Confused about so many different treatment options

There really isn't a way to compare those methods of healing - and honestly you can't compare any of the different ways of healing very well. What's right and helpful for one person could send another person into a tail spin.

Not everyone will agree with this, but with the experience that I had personally, and what I've watched others go through, here is what I believe needs to happen for many of us to heal:

a)Detoxing - gene mutations, mold exposure and multiple tick-borne infections can all prevent us from detoxing well, but we must be able to get those toxins out of our bodies. I have not had any of the gene mutation testing done, although I do seem to have the same kind of issues as those that do - so I figured it was best for me to assume that I did and work to get my body to detox much better. It took a lot of diet changes as things with my body changed, I use a foot soak daily, dry skin brushing, making sure my bowels moved at least once a day (sorry if it's TMI!) pushing myself to drink at least 64 ounces of lemon water each and every day, liver/gall bladder flushes (all natural), oil pulling, taking activated charcoal and keeping the amount of stress in my life at a bare minimum. You can find some really good detoxing suggestions in the "New to Lyme?" thread that sits at the top of the forum.


b)Supporting the body functions/systems. We have to have the body working at it's peak performance to heal from something as devastating and complex as these infections. Supporting any gland, organ, body system that is struggling will allow the body to switch it's 'concentration' from just trying to function over to healing the entire body.

c) Raise the immune function. Many legitimate Lyme researchers now believe that it's the lowered immune function that determines who gets chronic Lyme and who heals right away. We already know that Lyme lowers the immune function and when a person has Bartonella and/or Babesia, the immune function is further compromised, so to heal we must raise our immune function.

d) Lastly, oddly enough, are anti-infective treatments. Many of us have experienced treatment failures, so we can see that the treatments aren't the only thing we need to have - there has to be more to the equation, but anti-infective treatments are very important!! Lyme bacteria are one of the most complicated bacteria! ​Although it takes only hours or days for most bacteria to replicate, Lyme bacteria only replicates in the body every few weeks.​

I agree with Traveler and Sarah.

I have heard that some alternative treatments can be risky. There is a place not too far away from me that uses extensive (extreme) heat therapy, as well as oxygen therapy. Their program is not the safest from what I understand. So, make sure you understand what you're getting yourself into if you decide to try anything alternative. Talk to people and do research. Always ask lots of questions.

Actually, you really do need to start off slow with steam rooms and saunas, so 3 times a week is a really good place to start!!

There are Rife groups just for treating Lyme, just search for 'Lyme, Rife groups' online. Dr. Bryan Rosner promotes Rife for Lyme treatments also.

I hope that information helps!!

Lymie Girl,

I have heard about the extreme heat therapy. Apparently the higher your body temperature, the harder it is on the lyme. Theoretically, if you could raise your body temperature to 106 degrees for 24 hours, you would kill off all of the Lyme in your body. The only problem is you would kill yourself as well. I believe that is part of the reason why people with Lyme have lower body temperatures, as it aids the Lyme in getting established and reproducing.

I actually really liked reading through this book:
"Insights Into Lyme Disease Treatment: 13 Lyme-Literate Health Care Practitioners Share Their Healing Strategies"
www.amazon.com/Insights-Into-Lyme-Disease-Treatment/dp/0982513801 (so you can see it and get a peak inside)

It covers several different types of healing strategies so it helped me to pick the ones I was most comfortable with since I got to read a bit about them.

How much is the infrared sauna just curious

I'd suggest trying a sauna before buying one in case you can't tolerate it. I bought one and found out I can't tolerate them.

Hey all sorry I haven't replied, been swamped at work. The one I bought is 600 from Therasage.com. The owner's name is Robby, and his daughter had chronic LD for 15 years :(. She is doing great now! He is a BIG supportor and very sensitive to the lyme community. It sounds expensive, but FIR saunas are far, far more effective than saunas, but like LG said, not everyone can tolerate heat. I would check out FIR portable saunas, just make sure it is made from good material and does not off gas toxic chemicals into your body, which would cancel out the detox! Also, making sure it doesn't have high EMFs are really important. Therasage makes saunas that put off insignificant amounts of EMF.

I am reading Healing Lyme- but I read it at bedtime, and I'm so exhausted that I only get through a few pages and pass out haha. I'm going to start reading it on the way to and from work.