Re: can vitamins interact with b. protocol???-Selma, vit B's?

[Guest guest]

Selma, I didn't know vit B feeds spirocetes in the intestines. Is it

safe to take the vit B's at all, that you know of? I was depending on

my vit B's for energy. I've actually had to stop taking all my

vitamins for a while b/c I think I was overloading my system on them.

I was only taking the recommended dosage. Anyway, it started out me

nearly vomiting everytime I would take vitamin C and I tried different

brands of C- unbuffered, buffered, chewable, effervescent. I used to

not have that problem until I had been on core protocol. Then I

started experiencing the same nearly vomiting thing with my other

vitamins. I just assumed that my body was rejecting these supplements

for a reason and that it was best to take some time off. what does

anyone else think?

>

> Me too, I'm like Ann, in many of your same supps and with herbs for

> more than a year, no interaction that I know. I just be careful

> sometimes with milk thistle, in case it cleanses up good herbs

> away... But I always took it together with herbs in the evening

> anyway.

>

> I just avoiid Vit B as it feeds the borrelia in the intestines. I

> also avoided multi vitamins, but not multiminerals for the same

> reason. Magnesium thpugh, I can't live without.

>

> Selma

[Guest guest]

> >

> > Me too, I'm like Ann, in many of your same supps and with herbs for

> > more than a year, no interaction that I know. I just be careful

> > sometimes with milk thistle, in case it cleanses up good herbs

> > away... But I always took it together with herbs in the evening

> > anyway.

> >

> > I just avoiid Vit B as it feeds the borrelia in the intestines. I

> > also avoided multi vitamins, but not multiminerals for the same

> > reason. Magnesium thpugh, I can't live without.

> >

> > Selma

>

[Guest guest]

Connie said it all. I didn't feel any change after stopping B

vitamins, but maybe you need them. I know some of the Bs don't feed

the ketes, but forgot which ones... Lymenet got discussions in the

past about that, you could do a search there.

Magnesium is also said to feed them, but I can't live without it due

to cramps. It's a matter of balance. I stopped B's because I felt no

difference. Stopping magnesium knocked me down.

I always stop taking things that cause me nausea. I don't know if

this is a good thing to do for everyone, but I don't think it's right

to feel nauseous after herbs/ supps.

My ART doctor told me he never found any multivitamin supplement sold

in the market that tests good for anyone. Even the most expensive

ones sold over the counter. Another thing that he said tests always

negative are anticonceptional pills.

Probably there's always something bad there or there's one or two

elements there that each individual reacts badly. Who knows? I never

take these multivits for long (they're a sort of 'emergency' for me,

I take them when I'm lost, when I feel I may need something that I

don't know what, but then interrupt it as soon as I can, when I can

get ART tested or so...).

I'm a believer that a lot of anything can be as bad as lack of

something. Even good bacteries for the intestines in excess could

cause bad reactions, it seems!

I was also taking LOADS of supplements (lost my counting) before I

got ART tested. The number of supplements which were tested essential

were not many, then there were the second line ones (good, but not

essential) and the others that were neutral or negative. I stopped

taking these last ones and the number of supps fell considerably.

Funny thing is that I didn't miss them! Vit Bs were one of them,

CoQ10 another.

With the months passing, I started trusting both ART and my instinct,

I now believe ART is an excellent help in case of complicated

diseases like lyme.

Selma

> >

> Hey Bunnibaby

> All vitamins and minerals can feed the spiros, not just B's. But

that

> doesn't necessarily mean you shouldn't take them. Your body needs

this

> stuff to fight the Lyme! I think there are times when it's more

> beneficial than others, and as far as I know, only ART testing will

> reveal whether the bugs are being fed by vitamins. (have you heard

of

> this type of testing)?

>

> A friend with a Phd in nutrition has advised me to be careful with

the

> B's however, for the reason that excesses of certain ones can cause

> big imbalances in the body. I wish I knew what to tell you.

Probably

> the best thing is to go with your gut, pay attention to how you feel

> when you take a certain supplement (if you can) and work out what

you

> need through process of elimination.

>