John Chavez – DMT QUEST

02 Sep

Why DMT is the Most Important AND Exciting field of Scientific Research in the World (2020)

September 12, 2020
Posted by John Chavez
On September 2, 2020

The human experience is a complex one with many underlying mysteries embedded throughout the journey. Beginning from the "Zinc Flash" immediately following the moment of conception, to lucid dreaming,...

04 Dec

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The Wim Hof Method & DMT

September 11, 2020
Posted by John Chavez
On December 4, 2019

There's been much speculation pertaining to the Wim Hof Method (WHM) and dimethyltryptamine (DMT), an endogenous hallucinogen produced by the human body. This is due to the fact that many practitioner...

20 Nov

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Reviewing Nichols’ Critique of Dean’s 2019 DMT Paper

September 11, 2020
Posted by John Chavez
On November 20, 2019

On June 27, 2019, University of Michigan PhD candidate Jon Dean published a study titled, "Biosynthesis and Extracellular Concentrations of N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) in Mammalian Brain". It receive...

09 Nov

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DMT & Psychedelics as “Super Placebos”? (Part 3)

September 11, 2020
Posted by John Chavez
On November 9, 2019

In Part 2, we touched upon the utilization of hypnosis to induce psychedelic experiences based on hypnotist, Albert Nerenberg's work, It was an interesting insight into the thought process of inducin...

08 Nov

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DMT & Psychedelics as “Super Placebos”? (Part 2)

September 11, 2020
Posted by John Chavez
On November 8, 2019

In Part 1, we recapped Dr. Rick Strassman's presentation at the Psychedelic Symposium that took place this past September at the University of Michigan. In this presentation, Strassman posits that th...

11 Oct

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DMT & Psychedelics as “Super Placebos”? Reviewing Strassman’s UMich Presentation (Part 1)

September 11, 2020
Posted by John Chavez
On October 11, 2019

On September 12, 2019, the University of Michigan hosted the Psychedelic Neuroscience Symposium 19 which featured keynote speakers discussing their latest work and forays into the field of psychedeli...

23 Sep

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Interview with Cerebrospinal Fluid Researcher & Human Potential Explorer Dr. Mauro Zappaterra

September 11, 2020
Posted by John Chavez
On September 23, 2019

Dr. Mauro Zappaterra obtained his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard Medical School. He completed his Ph.D. doing work with neuronal stem cells and the effects of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in br...

09 Sep

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The Stoned-Ape Theory vs. The Endohuasca-Pole Shift Theory of Evolution

September 11, 2020
Posted by John Chavez
On September 9, 2019

In the year 2019, human civilization generally considers itself to be quite advanced intellectually and technologically. Nevertheless, the process with which we as a species evolved from single-celle...

02 Sep

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A Short Q&A with Dr. Rick Strassman About the Recent DMT Study

September 11, 2020
Posted by John Chavez
On September 2, 2019

Being that the recent endogenous DMT Study carried out by Dr. Jimo Borjigin and her team at the University of Michigan produced some intriguing results, I thought it might warrant some input from Dr....

19 Aug

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Future Research

September 11, 2020
Posted by John Chavez
On August 19, 2019

Future Research The primary field of research that DMT Quest will be focusing on facilitating is regarding endogenous dimethyltryptamine (DMT). However, many of the proposed studies will also n...

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