Re: Digest Number 95

[Guest guest]

> Technically the bill is still in committee so it appears it will be dead for

> this particular legislative session. But, it will be reintroduced in the 1999

> legislative session.

>

> Hugs, Liz

>

> Dear Liz: Thanks for the info! Keep after them, or they'll forget about

us!! Is there anything the rest of us can do to help?

Lovette

[Guest guest]

<< " still wondering though if animals can carry HepC? " ...

what about the meat we eat??

ine. >>

From all that I've read, only Hep A, never C, can be tranmitted through any

type of food. The instances I've heard about came from contaminated foods

(fecal matter) in the food products...normally meat, shell fish, etc. If

anyone knows differently I'd be interested in hearing about it, but I really

doubt there's transmission in that manner.

-

[Guest guest]

> Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 17:59:13 -0600

> From: " Hoggan Clan " <banock@...>

>Subject: There has to be an answer SOMEWHERE!

Dear Debi,

>It is our understanding that " achondroplasia does not have neuro problems

usually, >while some other forms of dwarfism do.

Curtis is achon and he has *many* neurological problems due to spinal cord

injury from a severe stenosis of his foramen magnum. The stenosis was so

severe before it was decompressed, that it permanently damaged his brain

stem and upper spinal cord. Curtis used to have central sleep apnea because

of his neurological problems.

We are praying for Mandy and the Hoggan Clan.

Love,

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Hi

Does anyone here have recipes for kids bath paints?

ELLEN

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 01/19/2000 6:15:57 AM Central Standard Time,

onelist writes:

<< Or you can make it a heck of a lot easier on yourself and just megadose on

Vitamin C for a few days.

>>

That's oK if you don't have an viral or bacterial infections working... but

if you do have any infections, the Olive Leaf, echinacea, goldenseal and GSE

have anti-viral and anti-bacterial properties in them that will combat these

microbes that Vit. C alone cannot do.

Blessings,

Jan

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 01/19/2000 6:15:57 AM Central Standard Time,

onelist writes:

<< ps - I used the stick blender & it traced in about a minute! I LOVE that

thing!

>>

Can you tell me what a " stick blender " is and how you use it? I'm a newbie

when it comes to soap making, in fact, I haven't made the first batch yet!!

Got my stuff ordered tho, and we should begin in the next week or so. Thanks

Blessings,

jan

[Guest guest]

I have had questions in my own mind about what I can sell and what I cannot

because it's someone else's recipe. If I get a recipe out of a book and

there are no copywrite laws, then I assume it's OK to use and sell the soaps,

lotions etc made from these recipes. If I go to another's web site and they

have recipes posted, can you use these recipes if it's not stated otherwise?

Please clarify the rules for me, as I am new to this whole thing. I want to

sell my products, but I don't want to " steal " recipes from others. Thank you.

Blessings,

Jan

<< the former and/or present member of this list, and member of the soap &

> toiletries web ring, who has stolen and posted, as her own work, the

> copyrighted file that I generously allowed to post in the toiletries

> library can expect an invoice.

>>

[Guest guest]

I am not sure if I am responding the right way here. I have been reading and

learning alot here but wanted to comment to Virginia and also about leaving the

shots out. I ddi the same thing. I talked to my pharmicist and fount out that

the med is still stable at temps up to 95 for 7 days.

Virginia,

I had the same problem with my husband. He and I had had problems for many years

and i just kept trying to work it out. Finding out about my having hep c

actually opened my eyes as to what i was doing. I was living my life for him and

not myself. Being sick i put my foot down saying i had to concentrate on getting

better. We are now separated after 4 months on the combo. He does feel like he

took me for granted for too long but he has felt bad before and i dont trust him

anymore. The only thing is that my 12 year old dau has real problems dealing

with my illness and she moved out of state with my husband. I am hoping she

comes around, but decided it would be worse to force her to stay. Our three sons

are still here in the same city as me and 2 have been so supportive of me. I

love them dearly. One lives with me and i am so glad ...was maried 21 years and

never lived on my own before and going thru side effects and then just had a

recheck and have not cleared the virus after 4 months. going to continue for 2

months and re check then. I have had all the side effects but i had some before

the combo treatment. I have cirrhosis already. I have lost 30 pounds as have no

appetite. I have to force myself to eat for energy and to not get upset stomach.

I hate complaining about the sides so people around me dont really realize how i

am feeling until i have to give in and go home sick from work. Sorry if i went

on and on bout myself but feel that even if no one reads or hears , it is still

good for me to get things down in writing.I do want to know if anyone has had

any problems with sinuses bleeding easily when blow nose or even a couple of

times i found one ear bleeding a little. Not sure if i just scratched it or not

but I dont think i did. Anyway, Virginia, the best i can say is be honest and

upfront with him but look out for urself while trying to get better.... Stress

causes worse sides i have found.

Dawn

---------------------------------

[Guest guest]

Dawn,

I am so glad you wrote. You have explained everything in a nutshell. I

don't trust my husband like I use too. I get so tired of being told I am

a hypochondriac and my illness isn't as bad as I make it out to be. I

am living with the illness and not him. I am going to start focusing on

myself more. My little ones need their Mom.

I too have nosebleeds alot. I can't blow my nose without it bleeding. I

have also lost weight because of poor appetite and fatigue. I force

myself to eat also to avoid tube feedings again. It is so hard to eat

at times. I know if I don't I will only get more tired and then not be

able to eat . It is a vicious cycle.

I appreciate all of you who have responded. I am going to take care of

myself for me and my children. If my husband could care less, it is his

problem. I have to be around for my children. They need me even if he

says he doesn't need me. I will survive this thing with or without him.

