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Posted 5/10/2016 3:48 PM (GMT 0)
A friend told me that stevia helps break down the biofilm. Isn't stevia a sugar? I want to take something for the biofilm and I dont know if this is the best thing. Has anyone tried it? My friend seemed to have success with it.
Posted 5/10/2016 4:14 PM (GMT 0)
According to Dr. Sapi, it is the organic pure whole leaf extract that she used in her research for biofilm busting. Do not know what her amounts were though to come to that conclusion. I read somewhere that you start at one drop twice/ day and work up to 5-8 drops and watch for herxes. I bought me some while back, but it aggravated my GI even more and that was just at 2 drps. If you don't have GI issues you could give it a try. It wouldn't hurt as it is an all natural sweetener. Avoid the stevia extracts with fillers in them. My 2cents.
Posted 5/10/2016 4:20 PM (GMT 0)
I use a lot of stevia, not really because it will cure me but because it's a great alternative to sugar. My LLMD says it's perfectly OK. I personally would not go supplementing it for treatment though.
Posted 5/10/2016 4:35 PM (GMT 0)
Hmm I have some GI issues like antritis, early ulceration and reflux. Should I stay away from it? Is there an alternative?
Posted 5/10/2016 4:49 PM (GMT 0)
SS- I suppose you can try GSE - Grapefruit seed extract to break up cysts and biofilm, but I have opted out on that one because I keep reading that most brands of GSE are contaminated with harmful substances ( I have enough problems already so have decided to not go that route). You can look into using a device that has the right amount of frequency to bust open the cycts....
Posted 5/10/2016 6:22 PM (GMT 0)
Hey SS,

I have been using Nutramedix whole leaf extract, 10 drops 2x day in a glass of water with 2 Tbsp of lemon extract 30 min prior to my abx. No GI issues. I have also been using the Truvia brand in my coffee because I'm avoiding sugar but that is basically a sugar alternative with some stevia in it. I'm going to switch to pure powdered stevia after I finish this Truvia, so I would go that route if you need some sweetness in your coffee and can't have sugar. I figure if I have to avoid sugar anyway and Stevia could possibly help bust biofilms then it can't hurt to use it.

Search online for the Nutramedix extract, should be about $10 - check out Natural healthy concepts. If they have it on Amazon it's 2-3x that much.
Posted 5/10/2016 6:58 PM (GMT 0)
The study that everyone is basing this theory on, never once explained what brand or how much was used. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4681354/

I've used stevia only for around 20 years now, as any other sugars (even other alternative sugars) really irritate my digestive tract. It never helped me heal or improved my response to treatments, but it could just be that I don't use high enough amounts consistently, although I do use quite a bit as I use it in my fake coffee, in my kefir, in my apple cider vinegar, in my detox tea and in my night time tea daily.

I'd say that although some may wish to try it, don't count on it's effectiveness for biofilm breakup until more studies have been done on it.
Posted 5/10/2016 8:20 PM (GMT 0)
Hmmm is there a proven biofilm breaker that I can use? I do use GSE but I want to stop because I heard its hard on the GI system
Posted 5/10/2016 9:35 PM (GMT 0)
I just want to say that I didn't say Stevia wouldn't work, but many are basing their treatments on something that doesn't even have enough information revealed to be of help in formulating using this approach. Just be careful that you aren't assuming something is working when it's really new and unproven.

I do agree with you, 1000daisies - it's amazing how we each need something different. Abx treatment nearly killed me (not an exaggeration), yet herbs quite literally saved my life - but it wasn't herbs alone of course. Diet, detoxing, balancing out the body systems and more had to be adjusted as well.

There are a number of things that people are claiming work as a biofilm buster, but I'm not aware of any evidence to support it, so I don't comment. Seems like there are herbs in what I use that are a biofilm buster, but I wouldn't know where to start my research - there are 11 herbs in what I use and not enough time in the day for that kind of in-depth research. Sorry.
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