Opinions on Naturopath's Treatment Recommendations

I saw my LLND today and we formulated my initial treatment plan and I was wondering what you all thought of it, since I'm just at the beginning. I believe part of her recommendations are based on how I reacted to the Itires drops and MCBAR1 drops she gave me.

She told me that the first step would be to start detoxing. I've already been on a gluten / dairy / soy / corn / refined sugar-free diet, so that's already in place. I also have been using essential oils for about a year (these changes were not because I knew I had Lyme (just found about 2 weeks ago), but because I knew that having a healthy gut and using essential oils would benefit me, whatever was wrong.

She wants me to take Itires 2 - 5 drops twice per day. Start Mediclear (a detoxing protein powder) with which I'm to make my morning smoothies with, Start back on the MCBAR1 and continue with my liver supplements that I've been taking for about 5 months. She wants to get "Lighting Pearls", which are a Chinese therapy for Lyme. She wants me to add in a B Complex and do an adrenal test to check my cortisol. She said we should do all this before we start really dealing withe Lyme.

I'm to do this for 6 - 8 weeks and then go back to reconvene.

We talked briefly about antibiotics and she wants to try these herbal methods first, especially since she says I seem to respond pretty well to them.

She said she doesn't believe that I will ever "cured", but that her goal is to get the amount of Lyme low enough and my immune system strong enough so that my immune system is keeping the Lyme in check.

Is this pretty typical for those of you who see an ND? I appreciate any thoughts or advice.

I haven't heard of MCBAR drops, but my daughter was on Thunder Pearls, which improved her brain function a lot. There are Lyme patients that do herbals alone and some that use them along with ABX. You could just try it for a while and see how you feel.

There's a LLND here that has her patients do detoxing before going after the infection, so it's not unusual. It sounds like yours will go after the infection after you do some detoxing.

My doctor will tell someone when he thinks they need ABX treatments instead of natural treatments. This is done with people who are very sick with it. Maybe he'll switch to herbals after they improve a lot. He does use supplements and other things while they're on ABX and he'll change things around if it's too much for a patient.

Do you know what she uses to kill the bacteria?

Sorry I'm not much help. It has been a long day and I'm tired out.

I think it depends on how chronic the Lyme is. If it's brand new and acute, I wouldn't wait for antibacterial treatment. There wouldn't be much need, I guess, because presumably your body would be healthy enough to handle it. But sometimes when the infection has already wreaked havoc on the whole body for months or years, bombing it with drugs/herbs/antibacterial treatments can leave us feeling worse.

It sounds like a smart plan, but it's obviously your choice and your intuition whether it resonates with you. As for my own case I'm learning over and over again that slow and steady wins the race....

I see an LLND also but he is part of a Lyme practice that includes an LLMD.

I'm on abx and herbs. I also take the full Pekana kit not just Itires.

You are seeing the same LLND as people you know who have Lyme, right? If they have had success with the Dr and you feel comfortable with practice than you should be good to go. Trust in who you are seeing is key.

Thank you, this is all very helpful!

I'm not exactly sure what the Lightning Beads are, I haven't gotten them yet and I haven't checked online to see what they are.

I got sick in July 2013, so it's definitely not a new infection, but I've been feeling pretty good for about a year. I cleaned up my diet, started a whole slew of supplements and started using essential oils. My LLND said that my immune system is doing a pretty good job with the Lyme.

I'm not sure my detox pathways are doing so great, I reacted pretty strongly to the Itires (some sort of detoxing tincture). She wants me to do it again, but at a much smaller dose. I don't even know how to eliminate through my skin and lungs.

Yes, I'm seeing a LLND at a practice where my friend who's had Lyme for 20 years and has seen multiple practitioners has said she's finally getting better and loves them. My LLND seems like she knows what she's talking about, and it makes sense to me that I should get my detoxing abilities in tip top shape before going after the bugs. It's just not what I expected, and I read so many posts from everyone who're treating that I was just wondering how common this is.

And TBH, part of me really wants to start getting rid of them simply because now that I know what it is, I want to get rid of them!