What is microdosing?

You may have heard of microdosing – the practice of taking tiny quantities of non-toxic mushrooms such as with the hope of gaining some kind of nootropic brain boost. People who microdose claim it makes them more productive, more creative and more focused. Others have used microdosing in an attempt to self-medicate health conditions such as depression, ADHD, chronic pain, migraine or cluster headaches.

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    Cluster headaches are a series of relatively short but extremely painful headaches every day for weeks or months at a time. You tend to get them at the same time each year, such as the spring or fall. Because of their seasonal nature, people often mistake cluster headaches for symptoms of allergies or business stress.We don’t know what causes them, but we do know that a nerve in your face is involved, creating intense pain around one of your eyes. It’s so bad that most people can’t sit still and will often pace during an attack. Cluster headaches can be more severe than a migraine, but they usually don’t last as long.These are the least common type of headaches, affecting less than 1 in 1,000 people. Men get them more than women do. You usually start getting them before age 30. Cluster headaches may disappear completely (go into remission) for months or years, but they can come back without any warning.

    What Happens

    You get a cluster headache when a specific nerve pathway in the base of your brain is activated. That signal seems to come from a deeper part of the brain called the hypothalamus, where the “internal biological clock” that controls your sleep and wake cycles lives.

    trigeminal nerve

    The nerve that’s affected, the trigeminal nerve, is responsible for sensations such as heat or pain in your face. It’s near your eye, and it branches up to your forehead, across your cheek, down your jaw line, and above your ear on the same side, too.

    An underlying brain condition, such as a tumor or aneurysm, won’t cause these headaches.

    Characteristics of Cluster Headaches

    There are a few things that set this type of headache apart. They include: Capsule Filling Machine

    • Speed: Cluster headaches generally reach their full force quickly — within 5 or 10 minutes.
    • Pain: It’s almost always one-sided, and it stays on the same side during a period, the time when you’re getting daily attacks. (When a new headache period starts, it might switch to the opposite side, but that’s rare.) It’s often described as having a burning or piercing quality. It may be throbbing or constant. You’ll feel it behind or around one eye. It may spread to your forehead, temple, nose, cheek, or upper gum on that side. Your scalp may be tender. You can often feel your blood pulsing.
    • Short duration: Cluster headaches usually only last 30 to 90 minutes. They can be as short as 15 minutes or as long as 3 hours, but then they disappear. You’ll probably get one to three of these headaches a day. But some people have as few as one every other day, while others get them up to 8 times a day.
    • Predictable: Attacks seem to be linked to the circadian rhythm, your body’s 24-hour clock. They happen so regularly, generally at the same time each day, that they’ve been called “alarm clock headaches.” They might even wake you up an hour or two after you go to bed. Nighttime attacks can be more severe than the daytime ones.
    • Frequent: Most people will get daily headaches for 2 weeks to 3 months; in between these periods, they’ll be pain-free for at least 2 weeks.

    Symptoms

    The pain usually starts suddenly. When that happens, you may notice:

    • Discomfort or a mild burning sensation
    • Swollen or drooping eye
    • Smaller pupil in the eye
    • Eye redness or watering
    • Runny or congested nose
    • Red, warm face
    • Sweating
    • You’re sensitive to light

    Cluster headaches are more common in people who smoke or are heavy drinkers. During a cluster period, you’ll be more sensitive to alcohol and nicotine — just a bit of alcohol can trigger a headache. But drinking won’t trigger one during headache-free periods.

    Possible Causes and Triggers

    When you’re in the middle of a cluster period, any of these can bring on a headache:

    • Cigarette smoke
    • Alcohol
    • Strong smells

    Treatment

    You have several options when it comes to treating these headaches: Use this Capsule Filling Machine to fix your migraine problems!

