Inside Kambo: Poison, Purging, and The People Who Swear By It : 1455

About this episode

Dave Asprey interviews Kambo researcher Caitlin Thompson about the healing potential of frog venom and its effects on various health conditions.

Frog venom burns your skin, makes you purge, and might be the most powerful healing tool you have never tried. In this episode, Host Dave Asprey sits down with Kambo researcher and practitioner Caitlin Thompson to break down how intentional suffering through this ancient Amazonian medicine is producing dramatic results for people with autoimmune conditions, chronic illness, Lyme disease, addiction, and metabolic dysfunction. From the peptide science behind the purge to the biohacking case for voluntary pain, this conversation will change how you think about healing, resilience, and human performance.    Watch this episode on YouTube for the full video experience:  https://www.youtube.com/@DaveAspreyBPR   Caitlin Thompson is an internationally recognized Kambo practitioner and educator who has guided over 2,700 clients through this medicine, with a focus on Lyme disease, autoimmune conditions, and chronic illness. Her path into this work was shaped by her own recovery from Lyme disease and Lupus. Trained in neurobiology and rooted in psychedelic science, immune health, and the human microbiome, Caitlin is currently pioneering some of the…

People in this episode

Host: Dave Asprey

Guest: Caitlin Thompson

Topics covered

• Kambo
• healing
• autoimmune conditions
• chronic illness
• biohacking
• peptide science
• resilience

Keywords

• Kambo
• frog venom
• purging
• autoimmune
• chronic illness
• Lyme disease
• biohacking
• peptide science
• healing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Matsés, Shuar, Quechua, Matis

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