We are back with our Season 3 Health Trends episode! If you have any requests for health trends to cover in our coming seasons, shoot us a DM on Instagram, or leave a comment on this episode! This episode we are covering the science behind micro-dosing mushrooms, whether Ozempic is the answer to our obesity epidemic or not, and what cycle syncing is and is it all its cracked up to be.
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Josie @whole.mother.hood
Sarah Anne @wholewoman_wellness
Resources
Mushrooms:
Study done on miscrodosing with psychoactive mushrooms- good introduction section on what the alleged benefits of micro-dosing are; small, double blind study.
The other Main study done on micro-dosing so far- bigger sample size than the first study linked, and results seem to air more on the positives.
Good basic summary of the microdosing topic from Harvard Health- includes easy-to-read summary of the two studies linked.
Huberman Lab: How Psilocybin Can Rewire Our Brain, It’s Therapeutic Benefits &Its Risks (wherever you listen to podcasts).
Ozempic:
How semaglutide works for weightloss PrimeHealthMD
Lots of basic information on Ozempic (e.g. what it is, how it works, side effects etc.)
Cycle Syncing:
In the Flo book by Alisa Vitti (also see her other book Woman Code)