    Alacabenzi Spores

    Alacabenzi Spores, mushrooms and their spores are rare. Potent and sought after, these psilocybe cubensis magic mushrooms are a real gem.  Spores from the Alacabenzi Spores mushroom are available here at SporeStore.com because you asked for them! Find both mushroom spore syringe and also mushroom spore prints. This psilocybe cubensis magic mushroom was first discovered on a farm growing in a pile of dung and straw as its mushroom substrate in Alabama. There is no psilocybin or psilocin contained within magic mushroom spores, making them completely legal to purchase and possess in most jurisdictions throughout the USA. Make sure to check your local laws before ordering or growing mushrooms. The original Alacabenzi Spores mushroom spores’ genetics in both spore print and spore syringe from the true Mushroom Spores Alcabenzi psilocybe cubensis mushrooms from Alabama are brought to you by SporeStore.com, the leader in mushroom spores.

    Spores from this strain are rare and it’s a decent spore depositor.

      Alacabenzi Spores magic mushrooms are easy to grow.  Check your local mushroom growing laws.  Growing mushrooms for identification and taxonomy purposes?  We have your spores!

    In addition to the Mushroom Spores Alcabenzi spores, here are some other mushroom spores that you may be interested in reviewing: Golden Teacher Spores mushroom magic spores, B+ mushroom spores which is also called B Plus mushroom spores, PES Amazonian mushroom spores, PES Hawaiian mushroom spores, Ecuador spores

    Furthermore check out our new Mushroom Grinder!

     

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    Use the Electric Mushroom Grinder for all your grinding needs. Perfect for pleurotus, psilocybe cubensis, mushrooms and shrooms. With a strong durable motor, stainless steel blades, a grippable surface and compact modern design, this grinder is the perfect accessory for the mushroom microdose aficionado.

    Simply press the lid down for a few seconds to precisely control the degree of grinding. Through the transparent cover, you can observe the grinding process and get coarse or fine mushroom powder. This is the best machine to pulverize, powderize and capsulize your beauties.

     

    Golden Teacher Spores mushrooms and their spores are also some of the most sought after psilocybe cubensis magic mushrooms ever found.  Spores from the Golden Teacher Spores mushroom are available here at SporeStore.com because you asked for them! Find both mushroom spore syringe and also mushroom spore prints. This psilocybe cubensis magic mushroom was first discovered on a farm growing in a pile of dung and straw as its mushroom substrate in Georgia. There is no psilocybin or psilocin contained within magic mushroom spores, making them completely legal to purchase and posses in most jurisdictions throughout the USA. As well as make sure to check your local laws before ordering. The original Golden Teacher Spores mushroom spores’ genetics from the true Golden Teachers Shrooms psilocybe cubensis mushrooms from Georgia are brought to you by SporeStore.com, the leader in mushroom spores.

    Spores from this strain are in abundance as it’s a healthy spore depositor.

    Golden Teacher Spores magic mushrooms are easy to grow.  Check your local mushroom growing laws.  Growing mushrooms for identification and taxonomy purposes?  We have your spores!

    In addition to the Golden Teacher Spores spores, here are some other mushroom spores that you may be interested in reviewing: Alcabenzi mushroom magic spores, B+ mushroom spores which is also called B Plus mushroom spores, PES Amazonian mushroom spores, PES Hawaiian mushroom spores, Ecuador spores

    Furthermore check out our new Mushroom Grinder!

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    A 2011 study also found that more than a year after participants had a single psilocybin experience, their self-reported measures of openness remained significantly elevated, which researches in this study and beyond attribute to a somewhat mysterious but powerful aspect of a mushroom trip: the mystical experience.

    In this case, a mystical experience is defined as “feelings of unity and interconnectedness with all people and things, a sense of sacredness, feelings of peace and joy, a sense of transcending normal time and space, ineffability, and an intuitive belief that the experience is a source of objective truth about the nature of reality.” The religious identification of people who have reported having a mystical-type experience during a mushroom trip span the spectrum, but interestingly the profundity of such experiences don’t seem to correlate to religious belief—even atheists have reported the importance of their psilocybin-induced mystical experiences. Additionally, research has shown that the more intense the mystical experience, the greater the positive, long-term changes a person sees.

    These subjective effects, such as feelings of interconnectedness, are likely a result of psilocybin’s ability to decrease the interconnectivity of integration hubs in the brain. In plain speak, that means psilocybin allows for more “cross-talk” between regions of the brain that are typically segregated. Researchers speculate that this enables a state of “unconstrained cognition,” meaning the ways we typically organize, categorize, and differentiate the aspects of conscious experience are broken down, and thinking becomes more flexible. To understand how this might be beneficial, it helps to know that similar brain activity patterns are also observed during various states of meditation.

