A short YouTube clip (from a Ben Greenfield podcast) discussing practices claimed to enhance neurogenesis. The speaker describes exercise (aerobic exercise, long walks/forest walks, bike rides) and a microdosing stack — psilocybin (0.2–0.5 g), lion's mane extract, and niacin — combined with activity and a typical microdosing schedule (about 10 weeks, dose every three days) as ways to promote neural stem cell activity, introspection, and ego-dissolution. The video encourages listeners to view the full episode at BenGreenfieldFitness.com.
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0.2 to 0.5 grams (depending on body size)
About 10 weeks, microdose every three days (typical protocol described)
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Hey, this is Ben Greenfield. I thought you'd like this little clip of my latest podcast. So this research study looked at what kind of exercise would do things like enhance neural stem cells to produce new neurons and cause neurogenesis in the same way that, you know, there's lots of chatter out there on the interwebs right now and also in books in popular culture about psilocybin and DMT and drug like experiences that enhance neurogenesis. And lion's man extract is a popular one. There's a lot of even just coffee, even coffee aerobic exercise. You don't have to drop acid to get it. Better yet, drop acid and have a cup of coffee with lime and then go for, go for a bike ride. Total rabbit hole. But that's actually a very potent stack. You take a microdose of psilocybin about, depending on your body size, 0.2 to 0.5 grams, and then you stack on top of that, lion's mane and niacin. That's a, that's an extremely mind spinning and actually character developing stack. It allows for you to have a great deal of introspection. It's good for like if you're going to do a, you know, a typical microdosing protocol would be 10 weeks, you microdose every three days or so. And for enhanced neurogenesis and also for basically dissolving the ego just a little bit and being open to new ideas, setting aside some of your preconceived beliefs about the world, etc. I know I'm kind of getting a little woo woo and esoteric here, but you take lion's mane, niacin and psilocybin every three days and you try to combine that with like a long walk in the forest. It's a very, very cool way to do a little bit of introspection, self development and also get all the benefits of neurogenesis as well. If you enjoyed this clip, you should check out the whole episode and a host of other topics over at BenGreenfield Fitness.com have an amazing day.
