British wellness coach dies ‘after detox ceremony using Amazon frog poison’
A wellness coach has died after reportedly participating in a “cleansing ritual” that used alternative medicines made from the poisonous skin of an Amazon tree frog.
Kristian Trend, 40, is believed to be the first British victim of the drug known as Kambo, which is banned from sale in many countries but can be purchased legally in the UK.
Her mother is Angie said Telegram He said he wanted the treatment to be banned following his son’s death. Mr Trend, a cancer survivor, is said to have collapsed after attending a service at a flat in Leicester last month.
“He was going to purify himself, that’s what he told me. He was a very spiritual person. He took a lot of vitamins. But I don’t know what happened,” his mother told the newspaper.
“We haven’t gotten the test results yet. I don’t know anything and I don’t even think I want to know what happened. This won’t bring him back.”
“He survived Burkitt’s lymphoma cancer, from which he almost died. That’s the worst part. He was in the hospital for four months and he got through it, and it sucks that this happened. The next week was his birthday and I got all these gifts.”
Referring to Kambo, she added: “I hope they ban it but I’m not strong enough to fight for it. My husband died six years ago at the age of 62. I’m completely lost now.”
The substance, derived from the defensive skin secretions of the Amazonian giant monkey tree frog, has been banned in Australia following some rare deaths involving participants in “Kambo” ceremonies, where the participant’s skin is burned or scraped and Kambo is applied to the wound.
Mr. Trend, who worked as a wellness coach, launched a plant-based coffee alternative before his death and shared health tips on his Instagram account “Kristian The Feel Good Guy.”
His mother described him as a “lovely, cheerful, spiritual man”, adding: “He loved to party and dance. He was also very, very popular. More than 200 people came to his funeral from all over. I didn’t even know that about him.”
Mr. Trend’s family started a campaign. fundraising campaign In aid of the Loros hospice charity in Leicestershire. They wrote: “For those who would like to donate in Kristian’s memory… We want to raise as much money as possible for such an amazing charity that meant the world to him and us as a family.
“Fly high, sister. We always love you, mom, Kayla and Bligh.”
