Re: AMMONIA INDUCED LEAKY BRAIN SYNDROME

[Guest guest]

Gosh, that's where my brain went! It must have slipped right out during

one of my baths. I never noticed.

I have been using Dr Bronner's peppermint soap, borax, arm and hammer

washing soda, and a few drops of lugols solution in my wash instead of

adding ammonia. Ithen use a couple of unscented dryer sheets which I

spray with essential oils in the dryer.(teatree, euc.,cedarwood,

peppermint)

I am also trying to wean off of windex (lotsa ammonia) and using a 25%

bleach to water solution in the bathrooms and the essential oil

evironmental spray elsewhere.I use straight ACV in the kitchen and to

spray my shoes. Not sure how effective it is on the shoes, still have

feet issues. They are in deep on the tougher skin of my heels.

bob

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Thanks so much for this book review! After Frito's nudge about

underlying lyme potential (thanks, Frito, I needed that!), been

checking into alternative means to identify & treat. So this book is

right up my alley with the vibrational approach. My chiropractor used

simillar diagnostic techniques so I know they're effective. If he

wasn't an hour away I'd be visiting him now.

Amazon has this at $70 - but I called the number in the link provided

& it's $35 from the source. Sending one out to me from Kansas.

Looking forward to this & will report back. Amazon's link for info:

http://www.amazon.com/Beating-Lyme-Disease-Alternative-God-

Designed/dp/0967462312/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8 & s=books & qid=1227021448 & sr=1-

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Best wishes, Sue

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Sue -

This is an outstanding find! Dr. Staninger has repeatedly stressed

that ammonia build-up is a very common occurrence with her patients.

Bleive it or not, she recommends black licorice because of the amino

acids it contains.

Thanks!

Bessie

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I looked it up 'cause I noticed EVERY time I use alot of ammonia I get sick as a dog...i mean, I havent been able to get out of the bed. So, now I know I wont be buying any more of that! Yes, I do believe these lil you know whats have given me lyme. I have always been a VERY active person...and this just has taken me down so much. I'm gonna have my son tested for it also.> >> > http://www.hansacenter.com/pdfs/AmmoniaBloodBrainBarrier.pdf> > <http://www.hansacenter.com/pdfs/AmmoniaBloodBrainBarrier.pdf>> >>

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Bessie, please share any & all of Dr. Staninger's recommendations of

which you're aware! Tell us more about the black licorice for a

start - I love licorice & would be glad of candy I could call

therapeutic.

Are you a patient of Dr. Staninger?

Have her recommendations helped you?

The far-infrared dry sauna I got secondhand (cedar box with glass

door & 5 heaters) has accelerated my detoxing & healing incredibly.

Thank you for all you contribute! Best wishes, Sue

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If I could add, her protocols cannot be compared to what anybody else is doing. I cannot sing loud enough to have a consult and get her protocol. Toxicity, Morgellons, Lyme, mold exposure, its all in there and quite universal.

From: Sue <sue@...>bird mites Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:52:24 AMSubject: Re: AMMONIA INDUCED LEAKY BRAIN SYNDROME

Bessie, please share any & all of Dr. Staninger's recommendations of which you're aware! Tell us more about the black licorice for a start - I love licorice & would be glad of candy I could call therapeutic.Are you a patient of Dr. Staninger? Have her recommendations helped you?The far-infrared dry sauna I got secondhand (cedar box with glass door & 5 heaters) has accelerated my detoxing & healing incredibly.Thank you for all you contribute! Best wishes, Suehttp://www.hansacen ter.com/pdfs/ AmmoniaBloodBrai nBarrier. pdf

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Googling further on the author, A. Jernigan, turns up this long

article in The Townsend Letter that's chockfull of info:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_285/ai_n19170382/pg_1?

tag=artBody;col1

In case the link's too long to work, below is the full text.

(Anybody know how to translate long ones into " tiny url's " ?)

Best wishes, Sue

Lyme toxins the primary cause of your symptoms!

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, April, 2007 by A.

Jernigan

When considering toxins, it must be recognized that toxins are

poisonous substances that are irritating and sometimes permanently

damaging to the tissues of the body. Toxins of any type must be

avoided and eliminated at all costs. In this article, we will be

going exhaustively through the primary types of toxins that I

guarantee that you have: microbial toxins and environmental toxins.

