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NEW LYME BOOK: The most important one ever published?


Burton Waisbren Lyme Book
NEW LYME DISEASE BOOK
Treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease: Fifty-One Case Reports and Essays in Their Regard

 

Paperback Book, $24.95
Published in January, 2012

This book is quite possibly the most important Lyme disease book ever published. It was written by one of the Founding Members of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, an organization which has denied the legitimacy of chronic Lyme disease. Not only does Dr. Waisbren bring his credibility to the table in asserting the reality of chronic Lyme disease, he also shares with the reader 51 cases of the disease which he has personally treated, along with the many treatment methodologies he uses in his Lyme disease practice. He has been practicing medicine for over 57 years and has published Lyme disease research in many journals, such as The Lancet. 

About BioMed

BioMed Publishing Group was founded in 2004 by Bryan Rosner. The company exists to educate the world about Lyme disease, tick-borne illness, and related health topics. As a publishing company, we are always looking for new authors with original book ideas.

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BioMed Publishing Group hosts two Lyme-related forums. Membership in the forums is easy and free! Start participating in the discussion today:

  1. Lyme Community Forums
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If you have questions, please contact BioMed Publishing Group.

Submit a Book Proposal

Are you ready to publish information on Lyme Disease, alternative medicine, or a related topic? BioMed Publishing Group is the leader in providing useful and informative printed and digital informational resources in the arena of tick-borne disease, alternative healthcare, and topics of interest in similar genres. We are always looking for authors who bring new, interesting ideas to our line of products. If you have a book idea or a completed manuscript, we would like to hear about it. Please submit your book proposal here.

New Frequency Device: Fremedica Wave 1

Fremedica Wave 1

Fremedica Wave 1

Keep reading to learn more about my new favorite frequency device, the Fremedica Wave 1!

(Visit Manufacturer Website

Many of you know that I’m the “rife guy.” In 2003, I wrote the world’s first book on using rife machines to heal from Lyme disease. To this day, that book is still my best-selling book. Since then, I’ve accumulated dozens of frequency devices and I’ve enjoyed using them to regain my health, independent from the medical establishment.

However, recently, I’ve discovered a new device which I really like. It works by a different mechanism of action than the other devices.

Although it is not technically a rife-type machine, I’ve now come to reach for it as one of my go-to devices. And even better, it is portable, extremely user-friendly, and comes with a 90-day return policy. I paid full price for my unit, and I am not going to return it. I’m excited to share it with you today, and I hope you’ll let me know how it goes if you decide to try it!

INCREDIBLE VALUE: With the new device, the WAVE 1, all users are offered access to FREmedica’s Educational Portal, 12 customer support emails through their first three months to help guide, inspire, educate and empower, as well as a 90 day protocol of different frequencies to support overall wellness for life. Through the WAVE Assistant App, a WAVE 1 user can customize their settings by increasing/decreasing the intensity of their frequencies, and also decide to advance or delay through the protocol, based on personal preferences.

Learn more about the device

Watch a video about the Fremedica Wave 1:


Guest Blog post – FIR Saunas

This is a guest blog post from one of our sponsors, Heavenly Heat Sauna. Some great information!

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Body heating has been used for centuries for pain and stiffness, body purification, relaxation, rejuvenation, and more recently, as a holistic, adjunctive modality for treating autism, cancer and Lyme disease. Saunas can be powerfully effective by increasing blood flow, raising body temperature, and inducing profuse sweating to excrete toxic chemicals and heavy metals.

A good far-infrared (FIR) sauna can increase blood flow and induce sweating more profoundly than in a considerably hotter traditional sauna. This occurs due to the greater speed with which infrared energy – a light wave, warms the body as compared to hot air. This, by the way, has nothing to do with any “special wavelengths” that some promoters falsely claim make their saunas uniquely more effective than others.

There are two factors in sauna designs that really matter for efficacy. The first is to create optimal infrared exposure levels, and the second is to construct the sauna to create a most healthful detoxification environment.

Effective IR levels are achieved by using ceramic heaters rather than carbon or near-infrared bulbs. Carbons are typically made of covered plastic and are weak, making these saunas effective only at higher temperatures. NIR is absorbed by the body in a less concentrated manner than FIR and this makes it less effective for detoxification, and it may create optical risks if it’s not positioned properly.

Heavenly Heat creates ideal sauna detox environments. Each sauna is built entirely with low-allergen white poplar wood and tempered safety glass, without the use of plywood, laminates, or any wood glue. A constant air-change is built into each model.

FIR can enhance and accelerate the sauna detox process, and can be highly beneficial but only if the sauna is designed and built properly. That is a big “if” as the marketplace is flooded with Asian imports that are built improperly for a detox environment with strong adhesives and plastic heaters.

Heavenly Heat’s saunas can be viewed at www.heavenlyheatsaunas.com and brochures with pricing and specifications can be requested at info@heavenlyheatsaunas.com or by calling 800-697-2862.


Research Shows Stevia Is Effective Against Lyme Disease

stevia_high_1933_generalStevia leaf continues to be studied for it’s anti-Lyme activity. Research is increasingly pointing to Stevia as a useful Lyme therapy.

But different brands of Stevia appear to vary substantially in how useful they are, so be careful which one you use. The below-linked study compared 5 different brands of Stevia, and found that the Nutramedix brand is the most effective (represented in the study as “Stevia A”). Very interesting study to read, if you have time, check it out.

It is also interesting to see that some brands do absolutely nothing; so be sure you don’t discount this treatment until you’ve tried one of the effective brands.

Read the full study text:

http://www.akademiai.com/doi/pdf/10.1556/1886.2015.00031


Bryan Rosner entering Mr. Universe competition

IMG_1377Am I posting this picture of myself because I think I can enter a Mr. Universe contest (not!) or because I am trying to teach you something about staying healthy when you are recovering from Lyme disease, especially during the holiday season? Subscribe to my Anti-Lyme Journal to find out! Learn more by clicking here…


Food & Inflammation – the final frontier in Lyme disease treatment

It’s been over 10 years since I wrote my first Lyme disease book. In 2014, I completed my last book, Freedom From Lyme Disease.

Now, in 2015, I’m reflecting on the final frontier in Lyme disease treatment. As it is very difficult to COMPLETELY eradicate the bacteria, we are faced with controlling the final symptoms after 99% of the bacteria are removed or under control.

As it turns out, the two areas with a very high degree of importance in this time frame are FOOD and INFLAMMATION.

During this final healing period, food reactions become much more pronounced. Food sensitivities – as well as inflammatory foods like sugar – have an exaggerated effect as the body is desperately attempting to maintain equilibrium (and now for the first time, can actually have a chance at doing so). Therefore, the goal in the last phase of healing should be strict control of the diet, eliminating most sugars and greatly limiting fruit, as well as trying to eliminate ALL food sensitivities including gluten, most grains, and other foods a person can be allergic to. This can literally be the make or break in the Lyme disease end game, as food reactions can throw a person into old Lyme symptoms while a clean diet can allow one to feel normal.

In contrast, early on in the recovery process, food reactions and sugar made things worse but the body was too overwhelmed to really notice, so the results of eating a good – or bad – diet didn’t really make much of a difference.

Remember, the key elements here are: avoid sugar (even fruit sugar) as much as possible, avoid carbohydrates as much as possible, and avoid all food sensitivities including gluten and other personal allergies.

The next area to consider, then, in the final phases of healing, is inflammation. Inflammation can remain at a low grade long after most bacteria are gone, and it can allow depression, anxiety, brain fog, fatigue, and other symptoms to persist. For inflammation, use the diet guidelines above but also consider herbs like curcumin, nettles, tart cherry, and others.

If you listen to your body and control your diet and inflammation, along with using the rotation protocol described in my books, you should be able to maintain a very low level of symptoms during the final phases of healing.


Claritin kills Lyme bacteria! Must read!

Researchers at Stanford have now shown that Claritin, i.e. loratadine, kills Borrelia. Read more here.


FREE CHAPTER from my new book! (From Bryan Rosner)

Hello everyone,

Here’s a FREE CHAPTER from my new Lyme disease book. Enjoy!

 


GUEST BLOG: My Life in the Lyme Light

My Life in the Lyme Light                  

A city girl from Denver learns the source of her chronic suffering…

and discovers that Lyme disease can strike anywhere

By Linda Warner, guest blogger

Let me start by saying that I am an overcomer of many things.   I grew up in a very abusive alcoholic home, where my parents struggled to put food on the table.  I left my home at 16 to enter an abusive relationship with my daughter’s father.  I stayed in the relationship far too long, but knew it was not what God’s plan was for me.  I put myself through school, even going on to get an MBA.  I ended that relationship.  But nothing has been more draining to overcome the Diagnosis of LYME.    I know that God has given me the strength and the tools to overcome anything.

I am not sure when I got bitten by a tick. I experienced no bulls eye rash. What I did experience, seemingly from out of the blue, was bone-deep achiness and endless fatigue and anxiety.   Psychiatrists diagnosed me with everything from PTSD to BiPolar.

As a single parent, marathoner and hard driving, middle-aged sales rep for a major global pharmaceutical company, I told myself this was normal. After all, my work had me in and out of doctors’ waiting rooms all day long — of course I would be prone to picking up whatever the patients were bringing in. Plus, wasn’t this what all “women of a certain age” go through?

One fall day in 1989, driving to a sales call, I literally fell asleep at the wheel. I awoke after colliding with a tow truck. While the truck driver was fine, I suffered a back injury and my body ached worse than ever.

The accident really scared me and served as a virtual “wake up” call to get help.  Surrounded by doctors at my job, I had easy access to a wealth of professional advice and diagnoses. And everybody pretty much said the same thing: It was all stress and anxiety.

 

Thus began a cycle that always began with a deep pressure behind my eyeballs. I’d visit my doctor, who would diagnose a sinus infection – never mind that my nasal passages were absolutely clear. Within a few days on antibiotics, the pressure would lift and I would feel better. But soon the symptoms would reappear, and the cycle would begin again.

