Question: What are the strongest magic mushrooms in the world? Answer: The generally accepted answer to this question is that the Psilocybe azurescens are the strongest magic mushroom species in the world. Understanding Magic Mushroom Strength As we described in the article “Understanding and Measuring Magic Mushroom Potency“, The potency of magic mushrooms is based both […]
Frshminds had the chance to talk with, Derek de Braga, a Psychedelic Integration Therapist in Montréal, to give readers some insight determining if psychedelic integration therapy should become part of their mental wellness journey. What got you interested in providing psychedelic integration to your patients? I’ve always worked with populations using various substances, typically in the […]
Frshminds sat down with North Saanich, British Columbia based psychedelic integration therapist Bruce Sanguin, to learn about his perspective on psychedelic integration. Previously a United Church of Canada minister and author of seven books, he now works as a psychedelic integration counsellor in BC. His latest book, Dismantled: How Love and Psychedelics Broke a Clergyman […]
If you really want to dive deep on magic mushrooms, it’s important to understand how they are defined.
Join Frshminds as we take you on a taxonomical journey of the mushroom kingdom.
Question: What part of the mushroom do you eat? Answer: The entire mushroom is edible, but please make sure you are not eating random mushrooms you find in the forest as this could kill you. Read Frshmind’s article Psilocybin Mushroom Anatomy 101 to learn about the different parts of a mushroom.
Health Canada has granted limited use exemptions for the use of psilocybin a select group of Canadian health care professionals. The December 10th announcement allows professionals to possess and use psilocybin for personal training without risk of prosecution under the country’s drug laws based on the advocacy work of TheraPsil, a non-profit group that advocates […]
People have been using LSD for decades, but we still don’t know all that much about it, especially when it comes to how understanding how LSD affects the brain. While research indicates that LSD doesn’t kill brain cells, it has a multitude of other effects. LSD Affects The Brain in Multiple Ways Protein Structure Influences […]
Since the discovery of Lysergic acid diethylamide’s (LSD) in 1938 by Swiss chemist Albert Hoffman, using the terms LSD and managing mental health in the same sentence has been met with a combination of skepticism, enthusiasm and outrage. The lack of consistency in research limits studies’ ability to find a definite effect of LSD. The […]
As psychedelic therapy gains an ever increasing amount of traction in the medical community, two questions often come to mind, “What kind of a drug is Psilocybin? and “What will it do to me?”. Hopefully after reading this quick article, you’ll be able to answer these two questions. What Kind of a Drug is Psilocybin? […]
Question: Can you smoke shrooms? Answer: Obviously, you can smoke shrooms, much like you could smoke paper, pine needles or any other combustible substance, but whether you should is a different question. Common sense, science and Reddit pretty much tell us that attempting to smoke shrooms is at best a waste of time and potentially […]