Watch: How Ayahuasca Can Break Addiction's Grip on the Brain

Name: Watch: How Ayahuasca Can Break Addiction's Grip on the Brain
Uploaded: 2016-06-22T13:49:11
Duration: 6 min
Description: In this video, Dr. Gabor Mat explains how addiction imprints itself on the brain and how ayahuasca can help release people from their destructive habits. "Ayahuasca shows you very clearly the psychological baggage that you've carried all your life," Mat says. "You no longer see it as an inevitable and inextricable part of yourself."

In this video, Dr. Gabor Maté explains how addiction imprints itself on the brain and how ayahuasca can help release people from their destructive habits. "Ayahuasca shows you very clearly the psychological baggage that you've carried all your life," Maté says. "You no longer see it as an inevitable and inextricable part of yourself."

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