Detoxing how much and when?

You should do at least 5 forms of detox everyday. The strength of the charcoal caps is different, but I use the cheaper ones from Walmart, they're mauve colored capsules that you take two of. Once a day if needed. I only take a binder if I'm beginning to feel a toxic overload because I have other things in my system that I don't want swept out.

I am one that will sip on lemon water all day long. We have this really good link that everyone uses for de-toxing. www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html.

This link came out of our intro section at the top. Traveler added a whole long list of simple de-tox ideas, with amounts and everything, right under the link. Her list is excellent and I will refer back to it every so often for a brush up on things I can add.

One detox method I use every night, that can be easily incorporated into your routine twice a day or more is dry skin brushing. Get a long handled brush with a natural fiber (tampico) brush attached and I have to say not only does it get the dead cells off of you, it feels really good.

Drinking the acv with the mother in it could be done once a day. I've found ways of including it in salad dressings, etc.

Epsom salt soak is good once a day, whether it's a full bath soak or foot soak.
Do remember though, you can herx from too much or too intense detoxing, so start with a few and add more every handful of days.

Read the tired of lyme link. I hope it helps take some of the confusion out about how much of this we're supposed to do, to be of help to our systems.

I know how confusing and overwhelming this is when it's all new to you. You'll get the hang of all this when the logic starts making sense. Even most physicians aren't in on the value of detoxing, sadly.

Excellent post, July!!

Everyone has to find what works best for them, and how often to do it - so it is confusing!

We can't tell you a set amount of any of it that will work for you, but we can tell you what we do and you can get an idea of what and how much you may need.

I have not had any of the gene mutation testing done, although I do seem to have the same kind of issues as those that do - so I figured it was best for me to assume that I did and work to get my body to detox much better. It took a lot of diet changes as things with my body changed,
I use a foot soak (1 time a day, 2 if really herxing badly),
dry skin brushing(1 time a day),
Lymph massages as needed,
making sure my bowels moved at least once a day (sorry if it's TMI!)
pushing myself to drink at least 64 ounces of lemon water each and every day,
liver/gall bladder flushes (all natural) as needed,
Apple cider vinegar (1 tablespoon before each meal),
Quercetin (varies, but usually 500 mgs before each meal),
Alpha Lipoic Acid (must find your own level, but I take 400 mgs twice a day),
oil pulling with coconut oil and a few drops of tea tree oil,
using Yogi brand detox tea (1 - 2 cups daily),
taking activated charcoal (when necessary - up to 3 caps per dose, 1 - 2 times a day - 3 if in bad need of help),
and keeping the amount of stress in my life at a bare minimum.

You can find some really good detoxing suggestions in the "New to Lyme?" thread that sits at the top of the forum, as Julymorning said.


And this is another good list of possible detoxing routines: www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html

But, there is such a thing as over detoxing, which can bring on a herx as well. There's a very careful balance we each must find with treatment and detoxing. Most of our toxins are in our tissues/organs, not in our bloodstream, so we have to do methods that will help 'release them' and move them into our bloodstream so they can be detoxed out. Over detoxing is when we move more toxins into the bloodstream than can easily be detoxed out by our body. So there's a careful balance that we must maintain between killing bacteria (which creates more toxins) and detoxing so that we can still be functional.This is why we suggest adding in more detoxing methods slowly (no more than 1 new routine every 3 - 5 days), and stop adding in more when you seem to be feeling okay or good. www.tiredoflyme.com/4-reasons-why-you-still-feel-bad-despite-detoxing.html