And that’s the way it was day after day. It was like that tow truck kept hitting me again and again. I popped antibiotics and antidepressants like candy. They were my lifeline, lifting the pain and anxiety and weariness just enough to keep me going.

In 2005, attracted to Colorado’s sunshine and clean air, I moved my family to Denver. After a short hiatus, I took a new job. I was still calling on doctors, but this time they were integrative and holistic, using many different kinds of nontraditional therapies. It was here that I learned about neurotransmitter testing.

As a pharmaceutical rep, I already knew that neurotransmitters are brain chemicals that act as messengers in the body, and that they are required for proper brain and body functions. From these new integrative physicians, I learned that since physical and psychological challenges can cause variations in neurotransmitter levels, it’s helpful to measure them.

Holding out little hope, I agreed to neurotransmitter testing. My results came back high for inflammation, glutamate and GABA. As a result, my doctor urged that I start an anti-inflammatory diet, which I expected…but I never expected she’d also recommend additional testing for Lyme.  After all, that’s something campers in Wisconsin get, right? I spend most of my time in my car in Colorado!

Needless to say, I was skeptical. But I was also sick and tired of being sick and tired. So I agreed to what my doctor called a “one-two punch”: traditional Western Blot testing, which detects Lyme antibodies, plus a new test called iSpot Lyme, which measures Lyme antigen-specific T cells. By testing for both antibodies and T cells, she told me, there would be a better chance of finding where Lyme might hide. (Full disclosure: iSpot Lyme was developed by a lab affiliated with my employer.)

 My results: I was definitely positive for Lyme, with my iSpot Lyme test showing over five times the limit for a positive diagnosis. Under my doctor’s care, I immediately began aggressive, targeted treatment. I have been through many courses of Antibiotics, and other medications and herbs to address the inflammation, biofilms, candida parasites and co-infections.  I have recently been adding frequency treatments.

Recently, I was retested. Although the Lyme bacteria are still present, they are now at much lower levels. Better yet, the deep achiness and fatigue have subsided and I am nearly off my medications. I am beginning to get my life back. I enjoy spending time with my teen children and grandbaby.

I am learning to support my immune system and pray I can find full remission of this dreadful disease.

Where did a city girl from Denver get Lyme? It’s hard to say, but as I trace back my symptoms, I recall they started shortly after a business trip to Tennessee. After three weeks of sales training, I unwound with a leisurely bike ride through a cool, deep forest. Who knew that what should have been a relaxing end to a long business trip would be the beginning of a quarter-century search for the source of my pain?

Through this journey, I have become a passionate advocate for Lyme disease testing.  It’s a common misconception that if you don’t live in New England or the Upper Midwest, you can’t get Lyme. Today, everyone is so mobile that even if you are fortunate enough to live in a place with few ticks, you probably still visit places that do. And all it takes is a single bite from a critter smaller than a poppy seed.

Lyme mimics symptoms of other diseases, so it’s hard to pin down. Like me, if you don’t get the famous bulls eye rash, most doctors won’t diagnose it. And, like me, if you’re diagnosed incorrectly, it can lead to years of suffering.  The symptoms that proved most bothersome for me were gut wrenching anxiety, fatigue , brain fog and achyness

The best way to be sure is to get tested. It can give you peace of mind knowing whether you are positive or not …wherever you call home.

 


Biofilm Treatments for Lyme

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Combating Biofilms Book – By James Schaller, MD – Just Released April, 2014!

Dr. James Schaller’s new book is now here! Get your copy of Combating Biofilms book today!

BOOK EXCERPTS

Click here to buy your copy for $29.95

Who Has Biofilm Infections?

When you learn about the massive diversity of locations and situations in which biofilms are common and consider that that are often the routine state of bacteria and fungal organisms, you start to realize anyone may have a biofilm infection or infections.

What Are We Looking For in This Book?

The following material will show many ways to break through the “egg white,” or biofilm. Once that happens, it is usually much easier to destroy the infection represented by the egg yolk or yellow center.

Biofilms Are a Leading Cause of Suffering and Death

Biofilm Body Locations and Situations

• An infection lasting over 2 weeks

• The leading cause of death in children under 6 years of age

• Dental plaque—the human mouth harbors about 25,000 species of bacteria, about 1,000 of which reside in the dental plaque biofilm.

• Yeast infections

• Postsurgical infections

• Cancer

• Bad breath

• Gum disease or periodontitis*

• Tooth decay

• Lung infections

• Urinary system infections

• Oral bacteria—can harm heart arteries and cause death and increase intestinal cancers

• Chronic ear infections

• Sinus infections**

• Chronic tonsillitis

• Wounds

• Tooth brush heads — including sonic moving head styles

Catheters to allow urine removal

• Artificial knees, hips, and other replacements

• Heart valve infections

• Lesions or sores

• Lyme disease

• IV catheters of any type

• Urinary catheters

• Contact lenses

• Implanted devices—any implanted or inserted device can send bacteria to the brain, liver or kidneys.

• Chronic prostate infections

• Legionnaire’s disease and many other biotoxin bacteria that explode in any indoor water

• Mold illnesses—which can arise from mold build up in any standing indoor water, i.e., flooding, roof, basement or window leaks, humidifiers, unused Waterpik™ or other tooth cleaning devices, condensation in AC ducts, etc.

• Cystic fibrosis—excess mucus production in the airways allows bacteria like Pseudomonas aeruginosa to beat bacteria killers behind a biofilm coat.

• Lost body parts

• Skin, hair or nail infections

• Arthritis

• Endocarditis

• Bone infections

• Acne

Many other things could be added to the list, including profoundly serious issues of biofilm contamination in water and dozens of other health-related and manufacturing practices.

*Doctor David Kennedy, a retired dentist, lamented that most adult Americans have gum disease—another bacterial biofilm condition involving chronic infection. So just how widespread is this stealthy healthcare epidemic?

**At Ondine Biopharma, an interview [with Richard Longland] revealed that 38,000,000 people in this country have (or had) a chronic sinus problem.

***Ricardo Murga; Terri S. Forster. Role of biofilms in the survival of Legionella pneumophila in a model potable-water system. Microbiology (2001), 147, 3121–3126.

 A Medical Revolution

The theory of biofilm infection is a profound revolution in the study of infections which can be painful, disabling and in fact, are a top killer depending on one’s age. Infections are starting to return us to the days when people died of simple infections. The new biofilm infection world could kill more people than WWI and WWII combined if things do not quickly change in both developed and undeveloped nations. Due to a slow understanding of the importance of biofilms and therefore, a slow adoption by physicians of new biofilm solutions, even cutting edge doctors might only take biofilms seriously when it has been proven that more people are becoming disabled and die due to them. Currently, most miss biofilms as the cause of suffering and death.

So, biofilms without solutions are as serious as polio in the 19th century without a vaccine, and in terms of numbers of victims, they are far more devastating than HIV/AIDS. Most bacteria live in communities that typically have unique protective biofilms. 1% of bacteria infecting humans or impacting human life are floating alone and when they are found in blood, they would not be found together with any biofilm slime. The National Institutes of Health estimates that more than 80% of microbial infections in the human body are caused by biofilm, many of them creating chronic and reoccurring problems. Or, is Glowacki right and 99% of bacteria live in a biofilm? Whether you use NIH’s 80% or Glowacki’s 99% as the estimate, biofilms are a serious consideration in infections. Głowacki R, Strek P, Zagórska-Swiezy K, Składzień J, Oleś K, Hydzik-Sobocińska K,Miodoński A. [Biofilm from patients with chronic rhinosinusitis. Morphological SEM studies].[Article in Polish]. Otolaryngol Pol. 2008;62(3):305-10.

 Making Biofilms Clear

Making “Biofilms” Clear A biofilm is like a dime in the center of a pool of olive oil, and on the outer edge of the oil is pepper representing infection killing cells. They cannot move in to destroy the dime. Biofilm bacteria communities are the usual state of most human infections. We have been taught that infections are isolated bacteria floating around and this is a serious error. It shows how far we need to go in science if the main form of bacteria— biofilm bacteria communities—is a new, but crucial, concept. When I made a list in 2004 of twenty-five options to kill biofilms, there wasn’t much interest. The goal in writing and publishing this book is to make an affordable research- based set of options along with other possible options, to present a pure book of solutions offering the newest possible current and up to date solutions for the hundreds of diseases associated with biofilms. The barrier of a biological film can be utterly impossible to remove or penetrate with the routine options used by physicians, infection specialists, naturopaths, alternative medicine schools, essential oil practitioners, acupuncturists, nurse practitioners or herbalists.

With this book we hope to serve you and your physician/healer by the exploration of options available now. We searched the past five years of publications on PubMed—the massive database for medical science— for “biofilm treatment.” The range of options is impressive and not always things you might expect. This book is meant to give you broad options to prevent your suffering, disability and even death. After years of research and study, I have come to realize that the infectious disease “experts” on biofilm may have long since lost the war, and in fact, many may not ever have been aware of all the battles. Patients and researchers were learning basic things about infections in 2012 and 2013 which shatter trust in infection specialists.

Most people, and infectious disease doctors themselves believe that an infection physician knows all infections. Much of their work is related to HIV, Hepatitis B and C, Tuberculosis, strong pneumonia, the antibiotic resistant staph infection MRSA, sepsis [bacteria in the blood], post surgical infections, Flu, Meningitis, Rotavirus, Streptococcus, Clostridium difficile (caused in part by lack of knowledge of the benefits of high quality probiotics), infections of various body part implants, and a finite number of other serious infections. Many of these are very hard to treat, such as AIDS, which requires the care of someone trained in very advanced medical science.

The point is, however, that infection physicians do not usually have the time to research all the options to handle biofilms because even to become an infection “expert” on just one infection, it takes about a year to read all the applicable articles, ponder, and see how they may apply to many people. Therefore, our goal is to advance this area involving all healers and millions of patients. Most traditional healers are limited by the options of pharmaceutical companies. I have appreciated receiving small grants awarded by some of these companies in the past. They have given me grants knowing the resulting information published was outside their control. It is not true that all synthetic medications are bad, however, some can be dangerous to use and some can be far worse options than those used in functional medicine or by integrative physicians.

