Lymes Disease

Lymes DIsease is a very prevalent and devastating bacterial infection caused by the borrelia bacteria which is spread by the tick - commonly the deer tick, but it can also be carried by other animals. It causes a very complex symptom picture that is often misdiagnosed by doctors as other diseases as the main reliable way of diagnosis is through symptoms that occur within the first 2-6 weeks after infection since there is not a single reliable laboratory test yet. It is a complex disease that is very often misunderstood by doctors and reliable information is very hard to come by.

Most doctors will attempt to treat Lymes disease which is in the acute stage ( between the 2-8 weeks after infection) but once this time frame is up most doctors will consider a person cured of Lymes Disease since they have taken the required antibiotic protocol. However, most often lymes is not completely irradicated in the body and continues to cause pain and other symptoms for years to come, causing the person considerable discomfort and frustrating difficulties as they are often not taken seriously about having a problem as their symptoms are so non-specific.

I have personally encountered lymes disease in clients on several occasions and we have had success in treating them through a number of different methods. I like to hit lymes disease with a multi-level approach so that the bacteria is knocked back as effectively as possible throughout the whole body.

The regime we have used has included:

• Anti-parasite formula which includes the herbs Wormwood (artemesia), black walnut hull, cloves. I have found it best to double the length of treatment of the standard parasite cleans time to ensure that it has been effective.
• Oregano and Thyme essential oils, 4 drops of each, taken internally 2 times daily. * When taking essential oils internally it is important to ensure that they are pure and from an organic source in order to avoid contamination.
• Colloidal Silver - Has excellent antibiotic properties without the nasty side effects
• If you wish to add in other herbs you can add: Pau d'arco, Cat's claw, Aloe vera
• Liver detoxifier and regenerator - in order to stimulate the natural detoxification routes of the body helping to excrete the dead bacteria once killed by the herbal combinations.
  
• In addition to the herbs and other specifics to try and kill the bacteria, it is important to be taking supplements to support the body's natural immune system capabilities - these would include a general multi vitamin, additional Vitamin A and D as well as magnesium, zinc and vitamin C. Following this protocol would give your body the best chance at kicking out any latent lymes infection and speed recovery from lymes.
  

Here are a few websites I was looking at while reading up on Lymes. They are of a generally allopathic nature and therefore advocate the use of antibiotics as the only means of treating lymes dissease, simply because they do not understand of have experience of the effectiveness of other herbal remedies. But their information about lymes disease in general is very useful for building a better picture of disease progression and symptoms etc.

http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=8441

http://autoimmunityresearch.org/lyme-disease/

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/lymedisease.htm