How ‘Magic Mushrooms’ Could Help Parkinson’s Disease Patients?

How 'Magic Mushrooms' Could Help Parkinsons Disease Patients

How 'Magic Mushrooms' Could Help Parkinsons Disease Patients

Could Psilocybin, a natural compound found in certain mushrooms, help with Parkinson's Disease? A new study out of California had surprising findings:

"Not only did participants tolerate the drug without serious side effects or worsening symptoms, which is what the pilot study was designed to test, they also experienced clinically significant improvements in mood, cognition, and motor function that lasted for weeks after the drug was out of their systems.

It is the first time a psychedelic has been tested on patients with any neurodegenerative disease"

Read more here.

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