On the other hand, the situation could be better if the education on effective dosing, delivery flexibility and risks of many alternative treatments, herbs, etc. were better. Starting with hospitals and traditional medicine, the current approach of removing biofilms using another antibiotic or other patented synthetic agent will fail today or next year in many or some cases. Profoundly unique agents that block signals between the bacteria involved in making the biofilm “fort,” or the use of virus carriers to attack some part of the biofilm, will likely be introduced soon, along with dozens of other advanced options. Much to our detriment, we do not have them now. The FDA approval hurdle is massive and takes many years.

The current treatments offered in integrative, alternative or functional medicine are often too simplistic, but some useful ones you may see are available today. At the other extreme, routine allopathic MD medicine seems to feel that only prestigious schools have solutions right now from multi-million dollar studies—they do not. Even some patients with biofilm infections who are very sick or dying in many traditional hospitals or under routine medical care are frankly “left by the side of the road” to suffer, become disabled or die. Alternative or functional medicine options often result from very poor reasoning based on limited information. The most common trouble might be that treatment “d” or “e” or a mix of treatments “abcdefghijklm” helps Tom or Ann, so they are excited. They have found gold in the backyard, and in their sincere joy, they post this information. When research assistants follow up with these patients in one to three years, they are typically worse. Smart physicians and other healers of any philosophy or training do not appreciate that destroying pathological biofilms is like trying to open a steel door using a banana as the key to a two ton lock.

The limited treatment and supposed cures of many physicians and healers trying to remove biofilms did not take place when checked by long term follow up.


Free interview with Bryan Rosner & Dr. Horowitz when you buy his book from us!

If you haven’t already, check out Dr. Horowitz’s new book, Why Can’t I Get Better:

http://www.lymebook.com/why-cant-i-get-better-solving-mystery-lyme-chronic-horowitz

When you order from us, you get a FREE downloadable interview between Bryan Rosner & Dr. Horowitz. Click above to learn more.


Custom Probiotics at 15% off…

One of my favorite probiotic companies is having a 15% off sale this month… if you haven’t used their products before, I suggest you try them.

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Note: Custom Probiotics sponsors Lymebook.com.


Bryan Rosner talks to Connie Strasheim in audio interview

Did you know that you get a FREE audio interview between Bryan Rosner and Connie Strasheim when you purchase Connie’s new book, Beyond Lyme Disease, directly from our website? The interview includes lots of cutting-edge new information, and discussion of Connie’s new book. The book is now one of our bestsellers as many Lyme sufferers realize that in order to get well, one must address more than just infections. Check it out today and read a free chapter on our website!

http://lymebook.com/beyond-lyme-connie-strasheim


New Details on Groundbreaking Book by Dr. Richard Horowitz

Why Can't I Get Better By Richard Horowitz

I am getting exclusive new details on the release of Dr. Horowitz new Lyme disease book. The release date is slated for Sept 3, 2013, and the title is now looking firm as:

Why Can’t I Get Better? Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease

Click on the above link for all the new details, including his speaking schedule for 2013, a detailed description of the book, and more! On the page, you can also sign up to be notified of this book’s release.

Why Can’t I Get Better By Richard Horowitz

 


2012 ILADS meeting summary… must read!

If you read one thing this month, read this: BetterHealthGuy’s fantastic summary of the 2012 ILADS meeting. I love these summaries–I get to digest a good portion of the information without spending the time or money to attend the event. Thanks, Scott!

http://www.betterhealthguy.com/joomla/blog/277-ilads-2012-boston

Also, we now have information on the 2013 ILADS meeting.  It will be held in Hershey, PA, April 19-20, 2013.  To learn more or register, visit: http://ilads.org/ilads_media/hershey-registration/

 


Dr. Horowitz’s new book now has a title

Dr. Horowitz, who has treated more than 10,000 Lyme disease patients and is regarded as one of the top LLMD’s in the world, has announced the title of his new book. The title was changed recently; prior, he had announced it as World Out of Balalnce. Now, it appears, based on a recent ILADS newsletter, that the title of his new book will be:

Why Can’t I Get Better? Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease

We expect the book to be available sometime in Summer, 2013. To get notified when it is published, click the above link, then click on, “get notified.”

 

 


Decoding The Mystery of Chronic Illness – Conference DVD Sets Available

DVD Sets Now Available From Recent Conferences

Dennis Schoen at Researched Nutritionals has sponsored two very informative conferences; now you can get your DVD sets from these conferences, and save $35 when you buy both sets together. Learn more here.

Topics include biofilm, coagulation, and inflammation, and Dr. Burrascano is one of the speakers.

One of the conferences was held in September, 2012 and the other in April, 2011.


Fantastic information on the Cowden Protocol

This is a great, central source of free information on the very important Cowden Protocol:

http://www.nutramedix.ec/ns/lyme-protocol

I found the videos especially useful. Enjoy!


Amazon discounting new Lyme book with free shipping!

Hurry! If you’ve been waiting for the right time to buy Nicola’s new Lyme Disease book, now might be that time: Amazon is currently discounting it to $26.37 with free shipping.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Beginners-Guide-Lyme-Disease/dp/0988243717/ref=pd_sim_b_14


New Lyme Disease book by Connie Strasheim

The new book is entitled Beyond Lyme Disease. Learn more about the book here. Watch Connie talk about the book, below.

 


Liposomal supplements … a breakthrough you need to know about!

Many people have heard of “liposomal” supplements but wonder if they are hype, or for real. They are for real. Liposomal vitamin C has been shown to be absorbed up to 5x as effectively as any other type of vitamin c. Liposomal products are encapsulated in a fatty matrix which makes them much more fat-soluble and readily absorbed from the intestinal tract. One of my favorite liposomal vitamin c brands is Liv-On Laboratories Liposomal Vitamin C, which can be purchased from Amazon.com or iHerb.com.

Researched Nutritionals* also makes a liposomal glutathione product. Glutathione is the body’s “master antioxidant” and the liposomal form of this product gets the substance where you need it, faster, bypassing the process of digestion.

Recently, Hopkinton Drug* released a liposomal artemisinin product which appears to be highly promising. Hopkinton Drug is also one of the only suppliers in the country which, at the present time, has in stock the important anti-parasitic herb known as Mimosa Pudica and recommended by Dr. K. Remember: these antiparasite treatments aren’t just for helping deworm the gut, they also help break down biofilm throughout the body and can lead to dramatic symptom improvement. In fact, one well-known Lyme doctor has documented worm DNA in Lyme biofilms, indicating that the action of these antiparasitic herbs and drugs reaches far beyond the gut.

Hopkinton Drug’s Mimosa Pudica and Liposomal Artemisinin are over-the-counter and can be ordered by calling: (800) 439-4441.

Also, don’t miss this flyer from Hopkinton Drug with more information on their products. Don’t miss the back side of the flyer, page 2, with information on Mimosa Pudica and Liposomal Artemisinin.

* Disclosure: Lymebook.com is sponsored by Hopkinton Drug.

* Disclosure: Lymebook.com is sponsored by Researched Nutritionals.


Q & A with Dr. Cowden


Damaged Rife Handbook available & recent Lyme conference notes

If you have been thinking about picking up Nenah Sylver’s 2011 Rife handbook, which retails for $112.50 and is about $122.50 including shipping, I have a slightly damaged, brand new copy available that I’ll sell for $65 which includes shipping. The spine has a dent in it but the book is completely usable. If interested contact me at bmpublish [at] gmail.com. One copy, so first come, first served.

And just so those of you who aren’t interested in this book don’t feel like they are wasting their time reading this, here is a very good summary of a recent Lyme conference. Enjoy.

http://www.betterhealthguy.com/joomla/blog/242-a-deep-look-beyond-lyme


Dr. Burrascano: “Putting Lyme Behind You” 2-DVD Set

Let Dr. Burrascano tell you how to “Put Lyme behind you.” A 2-DVD set brought to you by LymeDisease.org (formerly CALDA) and Gordon Medical Associates. Buying this special DVD set from us will also get you the special bonus: a 1-year FREE membership to LymeDisease.org, featuring the quarterly “Lyme Times” periodical mailed to your doorstep, a member’s only area, and many other benefits. Order your copy of this DVD set today or learn more here.


2-DVD Set • $50


2-DVD Set • $50

Learn more about the DVD set


Cowden Support Program Workshop: May 17, Klagenfurt, Austria

For those of you who live in Europe and want to learn more about the Cowden Support Program:

Nutramedix is hosting the 

Cowden Support Program Workshop- May 17, Klagenfurt, Austria

 ·         Lee Cowden, MD, will discuss program details and present clinical and in vitro study results

 ·         Carsten Nicklaus, MD, PhD will present the clinical results of a clinical study recently conducted at the Borreliose Centrum Augsburg

 ·         Armin Schwarzbach, MD, PhD will explain laboratory tests from patients that participated in the study at BCA

 ·         Click here for more information about the workshop

 ·         Nutramedix will provide one free 6-month CSP (patient cost1,476 EUR) to each licensed practitioner that attends

 ·         To register for the workshop contact Nutramedix atinfo@nutramedix.com

 ·         Click here for more information about the Cowden Support Program

  Nutramedix is also exhibiting at the

 3rd International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) European Meeting- May 18-19Klagenfurt, Austria

 

  ·         Click here for information about the meeting

 

 


Mimosa Pudica, herb described by Dr. Klinghardt, is back in stock!

Mimosa PudicaMany people are now aware of Mimosa Pudica, an ayurvedic herb recommended by Dr. Klinghardt for parasites and possibly Babeisa.

According to Scott Forsgren’s notes on the Deep Look Beyond Lyme conference which took place in 2011, Dr. Klinghardt says that Mimosa Pudica is 30 times stronger than the best pharmaceutical drug.

The problem has been getting the stuff. Various reports across the web indicate that some sources may be low-quality and cause side effects or sickness. The most reliable source, according to some, is Hopkinton Drug, a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts. However, due to high demand, this pharmacy had been out of stock for several months. Yesterday I spoke with someone at the pharmacy and I am pleased to report that the product is back in stock. Furthermore, it is available OTC (over the counter) at a price which is much lower than I’ve previously seen. You can contact Hopkinton Drug at (508) 435-4441 ext. 117 or ext. 118, or email them at support@rxandhealth.com.

