Aging

[quintessentone]

I'm already pretty old but send me a goodly sized stash of shrooms and I'll let you know how it goes.

 Well it is purported to be able to slow aging...do you want to live longer where your seratonin levels will give you emotional stability (just not giving a shit?) and a chill mood?

Our bodies have receptors in place for this!

"Psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, shows promising potential to slow aging through its interaction with serotonin receptors, particularly the 5-HT2A receptor, which is present in various cell types throughout the body including fibroblasts, neurons, heart cells, and immune cells"

https://agemed.org/e-journal/age-managem...er-2025-2/

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I am interested in the aging process and try to keep up on the latest longevity findings. This one caught my attention because magic mushrooms seem to be able to delay aging for a time in mice in this pre-clinical study. How it will act on humans is yet to be determined.

"Magic mushrooms rewind aging in mice—could they do the same for humans?"

"A surprising discovery from Emory University shows that psilocin, the active metabolite of psychedelic mushrooms, can delay cellular aging and extend lifespan. Human cells lived over 50% longer, and mice treated with psilocybin not only lived 30% longer but also looked and aged better.

"Emory is actively involved in Phase II and III clinical trials of psilocybin-assisted therapy for depression, and these results suggest we also need to understand psilocybin's systemic effects in aging populations," says Zarrabi. "My hope is also that if psilocybin-assisted therapy is approved as an intervention for depression by the FDA in 2027, then having a better quality of life would also translate into a longer, healthier life."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20...223838.htm
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Fascinating!

I've taken magic mushrooms a few times in my life and have always felt they changed me in some way. I took them, not for depression but really just for a trip...and also of course because I have always been into the esoteric.

Each time I took them, I had a little sort of snapshot dream that gave me insight into myself.

I'm reluctant to try it, why? I don't know. But every shroom experience story I've heard so far is always positive even though some went too deep into it and were zombie like at times.