Re:Buhner Protocol/Autoimmunity-Heidi

July 1, 2009

I have had all kinds of crazy hand symptoms, i.e.,numbness, loss of use, pain, soreness, muscle fatigue, finger twitching, etc. What has noticeably helped is turmeric. I could only type a few minutes than rest. But since Turmeric, I can type for hours. All those other supplements help as well. I am not sure how much Samento has helped with this. I have one family member who says it really helps his knees. For me, Samento/Cat's Claw take away some of my fatigue. I have another family member who says the same, takes away his fatigue. I usually get a worsening of symptoms upon a new treatment, before the symptoms start decreasing.

Love and prayers,

Heidi N

I have used Samento in the past and did not see too many things from it. I probably did not stick with it long enough due to my impatience factor. I did see a difference when I increased the Raintree Cat's Claw from 1 caps a day to 2 (I was working up). However, I have been on a low dose resveratrol for a while this time and that could be the difference.I am wondering if my hand hurting (I have RA or "mixed connective tissue disease") is actually a herx reaction from increasing some of these things gradually. I have had "trigger finger" for the last couple of months and I did notice that the locking up part seems to have gone away since I have been increasing the cat's claw. I also take a pretty good dose of serrapeptase, so this could also be helping with that aspect.I am not sure if these are herx reactions or just plain old symptoms. It is hard for me to know since I have only just started addressing the Lyme part of my problems. Did you have this issue as well?Jane Make your summer sizzle with fast and easy recipes for the grill.

July 1, 2009

I have used Samento in the past and did not see too many things from it. I

probably did not stick with it long enough due to my impatience factor.

I did see a difference when I increased the Raintree Cat's Claw from 1 caps a

day to 2 (I was working up). However, I have been on a low dose resveratrol for

a while this time and that could be the difference.

I am wondering if my hand hurting (I have RA or " mixed connective tissue

disease " ) is actually a herx reaction from increasing some of these things

gradually. I have had " trigger finger " for the last couple of months and I did

notice that the locking up part seems to have gone away since I have been

increasing the cat's claw. I also take a pretty good dose of serrapeptase, so

this could also be helping with that aspect.

I am not sure if these are herx reactions or just plain old symptoms. It is hard

for me to know since I have only just started addressing the Lyme part of my

problems. Did you have this issue as well?

Jane

>

> Jane:

>

> I have used Cat's Claw and Samento. They both worked exactly the same to

> me, except that Samento was stronger than the Cat's Claw. I got the same

> exact effects from both, big-time fatigue, and I can't remember the rest

> now. I prefer Samento because I feel it's cheaper to use, but that's the

only

> difference I saw. I have used Astragulus in formulas and did not see any

> adverse effects from it. ly, I never have agreed with not using it in

> late-stage lyme. My concern about Astragulus is that it can cause severe

> allergies in 1% of people. I find that scarey, but other than that, I

> think one would have to actually use it to see if they feel it's beneficial to

> them. Note that these are just my personal, layman beliefs, thus, I defer

> actual advice to a practitioner.

>

> Love and prayers,

>

> Heidi N

July 1, 2009

OK, I have Curcumin in my daily regimen, but only 500 mg a day. This is where I

am never sure and just have to increase dosages gradually to see if it helps. I

did read that it may not be well absorbed and was thinking of switching to the

LEF Curcumin with Bioperine. Did you find that a particular type worked better

for this or did you not have any issues with it?

Jane

>

> I have had all kinds of crazy hand symptoms, i.e.,numbness, loss of use,

> pain, soreness, muscle fatigue, finger twitching, etc. What has noticeably

> helped is turmeric. I could only type a few minutes than rest. But since

> Turmeric, I can type for hours. All those other supplements help as well.

> I am not sure how much Samento has helped with this. I have one family

> member who says it really helps his knees. For me, Samento/Cat's Claw take

> away some of my fatigue. I have another family member who says the same,

> takes away his fatigue. I usually get a worsening of symptoms upon a new

> treatment, before the symptoms start decreasing.

>

> Love and prayers,

>

> Heidi N

>

July 1, 2009