Related: Don’t miss Hopkinton Drug’s Top 3 Lyme Disease Formulations (PDF flyer).

There have been various studies done on this species of plant and its various effects, including studies on antimicrobial effects, and anti-anxiety effects.  Please note, though, that this product is still experimental and that conclusive results about its usefulness and safety are still being evaluated by LLMDs.

Does the herb work? I’m in touch with one person who says they feel much better when taking it. However, I think it is too early to draw conclusions. I hope people report their results on this blog, so we can compile some user experiences.

If you use this product, please report your results here on this blog, so that others can learn from your experience. Also, please only use this product under the supervision of a licensed physician. For dosing information, please consult a physician who is experienced with using Mimosa Pudica. DISCLOSURE: Hopkington Drug is an advertising partner with BioMed Publishing Group, the publisher of this blog.

 


3 members of congress on chronic Lyme disease

Don’t miss this letter written a week ago by 3 members of congress, denouncing the old chronic Lyme guidelines which do not acknowledge the existence of chronic Lyme disease:

http://wolf.house.gov/uploads/ECRI.Institute.Lyme.1.18.12.pdf

The authors of the letter are Chris Smith, Frank Wolf, and Chris Gibson, all members of United States Congress.


California government finally recognizes Lyme

http://www.cdph.ca.gov/Pages/PH12-004.aspx

CDPH Cautions Californians About Ticks And Tick-Borne Diseases

Excerpt:

Dr. Ron Chapman, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and state public health officer, today warned individuals who work or play outdoors in the winter months to be on the alert for ticks that may carry bacteria that cause Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.

 

 


A sad day … the passing of Jim Meissner

Jim Meissner was actively involved in rife research for the last several years and I believe, made some significant contributions to our community. (NOTE: Please consult a doctor before experimenting with rife therapy. Jim Meissner was not a doctor).

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This is to inform members of this list of the passing away of Jim Meissner at the age of 70 from cancer.  He is a member of this group

(though hasn’t posted much for several years I believe).  He was an inventor and sold a CS generator among other things.  He first introduced me to silver which did in fact save my life, and I believe is still what is keeping me alive.  The last several years of his life were largely spent focusing on people with lyme disease and its coinfections.  He invented a number of rife-type devices which have profoundly benefited or even remitted a number of people with lyme-related illness.  His forum on this topic will continue to be carried by others.  He pursued alternative treatments, and got significant results, but it seems the diagnosis may have just come too late.  6 days before his passing, he willfully decided to stop the fight.  He suffered no pain except the last 4 days of his life after ceasing the use of his rife-type devices. 

Below is a copy of his local obituary: 

Juergen “Jim” Paul Meissner 

Juergen “Jim” Paul Meissner, 70, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 of colon cancer at his residence in Afton.  He was preceded in death by his parents and 3 grandchildren. He is survived by his loving partner, Carol Monroe; and by two children from his first marriage, a son, Thomas Meissner; a daughter, Suzanne Jacobs, and four grandchildren. 

Born in Berlin, Germany, September 22, 1941, he was the son of the late Hellmuth Meissner and Edith Maria Strauch Meissner. At age 11, he migrated with his parents to Guelph, Ontario, then in 1956 to the United States. Prior to moving to Nelson Country in 1997, he lived in New Jerseyand Arizona. He was a graduate of the Pennington School for Boys (Pennington, NJ), and attended Phoenix College, (Phoenix, AZ), andArizona State University. 

Jim accumulated all the tools and electrical gear he could. He put together a workshop in the basement of the family home when he was in his early teens, and added to it all his life. At age 16, he won first place in the New Jersey State Science Fair for designing and building a complete hi-fi system. 

Jim always loved music. He acted and sang in professional theater, sang in the Bach Madrigal Society and the Phoenix Symphonic Choir, sang in the church choir and was in several musical plays. He was a member of the touring choirs of Phoenix College and Arizona State University. In 1960, he won the seldom-awarded Trudel Award for excellence in music. 

While attending college, he earned money by repairing radios, televisions, and phonographs and building hi-fi systems and enclosures. He opened a recording studio, designing and building all the necessary electronic equipment. He later designed, patented and built stereo speakers that worked on a new principle that resulted in uniform sound regardless of placement. 

After college, he was for many years employed as a consultant for companies in the aerospace, electronics and health-care industries. In addition to his consulting business, he purchased and for ten years managed a company that made transistors and capacitors. Among the companies he consulted for were Goodyear Aerospace Corp., North American Aviation, Arizona Electronics Standards Lab, Julie Research Laboratories,  RFL Industries, and many more. 

Jim’s unique understanding of how things worked, his incessant curiosity, and his skill in researching and experimenting led him to produce inventions in the fields of energy, health, and food production. Always interested in enhancing human performance, he developed ways to retrain the brain using electronics. One such device, which he called the Brain State Synchronizer, could be used to improve performance in sports and other activities.  He was the holder of numerous patents. 

Jim’s greatest joy in life was helping people. Perhaps the most important project of his later years was sharing the knowledge he had acquired through research into the causes and treatment of cancer, Lyme disease, and other ailments through personal contact and a health forum he ran on the internet. Since his own illness became known, he received hundreds of encouraging and grateful messages from people from all over the country, saying how much he had helped them. 

Condolences can be sent to http://meissnerresearch.com/contact/.  A celebration of his life will be held in mid-January. 

The family requests that memorial donations be made to the Hospice of thePiedmont, 675 Peter Jefferson Parkway, Suite 300, Charlottesville, VA22911, in appreciation of their support through the last months of his illness.


Holy Cow, It Works! New rife testimonial

This was posted on one of the Lyme/Rife groups recently, I thought I would share:

About three years ago, the balls of my feet began to hurt and my toes were going numb while I was running. It got worse and worse until it was hard to walk too many steps in a day. 3 podiatrists, cortisone shots, sonograms, and an MRI turned up nothing. 

My wife of 18+ years has had Lyme for 25+ years, but was just diagnosed a few months ago. Working on a guess that I might have contracted Lyme from her (as an STD), I bought a used EMEM from a nice person on this board.

I gave myself a treatment directed at my feet (2m@432, 2m@800, 2m@4328, 2m@10K) before bed one night last week. I could feel electrical pops every couple of seconds in my feet at 432 and 800. I woke up the next morning with no pain in my feet. It lasted for five days, longer than I’ve been pain free for a couple of years. I’ve followed it up with another treatment to not as good an effect, but I’m patient.

In a word, I’m stunned. I was a HUGE skeptic, and here I have evidence it works, at least for me.

I don’t know that I have lyme, but I apparently have something, and the EMEM is working.


How old is Lyme disease? National Geographic: 5,000 years old

Maybe Lyme disease was around a long time before Plum Island. That is the position of National Geographic:

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/11/iceman-autopsy/hall-text

This is a fascinating story; perhaps Lyme-related infections have been pestering humanity for thousands of years, and may even be responsible for many of the health problems of our ancestors.


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Lyme Disease Symptom Checklist

LYME DISEASE SYMPTOM CHECKLIST

James Schaller, M.D., M.A.R.

The following checklist is not meant to be complete or authoritative. Information about Lyme disease is constantly emerging and changing. Therefore any checklist is intended for use as a starting point. In traditional medicine, a physician performs a complete history and physical. Labs and studies assist in clarifying the differential diagnosis. In Lyme disease, much debate exists about laboratory kits, the alteration of kits to have fewer possible bands, and which labs are optimally sensitive and specific. This checklist is not intended to address that issue or treatment.

Over 200 vectors carry the Ixodes tick, which is the most commonly known insect spreading Lyme disease. With so many vectors, the underlying assumption behind this checklist is that Lyme is not rare in North America, Europe, South America, Russia, Africa or Asia.

We know Lyme disease is highly under-reported.

Immediately upon the onset of a tick bite, it transmits a pain killer, anti-histamine and an anti-coagulant. Based on animal studies, it is also possible the bulls-eye rash is less common then assumed, in part because injections of spirochete related material in laboratory animals only show a rash with the second injection.

This checklist is offered with the sincere wish that others will improve on it. It is this author’s personal belief that tick and flea-borne infection medicine is as specialized as HIV and Hepatitis medical science.

Some of the checklist materials might be new to you, which underscores the need for another scale to add to the ones currently in existence. This list is based on a massive review of thousands of papers over a decade of full-time reading, 2012 science revelations, and/or massive chart reviews. Since modern Lyme disease seems to focus on tick borne disease and other laboratory testing, I will start with lab testing considerations. If a lab test has a value or a percentage, the numbers I am picking are meant to avoid missing positive patients. I am concerned about physicians and other healthcare workers not treating an infected patient, who over time can experience disability or death at a frequency that is impossible to determine.