I never thought I would be saying all of this. I think I will plan a

trip with my children and parents to Laredo, TX. and take a break from

things. I need a vacation. I haven't had one in a good long time. I

think one is due.

Hugs to all for your help,

Virginia

[Guest guest]

Dawn,

Please try and eat if only a little all the time. My husband has Hep C and

has developed hyperglycemic diabetes (and no one even suspected that's why

he lost 30 pounds). He didn't need to lose the weight either. He is having

a heart cath today, the final test before being placed on the transplant

list. We are separated by 1000 miles, not by choice and it is very

difficult for both of us to cope with this disease. I cannot stress enough

to EAT EAT EAT. It is very difficult to start trying to gain weight when

you develop other problems like managing blood sugar etc and you need to be

in your best physical condition if you should need a transplant. God Bless,

MJ

Re: Digest Number 95

I am not sure if I am responding the right way here. I have been reading and

learning alot here but wanted to comment to Virginia and also about leaving

the shots out. I ddi the same thing. I talked to my pharmicist and fount out

that the med is still stable at temps up to 95 for 7 days.

Virginia,

I had the same problem with my husband. He and I had had problems for many

years and i just kept trying to work it out. Finding out about my having hep

c actually opened my eyes as to what i was doing. I was living my life for

him and not myself. Being sick i put my foot down saying i had to

concentrate on getting better. We are now separated after 4 months on the

combo. He does feel like he took me for granted for too long but he has felt

bad before and i dont trust him anymore. The only thing is that my 12 year

old dau has real problems dealing with my illness and she moved out of state

with my husband. I am hoping she comes around, but decided it would be worse

to force her to stay. Our three sons are still here in the same city as me

and 2 have been so supportive of me. I love them dearly. One lives with me

and i am so glad ...was maried 21 years and never lived on my own before and

going thru side effects and then just had a recheck and have not cleared the

virus after 4 months. going to continue for 2 months and re check then. I

have had all the side effects but i had some before the combo treatment. I

have cirrhosis already. I have lost 30 pounds as have no appetite. I have to

force myself to eat for energy and to not get upset stomach. I hate

complaining about the sides so people around me dont really realize how i am

feeling until i have to give in and go home sick from work. Sorry if i went

on and on bout myself but feel that even if no one reads or hears , it is

still good for me to get things down in writing.I do want to know if anyone

has had any problems with sinuses bleeding easily when blow nose or even a

couple of times i found one ear bleeding a little. Not sure if i just

scratched it or not but I dont think i did. Anyway, Virginia, the best i can

say is be honest and upfront with him but look out for urself while trying

to get better.... Stress causes worse sides i have found.

Dawn

---------------------------------

[Guest guest]

We are both moving to Texas the first of June. Thanks for the thoughts. MJ

Re: Digest Number 95

>

>

>

> I am not sure if I am responding the right way here.

> I have been reading and

> learning alot here but wanted to comment to Virginia

> and also about leaving

> the shots out. I ddi the same thing. I talked to my

> pharmicist and fount out

> that the med is still stable at temps up to 95 for 7

> days.

>

> Virginia,

>

> I had the same problem with my husband. He and I had

> had problems for many

> years and i just kept trying to work it out. Finding

> out about my having hep

> c actually opened my eyes as to what i was doing. I

> was living my life for

> him and not myself. Being sick i put my foot down

> saying i had to

> concentrate on getting better. We are now separated

> after 4 months on the

> combo. He does feel like he took me for granted for

> too long but he has felt

> bad before and i dont trust him anymore. The only

> thing is that my 12 year

> old dau has real problems dealing with my illness

> and she moved out of state

> with my husband. I am hoping she comes around, but

> decided it would be worse

> to force her to stay. Our three sons are still here

> in the same city as me

> and 2 have been so supportive of me. I love them

> dearly. One lives with me

> and i am so glad ...was maried 21 years and never

> lived on my own before and

> going thru side effects and then just had a recheck

> and have not cleared the

> virus after 4 months. going to continue for 2 months

> and re check then. I

> have had all the side effects but i had some before

> the combo treatment. I

> have cirrhosis already. I have lost 30 pounds as

> have no appetite. I have to

> force myself to eat for energy and to not get upset

> stomach. I hate

> complaining about the sides so people around me dont

> really realize how i am

> feeling until i have to give in and go home sick

> from work. Sorry if i went

> on and on bout myself but feel that even if no one

> reads or hears , it is

> still good for me to get things down in writing.I do

> want to know if anyone

> has had any problems with sinuses bleeding easily

> when blow nose or even a

> couple of times i found one ear bleeding a little.

> Not sure if i just

> scratched it or not but I dont think i did. Anyway,

> Virginia, the best i can

> say is be honest and upfront with him but look out

> for urself while trying

> to get better.... Stress causes worse sides i have

> found.

>

> Dawn

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

>

[Guest guest]

We are both moving to Texas the first of June. Thanks for the thoughts. MJ

Re: Digest Number 95

>

>

>

> I am not sure if I am responding the right way here.

> I have been reading and

> learning alot here but wanted to comment to Virginia

> and also about leaving

> the shots out. I ddi the same thing. I talked to my

> pharmicist and fount out

> that the med is still stable at temps up to 95 for 7

> days.

