Great Article .. found it as I was looking up info on arginine and lysine as well as molybdenum.
Dietary Worsening of Lyme Symptoms
High-protein foods, such as grains and meat, contain an amino-acid (the breakdown unit of protein) called L-arginine. L-arginine in foods and as a nutritional supplement should not be taken in the presence of ammonia. Research reveals that ammonia + arginine + manganese = increased nitric oxide (NO), up to 53% in astrocytes (brain cells), leading to increased brain swelling. When you increase localized brain swelling, the symptoms increase dramatically, and the perception of fatigue can escalate to critical. Armed with this knowledge, health care professionals would be wise to instigate a protein-poor diet for Lyme patients during treatment to minimize aggravations from arginine. Another way in which diet can be used to combat the effects of arginine is to eat foods high in the amino-acid L-Lysine, such as legumes, or one can easily purchase L-Lysine as a nutritional supplement from a health food store.
The mineral molybdenum, available in capsule form, can dramatically aid in the detoxification of the toxins caused by the dysfunction of multiple tissues in chronic illness. Molybdenum is very useful for detoxifying the toxin aldehyde from the die-off of Candida-type yeast. This is important to Lyme sufferers because aldehydes are considered neurotoxins, or nerve poisons. Aldehydes are also the toxins responsible for the hangover experienced by drinking excessive amounts of alcohol. I know of many Lyme patients who complain of this hung-over feeling without having drunk any alcohol. (However, it is our experience that molybdenum will not detoxify the specific Bb toxin.) Even though Lyme sufferers should use molybdenum to get rid of the aldehyde toxins, they also need to drink plenty of purified water to keep the everyday metabolic toxins flushed out of the tissues. Taking molybdenum will help slow the degeneration of tissues and related symptoms from the toxic overload.
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kelmo
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Thank you Deb. This is a great article and confirms what Dr. F has said.
We are preparing to start a low protein diet for a while. Dr. F said to expect a herx.
Not sure if we really want to be herxing around Christmas, though.
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HI . I am pretty lucky I already had the basic diet going but have to fine tune as I was eating some nuts and soy and such. But I will do more and start the L lysine at 2 grams a day as well. I was only taking 500mg a day. And I hope it helps to pay closer attention to this.
Yes too. I have to stop any magnesium.. and I was taking epson salt baths. He said not to do that.. or take any supplements either.
I like magnesium.. But will go ahead and stop them....
How are you doing??? and what has your progress been like? What else are you taking now?? etc D
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luvs2ride
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Deb,
Check my story. I have healed mostly from altering my diet, detoxifying my body and building up my immune system while taking abx for the bacteria.
For me, I detox poorly, so we do a little killing and a lot of detoxing.
Magnesium is one of the key supplements. It helps with detoxification. The bacteria are robbing us of our magnesium and my doctor is a firm believer in supplementing.
Before I supplemented magnesium, I was having severe foot and leg cramps. Horrible pain in the middle of the night. The magnesium stopped that.
Also, if I begin to have inflammation in my joints, I increase my magnesium and vit c and it calms back down.
I also supplement 5000 IU daily of Vit D3. Vit D3 is antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and absolutely essential for brain function.
Research has found that every cell in our brain needs vitamin d.
I know Dr F is against the magnesium, but it has worked wonders for me.
Luvs
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