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Posted 9/26/2012 6:33 PM (GMT 0)
I keep seeing people that have had great results from herbal remedies for lyme. I am interested in where is the best place to look. I don't need it for myself. But for my 9 years old daughter.
Lilly got bitten at the age of 1 and 3. And got very ill.
She was put back a year in school. She has arthritis and is prone to migraines. And has extreme photo sensitivity.
The biggest problem is her weakened immune system. If she gets a bad cold or something going round school. she ends up in the hospital with pneumonia. She gets very high fevers of 106.
After she had first gotten lyme. She would get these high fevers once a month.
On a good note, she is doing very well in school, and she is happy and doing well for the most part. But I want to know more about herbal things that I can give to her to help her immune system and keep her healthy.
Posted 9/26/2012 7:23 PM (GMT 0)
No expert - especially with kids (both of mine had milder issues, but don't know if it's Lyme).

As far as a gentle, non-toxic approach goes, Buhner's is probably pretty good, but I've read a lot of people say that they don't herx as harshly with Jernigan or Cowden's protocol.

Jernigan has a book "Beating Lyme" you can order if you want to try approach. He also has a clinic in KS, but it's a little spendy IMO.

Personally I'd like to hear of anyone's bad experiences with the Jernigan at-home protocol because I'm thinking that's what I'm going to start on pending the results of last week's blood tests...

Also, I read Stephen Buhner's "Healing Lyme", and can definitely recommend it as a starting place.

The website www.buhnerhealinglyme.com has a LOT of Q and A on his protocol. I think there are also practitioners out there who use his protocol.

I'm glad your daughter's able to do well in school. Chronic illness can be so hard for a kid. Not just the academics, but the social stuff as well...

I took my kids to several naturopaths, and tried lots of immune system stuff for them.

The thing that worked best was keeping the sugar, white flour and any allergens out of their diets. It caused some social issues at school, but overall, I'd do it again...:)

Also, a daily vit C and zinc at the first sign of cold/flu. Plus, I used lots of homeopathics with them.

Take care, Jennifer
Posted 9/26/2012 8:16 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you Jennifer!
I am having quit a time with her diet.
But what you suggessted is what I
have been trying to keep her on diet
wise. My kids complain that I am too
strict with their diets!
Lol
I know 2 people that went to that guy.
I met one on this forum 5 years ago.
She went and was healed. I then met
a women through a friend that was very sick
her in Florida. I think her name was
raw vegan on here. Or vegan girl or something
like that.
I introduced the two.
Vegan went and she was very happy
with the results. And I heared that she is well.
She shops at the same organic market I do.
Personally I don't want to put a child on
a bunch of stuff that I have not tried myself.
Maybe I should just google pediatric herbs?
Lol....thanks for your help!!
Posted 9/26/2012 11:49 PM (GMT 0)
I found Buhner and Jernigan's books to be very helpful, and have followed different parts of each treatment at times. I've heard top ten treatments for lyme disease is a good point of reference as well, though I haven't read it myself. You could also do some internet research on your own - the specific protocols that come to mind besides Buhner and Jernigan are Cowden and Zhang. You could also try to find an herbalist to work with - this site might help with that: americanherbalistsguild.com/
Posted 9/27/2012 12:08 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you!
I am going to find a herbalist in my area
and hopefully I can find a pediatric one that
can help me with some of the issues that
Lilly has with her old Lyme issues.
Posted 9/27/2012 12:12 AM (GMT 0)
I will read up on those two books!
Thanks!
Posted 9/27/2012 12:45 AM (GMT 0)
MV,

Just remembered. You can look up Klinghardt's protocol on betterhealthguy.com.

I skimmed it the other day and he puts a lot of kid dosages in it (he uses mostly non-pharmaceuticals). Also, he's worked a lot with kids (mostly autistic I think)...

Also, the buhnerhealslyme.com has some stuff on kid dosages (I think his book does too). And so does Jernigan's book.

BTW, I agree with not putting something into a kid that I wouldn't put in myself. Before I knew anything about health stuff, I let a family doc give my kids vaccines. The younger one got really sick and that was the last vaccine either of them got. lol.

Hope you find healing soon for your daughter. It sure breaks our mama hearts when we see our kids sick, doesn't it?
Posted 9/27/2012 2:26 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you so much!
I will look him up and get those books as well.
And get a herbalist as well.
I will read everything so that I can argu
with everything she or he says...lol
Just kidding!
:)
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