Microbial toxins, like the neurotoxins of Lyme disease, require a

different and more targeted treatment approach than do the more

common environmental toxins. Fifty percent of the health restoration

every Lyme sufferer seeks will come from effectively eliminating the

toxins and reducing the sources of the toxins, i.e., bacteria and

toxic lifestyle products. The other 50% of healing will revolve

around restoring structure and function and optimal coherence within

the body, mind, and spirit.

Research and clinical studies have determined that there are neuro-

toxins released by the Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) spirochete

[Klinghardt 2002]. Neurotoxins are nerve poisons. These toxins,

according to research, are the cause of most, if not all, the

symptoms of Lyme disease. It is also believed that tissue damage is

not caused by Lyme bacteria directly; in other words, the bacteria

are not " eating " your tissues. It is the accumulation of Bb toxins in

your body that is most likely responsible for the symptoms

experienced by Lyme sufferers.

In the scheme of facilitating healing in the body, mind, and spirit,

toxins are poison in the body. In that the body, mind, and spirit are

all interconnected and interdependent, if the body is poisoned, then

the mind and spirit must necessarily be poisoned as well. These

toxins are a major interference to your body's ability to heal itself.

An astonishing new finding was released by in Science

News (July 2003;164). reported that research performed by

F. Prescott found that certain antibiotics, such as the

fluoroquinolones, the class of antibiotics that includes the name-

brands and generic brands of Levaquin[R], Cipro[R], Tequin[R], and

Avelox[R], actually are known to trigger a type of virus called

bacteriophages (viruses that can infect bacteria) to change the

genetic sequencing of the bacteria, causing the bacterium they have

infected to start producing toxins. These viruses can act as genetic

delivery vans, invading bacteria, such as spirochetes, often lying

dormant, until activated by a change in the host (your body's)

environment. Once activated, these viruses insert their toxin-

generating genes into the bacterial chromosomes. These viruses can

turn basically harmless bacterium into killers through this genetic

sequencing of toxins ( 2003).

So now we see that not only are these toxins released through

bacteria die-off and not only can antibiotics actually increase the

production of the toxins, but these viruses can cause the bacteria to

rupture, spilling their toxins into the body (Waldor 2004).

When a doctor uses an antibiotic and kills some Lyme spirochetes,

there is a resultant Jarish-Herxheimer (Herx) reaction--i.e., a

worsening of the patient's symptoms in response to the increased

release of bacterial die-off toxins. The toxins are dumped into the

bloodstream and circulated throughout the body, until they can either

be eliminated by the body or lodged in areas of weakened tissues. As

neurotoxins, they are preferentially taken up by nerve tissue. These

lodged toxins are one reason why symptoms can persist even after the

actual Bb infection is gone, because the toxins can remain as an

irritant in the tissues for years.

In truth, a severe Herxheimer reaction is a sign of poor elimination

pathway drainage, poor organ support, and poor treatment by your

doctor. The bodies of most chronic Lyme sufferers are toxic dumps to

start with, therefore, if a doctor does not get the pathways of

elimination open and working, the body grows even more toxic as the

bacteria begin to die and their toxins dump. Many doctors think good

treatment is indicated by the fact that you feel like crap, i.e.,

worse than usual, which they feel confirms that they have selected an

effective antibiotic. Most of my chronically ill patients cannot

afford to feel worse just from the treatment. The person with Lyme

disease has already suffered enough; they don't need to go through

a " herx " just to prove they have Lyme disease.

One of the more popular herbal remedies on the market causes such a

severe herx that it is advised that only one drop be taken. Because

of my previous Lyme disease books, I have spoken to hundreds of

people from all over the world who have taken natural products and/or

pharmaceuticals and now not only have their old symptoms but many new

symptoms as well. Remember, no matter what you decide to take,

whether the resulting herx is a true bacterial die-off or is a direct

toxic effect of the remedy/medication, these toxins must be given

just as high a priority as the actual infection. Chronic Lyme

sufferers do not have adequate detoxification mechanisms to detoxify

these Bb toxins.

I worked for many years, sifting through and trying many of the

world's finest detoxification products with mediocre results at best.

