon step off the dance floor and into therapists’ offices. Once a staple of rave culture and all-night dance parties, the illegal drug known as MDMA, ecstasy or molly may soon get approved for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A new study, published Thursday in Nature Medicine, found that MDMA plus psychotherapy can … Read more

Jordan Belfort: Illegal psychedelic cured my addiction and opiate cravings

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Jordan Belfort: Illegal psychedelic cured my addiction and opiate cravings

Jordan Belfort — the real-life “Wolf of Wall Street” — told The Post he knows the “magic bullet” for the opioid crisis: the illegal psychedelic ibogaine. “When I woke up from the [ibogaine ‘trip’], I no longer craved opiates. I had no more physical addiction,” the 61-year-old said. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) classifies ibogaine … Read more