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A Few Words on Chronic Lyme Disease

by Dietrich Klinghardt PhD/MD

Chronic Lyme disease is a fast-spreading problem in the USA and worldwide. Classical Lyme disease is caused by a bacterial spirochete called Borrelia burgdorferi. Conventional belief attributes Lyme Disease conveyance through tick bites. Interestingly to the physician, more recent literature has shown that also certain stinging flies, spiders and even some mosquitoes can infect humans with this spirochete. This means that the disease vector can be more widespread than previously anticipated. Lyme disease typically does not occur alone but together with a number of co-infections. Classical Lyme disease, also known as Borrelia, affects the immune system in predictable ways: it lowers the white blood count and lessens the host's immunity. When the immune system becomes dysfunctional, the patients then become infected with a multitude of secondary bacterial, fungal, mycoplasmal and viral infections. A necessary co-condition for the thriving of infectious organisms in the system is the presence of toxic metals and other environmental toxins.

Chronic Lyme disease affects the immune system by rendering it blind to the existence of Borrelia and other co-infections, including parasites. Lyme can also affect the musculo-skeletal system with recurrent joint problems and fibromyalgia type pain. A third presentation affects the central nervous system with a multitude of related symptoms including emotional changes, psychiatric problems and neurological problems, i.e. numbness, paralysis and strange abnormal sensations. The area most commonly affected is the brain and the face including the teeth, jawbone, ears and sinuses. The symptoms are caused by the presence of neurotoxins that are created by the organisms. Neurotoxins are usually peptides and other substances intended to alter the host's immune system and make the host a comfortable environment for the proliferation of Borrelia and the co-infections.

It is our experience that most Lyme patients, by the time the infection has become chronic, have multiple parasites in their bowel. Co-infections from the herpes virus family, Coxsackie's viruses, influenza viruses, echo viruses and the measles virus seem to be common. Frequently they also have one of several mycoplasma species present and a multitude of other bacterial infections. Fungi always thrive in a Lyme-infected patient. The treatment therefore needs to be broad based and address all these co-infections in order to succeed. Treatment for Lyme disease is often unsuccessful when it targets only the Lyme spirochete but not the existing co-infections.

In Summary

1) Borrelia affects the immune system by lessening the host's immunity.
2) The host becomes a comfortable environment for co-infections.
3) Treatment needs to be broad based, addressing co-infections.







A Few Words on the GI Tract

It is imperative to understand that the reservoir for many of these co-infections is the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. It typically contains eight to twelve pounds of living organisms. Many of these in the chronic Lyme patient are parasites and abnormal bacteria, fungi, viruses and mycoplasmas, which set up housekeeping in the gut and spread from there periodically to the other tissues.

In terms of sheer numbers, the GI tract is home to 100,000 billion microorganisms at any one point in time. Considering that the average person has approximately 10,000 billion mammalian cells in their body, one could say there are 10 times more of `them' than of `us'. The monolayer of epithelial cells of the intestinal mucosa constitutes the largest surface in the body that is exposed to the environment. In other words, one cell layer separates you from the outside world in your GI tract! It is estimated that this mucosal surface is equal to the size of two tennis courts. The gut can turn into a storehouse of infectious organisms and must be understood in order to be treated successfully.

A Few Words on Pharmax Nutriceuticals

I have chosen the nutriceuticals from Pharmax LLC for dealing with many of the issues outlined in this article.

Firstly, the company is co-owned by brilliant researchers who have spent years in the trenches as research microbiologists.

Secondly, they manufacture their own nutriceuticals with strict quality controls, as reflected in their ISO 9001 certification. Most companies merely repackage products manufactured elsewhere. As a prime manufacturer, Pharmax produce their own base materials and their unique freeze-drying technology enables the company to use a solvent-free manufacturing process.

Thirdly, I find the products are pure and intelligently designed.

Specific Treatment for Co-infections in the GI Tract

1) Freeze Dried Garlic (700mg freeze dried garlic concentrate [Allium sativum] per capsule)

The active antimicrobial in garlic is allicin (Ankri & Mirelman, 1999). It has MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) values very similar to antibiotics and antifungals for their prospective targeted organism. For example, the MIC for Staphylococcus aureus is 26, Escherichia coli is 44 and Candida albicans is 36 (these are all astoundingly low numbers, indicating that allicin is a potent antibiotic or antifungal for these organisms!). Allicin also kills protozoa's such as Cryptosporidium, E. histolytica (Mirelman et al., 1987) and Giardia (Harris et al., 2000). Allicin is effective against viruses such as the Rotavirus (Blake, 1983), Influenza virus (Fenwick & Hanley, 1985) and viruses from the herpes family (i.e. HHV-6 and others), to name just a few (Tsai et al., 1985). Yet it is not cytotoxic and does not harm the beneficial bacteria in the gut, i.e. the lactic acid bacteria such as Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum (Rees et al., 1993).

In treatment, I advise 2 capsules after each meal - a total of between 4 and 6 capsules each day.

