New Study Suggests Meditation, Psychedelic Use Leads to Positive Leadership Growth at Work
Mindfulness meditation and psychedelics have shown up together as a therapeutic pair throughout history. Ancient yogis, in a practice that sees yoga as meditation through movement, paired cannabis with their tradition, and rock stars like the Beatles famously also figured out how mixing meditation with psychedelics like LSD could create iconic records such as Sgt. […]
Study Suggests Cannabis Users Have Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers at the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in Iran performed the analysis on “seven studies, containing 11 surveys and 4 cohorts.” According to NORML, which aggregated the analysis, the four cohorts consisted of more than 478,000 subjects. The meta-analysis revealed that “the odds of developing [type 2 diabetes mellitus] in individuals exposed to cannabis […]
LSD Microdoses Led to Extra 24 Minutes of Sleep the Following Night, Study Suggests
The magical and potent hallucinogen lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) may have a new, clinically significant medical benefit: getting sleep. A new study, entitled “LSD Increases Sleep Duration the Night After Microdosing,” was published June 28 by researchers associated with the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Results showed a significant improvement in sleep patterns, but […]
Frequent Pot Users Slimmer than Non-Users, Mouse Study Suggests
If you want to get slimmer and have a beach body in time for this summer, try consuming weed frequently. Frequent cannabis consumers may be leaner with a lower body mass index (BMI) than their non-consumer counterparts, data from a new study of mouse models suggests. While the munchies can induce appetite short-term, the overall […]