The Trip Lab

Mia Cara Cosco is the Creative Director of Psychedelic Salons. She has 10 years of experience in psychedelic medicine advocacy and has a really beautiful take on these plants and fungi as medicine. We chat all about the work that she does holding space for people to experience psychedelics, as well as creating spaces to merge social venture capital with artists, business people, leaders and vision...

Max C Wood is a graduate student studying developmental neuroscience and psychopathology at the Anna Freud Center in London. He is finishing his studies at Yale, studying the impact that attachment styles have on a psychedelic treatment design, using ketamine.   We talk all about how developmental neuroscience came to be, and why this goes hand in hand with understanding the brain using psychedeli...

Mind-Body Medicine was until recently, dismissed by modern medicine. The idea that the mind could influence the body was paradoxically deemed just not true--- it's no surprise the current data is saying otherwise. It is know widely accepted that increased stress experienced in the mind lowers the immune system and influences a wide variety of disease, most notably cardiac and metabolic. In th...

Adaptogenics and nootropics have become buzzwords in posh grocery stores-- on every botanical elixir and new sparkling water. But what exactly are they? Do they actually work? And what does the data tell us? Find it all out in the episode! Adaptogenic herbs: panax ginseng, rhodiola, ashwaganda, licorice root, milk thistle Adaptogenic mushrooms: maitake, reishi, cordyceps, lion's mane Adaptoge...

The benefits of yoga have been proven extensively in the medical literature. We dive into the science of how yoga works to treat mental health disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, cardiovascular disease and even the cognitive decline that comes with age.  Then, for our very first guest interview we have Shelby Caldwell here to answer all of our yoga questions. She is a certified yoga instructor a...

This episode is going to be all about MDMA (also known as Molly or Ecstasy). We will explore the history of this compound and it's use, the neuroscience of how it works, what the latest clinical trials have shown, and even look at the shadow side of these sort of therapy sessions.  Mentioned Links: Netflix Docuseries: 'The Business of Drugs' Book: ‘The Gateway of the Heart: Accounts...

An overview of magic mushrooms and LSD (aka Acid). We will chat about the history of these compounds, why they were banned, why they are making a comeback, and how they are being used to treat anxiety, depression, addition and so much more. We will explain the neuroscience in an easy to understand way, and what this might mean for the future of psychiatry (and just life!).  Book: 'The Immorta...

What actually is integrative medicine? How does it differ from 'alternative' or 'naturopathic' medicine? When should you see an integrative medicine doctor? All of your questions answered below. 0:45 - What is integrative medicine?  3:10 - Alternative vs. Complementary vs. Integrative Medicine 3:50 - Eastern vs. Western Medicine 5:00 - Principles of Integrative Medicine 7:20 -...

An introduction to your host, what the podcast will be about (integrative medicine & psychedelics) and a primer on evidenced based medicine. 0:00 - Bio, Mary Ella Wood, DO Undergrad: Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA Medical School: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, AL Residency: General Surgery, Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT Residency: Family Medicine, West Suburban...