If you had $100 ....

I started with Japanese Knotweed, Cat's Claw, Eleuthero and then Ashwaganda. I did these because they are in the core protocol that Buhner recommends. I started each one very slowly. I did tinctures because they are easy to titrate with just a little at a time. I would do one for a week, then start the next and so on. A lot of the herbs for Lyme will hit Bart also.

I would start with 1 to 2 oz. of each because you don't know how you will react. They are not real expensive at those sizes either and because you will start with small doses they will last awhile.

Post Edited (Denikeef) : 8/20/2016 12:21:12 PM (GMT-6)

I do have Hashimotos. And ive tried ashwagandha, for some reason it increased anxiety, which at the time I had pretty stable only taking .5 xanax a day. I had to stop the ashwagandha . Maybe rebound anxiety? Not sure. Gaba gave me a similar reaction, I tried cats claw capsules once and I felt awful ....seems I do poorly on most supplements and herbs. Whatever I get I know I have to take it slow.

Still planning on trying Cowdens protocol, but money issues keep popping up. Thinking instead of waiting to buy Cowdens(with discount I can get 1st month for $100, but not sure if I can keep paying and dont want to get kicked off the discount) maybe its best to buy a couple of essential herbs until I get finances under control, if I ever can.

Definitely going to buy tinctures. Ive had an issue the last couple years in that I always do better on liquids than capsules. Not sure why, what is wrong with the digestive process that causes it but its what ive found. Think ill grab a bottle of JK next pay day and see how it goes. Thanks!

Well, got some birthday money, so ordered some Samento, Hu Zhang, and Burber from Amazon. Will get more when I get more funds in a week or two. Hopefully that will start me off ok?

Huddie said...
What does: Eleuthero will raise your immune function, which may or may not be hard to deal with at first.

Wouldn't raising immune function be a good thing?

keep us posted with what works for you.

Raising the immune system can be good for those without autoimmune disorders. For me, I have Hashimotos. Raising the immune system could cause antibodies to rise. Which means a possible increased attack on my thyroid. Diabetes, Crohns, Ulcerative Colitis, etc etc... all could have a negative effect from increased immune function. Modulation would be better.

Im not sure what immune shield is, but astragalus can raise the immune system. How to tell? Well that can be tough. If youre taking thyroid hormone, astragalus can make you feel like youre going hyper, it can also do the opposite, feel hypo, if youre TPO shoots up. Though it feels like it works both ways, it isnt modulation. Your body or antibodies are adjusting to the raise.

Modulation means raising a struggling immune system, or lowering an overly active one. What LDN and such drugs should do.