While I was presenting research at the 1999 International Tick-Borne

Diseases Conference in New York City, I took a break one day and

wandered through Chinatown. In my wanderings, I found a Chinese

herbal pharmacy. It had a huge assortment of exotic herbs and

medicines from China, all held in drawers that covered a long wall

from floor to ceiling. Each drawer had three bins, each holding

something different. Since I was on a quest to find the elusive

solution to what would address the specific toxin of Lyme

spirochetes, it dawned on me to use Bio-Resonance Scanning[TM] (BRS,

a real-time, non-computerized testing technique I developed) to test

these herbs to see if there was anything that would work. The BRS

testing required only a few moments and resulted in four herbs

testing as beneficial, out of the hundreds in the apothecary. The

Chinese pharmacists were quite certain I was doing some sort of magic

with my BRS testing. I must have been a rare spectacle to them, since

my six foot-seven-inch frame towered over them, and the BRS testing

is not like any conventional testing. I think they were glad to hand

over the bags of herbs and be rid of me.

Upon arriving home again, I prepared my herbs into a hydroalcoholic

extract as I had been taught by the anthroposophical medical doctors

in Eckwalden, Germany. With great elation, I discovered that the

final product tested out as highly beneficial for some of my Lyme

patients who had previously hit a plateau in their healing. The new

formula took these patients to another 25% improvement. I and they

were elated. It wasn't the end-all solution, but it definitely was a

step in the right direction. Unfortunately, in their rush to be rid

of me, the Chinese pharmacists, who spoke no English and had to look

up the Pinyin (the English derivation of the Chinese name for an

herb) name for the herbs, must have written down the wrong names.

When I called to order more of the herbs from another supplier of

Chinese herbs, one who did speak English, the herbs I received were

not the same and would not work. Formula lost! Not to worry, in those

days, no one knew what the exact Lyme neurotoxin was; it took me five

more years to identify ammonia as the primary toxin, even though I

could detect the general frequency of the Lyme toxin with the BRS

during the days of the Chinese apothecary. This story is the reality

of how I ultimately found better remedies for real people in my

clinic.

Today, I am convinced that the newest formulations, the NeuroAntitox

II formulas, are the most advanced Lyme-ammonia detoxification

products on the market. I once again identified the herbs in these

formulas using BRS. The herbs, Silphium and Pale Spike Lobelia, were

both growing in my own pasture, and it was just my inborn curiosity,

or more likely divine inspiration, that led me to pull up these herbs

and carry them into the clinic to test them. Like all of the

different formulas I make, the primary herbs cannot be purchased from

any herbal supply house. I must grow, harvest, process, and bottle

them each year. And each formula is the result of striving to help

real people (over 3,000 patients) in my clinic, after trying, with

minimal results, all the big-name, heavily marketed, nutritional

supplements. Direct Resonance testing, a clinical research technique,

along with the Functional Acuity Contrast Test (FACT) seem to verify

that these formulas reach all the hidden reservoirs of ammonia in the

body, even crossing the blood-brain barrier, restoring integrity to

the body, mind, and spirit.

It must be remembered, however, that symptoms will not completely

disappear just with the elimination of Lyme toxins, simply because

health and healing entails more than the absence of toxins. The toxin-

damaged tissues must be restored, the diseased mindset must be reset

to that of positive affirmative health, and the spirit must learn and

live the new insights gained during the illness.

The FACT[TM] test is a very good test for detecting the presence of

neurotoxins in the brain. It is also known as a Visual Contrast Test

(VCS). The FACT test has been successfully used in medical diagnosis

and subclinical neurotoxicity detection. Produced by the Stereo

Optical Company, the test is simple to use and can be used

indefinitely without wearing out. If your doctor does not use this

test, let him know about it, because it is well-researched, and for

once, you can track your progress on a weekly basis if you so desire.

As brain neurotoxin levels go down, your test should improve. To

perform the test, you simply hold the apparatus in front of you, as

the instructional sheet will indicate, and the degree to which you

can visually see certain images on a card determines the level of

neurotoxins.

