Written by Joe Mapes – 2013

 

Upon returning home from Nimea Kaya:

I stopped all caffeine and energy drinks and/or energy pills, and I have too much energy daily. It’s like I’m on speed, until it’s time to hit the bed. Then, boom, with no TV. I was a TV junkie. Now, I hold my hands over my ears when I hear the news. It attempts to suck my positive energy away.

I sleep 8 hours per night having had insomnia since age 6. Nothing would make me sleep, e.g., warm milk, praying, reading, GHB, valium, 10 Benadryl, etc.

My tinnitus is gone having had this constant, loud ringing in my ears for the past 5-6 years. I was taking 4 Bioflavonoid pills per day to stop the ringing. It helped some, but now it stopped completely without any pills.

I have a constant stream of urination from start to finish as I have had start/stop urination for 5-6 years. My family physician laughed several years ago when I told him about it. He said he had it as well and it was normal for guys our age. Now, when I’m done, I’m done.

It’s cool.

I stopped taking testosterone 4-5 weeks before Nimea Kaya as I was taking it for years to help with sexual drive and performance. It wasn’t helping. I also took Cialis on the night before sexual activity. It did its job with no increase in sexual drive or stimulation. I now have a strong sexual drive with plenty of stimulation without taking testosterone or Cialis.

I was taking 7 pills per day for blood pressure. On my last visit to my Cardiologist a couple of months ago, he wanted to put me on more drugs. The 3-in-one drug I was taking is what they give people who don’t respond well to all the other drugs they’re taking. Even on all those pills, my blood pressure was hovering around 170-180 over 90-100 (and that’s resting without being under stress). I am now down to taking 2 pills per day of the same kind (not the 3-in-1). My average BP at any time day or night is 123/71 with a pulse averaging 60. I’m taking a garlic juice and lime juice homemade brew to integrate it into my system as I am tapering off ALL the drugs.  It’s got local honey in it, so it’s helping my sinus congestion as well that I’ve had since 1992.

All of the above is related to circulatory issues. Madre Ayahuasca taught me this as we were re-wiring my DNA, firing up my neurological synapses, and re-teaching me how to heal myself. Oh, and there’s the wheat. Our chef had us on zero wheat. I have maintained that policy upon returning home, and I’ve lost a lot of weight since the retreat. I’m convinced the wheat was attributing to my overall diss….ease. I’ve read articles that support this theory. I’m off wheat.

Thank you to all of you for the love, support, and friendship you all gave so naturally. You all have my love, support, and friendship for eternity.