Category: Wellness

  • Who Should Avoid Ketamine Therapy

    Ketamine is a substance approved in the US by the FDA as an anesthetic that nowadays is being used for its psychedelic properties. In learning who is not a good candidate for ketamine-assisted therapy we need to consider the dissociative effects of the ketamine experience.

  • Psychedelics VS Antidepressants: The Difference and can you mix them?

    Is it okay to go on a psychedelic trip if you take antidepressants? What is the difference between psychedelic therapy and traditional methods? Psychedelic therapy, is it better than traditional methods of pharmaceutical antidepressants when dealing with psychological issues like anxiety, depression, and PTSD? Well, it depends. Both come with advantages and disadvantages and we…

  • Psychedelic Edge: Why Executives Are Sending Their Leaders On Psychedelic Retreats

    The wave of high-performance people who are betting on psychedelics to get that competitive edge In a new scientific trend, researchers have been set on exploring the therapeutical potential of psychedelic substances like psilocybin (magic mushroom), LSD, DMT (Ayahuasca), and other substances capable of triggering true sensorial journeys. Until now, psychedelic therapy has revealed itself…

  • The Biggest Challenge of A Global Pandemic

    Above All Else: Don’t Despair Alexandre Porto 7 min read A global viral pandemic is a very interesting problem. In the past I have worked on problems that required dealing with a virus, however, in those cases, it was always under controlled conditions. Usually, we were able to create an environment to keep the virus isolated and…

  • Avoiding The Optimization Fallacy

    How to improve what can’t be improved? Optimization Fallacy – Alexandre Porto· 7 min read Human society has many flaws. There are several sides of the same coin, however, I will try to present a coherent argument. On one hand, humans have a lot of potentials. They are capable of incredible feats and great works. Humans can use their…

  • Improve Your Life With Fibonacci.

    Fibonacci’s Secret: Tomorrow = Today + Yesterday The Fibonacci Sequence reveals a rule for a better future The Fibonacci sequence is a pattern that can be identified in many (many many many…) natural structures. For example, flowers tend to develop in Fibonacci’s fashion. 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,… We can understand this pattern by starting with Zero and One (0…