Reading about the many general body detoxification nutritional and

botanical supplements that are plentiful on the nutraceutical market

can be confusing. These products are designed to be general

detoxifiers of the liver and intestines. While these products are a

very good idea for almost everyone, they are not designed to handle

Lyme neurotoxins, nor do many, if any, of these products actually

cross the blood-brain barrier to reach the ammonia in the brain.

Lyme Leaky Brain Syndrome

Although many people have heard of Leaky Bowel Syndrome (LBS), few

have heard of (Lyme) Leaky Brain Syndrome (LLBS). I coined this term

when I became aware of the damaging effects on the blood-brain

barrier (BBB) from the accumulation of Lyme-induced ammonia in the

brain. Ammonia in the brain is a primary cause of neurological and

psychological hypersensitivity. Ammonia alters the permeability of

the BBB, enabling larger molecules, such as common amino acids, to

cross. When these random molecules touch the brain tissues, they set

up hypersensitivities, otherwise known as cerebral allergies. The

symptoms of these cerebral allergies are unique and depend on what

part of the brain is being affected. Ammonia-induced Leaky Brain

Syndrome is one of the primary causes of multiple chemical

sensitivities, cognitive dysfunction, chronic fatigue syndrome, and a

myriad of other chronic conditions.

There are only a few ways ammonia can become a problem in the brain.

Severe liver disease is a well-recognized producer of global or

systemic ammonia. No one knew, until I discovered quite unexpectedly,

that Lyme spirochetes could cause ammonia to accumulate in localized

areas of the brain. I first became aware of brain-ammonia problems

while treating a gentleman from England who came to me having been

diagnosed with Lyme disease (Neuroborreliosis). Quite surprisingly,

my testing revealed Trypanosoma gambiense as his primary microbial

challenge. T. gambiense causes African Sleeping Sickness (ASS). Only

after subsequent study did I find that the symptoms of ASS are caused

by the neurotoxic effects of ammonia produced in the brain by the

microbe. Interestingly, the man said that for years he had told

doctors that it felt like someone was pouring ammonia over his brain.

The severe debilitation this man was experiencing reminded me of some

symptoms reported by many of my extreme chronic fatigue,

fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, ALS, and Lyme patients. Subsequent

testing revealed that all these people had localized ammonia

accumulations primarily in the brain, heart, liver, and gums caused

by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), the causative agent in

Lyme disease.

It would seem that Bb releases ammonia, which is converted to

glutamine by way of the glutamine synthetase pathways, leading to

localized swelling of astrocytes (brain cells). This ammonia-induced

glutamine accumulation may cause dysfunction of astrocytes, which

leads to impairment of vascular reactivity (other than through a

decrease in arginine availability for nitrous oxide) and increased

production of nitric oxide (Toshiki 2000). It has been reported that

many neurological problems are caused by either congenital or

acquired hyper-ammonemia (Albrecht 1998).

All ammonia-related pathological changes predispose these individuals

to cerebral allergies, due to alterations in the blood brain barrier,

and subsequently allow larger molecules, such as common dietary amino

acids, to pass through to the brain. Neurotransmitter receptors and

function is impaired, resulting in possibly the most common symptom:

altered brain energy metabolism, leading to cognitive brain

dysfunctions, i.e., the total fatigue of the mind when forced to

read, talk, or think for extended periods.

Direct Resonance Testing (DRT) was used to test for the presence of

ammonia in the brain, heart, and liver of over 100 chronic-illness

patients; all patients were positive for ammonia over these areas.

Several other doctors have confirmed this finding using DRT. A DRT

test is based upon the fact that every bend, rotation, or atomic bond

of a given molecular structure, such as NH3, has a certain resonant

frequency (Oschman 2000). When two substances with similar molecular

frequency come in close proximity to each other, they will tend to

vibrate " sympathetically " through harmonic resonance ( and Cross

1963, Sauer 1995).

Weather-Related Worsening of Symptoms

Depending upon the severity of infection and tissue environmental

issues, including pH, temperature, oxygen levels, emotional state,

etc., the amount of ammonia could cause variable and cyclical

worsening of symptoms. Localized astrocyte swelling would be

aggravated by changes in barometric pressure, because any

intracellular swelling is going to swell more when there is less

atmospheric pressure on it, as in the case of falling barometric

pressure before a storm, thereby causing a worsening of symptoms.