LABORATORY TESTING—INDIRECT AND DIRECT

1. Vitamin D level is in the lowest 20%. If you supplement, it should be in top 50%.
2. CD57 or CD58 is in the lowest 20th percentile
3. Free testosterone is in 10th percentile or below
4. In 5% of patients the testosterone or free testosterone is over the normal range.
5. DHEA is in lower 20%. Or rarely is it fully over the top level.
6. Free dihydrotestosterone is in the lowest 20th percentile or well over the normal range.
7. Epstein Barr Virus is abnormal in any measure. [This virus is believed to be positive over normal positive levels in the presence of infections or high inflammation.]
8. On the Western Blot, IgG or IgM any species specific band at any blood level, e.g., 18, 21, 23, 30, 31, 34, 37, 39, 83, 93.
9. A free T3 level under 2.8 [the normal bottom range in 1990 was 2.6; the influx of large numbers of elderly patients reset the healthy “normal” range].
10. Positive for viruses such as CMV, HHP-6, Coxsackie B Types 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Parvo B-19 or Powassan virus
11. Positive for Mycoplasma, e.g. mycoplasma pneumoniae.
12. The patient is positive for infections other than routine Lyme, [that is Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii]. Some of the other infections also carried by infectious ticks, fleas or other vectors include Babesia (duncani, microti or other), Anaplasma (HGA), Ehrlichia (various species/strains), Rocky Mountain or other Spotted Fevers, Brucellosis, Leptospirosis, Q-fever, STARI (Master’s Disease), Malaria, and Bartonella [e.g., B. henselae, B. quintana, B. elizabethae and B. melophagi]. Once tests are commercially available for testing all forms of protozoa affecting humans, including FL1953, all Bartonella species, and Borrelia miyamotoi and other Lyme species, reporting should increase.
13. IL-B is in lowest 10th percentile
14. IL-6 is in lowest 10th percentile
15. TNF-alpha is under 2, or in lowest 20th percentile
16. A WBC count was, or is, under 4.5
17. Eosinophil level in the CBC manual exam is either at 0-1 or 6-7
18. Total manual Eosinophil level is 140 or less
19. XRAY or other study shows cartilage defects in excess of injury or age median
20. If a full auto-immunity panel is run with at least eight different tests, two are positive; for example, you have a positive anti-gliadin and a positive thyroid peroxidase.
21. Positive or near positive (borderline) ELISA, PCR, or a positive tissue biopsy; or a tick from your body is positive for Lyme or other tick infection
22. Lab tests show high inflammation, e.g., a high C4a, elevated cholesterol and C-peptide. These are never specific just for Lyme
23. Lab tests show a MSH level under 30 [the reference range of 0-40 is due to the increase of very sick patients tested, and 40-85 is a better reference range which was used before the flood of the sick reset the range of normal]. MSH is an anti-inflammatory hormone.
24. VIP is under 20. This is an anti-inflammation chemical.

BODY EXAMINATION RESULTS

25. Weight loss or gain in excess of 20 pounds in 12 weeks
26. A round or oval rash with a dark center was or is present in a loose “bulls-eye pattern.” Other size and shape rashes that have no other cause after exposure to ticks and vectors.
27. Healing is slow after scratches or surgery. For example, after a cat scratch, flea bite or tick bite the mark is still visible later.
28. Skin on arms, hands or feet has a texture like rice paper.
29. Clear reaction and effect seen with antibiotic treatment. Specifically, a marked improvement or worsening of a serious medical problem or function is observed with a spirochete killing treatment, e.g., doxycycline, tetracycline, minocycline, any penicillin such as amoxicillin, azithromycin, clarithromycin or cefuroxime.
30. Presence of skin tags, red papules of any size, excess blood vessels compared to peers, and stretch marks with color or in significant excess of peers.
31. Moles and raised or hard plaques in excess of the few on normal skin.
32. Areas of skin with ulcerations such as those seen in syphilis, but at any location on the body.
33. Areas of clear hypo-pigmentation and hyper-pigmentation
34. Positive ACA (Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans) which is a sign of long term untreated Lyme disease. Some report ACA begins as a reddish-blue patch of discolored skin, often of the hands or feet. It may include the back in some patients. The lesion slowly atrophies over months to years, with many developing skin that is thin, dry, hairless, wrinkled and abnormally colored. The color of the extremities such as hands and feet can be red, dark red, brown, dark blue or purple.
SAMPLE NEUROLOGY EXAM
35. Patient’s short-term memory is poor. For example, if asked to recall these numbers—23, 5, 76, 43 and 68—the patient cannot recall them.
36. Patient cannot reverse four numbers, so if given—18, 96, 23 and 79—the patient cannot do it.
37. If asked to subtract 17 from 120, (college graduate), it cannot be done in a timely manner. If a high school graduate, subtract 7 from 100 and continue to subtract by 7 four times in 20 seconds.
38. Light headedness upon standing quickly in excess of peers, and with no clear cause
39. Dizziness unrelated to position
40. Dizziness made worse by Lyme killing antibiotics
41. Trouble doing a nine step heel to toe straight line walk test with fingers slightly in pockets [The patient should not sway or need their hands pulled out to prevent a fall]. In patients with past experience in skating, skiing, dance or ballet this should be very easy and is rarely a challenge to such people. If it is not easy, it is suspicious medically, but not only for Lyme disease.
42. Trouble performing a one leg lift, in which one leg is lifted 12-18 inches off the ground in front of you, as you count, e.g., “one Mississippi, two Mississippi, etc.”
43. Positive nystagmus [your eye jerks when you look right or left]

PATIENT’S REPORTED PHYSICAL HISTORY

44. Illnesses that come and go and decrease functioning with no certain cause
45. Serious illnesses that undermine function with no clear cause, and which affect more than one body organ
46. An abnormal lab result, physical exam finding or illness that is given many diagnoses or has no clear cause.
47. Mild to severe neurological disorders or psychiatric disorders
48. A very profound neurological disease which does not clearly fit the labs, studies and course of the illness
49. A moderate or severe medical, psychiatric or neurological illness. [Many severe disorders can be associated with spirochetes such as those causing syphilis, and some propose that Lyme is also related to a well-known serious brain disease].
50. Severe medical, psychiatric or neurology illness with uncommon features, such as Parkinson’s disease, appearing at a young age
51. Facial paralysis (Bell’s palsy)
52. Personality has changed negatively and significantly for no clear reason.
53. Psychosis at any age, but especially after 40 years of age when usually it would have already manifested itself
54. Severe anxiety
55. Mania or profound rage
56. Depression
57. Depression or anxiety that did not exist when you were less than 25 years of age
58. Irritability
59. Any one of the following: paranoia, dementia, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, panic attacks, major depression, anorexia nervosa or obsessive-compulsive disorder.
60. Adult onset ADHD/ADD [Primary psychiatric biological ADD or ADHD is present at 7 years of age. Adult onset is a sign of a medical condition.]
61. Increased verbal or physical fighting with others
62. Functioning at work or in parenting is at least 20% reduced
63. Patience and relational skills are decreased by 20% or more
64. A mild to profound decrease of insight, i.e., an infected patient does not see their decreased function, failed treatment or personality change
65. A new eccentric rigidity to hearing new medical or other important information
66. Difficulty thinking or concentrating
67. Poor memory and reduced ability to concentrate
68. Increasingly difficult to recall names of people or things
69. Difficulty speaking or reading
70. Difficulty finding the words to express what you want to say
71. Inability to learn new information as well as in the past [receptive learning]
72. Repeating stories or forgetting information told to close relations, such as a spouse, roommate, sibling, best friend or parent
73. Confusion without a clear reason
74. An addiction that results in relapse in spite of sincere, reasonable and serious efforts to stop
75. Fatigue in excess of normal, or fatigue that is getting worse
76. Trouble sleeping including mild to severe insomnia and disrupted sleep
77. Sleep in excess of 9 hours a day or night, or sleeping in excess of 9 hours every day if allowed
78. Trouble falling asleep
79. Trouble staying asleep [Taking a 5 minute bathroom break does not count]
80. Gastritis or stomach sensitivity not caused by H. Pylori
81. Intestinal troubles that are unable to be fully managed and/or which have no clear diagnosis
82. Nausea without a clear reason
83. Sensitivity to lights, sounds, touch, smell or unusual tastes
84. Sensitivity to cleaning chemicals, fragrances and perfumes
85. Ear problems such as pain or increased ear “pressure.”
86. Any trouble with the senses (vision, sound, touch, taste or smell). The use of corrective lenses or contacts does not count, unless the prescription is changed more than expected.
87. Buzzing or ringing in ears
88. Double vision, floaters, dry eyes, or other vision trouble
89. Conjunctivitis (pinkeye) or occasional damage to deep tissue in the eyes
90. Blood clots fast when you get a cut, or you have a diagnosed problem with clotting. This may also be seen in blood draws where blood draw needle clots when blood is being removed. If on a blood thinner, blood thinness level goes up and down too much.
91. Cardiac impairment
92. Chest pain with all labs and studies in normal range
93. Occasional rapid heartbeats (palpitations)
94. Heart block/heart murmur
95. Heart valve prolapse
96. Shortness of breath with no clear cause on pulmonary function tests, examination, lab testing, X-rays, MRI’s, etc.
97. Air hunger or feelings of shortness of breath
98. Someone in your neighborhood within 400 yards in any direction of your dwelling has been diagnosed with a tick borne infection. [This includes vacation locations].
99. You have someone living with you with any type of tick-borne infection—this assumes they were not merely tested for one infection. [It is not proven that the small Lyme-carrying ticks only carry Lyme, and it is possible some carry other infections without carrying Lyme at all].
100. You have removed any ticks from your body in your lifetime.
101. You have removed ticks from your clothing in your lifetime.
102. After a tick or bug bite, you had a fever for at least 48 hours.
103. After a tick or bug bite, you were ill.
104. Grew up or played in areas with many small wild mammals.
105. When you are in a room that has visible mold or smells like mold and you start to feel ill, you do not return to your baseline health in 24 hours.
106. Any discomfort within two minutes of being in a musty or moldy location
107. Gaining or losing weight in a manner clearly inconsistent with diet and exercise
108. New or more food allergies than ten years ago
109. Feel worse after eating breads, pasta or sweets
110. No longer tolerate or enjoy alcohol
111. Anti-histamines are bothersome, more so than in the past.
112. Reaction to medications is excessive (you are very “sensitive” to medications)
113. Your response to antibiotics is significantly positive and you feel more functional, or you have the opposite reaction and feel worse, feeling ill, fatigued or agitated.
114. Numbness, tingling, burning, or shock sensations in an area of skin
115. One or more troublesome skin sensations that move over months or years and do not always stay in one location
116. Rash or rashes without a simple and obvious cause
117. Rashes that persist despite treatment
118. Eccentric itching with no clear cause
119. Hair loss with no clear cause
120. Muscle pain or cramps
121. Muscle spasms
122. Muscle wasting without a clear cause
123. Trouble with your jaw muscle(s) or joint insomnia (TMJ)
124. Joint defects in one joint with no clear cause if 20 or younger
Joint defects in two joints or more if 35 or younger
Joint defects in three or more locations if younger than 55 with no clear trauma
125. Swelling or pain (inflammation) in the joints. [Most patients never have joint disease].
126. Joint pain that shifts location
127. Neck stiffness
128. Chronic arthritis with or without episodes of swelling, redness, and fluid buildup
129. Chronic pain in excess of what seems reasonable
130. Nerve pain without a clear cause
131. Headaches that do not respond fully to treatment, or which are getting worse
132. New allergies or increased allergies over those of your peers
133. Any autoimmunity–Lyme and other tick infections, over many years, increase inflammation and decrease anti-inflammation chemicals. We believe this leads to increased food sensitivities, increased autoimmunity and a heightened sensitivity to various chemicals and medications.
134. Day time sweats
135. Night time sweats
136. Chills
137. Flu-like symptoms
138. Bladder dysfunction of any kind
139. Treatment resistant interstitial cystitis
140. Abnormal menstrual cycle
141. Decreased or increased libido
142. Increased motion sickness
143. Fainting
144. A spinning sensation or vertigo

