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One Doctor’s Campaign to Let the Dying Take Psychedelics
Psilocybin mushrooms on a dehydrator tray. Photographer: Jason Connolly/AFP/Getty Images By Charles Gorrivan September 3, 2025 at 3:00 AM PDT Corrected September 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM PDT Hi, …
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Psilocybin — the drug in ‘magic mushrooms’ — could see federal restrictions loosened
By Connor Sheets Staff WriterFollow Published Aug. 21, 2025 Updated Aug. 22, 2025 7:08 PM PT https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-21/dea-legal-status-psilocybin-magic-mushrooms Regulation of psilocybin — the “magic” substance in psychedelic mushrooms — has been a hot-button issue …
Urine Prostate Cancer Test Update
We recently reported that there is a new urine test, MyProstateScore 2.0 (MPS2), which offers better accuracy for detecting high-grade prostate cancer compared to current methods. In the first …
How Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) May Support Nerve Healing and Pain Relief – Insights from New Research
At AIMS, we regularly offer Stellate Ganglion Blocks (SGBs) as part of our integrative approach to managing complex pain and trauma-related conditions. While many patients have already experienced meaningful relief through …
The Healing Power of Ketamine: A Conversation with Dr. Sunil Aggarwal
In the world of modern medicine, few voices resonate as profoundly as Dr. Sunil Aggarwal. As a palliative care physician and ketamine expert, Dr. Aggarwal has been at the …
Psychedelic Renaissance in Washington: A New Era for Mental Health and Wellness
Washington state is on the cusp of a significant transformation in mental health and wellness, driven by a growing movement to decriminalize and medically integrate psychedelic substances like psilocybin. …
Envisioning Drug Peace in the Entheogenic Reformation:
Incorporating the Spiritual Geography of Psychoactives in Post-Prohibition Public Health Greetings, I am Sunil Aggarwal, a doctor and medical geographer and a member of the Sacred Garden Community. I …
The Healing Mind: Integrating Mental Health into Cancer Care
By: Atara Jaffe, ND Feelings of anxiety and depression are common and often overlooked aspects of an individual’s experience in the cancer care process. At AIMS Institute, we provide …
Impacts to Anxiety, Depression, and Psycho-Spiritual Metrics after Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy in Palliative Care Patients at the AIMS Institute
Author: Thomas Luedeke, Seattle University https://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/dnp-projects/95/ Date of Award 2024 Document Type Project College/School College of Nursing Degree Name Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Project Mentor Therry Rose Eparwa Readers …
PrecivityAD2™ Test: A Non-Invasive Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s Disease Detection
By Dr. Jade Stefano Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most devastating neurodegenerative conditions, affecting millions of people worldwide. Diagnosing Alzheimer’s early is crucial for managing symptoms and planning …
At AIMS Institute we prescribe low dose oral naltrexone for ‘long COVID’
A recent paper in the Frontiers in Medicine states that An underutilized intervention for long COVID is low dose naltrexone, which has an established safety profile for a variety …
Unusual Suspects
Psychedelic Therapies Gain New Advocates Texas Law Magazine Written by Robin Berghaus. Art by Matthieu Bourel Published November 6, 2024 Marcus Capone served seven combat tours as a Navy …
AIMS Institute offers Galleri cancer screening blood test
Get Ahead of Cancer When it’s Most Treatable What is the importance of early detection? Finding cancer early creates the best chance for successful treatment. Today, there are …
Brain cancer update
July 12, 2024 Leanna Standish IV CURCUMIN AIMS Institute’s integrative oncology team is investigating the therapeutic effects of intravenous curcumin in treating the most aggressive type of brain cancer, …
The Right to Die Well with Dr. Sunil Aggarwal
Pioneering Doctor Fights for Legal Psilocybin Access at End of Life DR RICHARD LOUIS MILLER JUN 04, 2024 What if you were facing a terminal illness, wracked by anxiety …
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BiHRT) and Why I Should Care
By Ksenia Malarkey, ND A Foreword Patients and providers alike have been misled for over twenty years about the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Most providers …
Psychedelic Group Integration Class and Family Constellation Therapy
Naturopath’s Potential in Palliative Care
By Holly Vossel| April 29, 2024 Naturopathic medicine and palliative care may have more in common than meets the eye. Naturopathic doctors (NDs) are typically trained as primary care …
Do dying people have a ‘right to try’ magic mushrooms? 9th Circuit weighs case
From the LA Times:https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-01/dea-in-court-over-terminal-patients-right-to-try-psilocybin-magic-mushrooms By Kevin Rector Staff Writer May 1, 2024 3 AM PT Do dying patients have a “right to try” illegal drugs such as psilocybin and MDMA …
Women in Psychedelics: Learning from Success
4/24/24 From AIMS Co-Director Dr. Leanna Standish: I am pleased to be presenting at Women in Psychedelics, an extraordinary virtual gathering of medicine women, doctors, public interest entrepreneurs, researchers, …
Unveiling the Future of Healthcare: Advanced Integrative Medical Science (AIMS) Institute
In an era where the complexity of chronic and serious illnesses escalates, a beacon of hope shines from the heart of integrative medical care – the Advanced Integrative Medical …
Mush Love Podcast with Tim Keck and Dr. Sunil Aggarwal
Listen to AIMS’ Co-Director Dr. Sunil Aggarwal who joined Tim Keck, founder of The Stranger and The Onion, for the inaugural Mushlove podcast to talk about psilocybin in palliative …
Parenteral Curcumin Treatment of GBM Consecutive Case Series Leanna Standish, ND, PhD
Baneful Balms
Please see AIMS’ Integrative Primary Care Attending Physician and Registered Herbalist Dr. Duncan Lynch’s presentation on Baneful Balms: Low-Dose Herbal Formulations in Clinical Practice given at the 2023 American …
Ketamine effectively treats depression. Do the benefits outweigh the risks?
