The truth about microdosing, with Professor David Nutt

The Liz Earle Wellbeing Show

Liz Earle

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🗓️ 2 March 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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On this episode of The Liz Earle Wellbeing Show, Liz is joined by Professor David Nutt to discuss some truths about microdosing. From psychedelic drugs and the reported wellbeing benefits of microdosing, including enhanced mood, creativity and focus, it’s a truly fascinating chat.

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0:00.0	Hello, and a very warm welcome back to another episode of The Lizzo Wellbeing Show.
0:18.2	Well, today I'm going to be joined by Professor David Nut to cover a rather different topic for us,
0:24.8	and that is Psychedelic Drugs and the reported well-being benefits of micro-dosing,
0:31.2	including enhanced mood, creativity and focus. Well, David is the perfect guide through this
0:38.3	tricky topic as he is a professor of neuro-psychopharmacology and director of the neuro-psychopharmacology
0:49.3	unit in the Division of Brain Sciences at Imperial College London. Well, in layman's terms,
0:56.1	this means he specialises in researching drugs and how they affect our brains. Now Brits may
1:02.5	recognise Professor Nut's name as he has regularly hit headlines throughout his distinguished career,
1:09.2	not least when fired by the Home Secretary in 2009 for his, well, inconvenient views as chair of
1:17.6	the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. Well, while not always popular with politicians,
1:23.7	he is a champion of a Frank Evidence-based approach to drugs, which led him to establish his charity
1:31.8	Drugs Science. Well, we have just had a fascinating chat all about LSD, magic mushrooms,
1:38.4	and the reported well-being benefits of taking these substances in teeny doses, in tree gang,
1:45.6	well, David shares the evidence we have so far as well as the areas of research that are
1:50.8	sorely lacking, and whether there are any side effects or health concerns to worry about,
1:56.2	I really hope you enjoy the interview and if you would like to comment, please do so on our
2:01.5	social media channels. Without further ado, let's get right into this very interesting show.
2:07.6	So very, very warm welcome. I am so delighted and so fascinated to get stuck right into this
2:14.0	conversation. Dave, can you just give us a little bit of background about you and your interest
2:19.2	in psychopharmacology? I hope I've got that right. How did you get involved with this whole
2:24.1	fascinating area? Well, I'm a psychiatrist. I mean, I studied medicine because I was interested in
2:30.4	the brain. I wanted to do research on the brain, and as an undergraduate, I was of the generation
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