Protozoan post from another board

Here is a post I made on another forum. I thought it may help someone here.                                                                                                       .

Andy, glad you are finally going in the right direction. I do disagree with Dr Fry on one thing and that is the diet. I know we must go on a low fat diet but going vegan is not the answer in my opinion. Many of us have MTHFR mutations which compound our problems and a vegan diet does not supply us with enough essential amino acids like methionine. It will be difficult for your pathways to function properly and detoxify your system if it is deficient of one of the main components of the pathway. I feel that protomyxzoa is part of the problem but not all of the problem. It is the combination of your microbiome, genetic deficiencies, and nutritional deficiencies that cause our medical problems. Protomyxzoa is just a small part of the microbiome. Using my ideas, I have successfully returned to a normal life although I'm far from what I was when I contracted my protozoal infection. I can greatly reduce the numbers of protozoans inside me but I have yet to eliminate them.The pathogens in our bodies rob us of nutrients that we need to function efficiently. We need to reduce our pathogen load (which requires good pathway function) and increase the nutrients we are deficient in. It can not be done quickly because of the increased oxidative stress that occurs. Reduce the oxidative stress, we reduce our medical problems. In order to eliminate these protozoans, we must be able to first beat the oxidative stress. That's how they survive. If we kill too many of them, we can't handle it.Epilepsy has many causes but one of the main issues I see is dehydration. Dehydration is a combination of too little fluid intake and not enough of certain electrolytes. The protozoans can rob us of some of those electrolytes. Stay hydrated and make sure you have enough electrolytes. Phosphatidylcholine and serine may be something you are deficient in. Read up on everything I've talked about.

Excellent post GH. I completely agree. I lived a vegetarian life for a couple decades before I was infected w/ lyme & co. and protomyxzoa That tipped the scales for me and EVERYTHING fell apart, namely my digestion. I do much much better eating animal protein for most of the reasons you list above. ;)

-p

I am using the Swanson brand of Copper but organ meat is a good natural source. Nuts, beans, and green leafy veggies also have copper but at much lower concentrations than organ meat. I've upped my meat intake in general since starting the Copper. I need the higher Zinc levels and meat is the best source. The ratio in the body of Zinc to Copper should be about 7:1 and I've had a skewed ratio. I can tell a difference and its only been a week. Appears that my testosterone levels are going up. One of my issues is with SOD. I have a mutation on the Superoxide dis mutase gene and SOD needs to bind with copper to function correctly, so I have been getting a double whammy by having low levels of each. SOD showed up like this di****ase so I put in a space.

I am using an ionic Iodine of 225mcg. I think the company that makes it is called Trace Minerals. I am only using 3 drops per week and it is certainly doing something. Massive stool changes that day and then back to normal after that. I'm trying to assess what it's doing. Stools are similar to herx stools but I don't have any herx symptoms. I'm beginning to think iodine is a major player in our problems. Our American diet just doesn't give us enough and our condition increases the demand for it.