But now, a small study from researchers at the University of California, San Diego, has found that the psilocybin in “magic mushrooms” can successfully treat some people with anorexia.

An eating disorder treatment in 'magic' mushrooms? In 2022, Meinert watched Michael Pollan's documentary, "How to Change Your Mind," which explores the potential uses for psychedelics like psilocybin.

People who eat magic mushrooms can experience distorted sights and sounds, lose their sense of time and space, increased heart rate, or nausea. They can also lead to an intense range of emotions ...

Eating magic mushrooms can make those of us with weak stomachs feel nauseous, too, so I've often used cannabis before psilocybin to help my gut stay stable.

This post has been updated. It was originally published on 3/26/2018. Even setting aside magic mushrooms, our favorite fungal fruiting bodies supposedly have some spectacular health benefits ...

While interest in magic mushrooms, or psilocybin, is driving renewed cultural interest in mushrooms, non-psychedelic fungi are also capturing our attention.

Tripping on "magic mushrooms" appears to change the brain in ways similar to antidepressants, the study found. "We're not saying go out there and eat magic mushrooms," Professor David Nutt, ...

More specifically, outcomes showed daily binge eating episodes reduced by an average of 80.4% from baseline during the four-week post-dosing period, with all patients exhibiting a daily reduction ...

These ‘magic’ mushrooms don’t make you hallucinate ... To match their serving size, an 80-kilogram human would need to eat a whopping 720 grams of dried mushrooms daily. That’s quite a lot.

Pedro Pascal Doesn't Recommend Eating Magic Mushrooms And Watching The Last Of Us "That might put you off it for good. So don't do that." By Eddie Makuch on February 23, 2023 at 7:17AM PST.

Brookline youth jumps out sixth-story window after eating ‘magic mushrooms,’ officials say Police said he became ‘disoriented’ and was severely injured in the fall ...