[ORIGINAL] How to Change Your Mind - 9780735224155 (SEALED)

By (author) Michael Pollan
Format Paperback | 464 pages
Dimensions 139 x 213 x 31mm | 499g
Publication date 06 Jan 2020
Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint Penguin USA
Publication City/Country United States
Language English
Edition Statement Reprint
Illustrations note 2 4-COLOR DIAGRAMS
ISBN10 0735224153
ISBN13 9780735224155
A brilliant and brave investigation into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences
When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to grips with the challenges of everyday life, he decided to explore the landscape of the mind in the first person as well as the third. Thus began a singular adventure into various altered states of consciousness, along with a dive deep into both the latest brain science and the thriving underground community of psychedelic therapists. Pollan sifts the historical record to separate the truth about these mysterious drugs from the myths that have surrounded them since the 1960s, when a handful of psychedelic evangelists inadvertently catalyzed a powerful backlash against what was then a promising field of research.