BY MERYL DAVIDS LANDAU PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 16, 2023 • 7 MIN READ A polarized microscopic view of crystallized ketamine. MICROGRAPH BY M. I. WALKER, SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY SCIENCE MIND, BODY, …
Research Update on Psilocybin A discussion with integrative mental health expert Emily Whinkin, ND
October 24, 2023 Research Update on Psilocybin A discussion with integrative mental health expert Emily Whinkin, ND CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE STORY PLAY This podcast is part of …
Media Advisory For Federal Appeals Court – Psilocybin Case Hearing
Link to oral arguments: https://youtu.be/39MhxZ8SQ0U Article about the hearing: https://www.marijuanamoment.net/federal-court-hears-case-challenging-dea-decision-to-deny-psilocybin-rescheduling-petition-without-consulting-health-officials/?fbclid=IwAR139IISoWU1peXCNr04xgkM3N9rgCk9OybBMI3-hxkY7AAABbyGD373YnA An interview I gave on awake.net: https://awake.net/aims-vs-dea-right-to-try-psilocybin-for-end-of-life-court-hearing-of-deas-denial-on-petition-to-reschedule-psilocybin-friday-oct-20-2023-9-am-phoenix-azhttps-youtu-be-ud1vsa69e6msitufvgxoy/ Media Advisory Right to Try and psychedelics subject matter experts are available …
Reductions in anxiety and depression symptoms in a subset of outpatients with problematic substance use who received ketamine-assisted psychotherapy: a two-year retrospective chart review
CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE LINK Emily Whinkin1* Therry Rose J. Eparwa1,2 Michelle C. Julseth2 Andrea Schneider2 Sunil K. Aggarwal1 1Advanced Integrative Medical Sciences Institute, Seattle, WA, United States 2College of Nursing, Seattle …
One way to heal a brain injury? Let LSD open your mind—literally.
Psychedelic drugs such as DMT and Ecstasy may offer a unique treatment pathway for various brain injuries and diseases because of their potency, helping patients learn lost and new …
An Insider’s Look at Washington State’s AIMS Institute
Highlights from a panel discussion at Cannabis Science Conference Spring featuring Dr. Alison Draisin PsyD, LMHC, AIMS Institute; Dr. Emily Whinkin, ND, AIMS Institute; and Madeleine Turner, LMHCA, AIMS …
Carl Zimmer, Sunil Kumar Aggarwal and Nathan Sackett speak on stage during the Crosscut Ideas Festival in Seattle on May 6, 2023.
Where to listen: iTunes Overcast Podbean Spotify Stitcher RSS Support for Crosscut Talks is provided by Amazon. Learn more Psychedelics are moving back into the mainstream. According to a growing body of medical …
Integrative Oncology’s 30-Year Anniversary: What Have We Achieved? A North American Naturopathic Oncology Perspective
By: Leanna J. Standish, ND, PhD1,2 , Sonia M. Malani, ND2 , Ksenia Lynch, ND2, Emily J. Whinkin, ND2, Carolyn M. McCotter, ND2, Duncan A. Lynch, ND2, and Sunil …
Galvanizing Changes in Law and Policy to Open Access to Psychedelic Medicine
Watch Dr. Sunil Aggarwal and Kathryn Tucker, JD present at Columbia University Hospice and Palliative Medicine Grand Rounds on 4/5/23. “Galvanizing Changes in Law and Policy to Open Access …
MEMBER ADVISORY: Leanna Standish Receives Award!