This variable worsening of symptoms is described in medical science

by the term allodynia. Allodynia occurs when a pain signal doesn't

reach the brain, and therefore pain is not felt by the person.

Allodynia explains why the " old-timer " knows it is going to rain

before the weatherman. The old-timer's knees may have mild swelling

due to arthritis, but the knees don't hurt until the barometric

pressure falls, as is the case just before a thunderstorm. As the

barometric pressure falls, there is less pressure on the swelling in

the knees, allowing swollen tissues to swell even more. Increased

swelling causes the pain signals to be stronger, reaching the brain

and therefore is experienced as true pain. It may help to think of a

balloon. If you measure the diameter of a balloon in clear weather,

it will be smaller than before a storm, because there is more

atmospheric pressure pushing in on all sides. Now, imagine the brain

cells (astrocytes) and other inflamed tissues becoming more swollen

and inflamed with changes in barometric pressure. This same

phenomenon can be seen many times when one goes to a higher altitude.

For this reason, living or traveling in the mountains can aggravate

Lyme-related symptoms. A possible logical conclusion may be to move

to a lower altitude to relieve some of the symptoms while healing.

Atmospheric-related worsening of symptoms, as seen with moon phases

and the onset storms, are a common complaint in Lyme sufferers.

Understanding this can help preserve sanity, since it can be very

disconcerting to have a sudden worsening of your symptoms and wonder

if the treatments have suddenly stopped working. Keep in mind as well

that any time a symptom worsens even due to something like the

weather, the tissues are being aggravated, and therefore the symptoms

may not clear up simply because the storm passes.

For those who want to be proactive and avoid increased symptoms

related to atmospheric/barometric changes, possible preventive

measures may include purchasing a barometer that also shows the

phases of the moon. With careful charting, you may notice that your

symptoms generally get worse at a certain level of the barometric

pressure. If you observe the barometer falling to that level, or hear

the weatherman saying the barometric pressure is falling, you will

want to begin increasing your systemic proteolytic enzymes, such as

Vitalzyme[TM] or Wobenzymmed[TM]. Both products are the safest anti-

inflammatory remedies for people suffering with Lyme disease.

Prescription corticosteroids and Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory

Drugs (NSAID) are contraindicated for anyone with Lyme and therefore

should not be used. Another great product and the only product I know

that has been developed to specifically address weather-related and

chemical sensitivities is the German homeopathic remedy Solum

Uliginosum, which also comes as massage oil. Any good sports cream or

ointment rubbed into affected joints and muscles ahead of time may

also help to avoid a worsening of your pain. Staying ahead of your

symptoms in these situations helps keep you from literally taking two

steps forward and one step back and prolonging your complete

recovery. And, obviously, the best way to combat any of the Lyme

symptoms is to directly address the toxins (NeuroAntitox Formula II)

and reduce the cause of the toxins, Lyme spirochetes.

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.

Viral Worsening of Lyme Leaky Brain Syndrome

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that about 92% of

Americans would test positive to having the antibodies to at least

six strains

of Herpes viruses. This means that even without any Herpes symptoms,

such as cold sores, canker sores, ulcers in the mouth and genital

tissues, you likely have these viruses. Lyme Disease researchers have

found that a common virus in chronic Lyme disease is the Human Herpes

Virus-6 (HHV-6). The Herpes viruses, especially the Herpes simplex,

synthesize or produce arginine-rich protein. Herpes viruses need

arginine in order to continue replicating ( et al. 1981).

Armed now with the knowledge that Lyme spirochetes increase ammonia

and mixing arginine with ammonia leads to increased brain swelling

and energy deficits, addressing viruses becomes a very important

issue in healing from Lyme disease.

Dietary supplementation with the amino-acid L-Lysine helps block the

Herpes virus from replicating by several different mechanisms. L-

Lysine limits the absorption of L-arginine in the gut; it promotes

the rapid, enzymatic breakdown of L-arginine; and it generally

antagonizes the growth-promoting actions of arginine on the Herpes

viruses ( 1984).

