how to heal naturally

so i believe i have lyme disease :(
cow dens protocol is just way too expensive.
Are there other ways to heal naturally??

It just isn't cheap to treat, especially if you've had Lyme disease a long time. Herbals can be cheaper than abx, though. Have you been tested by a Lyme literate doctor (LLMD or LLND)? It doesn't sound like you have been. If not, I'd suggest you find one to test you to make sure you do have it before you treat yourself. Some other testing may be needed too. How long have you felt ill?

You could start on some good quality probiotics now. Eat a good diet with plenty of vegetables and keep the fruits low since that can feed the bacteria. Sugar should be avoided too. You can make green smoothies, which consist of a variety of greens, such as kale, collards, spinach, parsley, etc. You may want to mix in some fruit to make it taste better to you. Green apples are low in sugar. You can also buy green drink powders. That will help you with detoxing.

Read through the "New to Lyme...Start Here" thread at the top of the page to learn more about it. If you need help finding a doctor, start a new thread with the subject "Looking for LLMD in_______" and hopefully someone will point you to one.

What are your symptoms that make you think you have it? I hope your hunches are wrong, but it's good to get tested.

Several people on here use Cowdens protocol and not everyone used all that he suggests. Just do a search on Cowden and that will bring up several discussions on it.

Good luck and keep coming back!

I either missed your other post or it slipped my Lyme brain. Was it a LLMD who tested you? If not, then they aren't trained to diagnose properly. Others on here know the interpretation of the test better than me, so someone should see this and help you. So many people hear that from doctors. It's sad that people have to go through that before getting a Dr. who diagnoses it correctly. It's so discouraging. Did anyone on the other thread suggest a doctor to you? Some go to herbalists too and get helped that way.

I tried EVERYTHING else and spent a lot of money trying to get treatment at Hansa and other things with no improvement.

Traveler (a mod) got well naturally. She took Chronic Tonic from Misty Meadows and 3 cups of Houttuynia tea each day. I'm doing the same. I will remain on both of these things plus some other supplements for a full 3 years.

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