Lyme Disease & Other Natural treatments

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Lyme Disease & Other Natural treatments

 

 

Lyme Disease Natural treatments

 

 

 

Oil of Oregano - For the antibiotic-dependent, yeasts and their noxious

cousins can be causing symptoms mistaken for symptoms of the disease

itself.

http://personal.cfw.com/~arbaugrl/OilofO.html

 

http://www.dr-zhang.com/lyme.htm

Treating Lyme Disease with Modern

 

 

Qingcai Zhang, Lic. Ac.,(M.D. China)

 

 

Most cases of acute Borrelia burgdorferi infection (acute Lyme Disease)

are treated by conventional medical doctor with antibiotics.

Antibiotics can suppress most patients' symptoms, but could not

eradicate the infectious agent and render many cases became chronic.

Chronic LD is an extremely complex and recurrent illness that is still

poorly understood. It may be accompanied by fever, fatigue,

fibromyalgia, and malaise. It is a disease involving damage to multiple

body system, including arthritis, neurological abnormalities, such as

aseptic meningitis and Bell's palsy, as well as cardiac conduction

abnormalities. These are due to inflammation and immune dysfunction

induced by the Lyme spirochete. The key to repair these damaged systems

is to restore health to the immune system and suppress the inflammation.

 

People know that acupuncture is good for alleviating pain, and many of

my patients initially came to see me for relief from their LD-induced

arthritis pain. I was led to study LD when I found that in some cases,

their pain could only be released by treating underlying LD.

Conventional LD treatments typically last six months or longer, and

include use of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs, both steroidal

or non-steroidal (NSAI). But long-term use of both antibiotics and

anti-inflammatory agents can have serious side effects that many people

found intolerable. These treatments help some patients, but leave many

others in a state of chronic LD with no relief from their symptoms-even

after long-term, continuous treatment. Obviously, an alternative

treatment for LD is urgently needed.

 

Through research of the medical literature I discovered that a number of

Chinese herbal products could successfully replace antibiotics, steroids

and NSAIs to treat LD and control their symptoms. After a certain period

of treatment with these herbal products, patients could stop the

treatment and remain symptom free. The excellent therapeutic results I

was able to achieve with my initial efforts attracted more LD patients,

including some very complicated chronic cases with multiple system

damage. These cases made me to do extensive and in-depth research. To

the present, I have treated over 100 LD patients and almost every one of

them has been able to stop the use of antibiotics.

Among them, more than 50 patients have " graduated " from this treatment

and kept symptom free. Other patients found relief from their long

lasting neurological symptoms, such as hand tremor, eyelid twist,

diminished mental capacity, etc.

 

 

 

http://www.healthandage.com/html/res/com/ConsConditions/LymeDiseasecc.html

Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Lyme disease affects many body systems, so treatment that includes

complementary therapies, such as homeopathy and stress management, may

have benefits. Chiropractic therapy may help relieve pain, make you more

mobile, and improve range of motion.

 

Nutrition

These nutritional factors may help in treating Lyme disease; each of

these should be discussed with your healthcare provider before using:

 

Fatty acids that reduce inflammation (such as borage and fish oils)

Mitochondrial nutrients (such as carnitine and alpha-lipoic acid), which

boost energy; these supplements may also help with cognitive functions

such as focused thinking and memory Cognitive enhancements, such as

coenzyme Q10, used to increase blood flow to the brain Nutrients that

support your adrenal gland (such as vitamin C, vitamin B6, and

pantothenic acid)

Calcium/magnesium supplements for muscle pain and spasm Extra magnesium

(30 to 420 mg a day, depending on age and gender) and malic acid (found

in apples, pears, and other fruits, and used as a food additive), when

muscle pain is your primary symptom Low levels of vitamin A may increase

arthritic inflammation caused by Lyme disease; although not known

definitively, taking vitamin A may improve these symptoms

Probiotics, such as Lactobacillus acidophilus; if antibiotics are taken,

your healthcare provider may suggest this supplement to help maintain or

restore normal levels of beneficial microorganisms in the intestines

 

Herbs

Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) may help reduce cognition (thinking, learning,

memory) problems,

and valerian (Valeriana officinalis) may help with any accompanying

anxiety.

Case studies suggest that Chinese herbal formulas may be effective in

people with Lyme

disease who don't respond to antibiotics.

 

Homeopathy

An experienced homeopath would consider your individual case and may

recommend treatments

to address both your underlying condition and any current symptoms.

Common homeopathic

remedies prescribed by homeopathic doctors for Lyme disease include

Arsenicum album,

Carcinosin, Lac caninum, Ledum, Mercurius, Syphilinum, and Thuja.

However, any

homeopathic remedy can be used if it is the simillimum-the remedy that

most closely matches

your symptoms.

 

Case studies show that nosodes (diluted solutions of infectious agents)

may be effective in early Lyme disease. Combinations of nosodes and

other remedies may help with chronic disease. A scientific study of

patients with acute and chronic Lyme disease and Lyme-related

temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ) showed that homeopathic

remedies helped treat infections, aid the immune system, and relieve TMJ

symptoms.

 

Acupuncture

Acupuncture may help relieve pain, increase mobility, and reduce

fatigue. Chinese herbal formulas, used by many acupuncturists, may help

resolve joint, muscular, and neurological symptoms from B. burgdorferi

infection after many courses of antibiotics.

 

 

 

Colliodal silver again!!!

http://www.xpressnet.com/bhealthy/bhealthy.html#burg

A repressed study:

National Institutes of Health

Rocky Mountain Laboratories

Hamilton, Montana 59840

(406) 363-3211

FTS (700) 322-8400

 

January 13, 1995

 

Dear Sir:*

 

This is to inform you that we have received a sample (12 ml) of your

colloidal silver (1,500 ppm) preparation and have evaluated its

effectiveness in a preliminary pilot study against Lyme disease

spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi (B31) and against the relapsing fever

agent, B. Hermsii (HS-1).*

 

In both tests, BSK cultured spirochetes were treated with 150 and 15 ppm

of colloidal silver. When examined 24 hours later, none of the treated

cultures contained live spirochetes. Few spirochetes, all dead, were

observed at 48 hours.

 

Additional in vitro and in vivo studies are in progress and will be

reported as soon as results become available.

 

Sincerely yours,

 

Willy Burgdorfer, Ph.D.

Scientist Emeritus

Rocky Mountain Laboratories

 

Microscopy Branch

Tom G. Schwan, Ph.D.

 

Senior Staff Fellow

Laboratory of Microbial Structure and Function

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