I listened to the lecture twice, and it was extremely informative. I had already heard from a different source about
5 years ago that parasites radically multiply in the body when there is a sudden increase in heavy metals and other toxins in the body. I had also read something about
candida albicans doing the same thing when certain heavy metals are in the body. This proliferation of parasites can actually be viewed as a protective mechanism built into the body. The problem is that the parasites create a new set of problems as well. They excrete metabolic toxins that poison the host's body. I also read that the parasites become a new factor in the biocommunity in the body. They also serve as a host in the body. One researcher said that the larger organism such as parasites actually host smaller organisms such as bacteria. Then the bacteria host the viruses. Based on this, the recommendation was to eliminate the larger organisms such as parasites first, then the bacteria, then the viruses. If we follow this logic, then it would be logical to remove the toxins, especially the heavy metals, so that the parasites are reduced, and then the other classes of microbes will naturally follow suit. When you analyze Dr. Klinghardt's protocol he appears to follow that order of treatment.
The physicians at the Hansa Center tend to simultaneously reduce every class of microbe at the same time with their immune optimizers, diatomaceous earth, heavy metals chelators, energy treatments, etc. from my observations. I would imagine that either approach would be effective for most people.
Hopefully your physician has an informed and intentional plan of attack because both heavy metals and parasites are real issues for most lyme patients from what I hear. They are foundational issues.
dying2getwell- thanks for the the most fascinating post indeed!
Incidentally, Heather's second LLMD had her tested for heavy metals. Although she had relatively low levels of several heavy metals, it was the aluminum that had the highest levels in her body. Heather was never exposed to aluminum from sources such as deodorant, cookware, makeup, immunizations, soda cans, etc. but Dr. Klinghardt's insistence that everyone breaths it from the atmosphere makes sense.
Don
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