>

> Virginia,

>

> I had the same problem with my husband. He and I had

> had problems for many

> years and i just kept trying to work it out. Finding

> out about my having hep

> c actually opened my eyes as to what i was doing. I

> was living my life for

> him and not myself. Being sick i put my foot down

> saying i had to

> concentrate on getting better. We are now separated

> after 4 months on the

> combo. He does feel like he took me for granted for

> too long but he has felt

> bad before and i dont trust him anymore. The only

> thing is that my 12 year

> old dau has real problems dealing with my illness

> and she moved out of state

> with my husband. I am hoping she comes around, but

> decided it would be worse

> to force her to stay. Our three sons are still here

> in the same city as me

> and 2 have been so supportive of me. I love them

> dearly. One lives with me

> and i am so glad ...was maried 21 years and never

> lived on my own before and

> going thru side effects and then just had a recheck

> and have not cleared the

> virus after 4 months. going to continue for 2 months

> and re check then. I

> have had all the side effects but i had some before

> the combo treatment. I

> have cirrhosis already. I have lost 30 pounds as

> have no appetite. I have to

> force myself to eat for energy and to not get upset

> stomach. I hate

> complaining about the sides so people around me dont

> really realize how i am

> feeling until i have to give in and go home sick

> from work. Sorry if i went

> on and on bout myself but feel that even if no one

> reads or hears , it is

> still good for me to get things down in writing.I do

> want to know if anyone

> has had any problems with sinuses bleeding easily

> when blow nose or even a

> couple of times i found one ear bleeding a little.

> Not sure if i just

> scratched it or not but I dont think i did. Anyway,

> Virginia, the best i can

> say is be honest and upfront with him but look out

> for urself while trying

> to get better.... Stress causes worse sides i have

> found.

>

> Dawn

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

>

[Guest guest]

MJ

wish there was some way we could get you 2 together.

Being together helps.....Connie

--- " M. J. Ruble " <mjruble@...> wrote:

> Dawn,

>

> Please try and eat if only a little all the time.

> My husband has Hep C and

> has developed hyperglycemic diabetes (and no one

> even suspected that's why

> he lost 30 pounds). He didn't need to lose the

> weight either. He is having

> a heart cath today, the final test before being

> placed on the transplant

> list. We are separated by 1000 miles, not by choice

> and it is very

> difficult for both of us to cope with this disease.

> I cannot stress enough

> to EAT EAT EAT. It is very difficult to start

> trying to gain weight when

> you develop other problems like managing blood sugar

> etc and you need to be

> in your best physical condition if you should need a

> transplant. God Bless,

> MJ

>

> Re: Digest Number 95

>

>

>

> I am not sure if I am responding the right way here.

> I have been reading and

> learning alot here but wanted to comment to Virginia

> and also about leaving

> the shots out. I ddi the same thing. I talked to my

> pharmicist and fount out

> that the med is still stable at temps up to 95 for 7

> days.

>

> Virginia,

>

> I had the same problem with my husband. He and I had

> had problems for many

> years and i just kept trying to work it out. Finding

> out about my having hep

> c actually opened my eyes as to what i was doing. I

> was living my life for

> him and not myself. Being sick i put my foot down

> saying i had to

> concentrate on getting better. We are now separated

> after 4 months on the

> combo. He does feel like he took me for granted for

> too long but he has felt

> bad before and i dont trust him anymore. The only

> thing is that my 12 year

> old dau has real problems dealing with my illness

> and she moved out of state

> with my husband. I am hoping she comes around, but

> decided it would be worse

> to force her to stay. Our three sons are still here

> in the same city as me

> and 2 have been so supportive of me. I love them

> dearly. One lives with me

> and i am so glad ...was maried 21 years and never

> lived on my own before and

> going thru side effects and then just had a recheck

> and have not cleared the

> virus after 4 months. going to continue for 2 months

> and re check then. I

> have had all the side effects but i had some before

> the combo treatment. I

> have cirrhosis already. I have lost 30 pounds as

> have no appetite. I have to

> force myself to eat for energy and to not get upset

> stomach. I hate

> complaining about the sides so people around me dont

> really realize how i am

> feeling until i have to give in and go home sick

> from work. Sorry if i went

> on and on bout myself but feel that even if no one

> reads or hears , it is

> still good for me to get things down in writing.I do

> want to know if anyone

> has had any problems with sinuses bleeding easily

> when blow nose or even a

> couple of times i found one ear bleeding a little.

> Not sure if i just

> scratched it or not but I dont think i did. Anyway,

> Virginia, the best i can

> say is be honest and upfront with him but look out

> for urself while trying

> to get better.... Stress causes worse sides i have

> found.

>

> Dawn

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

>

[Guest guest]

MJ

wish there was some way we could get you 2 together.

Being together helps.....Connie

--- " M. J. Ruble " <mjruble@...> wrote:

> Dawn,

>

> Please try and eat if only a little all the time.

> My husband has Hep C and

> has developed hyperglycemic diabetes (and no one

> even suspected that's why

> he lost 30 pounds). He didn't need to lose the

> weight either. He is having

> a heart cath today, the final test before being

> placed on the transplant

> list. We are separated by 1000 miles, not by choice

> and it is very

> difficult for both of us to cope with this disease.

> I cannot stress enough

> to EAT EAT EAT. It is very difficult to start

> trying to gain weight when

> you develop other problems like managing blood sugar

> etc and you need to be

> in your best physical condition if you should need a

> transplant. God Bless,

> MJ

>

> Re: Digest Number 95

>

>

>

> I am not sure if I am responding the right way here.

> I have been reading and

> learning alot here but wanted to comment to Virginia

> and also about leaving

> the shots out. I ddi the same thing. I talked to my

> pharmicist and fount out

> that the med is still stable at temps up to 95 for 7

> days.

