{"id":26188,"date":"2023-07-26T09:16:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T07:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dutchmicrodosing.com\/blog\/are-paddos-good-for-the-health-of-your-brain\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T17:28:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T15:28:34","slug":"are-paddos-good-for-the-health-of-your-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dutchmicrodosing.com\/en\/blog\/are-paddos-good-for-the-health-of-your-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"Are shrooms good for brain health?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Much research is being done on the positive effects of natural remedies on our health. Likewise to magic mushrooms. The psychoactive substance in magic mushrooms, psilocybin, can have many benefits for people with mental illnesses. But aside from mental health, magic mushrooms<\/a> <\/span>also be good for your brain health? In this blog, we look at what is known about this.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The rediscovery of magic mushrooms for brain health<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Natural peoples have used magic mushrooms for thousands of years. In the West, mushroom use has faded into the background in recent centuries. Until Albert Hoffman (the man who also discovered LSD) isolated the substance psilocybin in 1958. His laboratory began synthesizing the substance, and famed psychonaut Timothy Leary, among others, began researching its effects.<\/p>\n

One of the most famous experiments<\/a> was that of Leary and Richard Albert. The scientists and some students took psilocybin and examined its mental and emotional effects. In the first survey, of the 38 students, 69% indicated that they clearly experienced broader awareness. In the second study, 95% of the 167 participants said psilocybin had changed their lives for the better.<\/p>\n

More studies were conducted, but all were discontinued after mind-altering drugs fell under the banned substances in 1970. It wasn’t until 2006 that some studies were done again on the effects of magic mushrooms. Several clinical studies have now been done, showing that psilocybin can be used as a treatment for mental disorders (such as depression, anxiety and addictions).<\/p>\n

The more that becomes known about magic mushrooms, the more evidence is found that the mind-altering substances can be good for brain health.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mushrooms contain the psychoactive substance psilocybin. If you ingest a dose of this substance, you will hallucinate. Psilocybin thus affects the functioning of the brain. But aside from tripping you out, so it may be that magic mushrooms can help maintain and even improve brain health.<\/p>\n

Four different types of psilocybin mushrooms were studied in South Africa in 2021. This showed that they could reduce the production of pro-inflammatory substances. Under normal circumstances, these substances can be useful. They are created when there is an injury or infection. They then help fight pathogens and are necessary for recovery.<\/p>\n

But if the immune system is overactive, chronic inflammation may develop. The accumulation of these inflammatory substances can then cause a lot of damage. Chronic inflammation in the brain is linked to various degenerative diseases. Examples include:<\/p>\n