GrandMama Ayahuasca
Food Restrictions
You are advised to abstain from the following food items. They may cause headaches or sickness if consumed 24 hours before and 72 hours after your Ayahuasca Ceremony:
Spices and Herbs
Salt
Pepper
Spices
Chillies or other hot peppers
Ginger
Ginseng
St. John’s wort
Lysergic Acid Amide (LSA) found in Morning Glory and Baby Hawaiian Woodrose seeds
MDA related herbs (nutmeg, sweet flag)
Confectionaries
Chocolate
Sugar and sweets
Ice cream
Animal Products
All meat, fish and eggs which are not fresh
Red meat
Pork (please abstain for a minimum of two weeks before and after ceremony)
Dry and fermented sausage (bologna, salami, pepperoni, corned beef, and liver)
Pickled herring and salted dried fish
Meat extracts
Oils
Oils (if you must use oil, use olive oil very sparingly)
Fat (including lard etc)
Dairy
Cultured dairy products such as buttermilk, yogurt, and sour cream
All aged/mature cheese (exception: cottage cheese, cream cheese)
Fruits
Fruits that are bruised or overripe including raisins, prunes or other dried fruits
Bananas
Avocados
Canned figs
Red plums
Pineapple
Raspberries
Vegetables
Sauerkraut
Broad beans and pods (lima, fava beans, lentils, snow peas and soya beans)
Tofu
Other Food Items
Nuts
Yeast extracts/ brewer’s yeast (Marmite)
Soy sauce
Drinks
Alcohol – You should abstain from drinking alcohol for a minimum of one week before and after your ceremony
Fizzy drinks (including “diet” sodas, as these contain NutraSweet/Aspartame and other sweeteners)
Beer and non-alcoholic beer
Caffeine drinks including coffee, tea, cola, Guarana and energy drinks
Ice or ice cold drinks
Other Diet Restrictions