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Neural Pharm Podcast
by Colby Burns, PharmD and Christopher Toney, PharmD
Breaking down trending topics, clinical studies, and articles related to alternative mental health therapies including plant based medicine, psychedelic therapy, and functional medicine with the insights of our highly trained clinical pharmacists. Building a community and inspiring hope for those looking to live better! neuralpharm.substack.com
Episodes
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Make America Healthy Again: the Podcast Edition
References: Psychedelics legislation in Colorado Springs: https://gazette.com/health/fountain-joins-colorado-springs-in-seeking-to-regulate-fledgling-psychedelic-mushroom-industry/article_22a66456-a1da-11ef-a515-57588c741084.html Oregon Psilocybin Ballot Measure Results:...
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Kanna Alkaloids: Nature's MDMA?
Show notes and references: * Please note: This was recorded prior to the election on Nov 5. We will discuss the results and predictions for the future of healthcare policy in America in our next edition.” Kanna references: Bennett, A. C., et al. "Sceletium tortuosum may delay chronic disease...
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Breaking down the FDA Advisory Panel Decision on MDMA
**Note this was recorded the first week of July before President Biden announced he would not run for re-election. I know that feels like a lifetime ago but just jump in your time machine for a bit at the beginning of the podcast please. We will likely start our next episode on the pharmacology…
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Guest Interview with Shuna Morelli, author of "49 Days" and founder of Body Mind Bridge Institute
For more information on Shuna’s work visit: https://www.shunamorelli.com/ Get full access to Neural Pharm at neuralpharm.substack.com/subscribe
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Guest Interview with Danielle Daniel, Founder of Microdosing Humboldt
**To learn more about Danielle and the services she provides, go to the Microdosing Humboldt website: https://www.microdosinghumboldt.com/home or follow her on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/microdosinghumboldt/ ** Get full access to Neural Pharm at neuralpharm.substack.com/subscribe
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Mescaline: Primer on history and pharmacology
Thanks for reading Neural Pharm! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. References: Cassels B, et al. Dark classics in chemical neuroscience: mescaline. ACS Publications. 9 Sept 2018. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00215 Dinis-Oliveira RJ, et al....
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Guest Interview with Ben Malcolm, PharmD, MPH
Thanks for reading Neural Pharm! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Footnotes: —Yes I will acknowledge that I mispronounced “anecdotal” a few times during this interview. For some reason this is always one of those tricky words for me to say, and even past Presidents and...
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GLP 1 Agonists: Therapies for type II diabetes, obesity, and addiction(?)
Thanks for reading Neural Pharm! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. References: Arrone L, et al. Continued Treatment with Tirzepatide for Maintenance of Weight Reduction in Adults with Obesity: the SURMOUNT-4 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 11 Dec 2023....
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Ibogaine Assisted Therapy
Ibogaine References: Alper K, et al. Ibogaine: Scientific Literature Overview. International Center for Ethnobotanical Education. 2012. Available at:...
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Introduction to Kratom alkaloids
Footnotes: For more on how to help our nation’s veterans: https://www.va.gov/REACH/ Veteran crisis line: Dial 988 and press 1. Or text 838255. Seasonal Affectiveness Disorder. National Institute of Mental Health. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/seasonal-affective-disorder Kentucky...
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Guest Interview: Austin Rogers and Cheri Thomas of Northwest Ketamine Clinic
*For listeners in the Seattle/Tacoma/Bellevue area: Mention this podcast and receive 10% off an initial ketamine treatment series at NW Ketamine Clinic For more information go to: https://nwketamineclinics.com/ Get full access to Neural Pharm at neuralpharm.substack.com/subscribe
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It's a Mad Honey World
Foot notes: UK article on Psilocybin therapy cost effectiveness: McCrone P, et al. Cost effectiveness of psilocybin assisted therapy for severe depression: exploratory findings from a decision analytic model. Psychological Medicine. 2 June 2023....
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Guest Interview with Jeff Stevens, CEO of Psyched Wellness
Footnotes: To find out more on Psyched Wellness, or to order Calm to have it shipped to home, click on the link here: For more on Amanita Muscaria, please view the article I published on my Substack by clicking the link here Wired article on microdosing:...
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Ayahuasaca, DMT, and 5-MeODMT
***Please take a couple minutes to complete a brief survey about the podcast here. If you have any specific open ended feedback for the podcast, please feel free to leave a comment below or email at [email protected]*** References: “Ayahuasca and 5 Me-ODMT.” UC Berkeley Center for the…
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Ketamine: Anesthetic and rapid anti-depressant
References: Article referenced in the beginning: Martinez-Marmol, et al. Hericerin derivatives activates a pan neurotrophic pathway in central hippocampal neurons converging to ERK1/2 signaling enhancing spacial memory. Journal of Neurochemistry. 2023(165);6: 791-808 Ballard E and Zarate C. The...
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Psychedelic Microdosing and Drug Interactions
References: Cheung T. COMPASS Announces Positive Outcome of 25 mg COMP360 Psilocybin Therapy as Adjunct to SSRI Anti-depressant in Open-Label, Treatment-Resistant Depression Study. COMPASS Health. 13 Dec 2021 [press release]. Grinspoon P. The Popularity of Microdosing of Psychedelics: What Does…
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Psilocybin for Pain and TBI
References: Structural comparison of DMT, psilocin, and serotonin. Adkins A and Ferguson MC. “Research update: MDMA and psilocybin for pain management.” Practical Pain Management. 18 June 2022. https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/news/research-update-mdma-and-psilocybin-for-pain-management....
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Guest Interview with George Sellhorn of Flourish Labs (OR)
George Sellhorn Ph.D, is the founder, owner and Principal Scientist of Flourish Labs in Portland Oregon and earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Plant Sciences from Washington State University (2006) and his B.S. in Biology from Indiana University (1999). George has worked in both academia and the...
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Psilocybin for mental health
Notes: Per Christopher Toney, a reminder that psilocybin dosing is based on dry weight of the whole mushrooms, for those curious about how dosing is calculated. How well does this approximate actual psilocybin content? This will be a good future topic for discussion. References: Link to FDA’s...
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Review of MDMA and LSD, intro to psilocybin
References: Gotvaldova K, et al. "Extensive Collection of Psychotropic Mushrooms with Determination of Their Tryptamine Alkaloids". International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023 (22): 14068. Halpern J, Roth BL "Hallucinogens and dissociative agents naturally growing in the United States"....
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LSD: Part II, The Modern Era
***Disclaimer: this podcast is intended for informational purposes only on the safety and efficacy data of the substances discussed. As healthcare professionals, we do not advocate for or against the use of substances which are considered illicit by the United States Drug Enforcement...
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LSD Part 1: History and Early Clinical research
Audio Correction: Colby misspoke 4:15: meant to say “Methergine is used for postpartum hemorrhage after delivery,” said “hemorrhage after bleeding” (which of course is redundant and a mistake). Article on Ergotamine association with the Salem Witch Trials (from the Outside Hustle, Colby’s other...
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Episode 1: Introduction/MDMA Therapy for PTSD
Introducing the Neural Pharm Podcast, featuring your hosts Colby Burns, PharmD, and Christopher Toney, PharmD. Episode 1 establishes the mission of the podcast, and covers the groundbreaking MAPP1 and MAPP2 trials that established MDMA as a breakthrough therapy for PTSD. We also cover key safety...
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Breaking down trending topics, clinical studies, and articles related to alternative mental health therapies including plant based medicine, psychedelic therapy, and functional medicine with the insights of our highly trained clinical pharmacists. Building a community and inspiring hope for those looking to live better!
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