2) AlliCinn (500mg freeze dried garlic concentrate [Allium sativum], 200mg freeze dried cinnamon bark oil concentrate [Cinnamomum cassia] per capsule)

If tolerated, it is preferred to use the Pharmax product called AlliCinn. The cinnamaldehydes have a wonderful antibacterial action (Chang et al., 2001). However, sometimes a patient gets cramps as a side effect and cannot tolerate the cinnamon oils. In that case we either discontinue this product, or add two drops of peppermint oil every time the patient takes a capsule of the AlliCinn. The peppermint oil completely prevents the cramping and therefore makes the AlliCinn well tolerated.

I generally give 2 capsules, three times a day after a meal.

3) Antimicrobial Complex (200mg barberry bark standardized extract [Berberis vulgaris], 50mg goldenseal standardized extract [Hydrastis canadensis], 100mg freeze dried garlic concentrate [Allium sativum], 50mg freeze dried wormwood oil concentrate [Artemesia absinthium] per capsule)

We also include the Antimicrobial Complex to treat other often-undefined bacterial co-infections. Artemesia absinthium has been shown to be an ideal agent to treat Babesia, which is one of the organisms frequently present as a co-infection with Lyme disease (it is an intracellular parasite similar to malaria). Berberis vulgaris is a potent antibacterial agent (Ruggeri et al., 1991).

I generally advise one capsule, three times a day with meals.

4) Intestinal Purifier (3g psyllium husk, 1.75g FOS, 1g L-glutamine, 2g resistant starches, 2g freeze dried prune puree and 0.25g quercetin per 10g scoop)

We recommend a fiber laxative along with the treatment so that the dead microorganisms can be carried out of the system easier. To this end, we use Pharmax's product Intestinal Purifier, which acts like a stool expander. It turns the stool into a brush, cleaning the bowel wall of the residues of dead or ailing microorganisms and parasites.

I give one scoop (10 grams) mixed with water or juice and taken with a meal.

5) HLC High Potency (4 billion Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum per capsule)

To replace the normal bowel flora, we always recommend Pharmax's human lactic commensals, i.e. HLC High Potency for bowel restoration.

I recommend 1 - 2 capsules after each meal.

6) Intestinal Complex (150mg slippery elm bark extract 4:1 [Ulmus fulva], 100mg marshmallow root extract 4:1 [Althaea officinalis], 85mg camomile flower standardized extract [Matricaria recutita], 100mg marigold flower extract 4:1 [Calendula officinalis], 50mg licorice root standardized extract [Glycyrrhiza glabra], 50mg gamma-oryzanol per capsule).

In addition, we also include the Intestinal Complex. The slippery elm bark prevents the reattachment of freshly hatched worms to the bowel wall. The other ingredients have a synergistic effect and a relative laxative effect that is desired during this phase of the treatment period.

I give one capsule, three times a day with meals.

7) Permeability Complex I (1,500mg FOS, 1,000mg L-glutamine, 500mg aspartic acid, 500mg L-arginine, 20mg magnesium, 330mg vitamin C, 100mg N-acetyl glucosamine [NAG], 100mg quercetin, 15mg zinc, 20mg essential oil of ginger [Zingiber officinale], 5,000iu vitamin A, 100iu vitamin E)

Provides luminal nutrients for a healthy GI mucosa (Souba, 1990).

I advise 1 -2 scoops (5 - 10 grams), three times a day with meals



Specific Treatment for Borrelia, Ehrlichiosis, Babesia and Mycoplasma Infections

1) Freeze Dried Garlic (700mg freeze dried garlic concentrate [Allium sativum] per capsule)

For the specific treatment of Borrelia, we use Freeze Dried Garlic in the dose already recommended. The garlic will first eliminate the microorganisms and parasites in the bowel before the allicin and its breakdown products can be active in the connective tissue and later also in the brain. Allicin, the primary active ingredient, has been shown to cross the blood-brain
barrier and it is a surprisingly effective antimicrobial agent against the Lyme spirochete even in the brain and the CNS.

However, high doses are recommended, usually upwards from 5,600mg total daily intake given in divided doses every 6 hours. This translates to 4 capsules QID. The way I often titrate the individual dose is by body odor. When a patient gets a slight garlic body odor, the desired dosage is reached.

2) Pyloricin (700mg total capsule fill of freeze dried oregano oil concentrate [Thymus capitus], freeze dried clove oil concentrate [Syzygium aromaticum], freeze dried ginger oil concentrate [Zingiber officinale] and freeze dried wormwood oil concentrate [Artemesia absinthium])

Babesia, Ehrlichiosis and Borrelia are often sensitive to the product Pyloricin. The most effective ingredient here is again oil of artemesia for its tremendous effect on Babesia. The second most important ingredient is the oregano oil, which we found to be most effective against Borrelia, Babesia, Ehrlichiosis and Mycoplasmas. Clove oil and ginger have a synergistic effect.

I usually give one capsule TID taken on an empty stomach along with the rest of the program. (Again, if the patient experiences cramping as a result of the treatment, a drop or two of peppermint oil in a little bit of water taken at the same time will alleviate the symptoms. Peppermint also potentiates the effect of all the other essential oils.)

