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My background is I have had bad Lyme symptoms since 2012 but might have gotten it long before. I had treated with Cowden which got me about 70% better, and have backslid to 60-65% in the last few months with so many food intolerances and weight gain (my biggest symptom along with sleep issues). My hormones are all messed up too, I am hypothyroid, hyperestrogenic, low testosterone and cortisol and progesterone. So here is what I have been prescribed:
from my LLMD: natural thyroid, synthetic T3 and testosterone/pregnenolone ashwaghanda (cortisol) DIM (estrogen)
from my herbalist: chlorella colloidal silver tea with lemon balm, eleuthera, astragalus, shatavari, licorice tincture with a bunch of ingredients I never heard of, the only ones I recognize are pinella, panax ginseng, cordyceps, vitex, and rhodora rosea, mixed in ethanol and water
I was also told to take probiotics, evening primrose oil, a calcium/magnesium/D3/K2 supplement, something called GI revive powder (very $), all of which I can't quite afford right now, and will eventually start DMSO in a foot bath, suppositories, yu xing cao powder.
And lastly I have been looking at garlic supplements and have concluded either Allimed or Zhang garlic are the best, right now I just take a few raw garlic cloves a day and was taking an allicin supplement from a natural store (16,000mcg) that didn't seem to do much.
Oh yeah and I have a small rife machine called a spooky2. I used my friend's rife machine which seemed to cause a strong reaction but not much so far from this machine.
Any thoughts on all this?
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Perphaps people on the Medical Questions Board could be of help.
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Looks pretty good, jb. I'm no expert on all the herbs, but what I do know makes me think it will be good for you.
I would, however, begin with ONE thing at a time.
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It looks like your dr knows about lyme, but I wonder how can you start taking all that at once...
I would try slowly with a couple of them, then see how you react.
Specially wait to add detox mobilization (Dmso) to antimicrobials /immune boosters...
I don't know why so few people use vit C.
Since I started it, many of my food allergies and environmental allergies have receded, without doubt. I no longer fear I will become allergic to everything.
It has great antihistaminic properties. I'm using the liposomal form and the ascorbate form.
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My only concern would be that I have read in several places, and I think one is the Buhner protocol, that astragalus should not be taken except in early stage Lyme.
Also, I assume you do not have high blood pressure or heart rate or insomnia, since there are several herbs there that can raise them.
I also did Cowden fo 4 yrs. and it kept me from getting worse, though the Hermes were hell. Once I stopped, I got a lot worse.
I hope this protocol helps you...please keep us informed!
P.S. Agree with Brussels about vit. C. It can also kill a lot of gut infections and help prevent gastric CA.
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I misread, there is no astragalus. But I found out everything in it, I looked everything up and found their street names so to speak:
Japanese knotweed Abalone shell Mulberry mistletoe Cat's claw Poria mushroom Motherwort Szechuan ox-knee Gastrodia Hardy rubber-tree Cape Jasmine Chinese skullcap Bupleurum Pinellia Ginger Asian Ginseng Licorice Jujube Cordyceps Teasel root Reishi mushroom Vitex/chasteberry Black cohosh Rhodiola Chinese senega root
And I also started bladderwrack and probiotics yesterday. I have not started the DMSO, yu xiing cao, GI revive, suppositories, or cal/mag/d3/k2 supplements she also recommended.
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Brussels
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How do you feel with all the herbs you are taking?
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