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So here I am the worlds biggest skeptic of natural medicine...
Went to my first LL Natuopathic Doc. he used a weird electic machine to measure all the bugs in me and lack of minerals.
Says the following: I have lyme and all the coinf. Including mycoplasma.
I was deficient in Mg, Molybdenum, and Vit D.
My body is as toxic as a 85 year old woman.
First thing is to detoxify me in order to move forward with killing bugs. I have to take the above supplements as well as two nasty drinks...
One is called Ultra Clear Plus (support for metabolic detoxification--vitamins and other stuff)
The other is called "Greens First"- a gross green powder that has 49 superfoods and probiotics...also Stevia which is giving me a pounding headache.
Also I have to take two teaspoons a day of "Detoxosode" ("...for relief of dull pains and pressure in the regions of the kidneys, liver and abdomen, indegestions and to assist the bodily systems natural efforts to return to homeostasis.")
He told me he sees many lyme patients and has a 95% rate of success in gaining back health.
Encourages use of abx, will work with llmd's.
Said that there are two things that cause illness...metal and bugs.
He is sending out my urine for metal testing and wants to see me when results come back.
The visit was covered by insurance--the supplements were not.
I have changed my thinking on eastern/western medicine in the past months and feel that for chronic illness they must be working together to get full health back.
Do I think these supps will help? Don't know but I am desperate to bring myself out of this cycle of illness and after giving six months to western medicine, I will give the same to the eastern side.
If you want his info let me know. He is in CT.
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I don't see a ND , but I see an oriental medicine doctor every other week for updates and acupuncture. Twice daily, I drink a tea I make from herbs she puts together form me. I believe it was her interventions that give me the strength to get moving each day- and help keep my symptoms in check while I am on antibiotics.
Don't expect to feel better overnight- it will take some time to detox your body- and you might feel really crummy at first.
I believe alternative therapies are such an important adjunct- and for some they are the only source of therapy and it works well for them. Stick with it and I hope you are pleasantly surprised.
P.S. I seemed to get used to the "gross" taste of the herds/medicines after a week or 2.
Kristen
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Hee-Hee. Human, you sound like you are going into this kicking and screaming. Still you are willing to give it a try and that is a good thing.
I have been having great success with natural treatment. I didn't get sick overnight and I won't get well overnight.
Like you, I feel a combination of both eastern and western is the best approach. I'm only working with MDs and just seems no one yet wants to put me on antibiotics. Since I have confirmed Leaky Gut and systemic yeast, they feel abx would excerbate my problems. I agree.
Good luck in your treatment. Enjoy the peace of mind you get from knowing the supplements you are taking are building up and supporting your body instead of damaging and adding to your toxic overload. (try to ignore that little voice saying "I'm wasting my time, I'm wasting my time") :-)
Keep a journal. Progress brought about naturally moves a little slower but is steady.
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Ultra Clear Plus and Ultra Clear Sustain are well balanced formulas. Unfortunately when hubby's gastritis was the worst he could not take these -- the amino acids (especially the glutamine) were too irritating to his stomach.
Hope the urine test for heavy metals was a challenge test (with DMSA or DMPS) and was sent to Doctor's Data lab. Feel this is the best method to detect Mercury and the best lab. A challenge test that works well will have very high levels of zinc and copper pulled out.
Never heard of anyone getting a headache from Stevia before -- are you sure that is the cause?
Good luck.
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When I first cut out sugar, I had a banger headache for 2 days. I was real irritable too.
Don't even miss it now.
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So the concoction of stuff made me pretty sick. Headache (don't know why) and GI pain/upset, huge heavy fatigue, glue in brain.
I am pretty scared so I stopped the stuff till I feel better. Maybe it is the detox stuff kicking up bad news in my system...I also am afraid that since I still have six huge crumbly amalgams that the detoxing will draw metal into my system from my teeth?
So I am thinking of getting all the amalgams out then detoxing...any feedback on this strategy? Kim
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