Specific Treatment for Yeast Infections

1) Freeze Dried Garlic (700mg freeze dried garlic concentrate [Allium sativum] per capsule)

In my experience, freeze dried garlic is most often sufficient in eliminating yeasts, which is consistent with the recent literature (Ghannoum, 1988; Yoshida et al., 1987; Adetumbi et al., 1986; Sandhu et al., 1980).

I give 2 capsules TID with meals. Other beneficial products can be added to the protocol such as Colon Guard and Caprylate Complex.

2) Colon Guard (350mg freeze dried garlic concentrate[Allium sativum], 60mg freeze-dried cinnamon bark oil concentrate[Cinnamomum cassia], 150mg magnesium caprylate, 215mg calcium caprylate per capsule)

Caprylic acid has been shown for many years to be a very active anti-fungal along with freeze-dried garlic (Yoshida et al., 1987) and cinnamon oil (Singh et al., 1995).

I give 2 capsules with each meal.

3) Caprylate Complex (500mg magnesium caprylate and calcium caprylate per capsule)

I also use Caprylate Complex.

I give one capsule three times per day with meals along with Colon Guard if fungal infection predominates.



Summary of the Protocol for Co-infections

1. Freeze Dried Garlic or AlliCinn: 2 capsules three times daily with meals.
2. Antimicrobial Complex: One capsule three times daily with meals.
3. Pyloricin: One capsule twice daily with meals.
4. HLC High Potency: One capsule twice daily with meals.
5. Intestinal Complex: One capsule three times daily with meals.
6. Intestinal Purifier: One 10g scoop taken once daily with a meal.
7. Colon Guard: 2 capsules three times daily with meals.
8. Caprylate Complex: One capsule three times daily with meals.
9. Permeability 1 One to 2 scoops twice daily with meals

9.

Detoxification

Heavy metals and environmental toxins change the inner environment of the patient. This milieu is a necessary sine qua non for the presence of harmful microorganisms and the inability of the immune system to deal with them. Therefore, every patient with chronic Lyme Disease has to be detoxified. We have developed new simple steps in the elimination of toxic metals from the body. We are using a product that contains a large amount of branched chained amino acids and is most effective in detoxifying heavy metals from the central nervous system. Also, glutathione is critically important and must be added.

Detoxification Treatment - One Year Duration.

1) BMI Balance (100g chromium, 23.75g whey protein concentrate, 1.5g conjugated linolenic acid, 225mg L-carnitine, 1.2g FOS per 30g scoop)

It is made from whey protein, which contains these important amino acids in ideal amounts.

I get patients to take 30g per meal.

2) Glutathione Precursors (300mg N-acetyl cysteine, 200mg glutamic acid, 200mg alpha-lipoic acid per capsule)

Glutathione is needed by the cell to detoxify itself from heavy metals and other toxins (Srivastava et al., 2002). It is also an effective antiviral agent (Clarke et al., 2002). Glutathione Precursors contains alpha lipoic acid and N-acetyl cysteine, which are effective heavy metal detox agents on their own (Kelly, 1998; Hagen et al., 2002).

Glutathione Precursors is always advised. I give one to 3 capsules per day to raise glutathione levels.

Mineral Replacement Treatment

Metals are bound to various structures in the connective tissue, the cell walls and the surfaces of intracellular organelles. They are in the cell on binding sites that are usually reserved for other beneficial minerals. Only when the body is depleted of minerals do heavy metals permanently attach to those sites. In order to displace the heavy metals from those binding sites, the system has to be saturated with beneficial minerals.

1) Trace Mineral Complex (20mg iron, 10mg manganese, 200g chromium, 200g selenium, 200g iodine, 1mg copper, 25mg zinc, 200g molybdenum, 100g vanadium, 2mg boron, 450mg vitamin C, 25g nickel, 35g of silica per capsule - all listed in elemental amounts).

I recommend one capsule with each meal for 6 to 12 months.

2) Selenium CWS (100g elemental selenium per drop)

Selenium is our prime agent to treat the chronic viral co-infections (Beck, 2001; Beck et al., 2001). Selenium works like a birth control pill for viruses. It stops viral replication. However, the dosage needed is higher than the normal recommended dosages of selenium. The patient should have a total input of selenium of about 1,200g per day to reach an effective antiviral level. This should be sustained no longer than 6 months before the maintenance dose of 200 to 400g is reached. We use the Selenium CWS, which is dropped over the patients' food. When minerals or vitamins are taken with food we have observed that the patient hardly ever becomes allergic to them. When they are taken away from food the patient often becomes sensitized to it.

I advise 12 drops per day over food for 6 months.

3) Trace Mineral CWS (50g chromium, 50g selenium, 50g molybdenum, 50g boron, 50mg manganese, 50g of iodine per 4 drops - all listed in elemental amounts.)

To increase the mineral uptake, we also use the Trace Mineral CWS, which does not contain zinc and is therefore ideal to increase the mineral levels without increasing the zinc. Zinc is a potentiating agent for mercury toxicity and has to be dosed carefully.

