Reddit Reddit reviews Healing Lyme: Natural Healing of Lyme Borreliosis and the Coinfections Chlamydia and Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis, 2nd Edition

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3 Reddit comments about Healing Lyme: Natural Healing of Lyme Borreliosis and the Coinfections Chlamydia and Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis, 2nd Edition:

u/themeanferalsong · 17 pointsr/Lyme

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u/biscotta · 2 pointsr/Lyme

I did 3 years of LLMD treatment, which helped with some symptoms, but I still have disabling fatigue. I've been off treatment for about two years.

Now I'm going more of an herbal route. I'm putting more stock in herbs than in vegetables and diet. I maintained a healthy low-carb diet throughout my LLMD treatment but kept worsening anyway.

My plan is to do Buhner's core protocol from Healing Lyme, but I'm DIY'ing some of the extracts so it'll be 2-3 months before I start.

Here's a breakdown of the core protocol:

  • Polygonum cuspidatum (often sold as resveratrol) - endothelial protection

  • Salvia miltiorrhiza (red sage) - cytokine remodulation

  • Scutellaria baicalensis (baical skullcap) - cytokine remodulation

  • Gelatin - collagen protection

  • Vitamin C - collagen protection

  • Selenium - collagen protection

  • Uncaria tomentosa (cat's claw) - immune remodulation

  • Cordyceps - immune remodulation

  • Withania somnifera (ashwagandha) - immune remodulation

  • Eleutherococcus senticosus (eleuthero) - immune remodulation

  • Glycyrrhiza (licorice) - immune remodulation

  • Andrographis - antispirochetal

  • Uncaria rhynchophylla - anti-inflammatory (especialy recommended for neuroborreliosis)

    You may notice that of this long list, only one item is actually killing Lyme bacteria. If you're interested in what he means by endothelial protection, cytokine remodulation, etc, I can expand on those.

    Since you're having so much trouble with your joints, you may want to try the collagen and endothelial protectors.

    Buhner also has additional protocols to target specific symptoms, including an expanded collagen support protocol. I don't have trouble with my joints, so I'm planning on doing the chronic fatigue protocol after I've incorporated all of the above.

    All of that is just what I'm planning to do, though. What I'm doing now is a mishmash of things that I got from a redditor:

  • Monolaurin (nobody seems to really know how this works, but it is said to hit viruses, bacteria and fungi)

  • A supplement called Candida Cleanse (caprylic acid, oregano, protease, cellulase, several other things)

  • Cistus tea - biofilm buster

  • Turmeric - anti-inflammatory

  • Chlorella/spirulina - detox

  • Milk thistle - detox

  • Nanogreens - this is a blend of extracts of many vegetables, some fruits, and some herbs. I do it mostly for the nutrients but may help with detox

  • Dry-brushing - detox

    I never had recognizable herxes from antibiotics, but am having them now, so I do think it's working. The monolaurin seems to be the worst herx trigger, and I'm increasing my dosage very gradually.

    I want to note that I don't just start taking all this stuff all at once. I add one thing in at a time, maybe once every 5-7 days, and I start at a low dose and work up unless the dose is just one capsule. Because if I have a bad reaction, I want to know what is causing it. I also carefully track when I start what, and when I increase my dosages (I was a scientist in my former life).

    So it will take a good bit of time to get fully on the Buhner protocol.

    As a side note, treating with DMSO kinda freaks me out, because I used to work with DMSO in the lab. I was highly aware that it could permeate my skin, bringing along whatever chemotherapy drug I was working with that day! But it makes perfect sense that it works as a topical carrier, and it's good to hear that it's helping you.
u/bad-cat · 1 pointr/Lyme

The herbs are Colloidal Silver and Skullcap. Then I've been taking this stuff called Cholestoff that is supposed to help remove the lyme toxins from my body. I feel like that has worked the best. Perhaps I killed the lyme from all of the antibiotics / antimalarials, and then these herbs have been removing the toxins from my system lessoning the symptoms. At least that's what my Naturalpath says. I went to her to test if I might have mold sensitivities which were causing my symptoms to be worse. The tests she ran told me that my body wasn't able to remove the lyme toxins properly, thus causing the symptoms to remain even if the Lyme and co-infections may be gone. Please take this with a grain of salt. I'm not 100% sold on the science behind this method, (Shoemaker protocol) but like I said, I exhausted my run with antibiotics and this has seemed to have helped.

Also look into Stephen Buhner's Healing Lyme book. Or you can look it up online. I've also been taking some supplements from his regimen, specifically Cat's Claw, which is supposed to help with the joint pain. The Buhner protocol seems to help a lot of people and I've seen it recommended on r/lyme before, but I haven't tried it out completely myself. Let me know if you have any questions.