>

> Virginia,

>

> I had the same problem with my husband. He and I had

> had problems for many

> years and i just kept trying to work it out. Finding

> out about my having hep

> c actually opened my eyes as to what i was doing. I

> was living my life for

> him and not myself. Being sick i put my foot down

> saying i had to

> concentrate on getting better. We are now separated

> after 4 months on the

> combo. He does feel like he took me for granted for

> too long but he has felt

> bad before and i dont trust him anymore. The only

> thing is that my 12 year

> old dau has real problems dealing with my illness

> and she moved out of state

> with my husband. I am hoping she comes around, but

> decided it would be worse

> to force her to stay. Our three sons are still here

> in the same city as me

> and 2 have been so supportive of me. I love them

> dearly. One lives with me

> and i am so glad ...was maried 21 years and never

> lived on my own before and

> going thru side effects and then just had a recheck

> and have not cleared the

> virus after 4 months. going to continue for 2 months

> and re check then. I

> have had all the side effects but i had some before

> the combo treatment. I

> have cirrhosis already. I have lost 30 pounds as

> have no appetite. I have to

> force myself to eat for energy and to not get upset

> stomach. I hate

> complaining about the sides so people around me dont

> really realize how i am

> feeling until i have to give in and go home sick

> from work. Sorry if i went

> on and on bout myself but feel that even if no one

> reads or hears , it is

> still good for me to get things down in writing.I do

> want to know if anyone

> has had any problems with sinuses bleeding easily

> when blow nose or even a

> couple of times i found one ear bleeding a little.

> Not sure if i just

> scratched it or not but I dont think i did. Anyway,

> Virginia, the best i can

> say is be honest and upfront with him but look out

> for urself while trying

> to get better.... Stress causes worse sides i have

> found.

>

> Dawn

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

>

[Guest guest]

woo hoo texas!! where? I'm near Dallas. Good support groups in Texas

alley/

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http://www.flash.net/~alleypat

[Guest guest]

(((((((((((((((((( Dawn )))))))))))))))))))) big hugs to you!

I know I have learned to let go a lot of things, esp housework. Hubby just

doesn't see what steps on and I'm usually too tired to worry about it.

I've found that if I ask him he will do what I ask. He's good about that. I

try not to nag, but " select my battles " so to speak. I try to ask him to do

the things that really need done and not wear him out on the petty stuff.

Like we can let the dishes stack, but we aren't leaving glasses and plates

all over the house ya know. He can do what he wants in his office, but the

living room must remain picked up (not always dusted and not always vacuumed

but at least his underwear is somewhere else haha). The floor might only get

mopped once a month, but the toilets have to be clean.

Energy is a precious commodity for a hepper!

alley/

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alleypat@...

http://www.flash.net/~alleypat

[Guest guest]

(((((((((((((((((( Dawn )))))))))))))))))))) big hugs to you!

I know I have learned to let go a lot of things, esp housework. Hubby just

doesn't see what steps on and I'm usually too tired to worry about it.

I've found that if I ask him he will do what I ask. He's good about that. I

try not to nag, but " select my battles " so to speak. I try to ask him to do

the things that really need done and not wear him out on the petty stuff.

Like we can let the dishes stack, but we aren't leaving glasses and plates

all over the house ya know. He can do what he wants in his office, but the

living room must remain picked up (not always dusted and not always vacuumed

but at least his underwear is somewhere else haha). The floor might only get

mopped once a month, but the toilets have to be clean.

Energy is a precious commodity for a hepper!

alley/

ICQ 12631861

alleypat@...

http://www.flash.net/~alleypat

[Guest guest]

Virginia............. how are you doing hon?

alley/

ICQ 12631861

alleypat@...

http://www.flash.net/~alleypat

[Guest guest]

Here's mine . . . let me know if it works!

Always,

SJ, hooking up the scanner

[Guest guest]

SJ I'm not able to get anything . You will need to try again. Don't know what's up. Get in touch. I'm on I'm just acting like DZ when he's workin.........I'm a sneakin!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

Hi all:

Well it is two weeks and two days since my double knee replacements. The

doctors are amazed at my progress. I can bend my left knee to 97 and my

right to 105. I can get in and out of a car with absolutely no problem

whatsoever and up and down stairs. My gait with the walker is almost the

same as it was before the surgery. Things are going too good to be true. My

therapist doesn't understand this either. I think it is due to a positive

attitude and the fact that I'm sick of being handicapped with bad knees.

I've been pushing myself. I got to see my new knees yesterday and they are

beautiful.

Carole - AKA Thorn Willowweb, AKA Daisy Proudfoot of Standelf.

God grant me the Senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the

good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the

difference.

·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.»§«©©©»§«·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·

I think I lost my mind, so watch where you step!

·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.»§«©©©»§«·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·

[Guest guest]

Hi Carole

I am following your progress and you are doing sooooooo well.....congratulations!

Sally

[Guest guest]

Re:Message: 9

- Thanks for the references and Matts original

post. I think I'll email this to Wheldon, who has

kindly responded to other questions in the past, and

see what he says. As a medical microbiologist and MD

treating actual cases (in Cpn) he may have a more

complex take on this. If he replies I'll post it. I'll

also ask his opinion on the " metro wall " phenomenon--

herx or sensitization, that is the question.

Wheldon, in my read, is referring to what Stratton

calls the " cryptic " form (Stratton actually referrs to

two cryptic stages, one of which is especially

sensitive to nicotinamide related agents- it took me a

third read of his patent papers to register this) as

the non-replicating phase.

A good puzzle to follow!

