Olive Leaf extract

I added it in a month or so ago to help with Candida. I have seen no changes. Some folks recommend Seagate brand as the only one worth taking. I'll drop it when I run out a few weeks.

Currently taking:

Cryptolepis
GSE
Silver Hydrosol
Astragalus
Cats Claw
NAC
VSL#3 DS
Magnesium
Serrapeptase
Vit B6 and B12

In the Preface of Buhner's "Herbal Abx" second edition, page ix, he says: "That is why olive leaf, for example, is not described in any depth in this book. It is not that olive leaf is not antibacterial - it is; all plants contain antibacterial compounds - but rather, both clinical practice and in-depth research have not convinced me that olive leaf is as good as the rather ecstatic reports that circulate on the Internet say it is. For some people and in some circumstances, it is a valuable her to use in the treatment of disease."

So you can give it a try! Some people have found it helpful, but there are better ones that you can add to your routines too.

Traveler said...
So you can give it a try! Some people have found it helpful, but there are better ones that you can add to your routines too.

Some better ones? Would you mind listing a few of the tops you have in mind?

WeWillCureLyme said...
I have been taking Olive leaf extract capsules, Monolaurin, Turmeric and Boron drops, along with a green barley grass detox drink with probiotics, and Methyl B12, and I have noticed a marked improvement in Lyme arthritis in both my knees, my neck, my hands and in my shoulders over the past several months. Strangely although the arthritis has definitely improved, the brain fog has gotten a tad worse....Hopefully the critters have not migrated out of my joints into my brain... LOL...

I may have to try this little regiment of yours for my aching neck, shoulders, etc. Would be nice to get a break from it for a bit like when I was on that Mino for a month.

I took OLE for about 5 weeks before getting the blood draw for the Igenex test. It was suggested by Pirouette. She said that some docs would put their patients on a short course of antibiotics in an effort to get the body to produce antibodies.

For me the exposure would have been 35+ years ago. She suggested I start out slow. The brand she suggested was Gaia. I was able to find it in both Earth Fare and Whole Foods. It is also available through Amazon.

Four days in, I developed a fever blister. It had been 5 or 6 years since I had a fever blister. I also became extremely tired. When I increased the dose, I was really swamped so I dropped the dose. over time I was able to increase the dose.

I had more energy and was sleeping less. The results came back positive.

I've continued taking it because it will be some time before I can do a full treatment. I looked for OLE in Buhner's book and found only the references Traveler mentioned. I asked Pirouette about it and she said that a doctor had suggested it but it worked as an antibiotic, antimicrobial and anti protozoan. It worked for some people.

I'm trying it now with my kids (young adults) before we get their tests done.

The dosage was one capsule (450 mg) twice daily, but I am now taking 2 capsules twice daily.

Good Luck,
Kim