I read the article and my initial reaction was disgust. The perspective espoused by that misguided individual was quite common when my daughter was first diagnosed in 2008. Fortunately I didn't listen to those screaming voices, and my daughter is well today. However the knowledge quotient in the lyme community has come a long way since then. That misguided individual is doing a disservice to herself as well as to those that may take her twisted article as fact.
My intellect has limited capacity to understand some of the increasingly deeper levels of detail that people often lose themselves in on this forum. However that is not even necessary in a case like this. Permit me to explain.
Once again I make an appeal to the writings and findings of Dr. Jernigan. He discovered many years ago that the neurological diseases such as MS, ALS, and Parkinsons all have high levels of ammonia in the brain. These people's neurons are being destroyed. Of course he also discovers everyday that many of these people having autoimmune diseases of unknown origin actually have LD, coinfections, and many other underlying issues. Scientific inquiry has determined that ammonia is a neurotoxin that attacks the astrocytes. I also found out that elevated ammonia in the body also causes elevated nitric oxide and glutamate production causing other major problems. Elevated nitric oxide itself presents another form of neurotoxicy.
I continue to be amazed that so many of the people that champion "science" are among those most ignorant of its findings! I am not without a heart, however, so I will amend my feeling of "disgust" to one of "sadness."
I'm just a country boy that grew up having to use an outhouse for a few years.... so what do I know?
Here's an excellent article by Dr. J. that touches upon the issue:
http://davidjernigan.blogspot.com/2015/05/eliminating-ammonia-toxicity-in-lyme.html
Don
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