Four Minute Audiobooks This Is Your Mind On Plants by Michael Pollan - Summary
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Mar 25, 2024 Author Michael Pollan discusses the historical and modern perspectives on conscious-altering substances such as opium, caffeine, and mescaline. He explores the effects of caffeine on sleep quality, opium extraction, and the unique perceptions caused by the psychedelic drug mescaline.
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Mind-Altering Substances
- This book analyzes opium, caffeine, and mescaline, three consciousness-altering substances.
- It explores their effects on humans, culture, and history over millennia.
Coffee Consumption Timing
- Coffee can be beneficial or detrimental depending on consumption time.
- Avoid coffee close to bedtime, as it can interfere with crucial deep sleep.
Opium Tea
- Home-brewed opium tea from poppy seeds won't produce the desired high.
- Growing opium poppies is illegal in most countries.