ENVIRONMENT

145. Pets or farm animals positive with ANY tick borne virus, bacteria or protozoa, or clinical symptoms without a clear diagnosis or cause.
146. The patient’s mother is suspected of having or has been diagnosed with Babesia, Ehrlichia, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Anaplasma, Lyme, Bartonella or other tick borne disease based on newer direct and indirect testing, or clinical signs and symptoms.
147. A sibling, father, spouse or child with any tick borne infection
148. Casual or work-related exposure to outdoor environments with brush, wild grasses, wild streams or woods (Examples- golf courses, parks, gardens, river banks, swamps, etc.)
149. Pets, e.g., horses, dogs or cats, have had outdoor exposures to areas such as brush, wild grasses, wild streams or woods.
150. Exposure to ticks in your past homes
151. Clear exposure to ticks during vacations or other travels
152. You played in grass in the past.
153. You have been bitten by fleas.
154. You have been scratched by a cat or dog.

FINAL WORDS

Some of the above listed signs and symptoms fit other infections that may be more common than Lyme disease. Unfortunately, the research and experience indicating diverse infections carried by the Ixodes and other ticks is ignored. Further, “testing” usually involves one test for a mono-infection–Borrelia or Lyme. Ticks and other vectors should never be assumed to carry only Lyme disease.

Please note that when we are talking about the Ixodes tick we are not referring to this as a “deer tick” since it has over 200 vectors (Ostfeld). Many of the tick reduction options presently suggested are not successful in accomplishing their goals. Reducing deer populations, once thought to reduce tick populations and incidence of Lyme disease, may simply increase tick numbers in mammals and other carriers that live closer to humans.

All healers have their familiar way of thinking, testing and treating. Kuhn has shown we are all biased and struggle to be objective. Further, tick and flea infections have almost infinite pathological effects because the human body and these clusters of infections are so complex. I have not suggested a grid or a set number of symptoms, because one would not fit this list. Simply, the goal of this checklist is to have you think broadly.
You cannot use this checklist to diagnose Lyme disease or to rule it out.
A Lyme checklist is very medically important, since it is still an emerging illness and can sometimes disable or increase mortality risk in patients of any age if not diagnosed and treated early in the infection.
Writings in the past fifteen years have either viewed Babesia and Bartonella as mere “co-infections,” or a footnote of a spirochetal infection [i.e., Lyme]. Either infection can hide for decades, and then possibly disable or kill a person by causing a clot, heart arrhythmia or by other means.
The detection of Lyme from stained tissue samples or blood is very difficult. Currently, the well-established indirect lab test patterns presented are not used or understood by all health care professionals. While this is fully understandable, I hope it may change in the coming decade. Tick infections have systemic impacts on the body, and are not limited to effects reported in journal articles, a few books or any national or international guidelines.
Dr. Schaller has published the four most recent textbooks on Babesia and the only recent textbook in any language on Bartonella. His most recent book on Lyme, Babesia and Bartonella includes a “researchers only” list of over 2,600 references considered to be a start for basic education in tick infection medicine.
He published articles on both Babesia as a cancer primer and Bartonella as a profound psychiatric disease under the supervision of the former editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). He also published entries on multiple tick and flea-borne infections, including Babesia, Bartonella and Lyme disease, in a respected infection textbook endorsed by the NIH Director of Infectious Disease.
Dr. Schaller is the author of seven texts on tick and flea-borne infections. He is rated a TOP and BEST physician, with the latter being awarded to only 1 in 20 physicians by physician ratings. He is also rated a TOP physician by patients, again ranking in the top 1 in 20 physicians.
COPYRIGHTED C 2011 JAMES SCHALLER, M.D., M.A.R. version 22.
This form may not be altered if it is printed or posted, in any manner, without written permission. It can be printed for free to assist in diagnostic reflections, as long as no line is redacted or altered, including the introduction or final paragraphs. Dr. Schaller does not claim that this is a flawless or final form, and defers all diagnostic decisions to your licensed health professional.

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Wormser GP, Shapiro ED. Implications of gender in chronic Lyme disease. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2009 Jun;18(6):831-4. PMID:19514824

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Free Lyme Book Chapter + New Mercury Audio CDs

FREE LYME DISEASE CHAPTER! If you don’t yet own Connie Strasheim’s book, Insights Into Lyme Disease Treatment, now is a good time to explore its content. Last year we made Chapter 1 available for free online, and today, we are releasing Chapter 6 (with content on Bionoic / Photon therapy for Lyme disease)  online for free! We hope you enjoy this free, informative content.

NEW MERCURY AUDIO CD SERIES! Many people are familiar with Dr. Andrew Cutler’s books, Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis & Treatment and Hair Test Interpretation: Finding Hidden Toxicities. Now, Andrew Cutler has a new audio CD series – don’t miss it.


One man’s success using the coil machine

I like to share success stories. Here’s one man’s:

http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/lyme-disease-support-forums/general-support/3076448-living-normal-after-10-year-battle-wlyme

This man recommends people buy my book, Lyme Disease & Rife Machines, to learn more about this topic.


2011 Revised Rife Handbook – What’s New?

Rife Handbook by Nenah SylverThe new 2011 revised Rife Handbook is Now Available!

What’s new in the 2011 Edition? Here is a note from the author:

I am very excited to announce that a revised 2011 edition of The Rife Handbook is going to press in about two weeks. This new edition contains the same format and headings as the first hardcover edition. But careful editing, additions and revisions have brought you more pages and more information. You’ll find updated discoveries about Royal Rife’s original technology, as well as reports on advances in modern equipment. There are also two more appendices! One contains selected articles, published over the last several decades, on the use of electromagnetic fields, pulsed magnetic fields, and electrical current to treat disease and injuries. The other appendix is illustrated. It describes recently released lab studies of successful frequency experiments conducted on cell cultures, in the United States—experiments that actually bear Rife’s name!

The book is $112.50, with over 760 pages. Learn more about the book or place your order online now.

 

More information on the new 2011 Rife Handbook:

There are three Rife Handbooks by the same author. Published 2001: paperback, 448 pages, The Rife Handbook of Frequency Healing. Published 2009: hardcover, 760 pages, The Rife Handbook of Frequency Therapy with a Holistic Health Primer. Published 2011: hardcover, 768 pages, The Rife Handbook of Frequency Therapy and Holistic Health. This 2011 version closely follows its recent predecessor with some important updates: discoveries about how Royal Rife’s resonance therapy worked, additional treatments for cancer, Royal Rife’s original frequencies (verified by his lab notes), and two new appendices (selected published clinical trials over the past 40 years on frequency therapies, and contemporary Rife research in the United States, with newly released photos). The science, explained to the satisfaction of practitioners and researchers, is nonetheless understandable to the layperson. Chapter 4, “Frequently Asked Questions About Rife Sessions and Equipment,” explains how to select a unit that’s right for you, who can safely use this technology, how to give a Rife session to yourself (or to family, friends and pets), and offers troubleshooting tips for optimal sessions. Chapter 5, the 204-page cross-referenced Frequency Directory, contains frequencies for cancer, Crohn’s and other digestive disorders, Lyme, HIV, Multiple Sclerosis and other neurological disorders, Mycoplasma, parasites, respiratory infections, retroviruses, healing and regeneration, frequencies for Candida (tested in a Romanian laboratory), and much more. Even those who don’t own a device will find this book full of useful info: the history of medicine, differences between allopathic and holistic approaches, how synthesized drugs suppress the body’s natural function, how the FDA and drug industry conceal negative drug test results, how double-blind studies are unscientific and unethical, drug-related causes of teen violence, dangers of vaccines, life cycles of a microbe (pleomorphism) why germs alone do not cause disease, and how emotional and mental states change DNA. One chapter is devoted to complementary therapies to use with Rife therapy, including ozone, bodywork, colloidal/ionic silver, sauna detox, color, light, and information on clean food. Two stunning photo sections depict Rife’s inventions and modern frequency devices (including lasers and LEDs). Also: extensive bibliography, index, and five appendices — including an updated Resource Appendix telling where to obtain the most reliable frequency devices. All over the world, people are successfully using this therapy for a wide range of health problems, often serious. Once you read this book, you’ll be able to as well.

Specific Changes:

Chapter 1.
Updated thoughts on the rabies vaccine. Discusses the history of medicine,
differences between allopathic and holistic approaches, how synthesized
drugs suppress the body’s natural function, how the FDA and drug industry
conceal negative drug test results, how double-blind studies are
unscientific and unethical, drug-related causes of teen violence, and the
dangers of various drugs and vaccines. Along with the history of Rife’s
life and inventions.

Chapter 2.
Updated information on how Royal Rife’s resonance therapy and original
equipment actually worked. The lawsuit against the Beam Rays Corporation.
Corrections of factual errors about some of Rife’s case studies. Newly
discovered interviews with some of Rife’s colleagues, including Ben
Hubbard. How John Marsh and John Crane were entrapped and subsequently
arrested. Rife’s dilemma on being unable to patent his equipment from a
legal standpoint. New photo of original Beam Rays Corporation equipment.
Addresses the life cycles of a microbe (pleomorphism), why germs alone do
not cause disease, and how emotional and mental states change DNA.

