Spotlight: Dr. Erica Zelfand on Cheshire Corners In this half-hour interview with Sebastian Coco of Cheshire corners, Dr. Erica Zelfand talks about How she decided to become a doctor (opening) Is a clinical environment better than a home environment? (~6:30) What role...
Dr. Erica Zelfand
Open Letter to an Indiana Judge
What happened: A woman in Indiana, USA was arrested for growing small amounts of psilocybin-containing mushrooms in her home. After trying a number of different pharmaceutical drugs to help her condition, she turned to microdosing for help with treatment-resistant...
Yes, Your Cat is Controlling Your Mind
The science behind “Crazy Cat Ladies” Are you a cat or dog person? This question is more than just a conversational icebreaker. Your answer may determine whether you’re more or less likely to have get in a car accident, hoard things, develop a mental illness, and...
Why Does Magnesium Make Me Poop?
A guide to bowel tolerance. We often talk about taking vitamin C and magnesium to “bowel tolerance” – but what does that mean? Dosing a supplement to bowel tolerance means taking the highest dose of that supplement possible without causing loose, watery...
Let’s Talk About Bad Trips
Bad trips are a polarizing concept in psychedelics. Acknowledging that they exist can be a source of healing. Want to start a war on social media? Post something like this: “Bad trips exist.” As somebody who has worked in the psychedelic space for years now and has...
Course: Microdosing Psilocybin & LSD
Check out my brand new course! The research has moved FAST in the last two years, so I scrapped my old course on microdosing and made a new one! Featuring real cases from my medical practice, this class explains various dosage protocols and summarizes general trends....
The Perks of Pubes
The hygiene of armpit and pubic hair for people of all genders. Once upon a time, the Gillette company realized it could double its market if women bought razors. Because most ladies don’t have beards, however, the company hunted for a new female beauty...
Vitamin D & COVID-19
It could save your life. We need to talk about vitamin D, and why it’s the vitamin that might just get us through the SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19) pandemic. We’ve known for quite some time now that people with low vitamin D levels are more likely to contract COVID-19,...
Nursing Moms May Have Healthier Brains
Moms who breastfed may be protected against cognitive decline later in life. Data suggests that breastfeeding a child may protect a woman against cognitive decline later in life. Specifically, a 2021 study from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) assessed...