Jim

Date: Tue, 03 May 2005 21:31:44 -0000

From: " Hodologica " <usenethod@...>

Subject: Jim - metronidazole

Jim,

Here are the papers:

http://www.ub.rug.nl/eldoc/dis/medicine/e.j.van.der.wouden/c8.pdf

http://tinyurl.com/62tz2

And if those dont work, here is Matts earlier post

#92, from which I

got both papers:

infections/messag

e/92

Your idea about the metro-wall could be right, but I

cant really

say. I dont know if the reduced (active) form

circulates - I kinda

suspect not - in the 2nd paper there they found that

non-metro-

reducing cells were unharmed when mixed with metro and

metro-

reducing cells. The reduced form may be so reactive

that it exists

only something very roughly like one second or less,

before being re-

oxidized in a reaction that damages some other

molecule. Also,

enzymes are not depleted or worn out by use; they are

just molecular

machines that basically stay in good shape, re-usably.

Saturation

occurs if there is too much substrate present,

relative to the

number of copies of the enzyme - the enzymes get

" backed up " , at

which point the enzymatic reaction does not stop, but

its rate has

maxed out and substrate may continue to accumulate.

But some enzymes

in the liver (and elsewhere?) are inducible, meaning

the body can

sense their saturation and respond by synthesizing

extra enzyme

copies. All my knowledge is pretty vague since I'm

just taking early

college bio classes now.

I think I see what you mean about what Wheldon's

saying. By non-

replicating form, do you know if he means the

elementary body, or

something else?

-

[Guest guest]

I found this posted on another list I belong to and

thought it might be of interest to those who have

played out the abx approaches and want a more rigorous

alternative. Probably mega-expensive with all the

supplements!

Jim

THE USE OF PHARMAX NUTRICEUTICALS IN THE TREATMENT OF

CHRONIC LYME

DISEASE

by Dietrich Klinghardt PhD/MD

A Few Words on Chronic Lyme Disease

Chronic Lyme disease is a fast-spreading problem in

the USA and

worldwide. Classical Lyme disease is caused by a

bacterial

spirochete called Borrelia burgdorferi. Conventional

belief

attributes Lyme Disease conveyance through tick bites.

Interestingly to the physician, more recent literature

has shown

that also certain stinging flies, spiders and even

some mosquitoes

can infect humans with this spirochete. This means

that the disease

vector can be more widespread than previously

anticipated. Lyme

disease typically does not occur alone but together

with a number of

co-infections. Classical Lyme disease, also known as

Borrelia,

affects the immune system in predictable ways: it

lowers the white

blood count and lessens the host¡¦s immunity. When

the immune system

becomes dysfunctional, the patients then become

infected with a

multitude of secondary bacterial, fungal, mycoplasmal

and viral

infections. A necessary co-condition for the thriving

of infectious

organisms in the system is the presence of toxic

metals and other

environmental toxins.

Chronic Lyme disease affects the immune system by

rendering it blind

to the existence of Borrelia and other co-infections,

including

parasites. Lyme can also affect the musculo-skeletal

system with

recurrent joint problems and fibromyalgia type pain.

A third

presentation affects the central nervous system with a

multitude of

related symptoms including emotional changes,

psychiatric problems

and neurological problems, i.e. numbness, paralysis

and strange

abnormal sensations. The area most commonly affected

is the brain

and the face including the teeth, jawbone, ears and

sinuses. The

symptoms are caused by the presence of neurotoxins

that are created

by the organisms. Neurotoxins are usually peptides

and other

substances intended to alter the host¡¦s immune system

and make the

host a comfortable environment for the proliferation

of Borrelia and

the co-infections.

It is our experience that most Lyme patients, by the

time the

infection has become chronic, have multiple parasites

in their

bowel. Co-infections from the herpes virus family,

sackie¡¦s

viruses, influenza viruses, echo viruses and the

measles virus seem

to be common. Frequently they also have one of

several mycoplasma

species present and a multitude of other bacterial

infections.

Fungi always thrive in a Lyme-infected patient. The

treatment

therefore needs to be broad based and address all

these co-

infections in order to succeed. Treatment for Lyme

disease is often

unsuccessful when it targets only the Lyme spirochete

but not the

existing co-infections.

1) Borrelia affects the immune system by lessening the

host¡¦s

immunity.

2) The host becomes a comfortable environment for

co-infections.

3) Treatment needs to be broad based, addressing

co-infections.

A Few Words on the GI Tract

It is imperative to understand that the reservoir for

many of these

co-infections is the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. It

typically

contains eight to twelve pounds of living organisms.

Many of these

in the chronic Lyme patient are parasites and abnormal

bacteria,

fungi, viruses and mycoplasmas, which set up

housekeeping in the gut

and spread from there periodically to the other

tissues.

In terms of sheer numbers, the GI tract is home to

100,000 billion

microorganisms at any one point in time. Considering

that the

average person has approximately 10,000 billion

mammalian cells in

their body, one could say there are 10 times more of

¡¥them¡¦ than

of ¡¥us¡¦. The monolayer of epithelial cells of the

intestinal mucosa

constitutes the largest surface in the body that is

exposed to the

environment. In other words, one cell layer separates

you from the

outside world in your GI tract! It is estimated that

this mucosal

surface is equal to the size of two tennis courts.

The gut can turn

into a storehouse of infectious organisms and must be

understood in

order to be treated successfully.

A Few Words on Pharmax Nutriceuticals

I have chosen the nutriceuticals from Pharmax LLC for

dealing with

many of the issues outlined in this article.

Secondly, they manufacture their own nutriceuticals

with strict

quality controls, as reflected in their ISO 9001

certification.