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    Gelatin Capsules that you are purchasing here on SporeStore are of high quality vegan safe substrate. These Gelatin Capsules are extremely easy to work with.  Make sure to stock up because they’re going fast!

    Gelatin Capusles Size 0 are super high quality!

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      Gelatin Capsules and Cluster headaches are a series of relatively short but extremely painful headaches every day for weeks or months at a time. You tend to get them at the same time each year, such as the spring or fall. Because of their seasonal nature, people often mistake cluster headaches for symptoms of allergies or business stress.We don’t know what causes them, but we do know that a nerve in your face is involved, creating intense pain around one of your eyes. It’s so bad that most people can’t sit still and will often pace during an attack. Cluster headaches can be more severe than a migraine, but they usually don’t last as long.These are the least common type of headaches, affecting less than 1 in 1,000 people. Men get them more than women do. You usually start getting them before age 30. Cluster headaches may disappear completely (go into remission) for months or years, but they can come back without any warning.

      What Happens

      You get a cluster headache when a specific nerve pathway in the base of your brain is activated. That signal seems to come from a deeper part of the brain called the hypothalamus, where the “internal biological clock” that controls your sleep and wake cycles lives.

      trigeminal nerve

      The nerve that’s affected, the trigeminal nerve, is responsible for sensations such as heat or pain in your face. It’s near your eye, and it branches up to your forehead, across your cheek, down your jaw line, and above your ear on the same side, too.

      An underlying brain condition, such as a tumor or aneurysm, won’t cause these headaches.

      Characteristics of Cluster Headaches

      Gelatin Capsules are amazing and there are a few things that set this type of headache apart. They include: Capsule Filling Machine

      • Speed: Cluster headaches generally reach their full force quickly — within 5 or 10 minutes.
      • Pain: It’s almost always one-sided, and it stays on the same side during a period, the time when you’re getting daily attacks. (When a new headache period starts, it might switch to the opposite side, but that’s rare.) It’s often described as having a burning or piercing quality. It may be throbbing or constant. You’ll feel it behind or around one eye. It may spread to your forehead, temple, nose, cheek, or upper gum on that side. Your scalp may be tender. You can often feel your blood pulsing.
      • Short duration: Cluster headaches usually only last 30 to 90 minutes. They can be as short as 15 minutes or as long as 3 hours, but then they disappear. You’ll probably get one to three of these headaches a day. But some people have as few as one every other day, while others get them up to 8 times a day.
      • Predictable: Attacks seem to be linked to the circadian rhythm, your body’s 24-hour clock. They happen so regularly, generally at the same time each day, that they’ve been called “alarm clock headaches.” They might even wake you up an hour or two after you go to bed. Nighttime attacks can be more severe than the daytime ones.
      • Frequent: Most people will get daily headaches for 2 weeks to 3 months; in between these periods, they’ll be pain-free for at least 2 weeks.

      Symptoms

      The pain usually starts suddenly. When that happens, you may notice:

      • Discomfort or a mild burning sensation
      • Swollen or drooping eye
      • Smaller pupil in the eye
      • Eye redness or watering
      • Runny or congested nose
      • Red, warm face
      • Sweating
      • You’re sensitive to light

      Cluster headaches are more common in people who smoke or are heavy drinkers. During a cluster period, you’ll be more sensitive to alcohol and nicotine — just a bit of alcohol can trigger a headache. But drinking won’t trigger one during headache-free periods.

      Possible Causes and Triggers

      When you’re in the middle of a cluster period, any of these can bring on a headache:

      • Cigarette smoke
      • Alcohol
      • Strong smells

      Treatment

      You have several options when it comes to treating these headaches: Use this Capsule Filling Machine to fix your migraine problems!