I typically advise adding 5 to 10 drops of the Trace Mineral CWS, ideally taken in salad dressing or soup, to the 3 capsules of the Trace Mineral Complex.

4) Mag:Cal Citrate (75mg calcium, 75mg magnesium, 100g boron, 15mg of vitamin B6 per capsule - the minerals are listed in elemental amounts.)

Most patients with heavy metal toxicity need extra calcium and magnesium.

I typically give 2 to 4 capsules of the Mag:Cal Citrate, to be taken with the evening meal.

Summary of the Detoxification and Mineral Replacement Protocols

1. BMI Balance: One scoop (30grams) per meal replacement, with water or milk for one year.
2. Glutathione Precursors: One capsule per day, taken with food for one year.
3. Trace Mineral Complex: One capsule with each meal for 6 to 12 months.
4. Selenium CWS: 12 drops per day dropped over food, for 6 months.
5. Trace Mineral CWS: 5 to 10 drops with each capsule dose of the Trace Mineral Complex.
6. Mag:Cal Citrate: 2 to 4 capsules with the evening meal.

Treating Neurological Symptoms

When the patient's presentation is primarily neurological, we have to pay attention to the fatty acids. Fatty acids make up 80% of the weight of the brain, and are necessary to maintain healthy barriers within the brain. The cell walls are made up to a large degree of lipids that can only be intact if a patient has a good input of lipids on a daily basis. Fish oil and fish oil derivatives are the most important component to be observed in the treatment of Lyme Disease.

My current most popular way of dosing this is to use DriCelle EFA 950.

1) DriCelle EFA 950 (300mg DHA, 400mg EPA, 100mg GLA, 150mg ALA per teaspoon)

This equals the total input of EPA of about 800mg per day. This is also an effective dose in the treatment of cancer and extremely effective in stopping the replication of viruses. Therefore it is an important part of the antiviral program.

I recommend one half-teaspoon DriCelle EFA 950 QID
It is best to test the different oil products with ART or EAV, or through Ared-cell Membrane Fatty Acid Test. The current ``Body Bio Fatty Acid Test'' is also good. The test, however, overlooks the fact that we like patients to have extremely high levels of EPA and DHA in the abnormal range, which is protective against viral replication and neurological damage from Lyme disease.

Whenever the patient takes oils that are meant to be absorbed into the blood and to then travel from there into the brain, the oil absorption should be enhanced by giving an enzyme with a high amount of lipase.

We therefore recommend that the patient take the product called:

2) Pure Pancreatin (700mg vegetable pancreatin per capsule)

Each capsule contains 11,200 lipase USP units.

I therefore recommend that patients should take 1 to 2 capsules every time one of the essential oils from Pharmax is used.

Summary for Treating Neurological Symptoms

1. DriCelle EFA 950 One half teaspoon, four times a day in water or juice with a meal.
2. Pure Pancreatin One to 2 capsules every time DriCelle EFA 950 is taken.

For severe neurological symptoms such as paralysis, check for the presence of a co-infection called Bartonella henselae (also called cat scratch disease). This illness responds to high doses of antibiotics, which should be the preferred treatment of choice. We have been treating Lyme Disease with the above protocols plus the addition of bee venom therapy two to three times a week for a prolonged period of time, and have often seen good and lasting results with this approach. For the treatment of Babesiosis, we have sometimes to include the antibiotic Mepron for 3 to 6 weeks.

Treating Immune System Symptoms

If the immune system symptoms predominate, I like to include:

1) Ginseng Combination (350mg Siberian ginseng root, 350mg Korean panax ginseng root per capsule)

This has a multitude of beneficial effects on the immune system.

I give 2 capsules BID with meals.

2) Immusol (2ml Echinacea angustafolia, 2ml Echinacea purpurea, 2ml Elderberry liquid extract, 0.3ml CLA, 300mg Vitamin C, 10mg Zinc)

A combination of immune stimulating factors, which is also excellent (Coeugniet & Elek, 1987; Craig, 1999).

I give 3 teaspoons daily with food.

Summary for Treating Immune Symptoms

1. Ginseng Combination Two capsules BID with meals
2. Immusol Three teaspoons daily with food.





Neurotoxin Binding

Neurotoxins are constantly excreted by the body through the liver into the bile ducts and from there into the small intestines. Neurotoxins have a high affinity for nervous system tissue. The small intestines are lined with nerve endings. On the way through the small intestine, most neurotoxins are re-absorbed by the nerve endings and travel from there to the spinal cord and back up into the brain.

They are on an endless rotation through these different systems without leaving the body. It has been shown that several substances can intercept the neurotoxins on their way down and bind them in the stool so they are excreted.

1) Beta Sitosterol (100mg b-sitosterol per capsule)

Most commonly we use Beta Sitosterol for this purpose.

My current dosage recommendation is that the patient takes 1 to 2 capsules, four times a day between meals. It is good to take 2 of these doses at night since most of the detox functions happen at night. This product should be given for 3 weeks on, 3 weeks off, for 6 to 12 weeks.