Most companies merely repackage products manufactured

elsewhere. As

a prime manufacturer, Pharmax produce their own base

materials and

their unique freeze-drying technology enables the

company to use a

solvent-free manufacturing process.

Thirdly, I find the products are pure and

intelligently designed.

Specific Treatment for Co-infections in the GI Tract

1) Freeze Dried Garlic (700mg freeze dried garlic

concentrate

[Allium sativum] per capsule)

The active antimicrobial in garlic is allicin (Ankri &

Mirelman,

1999). It has MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration)

values very

similar to antibiotics and antifungals for their

prospective

targeted organism. For example, the MIC for

Staphylococcus aureus

is 26, Escherichia coli is 44 and Candida albicans is

36 (these are

all astoundingly low numbers, indicating that allicin

is a potent

antibiotic or antifungal for these organisms!).

Allicin also kills

protozoa¡¦s such as Cryptosporidium, E. histolytica

(Mirelman et al.,

1987) and Giardia ( et al., 2000). Allicin is

effective

against viruses such as the Rotavirus (Blake, 1983),

Influenza virus

(Fenwick & Hanley, 1985) and viruses from the herpes

family (i.e.

HHV-6 and others), to name just a few (Tsai et al.,

1985). Yet it

is not cytotoxic and does not harm the beneficial

bacteria in the

gut, i.e. the lactic acid bacteria such as

Lactobacillus acidophilus

and Bifidobacterium bifidum (Rees et al., 1993).

In treatment, I advise 2 capsules after each meal - a

total of

between 4 and 6 capsules each day.

2) AlliCinn (500mg freeze dried garlic concentrate

[Allium

sativum], 200mg freeze dried cinnamon bark oil

concentrate

[Cinnamomum cassia] per capsule)

I generally give 2 capsules, three times a day after a

meal.

3) Antimicrobial Complex (200mg barberry bark

standardized

extract [berberis vulgaris], 50mg goldenseal

standardized extract

[Hydrastis canadensis], 100mg freeze dried garlic

concentrate

[Allium sativum], 50mg freeze dried wormwood oil

concentrate

[Artemesia absinthium] per capsule)

We also include the Antimicrobial Complex to treat

other often-

undefined bacterial co-infections. Artemesia

absinthium has been

shown to be an ideal agent to treat Babesia, which is

one of the

organisms frequently present as a co-infection with

Lyme disease (it

is an intracellular parasite similar to malaria).

Berberis vulgaris

is a potent antibacterial agent (Ruggeri et al.,

1991).

I generally advise one capsule, three times a day with

meals.

4) Intestinal Purifier (3g psyllium husk, 1.75g FOS,

1g L-

glutamine, 2g resistant starches, 2g freeze dried

prune puree and

0.25g quercetin per 10g scoop)

5) HLC High Potency (4 billion Lactobacillus

acidophilus and

Bifidobacterium bifidum per capsule)

To replace the normal bowel flora, we always recommend

Pharmax¡¦s

human lactic commensals, i.e. HLC High Potency for

bowel restoration.

I recommend 1 - 2 capsules after each meal.

6) Intestinal Complex (150mg slippery elm bark

extract 4:1

[ulmus fulva], 100mg marshmallow root extract 4:1

[Althaea

officinalis], 85mg camomile flower standardized

extract [Matricaria

recutita], 100mg marigold flower extract 4:1

[Calendula

officinalis], 50mg licorice root standardized extract

[Glycyrrhiza

glabra], 50mg gamma-oryzanol per capsule).

7) Permeability Complex I (1,500mg FOS, 1,000mg

L-glutamine,

500mg aspartic acid, 500mg L-arginine, 20mg magnesium,

330mg vitamin

C, 100mg N-acetyl glucosamine [NAG], 100mg quercetin,

15mg zinc,

20mg essential oil of ginger [Zingiber officinale],

5,000iu vitamin

A, 100iu vitamin E)

Provides luminal nutrients for a healthy GI mucosa

(Souba, 1990).

I advise 1 ¡V2 scoops (5 ¡V 10 grams), three times a

day with meals

Specific Treatment for Borrelia, Ehrlichiosis, Babesia

and

Mycoplasma Infections

1) Freeze Dried Garlic (700mg freeze dried garlic

concentrate

[Allium sativum] per capsule)

For the specific treatment of Borrelia, we use Freeze

Dried Garlic

in the dose already recommended. The garlic will

first eliminate

the microorganisms and parasites in the bowel before

the allicin and

its breakdown products can be active in the connective

tissue and

later also in the brain. Allicin, the primary active

ingredient,

has been shown to cross the blood-brain

barrier and it is a surprisingly effective

antimicrobial agent

against the Lyme spirochete even in the brain and the

CNS.

However, high doses are recommended, usually upwards

from 5,600mg

total daily intake given in divided doses every 6

hours. This

translates to 4 capsules QID. The way I often titrate

the

individual dose is by body odor. When a patient gets

a slight

garlic body odor, the desired dosage is reached.

2) Pyloricin (700mg total capsule fill of freeze

dried oregano

oil concentrate [Thymus capitus], freeze dried clove

oil concentrate

[syzygium aromaticum], freeze dried ginger oil

concentrate [Zingiber

officinale] and freeze dried wormwood oil concentrate

[Artemesia

absinthium])

Babesia, Ehrlichiosis and Borrelia are often sensitive

to the

product Pyloricin. The most effective ingredient here

is again oil

of artemesia for its tremendous effect on Babesia.

The second most

important ingredient is the oregano oil, which we

found to be most

effective against Borrelia, Babesia, Ehrlichiosis and

Mycoplasmas.

Clove oil and ginger have a synergistic effect.

