Dr Tim Jackson: On Treating Fatigue, Lyme, Mold and Other Infections

I found this statement intriguing. Especially for Lymies:

"Good luck detoxing if the thyroid doesn’t work, because all those enzymes need to work and all the detox pathways need to work. The liver needs to be moving phase I, II and III appropriately. If you’re not doing those things you can take all the detox supplements, juice cleanses, colonics you want and you’re probably not going to get the toxins out as well as you should."

I had never thought about that before. I was happy just letting my thyroid hang out while I was treating the Lyme. My thyroid levels are so-so right now, but I was basically just saying, "Well, since it's somewhat stable, I"ll leave it alone." Now I'm wondering how much I should refocus back on the thyroid functioning optimally. Great article!

Excellent article. Thanks for sharing. Sounds like we are all filled with bacteria and viruses, doomed! How to do we detox if we have thyroid/adrenal/cortisol issues? So confusing...

Laughed so hard at "Blood is fine must be cancer or tumor." So true. If we all had the proverbial nickel for every doctor who told us we were fine/normal.

I like what you say about dealing with fears, etc... I'm right now in that place of trying to see something good that may come out of this. There are lessons we can learn if we look.

Take good care.

I know! I have felt like I have been going crazy the last few years: adrenal/cortisol stuff, menopause stuff, intolerance to stress, insomnia, fibromyalgia diagnosis and doctor said "you are completely normal maybe you should try Prozac." I passed on the prozac. Wanted to yell "I'm not normal something is out of balance - SO. NOT. NORMAL." I want to be seen and diagnosed by the guy who wrote that article posted today - he sounds awesome. He had Lyme too.

Love the "but you look so healthy" I think that is the most confusing part for others - that we don't look sick. As a matter of fact I have lost seven pounds and sleeping extra so probably look a little better than before Lyme! Plus the way we all eat - why aren't we healthy inside? I have been eating like this for years and don't drink. I have friends that are very overweight, drink gallons of alcohol and are seemingly fine. If I'm going to feel crappy may as well do so by drinking lots of wine and socializes.

My livedo was finally proof ..even at hospital they were like you are sic but we cant help..good luck ..i took some my thyroid and sweated today yay

Wonderful article!! Thanks for sharing, Krimpet.

That article is the first that I have read that mentions raising body temperature, by prescribing thyroid medication. My LLMD recently prescribed Armour Thyroid because of my low body temperature. I'll never forget reading somewhere that the ultimate low body temperature is death---surely made me want to raise mine...lol.