2) Liver Support and Detoxification (200mg choline bitartrate, 100mg milk thistle seed standardized extract [Silybum marianum], 25mg inositol, 25mg L-methionine, 80mg turmeric standardized extract [Curcuma longae], 50mg licorice root standardized extract [Glycyrrhiza glabra], 50mg calcium glucarate, 25mg indole-3-carbinol, 50g biotin, 25mg limonene, 25mg L-glycine per capsule)

To increase the liver detoxifying abilities we include the product Liver Support and Detoxification at the suggested dosage. This product provides a comprehensive combination of nutrients and phytochemicals with known activity in stimulating liver function, with special emphasis on detoxification reactions. While both Phase 1 and Phase 2 reactions are stimulated, there is a greater qualitative stimulation of Phase 2, providing a net gain in elimination of toxic materials, which then sets up a gradient of drainage from other tissues. Take 2 capsules BID with meals.

Summary for clearing Neurotoxins

1. Beta Sitosterol One to 2 capsules four times a day between meals
2. Liver Support and Detoxification Two capsules per day with a meal.

Laboratory Diagnosis

Lyme Disease is a chronic disease that is responsible for a multitude of illnesses including chronic low back pain, migraine headache, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and even some cancers. It is most often misdiagnosed as another illness. For the diagnosis, we are currently recommending the lymphocyte transformation test that is not available in the USA. Here, the most successful diagnostic procedure is the direct proof of the microbial presence through phase contrast dark field microscopy after using species-specific fluorescent stain (Bowen Research laboratory). Other tests used: Western Blot Elisa Test, PCR Test and Lymphocyte Transformation Test.









Optimal Diet and The Four Pillars of Nutrient Supplementation from Pharmax.

Multivitamins and minerals, fatty acids, antioxidants and probiotics form the Four Pillars of the Pharmax approach, and these, along with an optimal diet form the necessary underlying base upon which sound treatment is built. However, as long as a significant amount of parasites and microorganisms are present in the gut, these also are fed with the multivitamins approach.

Therefore we usually suggest an initial three-week approach of using the anti-infectious agents and bowel restoration products only to reduce the amount of pathogenic flora in the gut before starting on the multivitamins, antioxidants and other rich nutrient sources. After the initial three weeks of antimicrobial use, the following Four Pillars can be brought into play:

Summary of the Four Pillars of Supplementation (see Pharmax flier)

1. Vitamins and Minerals:

Multivitamin & Mineral (adult formula) Two capsules per day with food
or
Multi Omega Plex Two scoops per day with food.

(The Multi Omega Plex combines vitamins and minerals with essential fatty acids. Therefore the vitamin and mineral pillar and the fatty acid pillar are combined in one product).

Vitamin C Powder One gram per day with food.
Natural E 300 One capsule per day with food

2. Fatty Acids

DHA/EPA 1000 Five grams per day with food
or
EFA 950 Five grams per day with food
or
Omega 3:6:9 Ad lib with food

3. Antioxidants

Endogenous Antioxidants One capsule per day with food
or
Glutathione Precursors One capsule per day with food
plus
Carotenoid Complex Two capsules per week with food
plus
Phyto Antioxidants Two capsules per week with food

4. Probiotics & Prebiotics:

HLC High Potency Two capsules per day with food

The Use of Antibiotics in Treating Lyme Disease

The recommended medical treatment for Lyme disease and the associated co-infections is the use of antibiotics. The typical treatment of mycoplasma infections takes several six-week cycles of high doses of antibiotics. We currently believe that the approach using natural antibiotics and antimicrobials has superior long-term effects. However sometimes the patient cannot respond to a particular approach and another approach has to be chosen. We occasionally have to include the use of intravenous antibiotics.

Other `Alternative' treatments include the use of microcurrent, ozone therapy, ultraviolet blood irradation, hyperbaric oxygen, bee venom therapy, ozone sauna, acupuncture and colon hydrotherapy.

We recommend the following web sites for further information:

1. www.Lymenet.com (antibiotic schedules)
2. www.chronicneurotoxins.com (neurotoxin binding agents)
3. www.neurotherapy.com (bee-venom therapy)
4. www.pharmaxllc.com (nutriceuticals)

Thanks for posting Dr. K's protocol...I appreciate all the work he has done to try and work with the body nutritionally and herbally. Most docs don't have a grasp of anything beyond using anti-biotics and maybe a probiotic and obviously there is so much more to it...

I think that the amount of info you posted might be overwhelming for some people and maybe posting chunks of it, under headings like, detoxing naturally or selenium used against viruses, may get more response. Also, some may wonder, are all these things being done at once? If one where to follow many of the protocols for yeast, detox,immune system,ect...I am sure the cost would be very high, which may be a stopper for people... I would suggest that people may want to print it out and keep the info, look it over and possibly show it to their doc...its always good to broaden our concepts of what can help heal this disease and think outside the limited box of "just antibiotics"...

Its great information...thanks for sharing it

Gigi is in Germany. She will be back soon.

I know, I miss her.