I usually give one capsule TID taken on an empty

stomach along with

the rest of the program. (Again, if the patient

experiences

cramping as a result of the treatment, a drop or two

of peppermint

oil in a little bit of water taken at the same time

will alleviate

the symptoms. Peppermint also potentiates the effect

of all the

other essential oils.)

Specific Treatment for Yeast Infections

1) Freeze Dried Garlic (700mg freeze dried garlic

concentrate

[Allium sativum] per capsule)

2) Colon Guard (350mg freeze dried garlic

concentrate[Allium

sativum], 60mg freeze-dried cinnamon bark oil

concentrate[Cinnamomum

cassia], 150mg magnesium caprylate, 215mg calcium

caprylate per

capsule)

3) Caprylate Complex (500mg magnesium caprylate and

calcium

caprylate per capsule)

1. Freeze Dried Garlic or AlliCinn: 2 capsules three

times daily with meals.

2. Antimicrobial Complex: One capsule three times

daily with meals.

3. Pyloricin: One capsule twice

daily with meals.

4. HLC High Potency: One capsule twice

daily with meals.

5. Intestinal Complex: One capsule three

times daily with meals.

6. Intestinal Purifier: One 10g scoop taken

once daily with a meal.

7. Colon Guard: 2 capsules three

times daily with meals.

8. Caprylate Complex: One capsule three

times daily with meals.

9. Permeability 1 One to 2 scoops twice daily

with meals

9.

Detoxification

Heavy metals and environmental toxins change the inner

environment

of the patient. This milieu is a necessary sine qua

non for the

presence of harmful microorganisms and the inability

of the immune

system to deal with them. Therefore, every patient

with chronic

Lyme Disease has to be detoxified. We have developed

new simple

steps in the elimination of toxic metals from the

body. We are

using a product that contains a large amount of

branched chained

amino acids and is most effective in detoxifying heavy

metals from

the central nervous system. Also, glutathione is

critically

important and must be added.

Detoxification Treatment - One Year Duration.

1) BMI Balance (100ƒÝg chromium, 23.75g whey protein

concentrate, 1.5g conjugated linolenic acid, 225mg

L-carnitine, 1.2g

FOS per 30g scoop)

It is made from whey protein, which contains these

important amino

acids in ideal amounts.

I get patients to take 30g per meal.

2) Glutathione Precursors (300mg N-acetyl cysteine,

200mg

glutamic acid, 200mg alpha-lipoic acid per capsule)

Mineral Replacement Treatment

Metals are bound to various structures in the

connective tissue, the

cell walls and the surfaces of intracellular

organelles. They are

in the cell on binding sites that are usually reserved

for other

beneficial minerals. Only when the body is depleted

of minerals do

heavy metals permanently attach to those sites. In

order to

displace the heavy metals from those binding sites,

the system has

to be saturated with beneficial minerals.

1) Trace Mineral Complex (20mg iron, 10mg manganese,

200ƒÝg

chromium, 200ƒÝg selenium, 200ƒÝg iodine, 1mg copper,

25mg zinc, 200ƒÝg

molybdenum, 100ƒÝg vanadium, 2mg boron, 450mg vitamin

C, 25ƒÝg nickel,

35ƒÝg of silica per capsule - all listed in elemental

amounts).

I recommend one capsule with each meal for 6 to 12

months.

2) Selenium CWS (100ƒÝg elemental selenium per drop)

3) Mag:Cal Citrate (75mg calcium, 75mg magnesium,

100ƒÝg boron,

15mg of vitamin B6 per capsule - the minerals are

listed in

elemental amounts.)

1. BMI Balance: One scoop (30grams) per meal

replacement,

with water or milk for one year.

2. Glutathione Precursors: One capsule per day, taken

with food

for one year.

3. Trace Mineral Complex: One capsule with each meal

for 6 to

12 months.

4. Selenium CWS: 12 drops per day dropped over food,

for 6 months.

5. Trace Mineral CWS: 5 to 10 drops with each capsule

dose

of the Trace Mineral Complex.

6. Mag:Cal Citrate: 2 to 4 capsules with the

evening meal.

Treating Neurological Symptoms

When the patient¡¦s presentation is primarily

neurological, we have

to pay attention to the fatty acids. Fatty acids make

up 80% of the

weight of the brain, and are necessary to maintain

healthy barriers

within the brain. The cell walls are made up to a

large degree of

lipids that can only be intact if a patient has a good

input of

lipids on a daily basis. Fish oil and fish oil

derivatives are the

most important component to be observed in the

treatment of Lyme

Disease.

My current most popular way of dosing this is to use

DriCelle EFA

950.

1) DriCelle EFA 950 (300mg DHA, 400mg EPA, 100mg GLA,

150mg ALA

per teaspoon)

It is best to test the different oil products with ART

or EAV, or

through Ared-cell Membrane Fatty Acid Test. The

current ¡§Body Bio

Fatty Acid Test¡¨ is also good. The test, however,

overlooks the

fact that we like patients to have extremely high

levels of EPA and

DHA in the abnormal range, which is protective against

viral

replication and neurological damage from Lyme disease.

Whenever the patient takes oils that are meant to be

absorbed into

the blood and to then travel from there into the

brain, the oil

absorption should be enhanced by giving an enzyme with

a high amount

of lipase.

We therefore recommend that the patient take the

product called:

2) Pure Pancreatin (700mg vegetable pancreatin per

capsule)

1. DriCelle EFA 950 One half teaspoon, four times a

day

in water or juice with a meal.

2. Pure Pancreatin One to 2 capsules every time

DriCelle EFA

950 is taken.

