All Posts Tagged With: "chronic Lyme"

Full article: http://betterhealthguy.com/joomla/blog/216-ilads-2010-conference-takeaways

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In October 2010, I attended the ILADS 2010 Annual event.  The event was packed.  Almost 400 people attended in person and over 1,000 people watched on the live webcast.  It is exciting to see so many people taking an interest in this controversial area of medicine.  The event was full of great information and people working hard to help us all find answers.

In this blog entry, I will share a few of the key takeaways that I learned at the event.  The slides from the event are available for purchase here for a very reasonable $40.  The DVDs (Friday’s sessions) and CDs of the presentations can be obtained from ZenWorks Productions.  Thus, I am not going to attempt to repeat information that is available elsewhere, but I will focus on some of the key things that caught my attention.

• The 2011 ILADS event will be in Toronto, Canada – October 28-30, 2011

• Dr. Richard Horowitz proposed that Chronic Lyme is really MCIDS – MultipleChronic Infectious Disease Syndrome

• Biofilm treatment may be with EDTA or a Banderol/Samento combination.  There may be a strong antigen release with biofilm treatment which may make it a good candidate for pulsed therapy

• Dr. Steve Harris mentioned that yeast may cannibalize dying Borrelia and that yeast is not always the result of antibiotic therapy alone.  He suggested up to 100 billion probiotic organisms daily.  In terms of diet, he said, “If it’s white, it ain’t right”

• Minocycline may have longer toxic effects than doxycycline but has better CNS penetration.  Mino also has less sun sensitivity than doxy.  That said, Dr. Joe Burrascano commented that the effectiveness of minocycline may be regional as he never observed it working well in his patients

Full article: http://sci.tech-archive.net/Archive/sci.med.diseases.lyme/2008-06/msg00078.html

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IDSA knows that chronic Lyme exists

The IDSA is aware that chronic Lyme exists. We know this because
members of the 2000 and 2006 Lyme disease guideline panels wrote, in
research articles and patents, that chronic Lyme exists.

Evidence about the existence of chronic Lyme borreliosis has increased
since the 2006 LD guidelines were published.

Scientists in California recently reported that not only can Bb persist
in mice despite treatment with ceftriaxone, but the Borrelia can also
infect other ticks and mice. (1) This study buttresses previous
studies that showed that Borrelia can persist in mice (2, 3), dogs (4,
5, 6), and ponies (7).

Studies have also shown that Bb can persist despite antibiotic
treatment in the following human cells, tissues, organs, and body
fluids:

* Fibroblasts (8; Mark Klempner, an IDSA LD guideline panel member in
2006, is an author of this study)

Linda’s comment:  The FIGHT program is a perfect example of how you can fight Lyme disease.  As Dr Patricia Gerbarg, MD has found out.  She has not experienced the FIGHT program to my knowledge, but the protocols she mentioned are all part of the FIGHT program.  It is a must that we reduce the total body burden of toxins and pathogens to fight the Lyme critters.  Lyme loves heavy metals.  We are slammed every time we walk out our front doors with 500 to 600 environmental toxins.  It is a daily battle, but I found the FIGHT program made this all very easy.  I only wish I had  the knowledge of the FIGHT program with the first Lyme infection.

I have never taken any antibiotics and don’t intend to, but I focused on the lifelong daily detox program FIGHT and cleaned up my lifestyle, home and diet.  I got rid of all the GMO foods, gluten, sugar, caffeine, alcohol and my body shakes if I pass a fast-food restaurant….the smell turns my stomach.  Once you clean  up your diet and clean up your homestead, you begin to feel better….Lifestyle is probably one of the hardest things I have ever done….Yes, I cheat, but at least now I have learned to cheat. and can neutralize a toxic food if I eat it.  Once you begin to feel better it makes the journey of cleaning up much easier. Just give the FIGHT program 90 days and you too will feel the difference.

Regards, Linda Continued