      Alacabenzi Spores

      Alacabenzi Spores, mushrooms and their spores are rare. Potent and sought after, these psilocybe cubensis magic mushrooms are a real gem.  Spores from the Alacabenzi Spores mushroom are available here at SporeStore.com because you asked for them! Find both mushroom spore syringe and also mushroom spore prints. This psilocybe cubensis magic mushroom was first discovered on a farm growing in a pile of dung and straw as its mushroom substrate in Alabama. There is no psilocybin or psilocin contained within magic mushroom spores, making them completely legal to purchase and possess in most jurisdictions throughout the USA. Make sure to check your local laws before ordering or growing mushrooms. The original Alacabenzi Spores mushroom spores’ genetics in both spore print and spore syringe from the true Mushroom Spores Alcabenzi psilocybe cubensis mushrooms from Alabama are brought to you by SporeStore.com, the leader in mushroom spores.

      Spores from this strain are rare and it’s a decent spore depositor.

        Alacabenzi Spores magic mushrooms are easy to grow.  Check your local mushroom growing laws.  Growing mushrooms for identification and taxonomy purposes?  We have your spores!

      In addition to the Mushroom Spores Alcabenzi spores, here are some other mushroom spores that you may be interested in reviewing: Golden Teacher Spores mushroom magic spores, B+ mushroom spores which is also called B Plus mushroom spores, PES Amazonian mushroom spores, PES Hawaiian mushroom spores, Ecuador spores

      Furthermore check out our new Mushroom Grinder!

       

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    Alacabenzi Spores

    Alacabenzi Spores, mushrooms and their spores are rare. Potent and sought after, these psilocybe cubensis magic mushrooms are a real gem.  Spores from the Alacabenzi Spores mushroom are available here at SporeStore.com because you asked for them! Find both mushroom spore syringe and also mushroom spore prints. This psilocybe cubensis magic mushroom was first discovered on a farm growing in a pile of dung and straw as its mushroom substrate in Alabama. There is no psilocybin or psilocin contained within magic mushroom spores, making them completely legal to purchase and possess in most jurisdictions throughout the USA. Make sure to check your local laws before ordering or growing mushrooms. The original Alacabenzi Spores mushroom spores’ genetics in both spore print and spore syringe from the true Mushroom Spores Alcabenzi psilocybe cubensis mushrooms from Alabama are brought to you by SporeStore.com, the leader in mushroom spores.

    Spores from this strain are rare and it’s a decent spore depositor.

      Alacabenzi Spores magic mushrooms are easy to grow.  Check your local mushroom growing laws.  Growing mushrooms for identification and taxonomy purposes?  We have your spores!

    In addition to the Mushroom Spores Alcabenzi spores, here are some other mushroom spores that you may be interested in reviewing: Golden Teacher Spores mushroom magic spores, B+ mushroom spores which is also called B Plus mushroom spores, PES Amazonian mushroom spores, PES Hawaiian mushroom spores, Ecuador spores

    Furthermore check out our new Mushroom Grinder!

    Mushroom Capsules found here…

     

    More Detail:

    Habitat: Bovine, Equine Dung and Enriched Soils

    Climate: Subtropical

    Strain Origin: Unknown

    Cap: 45+ mm in diameter, convex to broadly convex to plane at maturity. Reddish cinnamon brown maturing to golden brown to light yellow because the surface is dry with pronounced and persistent remnants of universal veil on cap (spots) and the flesh is white soon bruising bluish green.

    Stem: 120+ mm in length, yellowish. Flesh bruising bluish green where injured. Persistent membranous annulus (ring) from partial veil that becomes dusted with purple brown spores at maturity.

    Gills: Attachment adnate to adnexed. Grayish coloration in young fruit bodies becoming nearly black in maturity.

    Spores: Dark purplish brown, subellipsoid on 4-spored basidia

    An extremely reliable strain that has aggressive mycelium growth and a stronger resistance to most common contaminations.

    This psilocybe cubensis mushroom strain first appeared around 2001. From what we know the origins include a blend of genetics from an alabama strain and the classic “mexican cabenzi” strain.

    Alacabenzi is proven to produce consistent results. With every experiment and is a great specimen for microscopy research or budding mycologists.