P.O. Box 144345, Austin, TX 78714-4345 Phone: (512) 926-4900 x129 Fax: (512) 926-2345 Contact: Public Relations Website: www.herbalgram.org MEMBER ADVISORY Leanna Standish Receives 2023 ABC Fredi Kronenberg Excellence in Research …
Psilocybin in Palliative Care: An Update
AIMS Team publishes a new review article on ‘Psilocybin in Palliative Care: An Update’ in the Springer journal Current Geriatrics Reports. Read it here: https://rdcu.be/c98n8 Full text below 👇 Emily Whinkin, …
Congratulations To AIMS Co-Director Dr. Leanna Standish!
Dr. Leanna Standish has been selected to receive the ABC Fredi Kronenberg Excellence in Research and Education in Botanicals in Women’s Health Award for 2023. “This award is given …
INTRODUCING Closed-Group KAP at the AIMS Institute
To our beloved community, We’ve noticed an uptick in disconnection, social anxiety, and the need for social connection among our patients. Isolation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic …
Consecutive Case Series of Triple IV Therapy with Artesunate, Ascorbate, and Doxycycline in Ovarian and Breast Cancer Published
AIMS Institute Physicians Drs. Ksenia Lynch and Leanna Standish recently pushished the following article describing outcomes in two consecutive cases. Effect of Triple IV therapy (Artesunate, Ascorbate, and Doxycycline) …
All Smiles While Communing with Our Integrative Medicine Peers
AIMS Team at Annual Integrative Medicine Lectures Sponsored by the Cha Chi Ming Fund and the UW Osher Center for Integrative Medicine on 10/27/22 at Ivar’s. We were all …
AIMS Institute Integrative Medicine Residency Program
AIMS Institute Integrative Medicine Residency Program — this is a new video by Drs. Standish and Aggarwal describing the AIMS Institute ND residency program, that has just begun its …
We Made The 10 Best Ketamine Clinics in Seattle!
Healing Maps is a directory of psychedelic therapy clinics and retreats, as well as an educational source for this emerging industry. We receive over 250,000 unique visitors each month. …
Dr. Aggarwal and AIMS Institute’s effort to secure psilocybin
Dr. Aggarwal and AIMS Institute’s effort to secure psilocybin under the Right-To-Try laws for our patients is featured in the current issue of Time magazine. Dying Patients Are Fighting …
Surrending To The Void
by Dan Vinkovetsky aka Danny Danko: I spoke with Dr. Alison Draisin PsyD, LMHC, lead psychotherapist and Director of Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy Provider Training at the AIMS Institute, to …
Psychedelic Rx: Legal battles aim to expand patients’ access to psilocybin and other hallucinogens
AIMS Institute’s work with Right-To-Try access to psilocybin for its patients is covered in a feature story in the August 2022 issue of the ABA Journal, the flagship publication …
The Path to Legalized, Accessible Psilocybin Therapy
by Larry Beserford featuring Dr. AIMS Institute Co-Director, Dr. Aggarwal appears online today in a special issue of the Cannabis Science & Technology website. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE …
Right To Try Psilocybin – Short Documentary Film
A short documentary film from last week with footage of the May 9th demonstration at DEA Headquarters. The film produced by Susan Rockefeller is brief and excellent can be …
Growing Support for Legalizing “Magic Mushrooms” in Washington State
The effort to legalize magic mushrooms as a treatment option for the mental health care crisis is growing in Washington. Oregon voters legalized psilocybin, the active ingredient in hallucinogenic …
How Psychedelics Can Be Used for Relief of Spiritual and Existential Suffering
It is rare for a week to go by without a newly published study on psychedelics in peer-reviewed medical journals. Psychedelics (e.g., cannabis, ketamine, psilocybin, and ayahuasca) are becoming …
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LJ STANDISH AND DAVID JAMES Dr. Standish and her team can help improve brain function, improve memory and slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease. Please make an appointment to start. Call 206-420-1321. Scientific Rationale A protocol incorporating low-dose lithium orotate, Lion’s Mane mushroom extract, NADH, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and blood sugar regulation counseling is scientifically rational for treating cognitive decline based on mechanistic, preclinical, and emerging human studies. Low-Dose Lithium Orotate (5 mg/day) Recent brain tissue studies link low brain lithium to the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease, with deficiency accelerating synaptic loss and cognitive decline. Low-dose lithium orotate has ...
One Doctor’s Campaign to Let the Dying Take Psychedelics
Psilocybin mushrooms on a dehydrator tray. Photographer: Jason Connolly/AFP/Getty Images By Charles Gorrivan September 3, 2025 at 3:00 AM PDT Corrected September 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM PDT Hi, it’s Charles in New York. When Brave New World author Aldous Huxley was on his deathbed in 1963, his wife injected him with two doses of LSD, the powerful psychedelic, as he slipped away. Was Huxley on to something? More on that in a moment, but first … Today’s must-reads RFK Jr. set new priorities for the CDC after firing its director. A big Danish pension fund bets that Novo Nordisk ...