I developed the frequency-matched products Virogen[TM] and Microbojen

[TM] to provide the body's crystalline matrix with the specific

information necessary to facilitate the control and ultimate

destruction of viruses. Clinical experience suggests that a general

recommendation would be to start out using L-Lysine (from foods or in

capsule form) for four to six months and Virogen for two to three

months, then switch to Microbojen for two to three months. Ideally,

you will find a doctor to test you on all your nutritional

supplements before implementing any protocol.

Supplemental vitamin C (Ester-C) and/or high-dose intravenous vitamin

C has been shown to be beneficial in many viral conditions. My

favorite form of oral vitamin C is an advanced, highly bio-absorbable

product called Beyond C[TM] by Longevity Products, Inc.

pH Aggravations of Lyme Ammonia

Ammonia is very alkaline. Many doctors have been taught that most

sick people have acidic bodies. The reality is not that simple.

People may be predominantly acidic and may also be extremely alkaline

in the areas of ammonia accumulation. This is why many people worsen

when they are given dietary recommendations such as fresh fruits and

vegetables, which work to alkalinize the body. It appears that

alkalinizing these people is only aggravating the already over-

alkaline ammonia regions of their body, the brain, heart, and liver.

The ammonia conditions must be cleared before addressing the more

acidic regions of their body.

The alkalinity of ammonia is also another reason why one must be

careful when using magnets to heal. Before anyone knew about Lyme

ammonia, it was generally thought that using only the negative

polarity of a magnet over the body would be beneficial. It turns out

that this thinking is all wrong when ammonia is present. The negative

polarity will increase the alkalinity even more, creating more

problems in those areas, since too much alkalinity is just as bad as

too much acidity. In the hands of a trained health care professional,

4 " x6 " xl, " ceramic, positive polarity magnets used for five minutes

only over these areas of ammonia can help counteract over-alkalinity

in the tissues. Too much positive polarity over an area will cause

the area to become acidic. Caution: Positive polarity should never be

used near any type of cancerous tissue.

ALS (Lou Gherig's Disease) and Lyme Ammonia

I have found through DRT that every person suffering from ALS has not

only Lyme disease as its instigator; they all have global

accumulations of ammonia. In other words, most people with typical

Lyme disease have ammonia only in the liver, heart, brain, and gums;

ALS sufferers have ammonia in every part of their bodies. In most

people with typical Lyme, the ammonia is converted virtually

instantly into nitric oxide in the extremities, muscles, and joints.

In ALS, the conversion of ammonia into nitric oxide appears to be

blocked by some unknown biochemical defect.

The first time I tested a person with ALS, I was shocked to find

global ammonia accumulations. Upon questioning, every ALS sufferer I

have encountered has told me that when they perspire, they smell

ammonia. One woman said that when her husband with ALS would come out

of their infra-red sauna at home, his towels would wreak of ammonia,

but no other doctor had ever picked up on this fact.

Another fascinating finding is that the muscle fasciculations of ALS--

the worming, twitching of the individual muscle that leads to the

nerve-ending dying--has been dramatically improved when the person

soaks in a bath with four ounces of NeuroAntitox II Formula. This

finding is remarkable in that if one could completely stop the muscle

fasciculations, the nerve-endings would not continue to die, and the

ALS would be brought to a halt. However, the reality is still that

the cause of the lack of biochemical breakdown of ammonia must be

corrected, the source of ammonia (Lyme spirochetes) must be brought

to controllable levels, and the tissues must be repaired. So far,

the " cure " for ALS is still elusive, but the Lyme-ammonia connection

is a profound revelation. Good results are also being reported in ALS

using intravenous (IV) glutathione, peroxide drips, and IV

phosphatidylcholine.

RELATED ARTICLE: Aggravating Factors in Lyme Leaky Brain Syndrome and

Lyme Disease Symptoms

* Weather conditions

* Diet

* Herpes viruses

* pH balance

* Smoking

* Severe constipation

* Eating a high-protein or a low-protein diet

* Using medicines that increase blood ammonia levels, such as

heparin, some diuretics (such as furosemide), acetazolamide, and

valproic acid

* Using medicines that decrease ammonia levels, such as neomycin,

tetracycline, diphenhydramine, isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine

(Nardil), and tranylcypromine (Parnate), heparin, and lactulose

RELATED ARTICLE: How to Test Yourself for Ammonia

Rapid Testing for Ammonia:

Direct Resonance Testing (DRT) for ammonia is a simple test that a

lay person, or health care practitioner can perform in one minute,

for less than 20 cents. It is recommended that anyone with any

chronic condition be tested in this way.