For severe neurological symptoms such as paralysis,

check for the

presence of a co-infection called Bartonella henselae

(also called

cat scratch disease). This illness responds to high

doses of

antibiotics, which should be the preferred treatment

of choice. We

have been treating Lyme Disease with the above

protocols plus the

addition of bee venom therapy two to three times a

week for a

prolonged period of time, and have often seen good and

lasting

results with this approach. For the treatment of

Babesiosis, we

have sometimes to include the antibiotic Mepron for 3

to 6 weeks.

Treating Immune System Symptoms

If the immune system symptoms predominate, I like to

include:

1) Ginseng Combination (350mg Siberian ginseng root,

350mg

Korean panax ginseng root per capsule)

This has a multitude of beneficial effects on the

immune system.

I give 2 capsules BID with meals.

2) Immusol (2ml Echinacea angustafolia, 2ml Echinacea

purpurea, 2ml Elderberry liquid extract, 0.3ml CLA,

300mg Vitamin C,

10mg Zinc)

A combination of immune stimulating factors, which is

also excellent

(Coeugniet & Elek, 1987; Craig, 1999).

I give 3 teaspoons daily with food.

1. Ginseng Combination Two capsules BID with meals

2. Immusol Three teaspoons daily with food.

Neurotoxin Binding

Neurotoxins are constantly excreted by the body

through the liver

into the bile ducts and from there into the small

intestines.

Neurotoxins have a high affinity for nervous system

tissue. The

small intestines are lined with nerve endings. On the

way through

the small intestine, most neurotoxins are re-absorbed

by the nerve

endings and travel from there to the spinal cord and

back up into

the brain.

They are on an endless rotation through these

different systems

without leaving the body. It has been shown that

several substances

can intercept the neurotoxins on their way down and

bind them in the

stool so they are excreted.

1) Beta Sitosterol (100mg b-sitosterol per capsule)

2) Liver Support and Detoxification (200mg choline

bitartrate,

100mg milk thistle seed standardized extract [silybum

marianum],

25mg inositol, 25mg L-methionine, 80mg turmeric

standardized extract

[Curcuma longae], 50mg licorice root standardized

extract

[Glycyrrhiza glabra], 50mg calcium glucarate, 25mg

indole-3-

carbinol, 50ƒÝg biotin, 25mg limonene, 25mg L-glycine

per capsule)

1. Beta Sitosterol One to 2 capsules four times

a day between meals

2. Liver Support and Detoxification Two capsules per

day

with a meal.

Laboratory Diagnosis

Lyme Disease is a chronic disease that is responsible

for a

multitude of illnesses including chronic low back

pain, migraine

headache, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and even some

cancers. It

is most often misdiagnosed as another illness. For

the diagnosis,

we are currently recommending the lymphocyte

transformation test

that is not available in the USA. Here, the most

successful

diagnostic procedure is the direct proof of the

microbial presence

through phase contrast dark field microscopy after

using species-

specific fluorescent stain (Bowen Research

laboratory). Other tests

used: Western Blot Test, PCR Test and

Lymphocyte

Transformation Test.

Optimal Diet and The Four Pillars of Nutrient

Supplementation from

Pharmax.

Multivitamins and minerals, fatty acids, antioxidants

and probiotics

form the Four Pillars of the Pharmax approach, and

these, along with

an optimal diet form the necessary underlying base

upon which sound

treatment is built. However, as long as a significant

amount of

parasites and microorganisms are present in the gut,

these also are

fed with the multivitamins approach.

Therefore we usually suggest an initial three-week

approach of using

the anti-infectious agents and bowel restoration

products only to

reduce the amount of pathogenic flora in the gut

before starting on

the multivitamins, antioxidants and other rich

nutrient sources.

After the initial three weeks of antimicrobial use,

the following

Four Pillars can be brought into play:

Summary of the Four Pillars of Supplementation (see

Pharmax flier)

1. Vitamins and Minerals:

Multivitamin & Mineral (adult formula) Two capsules

per day with

food

or

Multi Omega Plex Two scoops per day

with

food.

Vitamin C Powder One gram per day with

food.

Natural E 300 One capsule per day with food

2. Fatty Acids

DHA/EPA 1000 Five grams per day with food

or

EFA 950 Five grams per day with food

or

Omega 3:6:9 Ad lib with food

3. Antioxidants

Endogenous Antioxidants One capsule per day with food

or

Glutathione Precursors One capsule per day with food

plus

Carotenoid Complex Two capsules per week with food

plus

Phyto Antioxidants Two capsules per week with food

4. Probiotics & Prebiotics:

HLC High Potency Two capsules per day with food

The Use of Antibiotics in Treating Lyme Disease

The recommended medical treatment for Lyme disease and

the

associated co-infections is the use of antibiotics.

The typical

treatment of mycoplasma infections takes several

six-week cycles of

high doses of antibiotics. We currently believe that

the approach

using natural antibiotics and antimicrobials has

superior long-term

effects. However sometimes the patient cannot respond

to a

particular approach and another approach has to be

chosen. We

occasionally have to include the use of intravenous

antibiotics.

Other ¡¥Alternative¡¦ treatments include the use of

microcurrent,

ozone therapy, ultraviolet blood irradation,

hyperbaric oxygen, bee

venom therapy, ozone sauna, acupuncture and colon

hydrotherapy.

We recommend the following web sites for further

information:

1. www.Lymenet.com (antibiotic

schedules)

2. www.chronicneurotoxins.com (neurotoxin binding

agents)

3. www.neurotherapy.com (bee-venom therapy)

4. www.pharmaxllc.com (nutriceuticals)

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