IMPORTANT Update From Bryan – Mold & Parasites

Hi Everyone, I wanted to tell you about some very interesting new discoveries I’ve been making. Well, they aren’t actually MY discoveries; but I am benefiting from them.

You may have noticed that I haven’t published much in the last few months. I’ve had limited access to my computer as we’ve been traveling on the road doing mold avoidance in an RV for the last 6 months. More on that here.

It turns out that if people with Lyme disease and co-infections are exposed to mold, even small amounts of mold, that mold can impair and completely block recovery, no matter what other treatments you are using. Mycotoxins can get inside your body and help the other infections survive; suppress the immune system; and thicken the blood. Not to mention wreak havoc on other body systems.

Ten pass ozone seems to be the ONLY therapy I’ve found which can quickly remove the mold from inside the body, thus exposing the infections beneath, and allowing the “normal” treatments to work like they “should.” So, if you haven’t been responding to any other treatments and you suspect you might have ongoing exposure to mold, then you should consider doing some ten pass (or other types of) ozone therapy.

I personally see Dr. Mary Ellen Shannon, MD, for my ten pass ozone, and I highly recommend her.

But that is just the beginning of the journey…

Once you do the ten pass ozone and remove mold from the body, then begins the grueling task of doing two other big jobs:

FIRST, doing “mold avoidance” to prevent the mold from entering your body again. This can be an all-consuming, life-disrupting activity because it often means people need to leave their home and all their belongings (like we did) and even travel to different regions to avoid mold. We found that our hometown has really bad outdoor air mold from a solvent spill that got into the city sewer system years ago, so we may even have to move. It’s been a very difficult but rewarding time for us. Rewarding, because all of us, including my wife and kids, are healing from mold exposure. You can find information and resources and a video from me on the topic of mold avoidance here.

SECOND, once the mold is removed, all of the infections and parasites tend to come to the top layer of the onion for a long time. This is good because it gives you the chance to finally address them in ways that weren’t possible when living in mold. But it’s also hard because people who are exhausted and worn out from years of treatment now need to begin even more treatment. You may find, like I have, that all the “old” treatments that didn’t work when you were living in mold, now all of a sudden work fantastically.

Finally, one area of research that is new to me and which I feel may be a huge missing link is the idea that worms, and larger parasites like liver flukes, may be keeping us sick. In fact, worm infections have been shown to be extremely immunosuppressive and many of our illnesses began with intestinal worms or parasites or giardia, or a trip to a third world country, or something similar.

Did your illness begin that way? Tell me in the comments section.

So there’s the new idea now that the infections that haunt us – i.e., Bartonella, Babesia, and Borrelia, may only be the tip of the iceberg, and may only persist because these deeper problems persist: i.e., the deeper problems of mold and worms. So to get rid of the Bartonella, Babesia, and Lyme, you have to get out of mold exposure and address worms.

New Discovery in Worm Treatment?

One interesting development in the “worm treating community” (for lack of a better term!) is that it is believed that a certain kind of bacteria, called Wolbachia bacteria, live inside the worms and help them survive – help them process their food and reproduce. Doxycycline in particular is an antibiotic which can kill this bacteria, and that indirectly stunts the growth and survival of the worms. This approach may be more effective at removing these immunosuppressive worms than trying to kill them directly with anti-worm medications. The anti-worm medications (especially ivermectin and fenbendazole) are then used to aid in the process. This protocol has been named the Sharkman protocol, and seems promising.

I find it fascinating that after years of Lyme treatment, most antibiotics have no effect on me. Yet, doxycycline still has a dramatic effect on me. I’m beginning to feel that this effect is related to worm infections rather than to a specific Lyme infection.

Other anti-worm treatments can be added into the mix, such as mimosa pudica (the best brand of this is the Microbe Formulas brand). Other drugs can be used as well, including albendazole, ivermectin, fenbendazole, praziquantel, etc. And other intestinal support therapies.

It is also interesting to note that these worms may not even be in your intestinal tract – they may be disseminated throughout the body. So lack of intestinal symptoms and the presence of systemic symptoms during these therapies is not an indication that you don’t have this issue, it could just be an indication that the issue is disseminated.

So this is what I’ve had my hands full with, lately. The idea that mold and parasites are the big roadblocks to recovery, and the idea that ozone, especially ten pass ozone, can help jump-start the process on mold avoidance.

If you get a chance, you really should consider joining the Mold Avoiders forum on Facebook, where all of these topics are discussed in detail, and where I regularly participate. The founder of that group shares my observations about mold and parasites and has many of her own experiences to confirm this. And the group is obviously striking a chord with many, because it has over 10,000 members now. If you join the group you can directly interact with myself and Lisa, the founder.

I believe these are KEY issues for people who are having a hard time recovering from Lyme disease. I encourage you to stay subscribed, and stay tuned in, for more discussion of this on my Anti-Lyme Journal. I think the value of this new information really has the potential to help people recover from Lyme disease in ways they haven’t been able to in the past.

And this topic branches off into other topics that need discussion, such as housing. Many people who have the mold toxicity have a hard time living in conventional housing, and are stuck living in tents or RVs. So this is another area we will continue to discuss.

Stay tuned and please add your comments below! I will respond to and engage with any and all discussion on this page.