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    B+ Spores

    B+ Spores and their spores are some of the most sought after psilocybe cubensis magic mushrooms ever found.  Spores from the B+ Spores are available here at SporeStore.com because you asked for them! Find both mushroom spore syringe and also mushroom spore prints. This psilocybe cubensis magic mushroom was first discovered on a farm growing in a pile of dung and straw as its mushroom substrate in Florida. There is no psilocybin or psilocin contained within magic mushroom spores, making them completely legal to purchase and posses in most jurisdictions throughout the USA. As well as make sure to check your local laws before ordering. The original B+ Spores‘ genetics from the true B+ Spores psilocybe cubensis mushrooms from Florida are broughtt to you by SporeStore.com, the leader in mushroom spores.

    Spores from this strain are in abundance as it’s a healthy spore depositor.

    B+ Spores magic mushrooms are easy to grow.  Check your local mushroom growing laws.  Growing mushrooms for identification and taxonomy purposes?  We have your spores!

    In addition to the B+ Spores spores, here are some other mushroom spores that you may be interested in reviewing: Alcabenzi mushroom magic spores, Golden Teachers Shrooms mushroom spores which is also called B Plus mushroom spores, PES Amazonian mushroom spores, PES Hawaiian mushroom spores, Ecuador spores

    Furthermore check out our new Mushroom Grinder!

    Mushroom Capsules found here…

     

    More Detail:

    Habitat: Bovine, Equine Dung and Enriched Soils

    Climate: Subtropical

    Strain Origin: Unknown

    Cap: 25-75 mm in diameter, hemispheric to convex expanding to broadly convex to nearly plane with age. Dark red maturing to golden brown. Surface viscid with apparent gelatinous layer when very wet, soon smooth from drying. Fine fibrillose veil remnants when young that soon disappear. Flesh white soon bruising bluish green.

    Stem: 150-200+ mm in length. Typically equal, sometimes slightly enlarged at base, sometimes contorted. Yellowish to buff with a reflective sheen, bruising bluish, hollow. Partial veil membranous leaving a persistent membranous annulus that is well dusted with purplish brown spores even before tearing away from the cap.

    Gills: Attachment adnate to adnexed. Grayish coloration in young fruit bodies becoming nearly black in maturity.

    Spores: Dark purplish brown, subellipsoid, 13 by 8 micrometers on 4-spored basidia

    Formerly misrepresented as Psilocybe azurescens.

    Detail of separable gelatinous pellicle: This feature seems to be unique to the “B+” among cubensis. When young and fully hydrated the cap has a transparent amber colored layer of cells that quickly oxidizes upon removal to a more opaque blue gray color. The texture is like a thin stretchable layer of gelatin. Note the area where the pellicle has been removed is dull.

    A 2011 study also found that more than a year after participants had a single psilocybin experience, their self-reported measures of openness remained significantly elevated, which researches in this study and beyond attribute to a somewhat mysterious but powerful aspect of a mushroom trip: the mystical experience.

    In this case, a mystical experience is defined as “feelings of unity and interconnectedness with all people and things, a sense of sacredness, feelings of peace and joy, a sense of transcending normal time and space, ineffability, and an intuitive belief that the experience is a source of objective truth about the nature of reality.” The religious identification of people who have reported having a mystical-type experience during a mushroom trip span the spectrum, but interestingly the profundity of such experiences don’t seem to correlate to religious belief—even atheists have reported the importance of their psilocybin-induced mystical experiences. Additionally, research has shown that the more intense the mystical experience, the greater the positive, long-term changes a person sees.

    These subjective effects, such as feelings of interconnectedness, are likely a result of psilocybin’s ability to decrease the interconnectivity of integration hubs in the brain. In plain speak, that means psilocybin allows for more “cross-talk” between regions of the brain that are typically segregated. Researchers speculate that this enables a state of “unconstrained cognition,” meaning the ways we typically organize, categorize, and differentiate the aspects of conscious experience are broken down, and thinking becomes more flexible. To understand how this might be beneficial, it helps to know that similar brain activity patterns are also observed during various states of meditation.

