Ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic drug, is what Aaron Rodgers attributes to “the best season” of his professional career
The Super Bowl champion claims it wasn’t a “coincidence” that he won his next two MVP awards in 2020 and 2021 after returning from South America. The Green Bay Packers’ star quarterback claims the hallucinogenic trip he had in South America with several pals, which helped him have the greatest season of his career, is the reason for his recent resurrection.
Aaron Rodgers Reveals Psychedelic Ayahuasca Drug Was The Reason Behind His Best Ever NFL Season, Video Goes Viral
Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers credits his back-to-back MVPs to the psychoactive brew ayahuasca:
"I had a magical experience with the sensation of feeling 100 different hands on my body imparting a blessing of love and forgiveness for myself and gratitude for this life …" pic.twitter.com/BxJu97nIaS
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The 38-year-old four-time NFL MVP claimed that ayahuasca, a traditional plant-based psychedelic, let him understand how to unconditionally love himself in a podcast conversation with health expert Aubrey Marcus. He can only fully love others unconditionally when he first loves himself without conditions. And what better way to improve his mental health than to go through something similar? He said.
Rodgers, who won his fourth NFL MVP award in 2021, claimed that his improved football is a direct result of his improved connections with himself and his teammates. I truly believe that experience prepared me for having the best season of my career, the athlete stated.
Rodgers has been outspoken about other unconventional, and occasionally contentious, wellness initiatives.
He mentioned undertaking a 12-day Panchakarma cleanse in February, which included butter, laxatives, and avoiding alcohol, sugar, sex, and other vices, according to a previous article by Insider’s Gabby Landsverk.
Rodgers claimed that it made him feel grateful and ease stress, although dietitians don’t always advise it and Ayurveda specialists claim that short-term dedication to the practice misinterprets its origins.
Although they carry considerable risk, psychedelics have some promise for treating mental diseases.
Since ancient times, ayahuasca has been used both socially and therapeutically, and some people even attribute spiritual healing to the plant. The vine is cooked with chacruna plant leaves, which contain the serotonin-emulsifying chemical DMT, for an ayahuasca experience. The drug has been used in spiritual medicine by indigenous tribes for hundreds of years, but it has gained popularity recently as retreat goers seek spiritual enlightenment or healing from mental and physical illnesses.
Growing research indicates that psychedelics may be used to treat mental health conditions like depression that are resistant to treatment and PTSD. However, the evidence for these effects is still weak, and taking ayahuasca can be dangerous, even painful or fatal, especially if it is not done so under the supervision of a skilled shaman or medical professional.
Ayahuasca is typically simply one component of a bigger system that covers the body, mind, and spirit. Thus, it is not a cure-all. It won’t be the only solution to every problem.