Looking for llmd in Knoxville tn area.....and can someone explain these results

Zeolite is a binder, so be sure that if you use it, it's at least 2 hours away from anything else - food, meds, herbs, supplements. Otherwise it will bind to those instead of the toxins like we need it to.

Usually we suggest people start with Japanese Knotweed, because it has anti-inflammatory properties as well.

When you start a new herb, we suggest that you start with tinctures, as it's much easier to control the amount you are getting when only very small amounts are needed. You can switch over to powdered herbs later on, after you get on higher doses.

I do suggest that you buy Buhner's book "Healing Lyme, 2nd edition", as it will give you so much more information than we can give here, plus you will be able to not only tailor your own protocol to help with your specific symptoms, but understand as much of the "why's" as you wish.

We have some good sites listed in our "New to Lyme?" thread that many have used to order herbals. I believe it's on page 2 of that thread.

Joeschopshop said...
Thanks also traveler....detox??....how and what do I do?...i drink lots of water

Oops! I didn't see this until just now, sorry!
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. You will need to "engage" as many detox pathways in the body as you can - skin, liver, kidneys, bowels.

You can find some good detoxing routines in the "New to Lyme?" thread as well as here: www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html

Do be sure to not start more than one new detoxing routine a week, as there is such a thing as over detoxing. This happens when we move more toxins than our body is capable of processing out effectively. Many toxins are stored in our tissues, and by detoxing, we move them to the bloodstream where we can process them out of our bodies through the lymph system, then on to the liver and kidneys as so on. We have to be sure to add in more detoxing routines slowly and carefully, or we will end up herxing just like we had never been detoxing. This article helps to explain that some: www.tiredoflyme.com/4-reasons-why-you-still-feel-bad-despite-detoxing.html

Any questions you have about these things, do be sure to ask!! Most of us here detox daily with many of these and we can help guide you through!

Ok....i have one more stupid question.....since what i have is probably late stage not early.....is the doxy 100mg x2...is it actually killing this disease to any degree?

joe - there is a health food store in Knoxville that I get some of my tinctures/herbs/supplements from, but they do not have the knotweed. They are not cheaper than online, but when I ran out of Cat's Claw, I was glad I could stop by and pick it up. Knotweed is what Buhner suggests to start with, and next would be Cat's Claw.

Traveler - can I name the store on this forum?

Joe - I started with 1/2 teaspoon powdered knotweed, and I am now at full dose of 1 TBSP. I either encapsulate it myself or mix it in water. Let me warn you, this is the nastiest tasting stuff you will ever try to swallow, but I prefer that way now. At full dose, I have to take 12 capsules 3 times a day. I knew nothing about tinctures when I ordered mine. It is more expensive, but they are much easier to get down. To start with, it did seem to irritate my throat a little, but not anymore. And you do adjust to the taste some. Not saying you acquire a taste for it, but it doesn't make me gag anymore.

I can't remember who it was on here that told me this trick, but it works. Pinch your nose and get the stuff down. Don't let go of your nose until you've drank a little more water to get all of it out of your mouth.

Some people use juice, but to me that just makes it thicker and harder to get down.

My husband is a weight lifter, know exactly what you are talking about. Been in there with him, but never looked for herbs there. Don't know if they carry them or not. We are really close neighbors!

ok, thanks Traveler. The store in Knoxville is called Eddie's Health Shop. It's in the shopping center with Trader Joe's. They have a lot of tinctures and essential oils that I've not found any where else. They even had the Eleuthro from Pharm Herb that Buhner recommends.

As far as Detox - I do around 7 different detox methods now. The Epson Salt/Peroxide detox bath that I learned about on here is prob my favorite.

Thank u...im going to do has much research has I can....yall are a huge help and inspiration