Ayahuasca users engage in positive health behaviors that result in physical and mental benefits

Could consuming a psychedelic drug provide physical and mental health benefits? Ayahuasca is a psychoactive brew that originated among the indigenous peoples of the Amazon.New research has found that ayahuasca users tend to engage in more physical exercise and have healthier diets. Ayahuasca users also had better psychological well-being and were less likely to have high blood pressure, diabetes, or other chronic diseases. But the study authors cautioned that the findings are only observational. It is unknown whether ayahuasca use causes these benefits. As the researchers explain: "The most appropriate interpretation of these findings is that people who usually attend ayahuasca ceremonies are also engaging in other practices and self-care strategies, or ways of dealing with stress that produce the ultimate outcome of a better health status."




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