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    Golden Teacher Spores

    Golden Teacher Spores mushrooms and their spores are also some of the most sought after psilocybe cubensis magic mushrooms ever found.  Spores from the Golden Teacher Spores mushroom are available here at SporeStore.com because you asked for them! Find both mushroom spore syringes and also mushroom spore prints. This psilocybe cubensis magic mushroom was first discovered on a farm growing in a pile of dung and straw as its mushroom substrate in Georgia. There is no psilocybin or psilocin contained within magic mushroom spores, making them completely legal to purchase and posses in most jurisdictions throughout the USA. As well as make sure to check your local laws before ordering. The original Golden Teacher Spores mushroom spores’ genetics from the true Golden Teachers Shrooms psilocybe cubensis mushrooms from Georgia are brought to you by SporeStore.com, the leader in mushroom spores.

    Spores from this strain are in abundance as it’s a healthy spore depositor.

    Golden Teacher Spores magic mushrooms are easy to grow.  Check your local mushroom growing laws.  Growing mushrooms for identification and taxonomy purposes?  We have your spores!

    In addition to the Golden Teacher Spores spores, here are some other mushroom spores that you may be interested in reviewing: Alcabenzi mushroom magic spores, B+ mushroom spores which is also called B Plus mushroom spores, PES Amazonian mushroom spores, PES Hawaiian mushroom spores, Ecuador spores

    Furthermore check out our new Mushroom Grinder!

    Mushroom Capsules found here…

     

    More Detail:

    Habitat: Bovine, Equine Dung and Enriched Soils

    Climate: Subtropical

    Strain Origin: Unknown

    Cap: 50+ mm in diameter, convex to broadly convex to plane at maturity. Reddish cinnamon brown maturing to golden brown to light yellow because the surface is dry with pronounced and persistent remnants of universal veil on cap (spots) and the flesh is white soon bruising bluish green.

    Stem: 125+ mm in length, yellowish. Flesh bruising bluish green where injured. Persistent membranous annulus (ring) from partial veil that becomes dusted with purple brown spores at maturity.

    Gills: Attachment adnate to adnexed. Grayish coloration in young fruit bodies becoming nearly black in maturity.

    Spores: Dark purplish brown, subellipsoid on 4-spored basidia

     

    Storage: Store in a dark, cool and dry place and use within six months after delivery!

    Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Fungi
    Division: Basidiomycota
    Class: Agaricomycetes
    Order: Agaricales
    Family: Strophariaceae
    Genus: Psilocybe
    Spores: purplish brown to dark brown, 11.5 – 17 x 8 – 11 µm, ellipsoid

    Habitat and distribution in nature:

    Rye grain, wheat straw, horse or cow manure. This species can be found in the subtropical and tropical climate zones all around the globe under the following conditions: Spawn run incubation: 28 °C | Primordia formation: 23.3 – 25.6 °C | Fruiting: 23 – 26 °C

    A 2011 study also found that more than a year after participants had a single psilocybin experience, their self-reported measures of openness remained significantly elevated, which researches in this study and beyond attribute to a somewhat mysterious but powerful aspect of a mushroom trip: the mystical experience.

    In this case, a mystical experience is defined as “feelings of unity and interconnectedness with all people and things, a sense of sacredness, feelings of peace and joy, a sense of transcending normal time and space, ineffability, and an intuitive belief that the experience is a source of objective truth about the nature of reality.” The religious identification of people who have reported having a mystical-type experience during a mushroom trip span the spectrum, but interestingly the profundity of such experiences don’t seem to correlate to religious belief—even atheists have reported the importance of their psilocybin-induced mystical experiences. Additionally, research has shown that the more intense the mystical experience, the greater the positive, long-term changes a person sees.

    These subjective effects, such as feelings of interconnectedness, are likely a result of psilocybin’s ability to decrease the interconnectivity of integration hubs in the brain. In plain speak, that means psilocybin allows for more “cross-talk” between regions of the brain that are typically segregated. Researchers speculate that this enables a state of “unconstrained cognition,” meaning the ways we typically organize, categorize, and differentiate the aspects of conscious experience are broken down, and thinking becomes more flexible. To understand how this might be beneficial, it helps to know that similar brain activity patterns are also observed during various states of meditation.