Nature’s remedy?

From Regency medicine men to the technicolour world of The Beatles, the history of psychedelic mushrooms is richer than we might expect, says Deborah Nicholls-Lee

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The use of psychedelics has been subtly shifting from hardcore festival-goers and curious tech bros towards a demographic closer to home. As science decodes the drugs’ therapeutic powers, WH meets the women taking an illicit trip to navigate the ups and downs of their middle decades

Ingredients (Serves 4) ◆ 4 large Portobello mushrooms, stalksremoved ◆ 2tbsp olive oil ◆ 1 small red onion or 3 spring onions,chopped ◆ 1 small courgette, chopped ◆ 2 tomatoes, chopped ◆ 1tbsp chopped

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