Tag Archives: psychedelics

Best of 2024: The Stories That Defined Longevity

January 11, 2025

Medicine stopped asking “what if” and started delivering “what’s next” in 2024.

Familiar drugs revealed new powers – GLP-1s protected brain tissue while reshaping metabolic health. Psychedelic therapy protocols moved from promising data to proven results. Anti-aging treatments once reserved for elite clinics found their way to neighborhood practices. Meanwhile, in pop-up enclaves across the globe, independent communities merged Web3 tools with longevity research, questioning every assumption about how science advances.

Yet, as medical possibilities soared to new heights, U.S. life expectancy data laid bare the chasm between medical capability and public health reality. This stark contrast forced hard questions about implementation – not just of new treatments, but of medical education itself.

Real-time analysis from the A4M Blog translated emerging science into practical guidance. From hormone optimization advances in menopause care to supplement safety investigations that exposed dangerous oversight gaps, each new revelation spurred meaningful progress in modern healthcare.

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Psychedelic Pearls: Revolutionary Insights from the Inaugural State Of-Mind Event

March 16, 2024

Experts in functional psychiatry and neuroscience, cofounders of specialty-leading companies, and pioneers in psychedelic-assisted therapy gathered in Miami, FL, at the start of the month to kick off A4M’s inaugural State Of-Mind: A New Era in Psychedelic Medicine conference. Joining them were hundreds of visionary practitioners eager to learn how to leverage the rising potential of psychedelic therapeutics to provide transformative mental health solutions that effectively meet their patients’ needs.

Where conventional treatments had failed them before, psychedelic therapies — including ketamine, MDMA, psilocybin, and emerging compounds — have proven remarkably successful at treating depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, and other mental disorders. With impressive safety and efficacy profiles, as well as a notable lack of persistent side effects commonly associated with traditional pharmacologic interventions, this class of revolutionary treatments is rapidly shifting the paradigm of mental healthcare.

This brand new course pioneered psychedelic medicine training for forward-thinking practitioners and featured a lineup of industry-leading experts and specialty visionaries, including Michelle Weiner, DO, MPH, Erin Amato, MD, Dave Rabin, MD, PhD, and many others. Renowned speakers provided groundbreaking insights into the latest research on using substances like psilocybin and MDMA to treat depression, PTSD, anxiety, and other mental health conditions while exploring the complexities of crafting personalized treatment protocols for lasting outcomes.

We’re bringing you some of the key takeaways and important points from a selection of insightful lectures, giving you a sneak peek into the cutting-edge world of psychedelic medicine while equipping you with digestible pearls of knowledge. Get ready to discover the game-changing potential and therapeutic breakthroughs revolutionizing mental healthcare as we know it.

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Live From Miami Beach: A4M March Symposium Highlights

March 3, 2024

Reporting live from Miami Beach, A4M is hosting hundreds of modern medicine’s leading game-changers this weekend at the March Symposium. We’re thrilled to be amongst such an inspiring crowd of renowned experts, pioneering researchers, and dedicated practitioners committed to elevating their knowledge, practice, and patient outcomes — a thriving community we are honored to be a part of.

This highly anticipated event marks the kickoff of A4M’s 2024 educational season — and it’s set to be groundbreaking. Featuring beloved returning programs and brand-new courses alike, the weekend’s diverse agenda empowers practitioners across every specialty and sector to level up their clinical toolkits and gain practical knowledge of emerging and in-demand therapeutic modalities.

From the best-selling BHRT Symposium to the inaugural iteration of State Of-Mind: A New Era in Psychedelic Medicine – a three-day immersive training in pioneering psychedelic-assisted therapies, transformative insights, and clinical pearls abound.

If you couldn’t join us this time, we want to ensure you don’t miss out on the wealth of cutting-edge learning taking place. Since we cannot teleport you to the Loews Miami Beach Hotel — although we wish we could — our on-site team has been sharing real-time updates for us to relay. Discover some key takeaways and event highlights from all the offerings on the agenda.

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