Chapter 3.
New information on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Colloidal Silver. This
chapter is devoted to complementary therapies to use with Rife therapy,
including ozone, bodywork, colloidal/ionic silver, sauna detox, color,
light, and information on clean food.

Chapter 4.
Additional FAQs about rife therapy and equipment. Updated information on how
modern frequency devices work, including a more in-depth explanation of
scalar waves. A more in-depth explanation of duty cycle. More information
about treating Lyme Disease. Expanded and greater in-depth explanation in
the additional section, “How To Give Yourself a Rife Session.” Explains how
to select a unit, who can safely use this therapy, how to give a Rife
session to yourself (or family, friends or pets), and tips for optimal
sessions.

Chapter 5.
More listings of disease conditions to reflect our increasingly complex,
disease-ridden world, along with some new frequencies and complementary
treatment protocols for certain health problems, including Morgellons. More
information on cancer treatment protocols as well as more accurate
frequencies for treating cancer. Corrections on Rife’s original frequencies
(as verified by his lab notes). The 204-pages of this chapter offers
cross-referenced Frequency Directory lists frequencies for cancer, Crohn’s
and other digestive disorders, Lyme, HIV, Multiple Sclerosis and other
neurological disorders, Mycoplasma, parasites, respiratory infections,
retroviruses, healing/regeneration, Candida, much more.

Chapter 6.
A few minor changes made to historical data.

Appendix A (Resource Appendix).
Additional listings, including a unique new plant-based air purification
unit, personal care products, and frequency and other electromedical
devices. Updated information on the most reliable electromedical and
frequency devices, and where to obtain them.

Appendix C (Healing With Electromedicine and Sound Therapies).
Brief but important changes in explanations of how various therapies work,
including a reconfiguring of all diagrams.

An extra Appendix D.
“Selected Published Studies in Electromedicine,” featuring clinical studies
since 1968 published in respected medical journals from all over the world
on the use of frequencies, EM fields, microcurrent, and pulsed magnetic
fields to treat diseases and degenerative conditions (along with, in some
cases, which frequencies were used).

An extra Appendix E.
“Rife Research in the United States,” with newly released photos of human
leukemia cells disabled by the Bare-Rife device.

 

The book is $112.50, with over 760 pages. Learn more about the book or place your order online now.

Not ready to order yet? Learn more about the book here or browse our other products.

 

 


Details on the 2011 ILADS Lyme Conference – Toronto, Canada

This is shaping up to be a fantastic conference. For all the details, visit the ILADS website:

http://www.ilads.org/lyme_programs/2011.html

The date is Friday – Sunday, October 28-30.  The venue is The Fairmont Royal York in Toronto, ON, Canada. The speaker’s list is dynamite, here are some highlights:

Conference Highlights
Friday, October 28, 2011
10:30-11:15am Borrelia Infections- diagnosis and treatment — Joseph J. Burrascano, Jr., MD
2:15pm-3:00pm Babesiosis: Updates on Diagnosis and Treatment 2011
— Richard I. Horowitz, MD
1:30pm-2:15pm Difficulties in the Laboratory Diagnosis of tick-borne and symptom-related chronic infections — Armin Schwarzbach, MD, PhD Infecto Laboratory
3:30pm-4:15pm Pregnancy and Tick-borne Diseases: Gestational Lyme — Charles Ray Jones, MD
10:30am-5:00pm Research, Writing and Publishing – Chronic Fatigue Syndrome paper discussion
— Samuel Shor, MD
Saturday, October 29, 2011
10:30-11:15am Overview of Integrative Patient Care in Tick-Borne Disease.
— Steven Bock, MD
11:15am-12:00pm Environmental Illness, Mold Exposure in Patients with Persistent Lyme
— Lisa L. Nagy, MD
11:15am-12:00pm Safety and Efficacy of Prolonged Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy for Neurologic Lyme Disease — Raphael B. Stricker, MD
1:30pm-2:15pm Food allergy, intolerance and candida. — Morton Teich, MD
2:15pm-3:00pm Can infections and immune reactions to them cause violent behavior?
— Robert C. Bransfield, MD
3:30pm-4:00 pm Morgellons Disease-the latest Lyme co- infection?
— Ginger Savely, DNP, FNP
3:30pm-4:15pm The Role of Naturopathy and Herbs in Treatment of Tick-Borne Illness.
— Susan McCamish, ND
4:00-4:30pm Advanced Techniques in Physical Diagnosis of Lyme Borreliosis Complex
— Joseph Jemsek, MD
Sunday, October 30, 2011
9:00am-9:30am Killing Borrelia burgdorferi – Is it possible?— Eva Sapi, PhD — John Drulle, MD Memorial Lectureship
10:30am-12pm Ask the Experts Panel — Robert Bransfield, MD; Daniel Cameron, MD; Joseph Jemsek, MD; Steven Bock, MD

POLL: Bartonella Treatment

One of my blind spots in previous books has been the importance of co-infections. I’m curious to hear about your experiences treating Bartonella. Has Bartonella treatment allowed your Lyme infection to be more susceptible to antibiotics, as reported by ILADS guidelines? Which Bartonella treatments did you find most effective? Have you used the commonly recommended treatments which include, Cumanda, Rifampin, Clove, HH, etc? Did your Bartonella infection become resistant to said treatments? Have electromagnetic treatments helped you? I look forwad to reading your responses below in the comments section.


My Lyme Guide Binder

My Lyme Guide is a new binder for helping patients and their friends, family and caregivers with the difficulties of managing Lyme disease & co-infections. It is written and compiled by Marjorie MacArthur Veiga, a Lyme disease sufferer, and her doctor, Sarah Fletcher, M.D.

The binder provides tools for organization, medical information and emotional support for patients and caregivers. My Lyme Guide is designed especially for parents and the children they care for, but can be used by any patient with chronic illness.

Coming soon: Website to purchase My Lyme Guide Binder

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Elite athlete Perry Louis Fields to release Lyme book

Elite athletes know how to fight hard. If they didn’t, they wouldn’t reach the level of achievement that is possible within their sport.

That is why I am looking forward to the release of Perry Louis Fields’ new Lyme disease book, entitled The Tick Slayer. The book is slated to be released in a month or so.

Lymebook.com will be bringing this book to you when it is available, so stay tuned and sign up to be notified of it’s release here.


My Stand Up Paddle Board Race … Because Life Isn’t All About Lyme!

This is off topic. Thought I’d share a picture from my first stand up paddle board race. This sport is highly addicting, it’s like surfing but you don’t need real waves. Please test out my new blog comments system and tell me what you think. Want to try it? Done it?  Because Life Isn’t All About Lyme!  🙂     PS: That’s me in the hat. Yep, I still avoid the sun when I can! The Marshall Protocol helped me a lot and while I don’t use the drugs anymore, I still do avoid the sun. Life goes on even in long pants and a long sleeved shirt when everyone else is wearing swim trunks.

Bryan

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Newsletter or Book? Survey from Bryan Rosner

Note: if you are reading this in your email, it won’t display properly. Please click here to read.

Please take my short survey below.

I’ve finally reached a tipping point: I believe I have enough new information to justify a new book. It may be 2 years before a book actually happens, but there is so much new information that I feel it is my responsibility to share with readers.

I do have a question, though: I’m considering publishing a quarterly newsletter instead of a book. Which would you prefer? A newsletter or a book? The newsletter would be priced similarly to a book, perhaps $30-$40 per year. The advantage of a newsletter is that it would be updated continuosly as opposed to a static book.

Please take my short survey below:




Testimonial regarding coil machine + Bartonella drugs

I found this to be very informative and encouraging:

http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/lyme-disease-support-forums/general-support/2928448-update-on-my-coilmachine-treatment

The story highlights a few interesting facts, facts which I have also been honing in on. Most importantly, the coil machine isn’t sufficient to deal with Bartonella by itself… powerful drugs are often needed (such as bactrim + rifampin). I think this is an important concept. Yet, man who wrote the above story has a wife and daughter who don’t have bartonella and are doing well with just the coil machine.

Just wanted to share the link.

Bryan


The Bartonella Checklist

The following is reprinted with permission from Dr. James Schaller’s newest research. I also recommend Dr. Schaller’s Bartonella 2-book set.

JAMES SCHALLER, MD, MAR

The Bartonella Checklist

Increasing Suspicion of This Emerging Stealth Infection

1.      Insomnia [If profound fatigue this might not apply].

2.      Current anxiety that was not present at age ten.

3.      Current anxiety or depression not present at twenty years old.

4.      Knee-jerk emotional responses worse than past decades and worsening.

5.      Unusual discomfort on the soles of your feet

6.      A temperature under 98.3. A temperature under 99.0 if Lyme disease or Babesia is present

7.      Puffy tissue on insole or any part of ankles

8.      Depression

9.      Depression that is not fully controlled. [Improvement of mood is not successful in depression treatment].

10.  Gingivitis or bleeding during flossing

11.  Anxiety is poorly controlled with average dosing

12.  Depression is poorly controlled by reasonable medication trials

13.  Sleep medicines work poorly at routine dosing

14.  Rage worse with time

15.  Irritability worse with time

16.  IL-6 is very low

17.  IL-1B is very low

18.  TNF-a is in lower 10% of normal range

19.  Any skin markings or growths greater than most people

20.  Blood vessels or color on skin greater than most people

21.  Impatience > in personality when compared to ten years ago. [in a child, any can be any irritability]

22.  Cursing or hostile speech that is worse over time.

23.  One or more medical problems with unclear cause(s) and “idiopathic.”

24.  Red papules of any size.

25.  Skin tags including ones removed by dermatologist or shaved off.

26.  Unusual blood vessels of any kind including inside organs such as   bladder or intestinal walls

27.  Any skin finding in excess of 95% of most humans

28.  Skin findings showing increased blood vessels of any size

29.  Skin findings showing increased tissue formation that is increased over the flatness of surface skin.

30.  Skin showing blood vessels that are too large or too many forthe location of the blood vessels, e.g., surface thigh and calf skin with very thick surface blood vessels. Or legs, upper arms or shoulders have explosions of many fine blood vessels.

