The results are
extremely promising particularly because low doses are indicated. Far more powerfully, it appears capable of
resolving the whole problem and likely can be applied to a wide range of sub
clinical psychological issues that have been influenced by some form of trauma.
This is clearly
a powerful protocol for tackling the whole concussion syndrome problem as well,
now that the sports industry has woken up to the damage they are absorbing.
What I do want
to say here though is that more will not be better. The drug triggers successful natural healing
and that by itself cannot be sped up. It
can be initiated and sustained and low safe levels of the mushroom are good
enough. One would literally nibble at it
a little every day or however it is consumed.
This will at least keep costs under control.
I am nervous
about additional speculation here but how does such a protocol affect
learning? I really do not wish to send
millions of college student out into to the woods.
New study: Magic
Mushrooms Repair Brain Damage From Extreme Trauma
A new study by The University of South
Florida has found that low doses of the active ingredient in magic
mushrooms repairs brain damage caused by extreme trauma, offering renewed hope
to millions of sufferers of PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder).
The study confirms previous research by Imperial
College London, that psilocybin, a naturally occurring compound present in
“shrooms”, stimulates new brain cell
growth and erases frightening memories. Mice conditioned to fear electric
shock when hearing a noise associated with the shock “simply lost their fear”,
says Dr. Juan Sanchez-Ramos, who co-authored the study. A low dose of
psilocybin led them to overcome “fear conditioning” and the freeze response
associated with it faster than the group of mice on Ketanserin (a drug that
counteracts the receptor that binds psilocybin in the brain) and a control
group on saline.
An estimated 5 percent of Americans – more than 13
million people – have PTSD at any given time, according to the PTSD
Alliance. The condition more often associated with combat veterans, is twice as
likely to develop in women because they tend to experience interpersonal
violence (such as domestic violence, rape and abuse) more often than men.
PTSD is not just psychological. Common
symptoms, such as hyper-vigilance, memory fragmentation, flashbacks,
dissociation, nightmares and fight or flight responses to ‘triggers’, are
generally thought to be psychological and therefore treatable by learning to
change thought processes. But new research suggests that they may in fact be
the result of long term physiological mutations to the brain.
In the South Florida University study, the mice
treated with low doses of psilocybin grew healthy new brain cells and their
overactive medial prefrontal cortex regions (common in PTSD sufferers) were
restored to normal functionality.
Further independent studies (http://www.thedoctorwillseeyounow.com) have shown that
the hippocampus part of the brain is damaged by extreme stress and that this is
specific to PTSD and not associated with anxiety or panic disorders.
Dr. Sanchez-Ramos acknowledged that there was no way
of knowing whether the mice in the experiment experienced altered states of
consciousness or hallucinations – commonly experienced with magic mushrooms,
but he believed the doses were too low to cause psychoactive effects.
Decriminalisation
of psilocybin could help millions
Previous studies have shown that low doses of
psilocybin produce no consciousness state altering effects. Administered in the
correct amount, psilocybin could therefore be assumed to safely treat PTSD with minimal risk of
adverse side effects. Magic mushrooms could help millions recover from the
debilitating cycles of fight and flight and other conditioned biological
responses caused by extreme trauma, if only they weren’t listed as a dangerous
Schedule 1 drug with no medical benefits.
Meanwhile, doctors are authorised to dispense
powerful, side-effect laden pharmaceutical drugs to army vets and others
suffering from the symptoms of PTSD without any evidence that these treatments
actually work, according to a major review by the committee of the Institute of
Medicine on the topic.
The situation is so bad that an average of 18
American veterans commits suicide every day (http://www.naturalnews.com),
linked to the sharp rise in prescription drugs, depression, and other
psychological conditions. Safe, natural alternatives to pharmaceuticals such as
homeopathic and herbal remedies have been found to alleviate symptoms (http://www.naturalnews.com). Meditation has also been shown
to reduce high activity levels in the amygdala (the brain’s emotional centre)
experienced in PTSD sufferers as anxiety, stress and phobias.
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About the author:
Anna Bragga is a freelance journalist and owner of
public relations company, Conscience Communications
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