PaintedRabbit

LymeX2

Probably the most important aspect of all is that I had all metals removed out of my mouth and following that did a couple of years of metal detoxing. Only as the metals left my body, was I able to kill the Lyme & co-infections. Very few people have done this, which is the major reason Lyme is hanging on... hanging on.... hanging on.....

I have said this on this board so many times, that I sound like a broken record. Yet of the hundreds of patients I have met at my doctor's office, all very, very ill with Lyme, some with ALS, MS, some advanced to cancer already, and not a single one - I repeat, not a single one, did not have an underlying metal toxin problem.

Whether you are going for ICHT and spend thousands of dollars, or whether you buy the most expensive Rife unit, don't kid yourself, it will not free you of the metal toxins and consequently will not wipe out Lyme either, unless you go to the effort to remove the metals and detox. Rife does not remove metals, ICHT does not remove metals, antibiotics do not remove metals.
If you take care of the metal issue, like Rose did, you have a great chance. If you take care of the metals issue, like JonA did, you have a chance. If you take care of the metals issue like I did, you will get well as I did.

Just once more - because we human beings are so good in sticking our head into the sand when we don't want to face an issue - just like the ostrich!

Wishing all of you well.

P.S. you can call the 1-800-538-8274 to get a store near you or where you can order the Pharmax products. I used several of them, and am still using a couple for maintenance.

Am also doing Rife for maintenance. These critters will never get the upper hand again!
My husband is also using Rife, but still has a bit to go.

Klinghart and so on about Chronic Lyme.

It really bothers me that doctors and chronic Lyme patients continue to focus only on Lyme, when there are many other co-existing infections which make Lyme more resistant. They test only for Lyme, and then treat only for Lyme, and when it fails, they say "Boy that Lyme is impossible to treat." If you get rid of some of the other co-existing infections making Lyme resistant, Lyme is not so difficult to treat.

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Originally posted by Byron2:
Also, some may wonder, are all these things being done at once? If one where to follow many of the protocols for yeast, detox,immune system,ect...I am sure the cost would be very high, which may be a stopper for people. Byron

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As Byron stated, following such a comprehensive program might be cost-prohibitive for many Lyme patients who have already exhausted most of their savings by just trying to find a proper Lyme diagnosis and ending up on disability during the lengthy process.

Our own experience has been that our daughter tried almost everything on this list at one time or another, and often repeatedly and in various new combinations, over the span of 2.5 decades.

We did this because we didn't have a true Lyme diagnosis during those many long years and we figured out early on that Mainstream Medicine had nothing much to offer and often used harmful therapies, so we went the alternative route instead. We sought out alternative doctors who had a lot of experience with these therapies, so we never tried to accomplish this as a "do-it-yourself" project all by ourselves, either.

I'm NOT disparaging any of these things, however. Quite the contrary, we found that almost all of these natural modalities were indeed beneficial.

BUT...the bottom line is that our daughter's condition was progressively degenerative, nonetheless, because we were NOT treating the underlying (and yet undiagnosed) Borrelia infection with adequate antibiotic therapy.

Thus, I think that it's important to encourage newly diagnosed Lyme patients to seek out an experienced LLMD who will agree to use adequate antibiotic therapy as a first line approach.

If cost is a factor, as it is for most folks, then spend your limited resources on antibiotics (and probiotics, of course) FIRST. Then, spend whatever extra you can afford to spend on other adjunctive therapies, such as those in the list above.

I'm posting this cautionary statement for benefit of "newbies" here at LymeNet who might be tempted to forego antibiotics in favor of such alternative therapies, as their first line approach.

LD is as serious as syphilis, maybe more so, and I don't think that anyone in his/her right mind would opt to treat syphilis with simple, natural therapies, alone -- especially not in the earliest stages when it's easiest to cure.

I realized after posting that I had not made this clear in my previous message. Thanks for pointing it out.

Furthermore, there is another reason why patients relapse following aggressive abx therapy. If Bb is able to infect the stem cells within the bone marrow -- and it is known to be capable of getting into the bone marrow because it has been found there -- then the implication for this event is that this would represent a "permanent" infection.

In other words, the host's stem cells would be re-infecting his blood stream everytime they divided to create new RBCs or WBCs. Thus, repeated courses of antibiotics might be required, perhaps indefinitely or even lifelong, because this would represent a continuing infection -- rather than just residual symptoms.

Of course, various adjunctive therapies would be equally valuable as well under such circumstances as this.

I hope this explanation makes a little better sense to you now.

Two points, though..OK..maybe three..

With these co-infections, and of course other tick-bourne ones..it leaves some patients vulnerable to relapse or repopulation of spirochetes that poses a clear and present danger to their health, or possible permanent damage, requiring abx.

Next point is the co-infections that are tick-bourne. Unidentified or unresolved Babesia, Mycoplasma (can be tick-bourne or opportunistic), Bartonella, Brucella, or Erlichiosis.

Discovering and treating these in chronic cases aften turns a dramatic corner..

But, yes, if you then have underlying metal toxicity, opportunistic parasites or yeast, or Mycoplasmas..well..you are stuck in that muck.