31.  Increased addictions that are more resistant to recovery than average.

32.  Increased impulsivity in contrast to past years or past decades.

33.  Burning skin sensations [this may have many causes].

34.  Itching without a clear cause and which is hard to control and remove

35.  Skin erosion without a clear cause such as a fire or chemical burn.

36.  Minor cuts or scratches which heal slowly.

37.  After a surgery, you heal very slowly.

38.  You have two tick or flea infections with two positive tick or flea borne viruses, bacteria or protozoa. [Bartonella has >30 published species in public genetic databases and has more vectors than possibly any infection in the world. Therefore, the presence of other infections such as tick borne viruses, bacteria or protozoa, should raise suspicion.

39.  Exposure to cats and dogs in excess of very incidental rare contact.

40.  The patient’s mother is suspicious for Bartonella based on newer direct and indirect testing.

41.  A sibling, father, spouse of child with any tick or flea-borne infection who shared a residence or vacation with proximity to brush.

42.  Exposure to outdoor environments with brush, wild grasses, wild streams, golf courses or woods.

43.  Outdoor expose in locations such as brush, wild grasses, wild streams or woods which happened without the use of DEET orwithout very high off- gassing essential oils on exposed skin areas.

44.  The outdoor exposures such as brush, wild grasses, wild streams or woods which occurred without permethrin on shoes, socks and all clothing. 

45.  Clear exposure to lice, fleas or ticks. [Bartonella is carried by a huge number of carriers, but for now, the % that carry Bartonella is not known. Further, the capacity to detect all new species in the vectors or in humans infected, does not exist or is not routinely available in direct testing of all human infectious Bartonella organisms in both large or specialty labs].   

46.  Stretch marks in eccentric locations, e.g., arms, upper side under armpit, around armpit or on the back.   

47.  Stretch marks filled with red, pink, purple or dark blue color.

 

Certainty claims or criticism about Bartonella positions without reading at least parts of 1,000 articles is confusing. How this is this possible with new Bartonella findings and understandings each month? There are also new species genetically sequences to show uniqueness almost every month in public databases. In this spirit, this scale is meant to merely increase suspicion of Bartonella, which is a super stealth infection that takes perhaps fifty days to grow out on some bacteria growth plates, and floats in the blood as it lowers fevers. It also clearly suppresses some key immune system fighting chemicals. Cure claims are made without the use of indirect testing markedly documented in superior journals, but which are not used by immensely busy clinicians working full-time.

 

Dr. Schaller is the author of 29 books and 27 top journal articles.  His publications address issues in at least twelve fields of medicine. He has the most recent textbooks on Bartonella, which was only recently discovered.  He has published on Bartonella under the supervision of the former editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), and his entries on multiple tick and flea borne infections, including Bartonella [along with Babesia and Lyme disease] were published in a respected infection textbook endorsed by the NIH Director of Infectious Disease. He has approximately six texts on tick and flea-borne infections based on his markedly unique full-time reading and study practice, which is not limited to either finite traditional or integrative progressive medicine. Since he has a medical license he has been able to sort through many truth claims by ordering lab testing. He does not follow truth claims without indirect testing laboratory proof. He has read full-time on these emerging problems for many years.



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It’s official: Lyme transmitted by pregnancy

A couple years ago, in a book I co-wrote on the Lyme-Autism connection, I cited studies that lyme disease can be transmitted via pregnancy. Well, the evidence continues to roll in.

Read the article: http://wusa9.com/news/article/157219/28/Could-Pregnant-Women-Transmit-Lyme-Disease-To-Their-Kids

Watch the video:

 


MMS book and DVD priced below cost

Hi everyone,

With all this talk of MMS, I thought I’d give everyone the chance to pick up the MMS book and MMS DVD at prices lower than what I paid for them. I have some inventory sitting here and it needs to move. So, for $25, you can have both the book and DVD. You can see on the below links that these items sell at retail
prices of much higher than $25.

Buy my leftover inventory, same items but much cheaper (both for $25):
http://order.store.yahoo.net/cgi-bin/wg-order?yhst-82278181278310+mmsbookanddvd

PRICE COMPARISON:
($24.95) Retail link for book:
http://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Mineral-Solution-21st-Century/dp/0982471203/ref=pd\\_sim_b_1
($29.95) Retail link for DVD: http://www.phaelos.com/understanding_mms.html
Total retail price for both items: $54.90

I’ve seen the MMS DVD and it is very interesting, and the book is pretty good too.

Bryan

PS – I only have 12 sets left, so its first come, first served.

Happy 4th!


New study on the effectiveness of various antibiotics

Very telling article on several antibiotics and their effectiveness against Lyme disease. A couple things I found interesting: first, tinidizole is highly effective against BOTH spirochete and cyst form, and also, tinidizole doesn’t seem to work much better at high doses, so perhaps lower dosing would be able to reduce side effects while providing the desired results. http://www.canlyme.com/Sapi_et_al_2011.pdf


CCSVI information + “VIP” hormone supplementation

Hi everyone,

I thought I would share the following email I got from a friend on CCSVI, a blood flow disorder to the brain that many people are finding relief after treating (people who suffer from a broad range of problems, including Lyme and MS). Another colleague noted, though, that results from the treatment of CCSVI appear to be short lived, so personally I don’t think the treatment is ready for prime time, yet. Anyway, very interesting discussion.  If you want to learn more, here it is on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_cerebrospinal_venous_insufficiency

Also, the below email conversation has some other useful info about hormone treatments and Shoemaker neurotoxin treatments.

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Email #1:

Hey Bryan,   I had the treatment in the beginning of Nov. last year and it was a real leap forward.  My legs became much stronger, I started doing some light hiking almost every day, my balance improved(didn’t realize how wobbly i was), and I felt better mentally, including less mental fatigue.  Also I was able to handle twice the antimicrobials as before.  Unfortunately over the last few months all of those old symptoms returned again.  I wish I knew why it happened.  I heard a stat among MS patients that 43% suffer a restenosis within two years of the procedure.  I was hoping that since I have mostly eliminated my infections(per muscle testing results) that maybe I wouldn’t have a relapse.  Guess I was wrong.  I’m considering having it done again sometime this year and hopefully it sticks, because I dont know if it’s good to have the veins stretched out too many times.  There is also the option of stents but i’m not sure I want to go my whole life with stents in my neck either. Particularly because stents are designed for arteries, not veins, and so they dont tend to work as well. 

I did recently experience some improvement from following some of Dr. Shoemakers stuff.   Basically he’s discovered that many people with a biotoxin illness develop hypothalamic dysfunction.  The hypothalamus produces two important hormones, VIP and MSH which control inflammation in the body.  If the hypo has been damaged from something like lyme it cant produce enough of these hormones resulting in runaway inflammation in the body from sometimes just teeny amounts of toxin or infection.  I jumped through all the appropriate hoops, got prescribed some VIP nasal spray from Dr. Klinghardt, and within fifteen minutes of my first spray i could feel new blood rushing into my head, my hands became warm, felt better, etc..  then I herxed for a few days, and since have been tolerating treatment better than before.  Im still dealing with these frustrating cognitive issues, but adding VIP spray has moved me one step closer to wellness.

Now i’m following a biotoxin removal protocol by Patricia Kane Phd www.patriciakane.net which is focused on loading with high doses of Omega 6’s and 3’s at a 4:1 ratio and taking large doses of phosphatidylCholine for repairing and rebuilding cell membranes, as well as getting the cells to dump their accumulated toxins.  I dont know if its going to make me feel better yet but these two weeks i’ve been on the protocol i’ve been releasing a ton of toxins.  So that can only be good.  

Never in my wildest imagination did I think there could be this many different pieces to our puzzle. 

Email #2:

VIP stands for Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide.  As far as I know only one pharmacy has it, Hopkinton Drug http://www.rxandhealth.com/    Here’s Shoemaker’s new website that he’s still building out http://www.survivingmold.com/  He speaks about almost everything in reference to mold, but you can replace the word Mold with Lyme because they’re both biotoxins that trigger the same inflammatory cascade.  If you look at this link http://www.survivingmold.com/treatment/step-by-step  you will see all the steps Shoemaker says need to be addressed before VIP is used.  I dont think its very relevant to your case because you’re doing so well and most of your inflammatory biomarkers are probably in range.  I guess if any of these biomarkers are far out of the ‘normal’ range the VIP wont work, and in some cases can even make you worse.  The usual dose of the VIP is four sprays into the nose a day, alternating nostrils.  Some people scale back on the dose over the course of a few months, some people go off it completely after a few months, and some people stay at the full dose.  Basically use as needed.  The only information about the VIP spray I have is that it’s strength is 500MCG/ML  You know how different we all are but for some people in the mold community VIP spray has been a life saver. I suspect some of the veteran lyme patients have mostly eliminated their infections and are dealing with a dysfunctional hypothalamus that makes them feel like they have a raging lyme infection when really its a raging inflammatory response to a few lingering bugs and toxins. 

Shoemaker also mentions MARCoNS(multiple antibiotic resistant coagulase negative staph) which is showing up in the sinuses of nearly all chronic biotoxin sufferers.  That might be something worth looking into as well.  Because of the sinuses proximity to the hypothalamus and pituitary a sinus staph constantly poisons those glands with biotoxins.  Shoemaker uses a pharmaceutical called BEG nasal spray to eliminate it but many people develop an allergic reaction to it and so there’s a natural remedy that’s been a great alternative called Nasal Wash from www.supergoodstuff.com 

Have you addressed parasites? When you say the infections seem to keep coming back it makes me wonder if they could be living inside some parasites. I know MMS is helpful against parasites, and there are many other parasite treatments available but Dr. Klinghardt believes that to properly eliminate parasites we need to go on some strong anti-parasitics like Alinia, Albendazol, Ivermectin, etc..    Klinghardt also recently said that he’s finding if he first treats for parasites the rest of the lyme treatment goes much more quickly.  I guess Ivermectin can be obtained over the counter as a treatment for horses lol  Might be helpful to know.