To perform a DRT, you will need a vial or small bottle of pure

ammonia. A muscle strength challenge should be performed to identify

a strong muscle, preferably using the deltoid muscle with the

patient's thumb pointing towards the feet. The muscle should " lock "

and be strong immediately when challenged, without being spongy. Once

a good strong muscle has been identified, hold the vial of ammonia

over various areas of the brain, heart, liver, and teeth, testing to

see if the previously strong muscle goes weak when the ammonia is

held over any of these areas (Andreev et al. 1994). Due to the

temporary neuromuscular interference caused by the harmonic resonance

of ammonia in the vial with the ammonia present in the tissues, the

strong muscle will go weak (Adolf 1979, Frohlich 1978). The most

effective treatment can be identified by adding the corrective

substance, such as one of the NeuroAntitox Formulas[TM]. To determine

the best corrective substance, hold the vial of ammonia and the

remedy over the same spot where the strong muscle went weak. If you

have found the proper corrective substance, the formerly weak muscle

test now will go strong. You will likely find that general liver and

intestinal detoxification supplements will do nothing to clear out

ammonia.

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This article continues online at www.Townsendletter.com with Dr.

Jernigan's " Realities of Antibiotics for Lyme Disease. "

A. Jernigan, BS, DC, is a published author and is nationally

recognized as a leader in Biological Medicine and the treatment of

chronic illness. Graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Nutrition

with honors, he received his doctorate at Cleveland Chiropractic

College-KC. Post Graduate studies have taken him far and wide,

studying natural and anthroposophical medicine in Germany and

Biological Medicine with the world-renowned Paracelsus Klinic of

Switzerland, with later studies providing certification in Botanical

Medicine through the University of Colorado, School of Pharmacy. Dr.

Jernigan is also the developer of the diagnostic and treatment

technique Bio-Resonance Scanning[TM] and a whole new concept in

medicine called Circuit Healing[TM]. He is the author of Beating Lyme

Disease Using Alternative Medicine, which will be released in a

second edition this year, and Everyday Miracles by God's Design.

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[Guest guest]

Have you been able to do that, Frito? Involves getting to her clinic

in Los Angeles & staying for how long? Any of it covered by insurance?

Perhaps this would be an option for those already in the area, like

Adam?

Read & listened to what I could find on the web that she has to say

about " all of this " , but certain her actual patient protocols would

be much more enlightening.

Relied on her recommendation of the far-infrared (FIR) dry sauna &

that's proving right-on.

Please share what you can! Best wishes, Sue

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[Guest guest]

Hi, Sue -

Yes, I am one of her patients. I guess I wasn't clear about the

black licorice - it was specifically to help with the ammonia issue.

I've been working with Dr. Staninger since January, and she has

helped me a great deal. I will say that her protocol is complicated,

involved, and not cheap (the products you need).

I'm a bit tired now, but tomorrow I'll get the papers out and try to

convey as much as I can. I will make a couple of points, though:

As with most of the protocols, the primary emphasis is on the body

with little attention to the environment (you do have to keep it

clean, but NO chemicals...use baking soda, epsom salt, borax,

's oil soap, natural enzyme products, etc. Clean clothes and

sheets daily, but NOTHING about soaking, baking, nuking, etc. And

absolutely NO pesticides. In fact, she (as well as some other

professionals dealing with Morgellons) believes that pesticides are a

precipitating factor.

Her approach includes diet, supplements, topicals, and devices like

far infrared. If you understand that cleaning out your body as much

as possible of chemicals and toxins, as well as building up the body

is the goal, then the rest makes sense. In addition to the toxic

load everyone has who lives, eats, breathes in this polluted world,

people with Morgellons have a great deal more toxin in them, i.e.,

the weird crap we see that comes out of our bodies (and stuff we

can't see). These toxins are suffocating our cells and preventing

proper oxygenation and nutient supply to the cells of the body.

Unless we " clean up " our internal environment, our bodies cannot

further break down these things and eliminate them.

OK - part two tomorrow!

Bessie

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