Then..what confuses me about chronicity, and the idea that Lyme is "easy to clear" when you get rid of yeast, parasites, and metals..

What of the cases that are chronic in children?

Some of them may be dealing with the problems of yeast, parasites, or metals..but Doc J says these problems usually are not major in children, as in adults, except in a few cases that he's seen.

My two year old has no metals in her mouth, was vaccinated with non-mercury vaccines, has no yeast nor parasites...but is still requiring treatment for one and a half years..recently treated for Mycoplasma as we discovered I probably had it and she was exposed then through breastmilk, as it was with her Lyme. Now we see if Lyme will resolve further..if not, prime suspect is another TBD. (My son experienced dramatic changes on intitiation of bart treatment. He was chronic leading up to that as well)

All of these balances and underlying problems must be addressed..I am just pointing out that the TDB's themselves can certainly be a formidable foe on their own.

Also..the patient co-infected with Babesia is really set up for chronicity, as Babs is so hard to erradicate, and makes Lyme impossible to fully resolve.

I see that one cannot get well without addressing yeast. parasites, and metals..

It's just all very complicated.

So..maybe one needs to treat and work hard to prevent and address the opportunistic infections periodically, as they will continue to resurface as well..

Treat metals, and continue to be aggressive in identifying possible tick-bourne co-infections, maintaining baseline Lyme treatment throughout, so as not to recrudesce.

Those of us with the potential for severe and debilitating neuro symptoms (like myself, son and baby) are sort of trapped, fighting off the Lyme while trying to protect against and address the other issues.

Don't you think?

Mo

It's just so confusing to know which to do when, or what prevention methods..or keeping candida and parasites at bay..would work while a patient needs therepy.

I know now that strict diet (anti-yeast) is imperative..then I'm looking for herbal therapies to clear parasites..or maybe the veterinary flush..since it is quick..to be re-addressed later..

Continuing a preventative measure..maybe a milder herb for parasites.

Waiting for a time to have fillings replaced that won't disrupt everything else..though that is one thing that you can take care of, and as long as you do it correctly, with the proper chelation after..then watch what you ingest..

That may be preserved.

Yeast and parasites will recur with further therapy.

So maybe a quick flush and herbal maintainance for parasites..and anti-yeast diet with anti-fungal meds/supps/herbs throughout?

Then..when off abx, go for the complete clearing with fasting and all.

Something like that.

Thanks for putting up your aggressive regimen..I'm saving that for later!

There's alot more to address than just the Lyme bacteria.

The fact that the Bb can penetrate into the bone marrow fits well in my case...why?

"Growing Pains" as a child...and ALOT more. The fact that I also "herx" with bone pain also reinstates this.

As I look back I can only see a possible lifetime infx....my mother naturally aborted between my older brother and I. I was born with mild birth defects, had chronic "pink eye", bone pain in the ankles and thighs, and later sinus infx, bronchitis.

This tells me something else....magnetic based electronic frequency machines are THE answer for the chronically ill. The "Doug Machine".

Along with everything else mentioned...it only fits.

I currently use 'no-rift rife' however, as I suspected...the effectiveness has worn off. It still works...but, takes for ever to be treated. Upwards of 2 hours.

If I could get a Doug...well, my wife would also benefit.

Trout

What every single commentator did not take into consideration that the application of Dr. Klinghardt's protocol is absolutely not limited to the one posted. There is a huge array of other factors that come into play.
They do come into play when his ART testing tells him the body is now ready to deal with this problem, or that problem. If ART calls for abx to be used again through the interim of treatment, it is again used. The effectiveness of the medications of any sort as well as supplements, herbal treatments, etc. is solely determined by ART. If the body says no, it is not used. If they ART testing does not reveal the Babesia, for instance, as a problem at this time, it is handled on the sideline as he sees the importance. The body is not ever burdened with any meds or herbs for which it is not ready.

I believe that this is the paramount reason why his program works for many, not all. Some people actually do not get well, because not every illness is Lyme only.

What also is never mentioned by any who commented is the treatment of unresolved emotional conflicts; is the addressing of electromagnetic exposure and geopathic exposure. It plays a role so big - I did not comprehend it for a long time. Only when I saw things happening did it sink in.

It's the healing on all levels. I have posted the "Five Levels of Healing" before.

ART is a crucial determinator and the doctors that are not using it are missing a most important tool --- to tell when the body is ready to deal with a certain situation. Without this, most treatments are a waste of energy, the patient goes backwards, and also is a waste of money.

ART is really nicely explained here www.nihadc.com/art

Isn't it true that the concentration of many of the metals and unwanted chemicals we need to get rid of, can't be measured.

So how we know?

Start by not using the wonderful fluffy toilet paper, if you want to avoid dioxin, Hobokinite! I have posted a long time ago a list of all these things and will search for it.

For now, any of you interested can play with this test and see how you come out. The doctor whose website this is on is well known to me, to my doctor, for many years --
and the info is reliable. My doctor and he collaborate and some of the test he has developed in recent time, are wonderful. BTM - you might want to look it up.

