Detox Question

I think if you don't have symptoms from toxins then you're most likely detoxing well.

How are you feeling?

I was detoxing way before I ever had lyme. It is just a healthy way to treat your body and cleanse it of toxins.

We all come in contact with many toxins daily. Plastics giving off fumes, carpet, the grocery aisle of cleaning products, having a rolled down window on the freeway, or just a car driving by your house...... and many, many more on a daily basis.

The anger issues and red welts/streaks are signs of Bartonella - as are the aches and pains in those areas, but Lyme can cause those aches and pains as well.

A 'pre-treatment' detox won't have a large effect on symptoms always, but it usually can take the edge off of the symptoms. This may take a while though, it did for me. I'm not sure if it's because the toxins are firmly "embedded" into our tissues and are hard to get out or if we are just that over burdened with toxins that makes it such a slow process though.

I would encourage you to be sure to use detox methods (like the dry skin brushing and lymph massages) that will move more lymph particularly, as the lymph system is like our first filter for our blood. So it being sluggish means that our filters are getting 'clogged' with debris. The more we clear it, the better it will flow and perform in helping to cleanse our blood.

Don't forget to target each of the body's detox systems with your detoxing - kidneys/urinary, liver, lymph, intestines need to be moving well, and so on. That way you can get your body detoxing as good as you can.

Just be careful to not jump in with both feet and end up over detoxing simply because you started too many thing at once, or too close together. If you start to feel worse after adding in something new, slow down is all. Even in detoxing, we can only push the body so hard.

Traveler - Thank you, that makes sense about the skin, especially as I've noticed an increase of small pimple-like bumps all over my body, but they really aren't pimples. I have had some new pimples on my face and in certain recurring areas. bumps on my scalp...some itchy/sore. I will try more skin brushing and overall I think I need to increase my water intake.

mm - Thank you, the diet has been difficult as I basically need to figure out how to change my whole life...I will look for that diet, thanks.

KristenBee said...
I honestly don't know the line between detoxing, herxing, or over-detoxing. I just feel bad. My LLMD has me off all lyme-killing herbs for a few days due to increased blood pressure and dizziness. Today I have a left eye twitch, achy neck, sciatica acting up, slight dizziness, pressure in head, cold feet, fatigue, and some shaking. I'm just taking it easy. I get plenty of water, I'm taking binders, lemon water, epsom/hydrogen peroxide bath (starting slow). But still not quite feeling better.

How are you supposed to tell?

It's not always clear for some of us especially in the beginning. For me, even before treatment I would have daily flares..

Have you tried anything for the brain? Nutramedix Pinella - Brain/nerve cleanse is what I use. I mix it with the Burbur detox.

Some people use Jernigan's Neuro- Antitox II CNS/PNS

They both are for toxins creating problems in the brain.