It’s a trip doctors hope leads to a breakthrough. A small new study suggests that magic mushrooms may one day offer a new treatment for anorexia nervosa, a serious eating disorder marked by severe food restriction, an intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted body image. That could be a major breakthrough, as anorexia is considered one of the deadliest and hardest mental illnesses to treat. Magic mushrooms may hold promise for treating patients with anorexia, a new study found. asife – stock.adobe.com In the study, researchers at the Center for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London set out to see whether psilocybin — the mind-altering compound in magic mushrooms — could help people with long-term anorexia break free from the disorder’s grip. They recruited 21 women who’d liv