Patient Introduction to Heavy Metal Toxicity

How do I know if I have Heavy Metal Toxicity? The answer to this involves completing the following three steps.

Step I. Please answer the following questions:

1. Do you now have, or have you ever had, silver amalgam fillings in your teeth? They are dark gray in color and easy to see.

2. Did your mother have silver amalgam fillings during her pregnancy with you?

3. Did you receive a full course of inoculations as a child?

4. Do you live in a polluted city, industrial area, or agricultural area that uses pesticides?

5. Have you ever worked in a dental office or other industry that uses heavy metal components?

6. Do you eat a lot of fresh or canned fish?

7. Do you drink tap water?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions you will have some level of metal toxicity.

Step II.

Please read the list of 76 Behavioral and Functional Disorders associated with heavy metal toxicity and see if you have any of the listed symptoms. If you do, this could be further evidence of heavy metal toxicity.

Step III.

To further confirm the diagnosis, you can request that your physician perform an NDF Challenge. Urine samples pre and post dosage with NDF are taken and analyzed by a lab. If there is an increase in urinary excretion of heavy metals following the dose, it is certain that you have heavy metal toxicity.

Just about every person on this planet has been subjected to various forms of pollution. The World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledges environmental pollution as the underlying cause of 80% of all chronic degenerative diseases, proof has been established as to the causative effect of heavy metals in neurological diseases including Altzheimer's and MS, the FDA now warns women of childbearing age (all women above age 18) to not eat certain (heavy metal containing) fish, and there are at least 76 published functional and behavioral abnormalities associated with heavy metal toxicity. Yet, testing for heavy metal toxicity is not a standard diagnostic procedure. If you are suffering with a chronic degenerative disease, or just don't feel well and don't know why, there is enough evidence to suggest that you make it a priority to find out if you do indeed have heavy metal toxicity.

Why is it important to get heavy metals out of my system? The Townsend Letter for Doctors recently published a list of 76 known behavioral and functional disorders associated with heavy metal toxicity. Heavy metals are potent poisons and free radicals that block enzyme function, impair the immune system, accelerate ageing, cause tissue damage and neurological (brain) damage. They can be the underlying, and undetected, cause of many diseases.

How do I get them out of my system?

I now recommend NDF as the chelating agent. You can read all about it in the Doctors area of the website.

How will I feel if I do?

Better!

How long does it take?

There is currently no test that can determine the amount of heavy metals in your body, only tests that reveal how much is coming out through the urine and stool, therefore predicting the length of detox is impossible. A child could take one month at a dose of 6 drops of NDF twice a day, an average toxic adult could take two months at a dose of 2 droppersful twice a day.

How do I know when I'm done?

You physician can do a 'challenge' and analyze the urine for heavy metal content. You have completed the process when there is no longer any metal detectable in the urine after the challenge dose.

What are the alternatives?

Currently the alternatives are DMPS, DMSA, EDTA, Metal-Free and PCA, all of which cause the metals to be primarily eliminated via the bowels. With NDF there is no risk of resorption or added inflammation in the bowel because the metals are mobilized primarily via the urine.

What's in it?

NDF is made with pure, certified organic, whole foods.

How does it work?

One of the ingredients pushes the metals out of your tissues and cells, another ingredient grabs them and takes them out through the urine.

Can you prove that it works?

Yes. There are extensive successful case histories and documented laboratory studies that conclude that NDF is a safe and efficient heavy metal detox remedy.

Where can I get it?

NDF is only available through professional health care providers.

P.S. Please note that NDF is not necessarily good for everyone. It strictly detoxes via the kidney and it needs close supervision. We only have one pair of kidneys - the Good Lord should have known what we do to this Earth with our fabulous brain and should have given us a dozen kidneys instead of just a couple. Our kidneys are overburdened and evolution is lacking behind. Other than that, NDF is a great medium -- if done under a doctor's supervision and the timing is right.

Take care.

Thanks for the answer.

Sounds like we should all detoxify regardless of whether we have Lyme or not.

Can NDF be taken in conjunction with antibiotics?

I have taken NDF Plus when I have taken antibiotics. Though my antibiotic tours never were longer than 3 - 4 weeks at a time, followed by months long pauses. Same for my husband. But we were always under a doctor's care that understands metal toxicity.

I would advise anyone interested to read the website www.healthydetox.org where NDF was developed. It is not my doctor's (Dr. Klinghardt) website, though he works based on a similar philosophy.

I called the 1.800 number and they told me they wouldn't sell to me. said they would only go through my doctor.

I'm disappointed. Is that right?

I have a question about how to use the freeze dried garlic: How do i use it if it irritates my stomach? I have a great product from germany that is for yeast but is hard on my tummy.

Any advice on how to take it esp. when taking abx that are also hard on tummy would help.

I don't know if you are still around and active on this board; I didn't read any of the replies to this.

If you are still active here, would you be kind enough to EDIT your post of info to 6-8 lines of text only for us late-stage lymies who just can't comprehend this much info without DOUBLE spacing of paragraphs? Thanks so much!

I would really like to read this but not as is.