"Plant Medicine: A Solution to Happiness" on "I Take LIBERTY With My Coffee"

Macey Tomlin and Matt Kahl have been advocates for plant medicine for some time. For years, Americans have turned to the pharmaceutical companies for a solution to their unhappiness. The Journal of the American Medical Association states the percentage of Americans taking antidepressants nearly doubled between 1999 and 2012.Macey has been an advocate for the therapeutic properties of psychedelics for six years.After her first Ayahuasca ceremony, she became interested in the growing rate of depression and anxiety in western cultures and believes scientific studies will move people will away from big Pharma. Matt comes by way of education meeting reality. Matt's concentration in college was Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychopharmacology of the indole alkylamine hallucinogenics and eCB receptor chemistry. Discovered sacred medicinal plants and studied academically and experientially. Cannabis, mushrooms, cacti, and tropical shrubs. Matt joined the Army and was a member of the "Band of Brothers". His service time resulted in him attempting suicide, injured in battle, feeling that he abandoned his combat brothers, and now suffering from PTSD. The standard military treatment regimen put Matt into a cage with bars made of pills and pharmaceutical regimens, and his own house became his prison. Macy lost a close family member to suicide at the age of 12 because of the antidepressant Paxil. We will discuss these issues and how plant medicine of all types create avenues of physical and mental health without the damaging side effects we are forced to use by government. Macey plans to build a wellness center in Acapulco that centers around the use of Ayahuasca and possibly MDMA therapy as well. Matt works with Veterans for Natural Rights, appeared on Viceland, NBC Dateline, and CBS This Morning. He devotes his life to this as a way to help his brothers and sisters suffering from PTSD, Please join us.