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Posted 9/8/2020 2:49 PM (GMT 0)
What supplements or techniques do you guys use for inflammation?

Also, more specifically brain inflammation?
Posted 9/8/2020 3:45 PM (GMT 0)
DNRS limbic system retraining, curcumin, magnesium, essential oils, CBD, and managing MCAS.

My diet is sugar-free and seasonal, but lately I've been enjoying lots of wonderful seasonal fruit, and the sugars from them seem to be making me feel like garbage. So I also recommend a sugar-free diet with only moderate fruit. ;) (Also gluten-free and plant-based.)
Posted 9/8/2020 4:49 PM (GMT 0)
Some suggestions I got from from DrJ for brain inflammation

Curcumin, Quercetin,
Taurine (blocks glutamate)

I told him I was rarely taking magnesium - he told me to take it.
Posted 9/8/2020 5:37 PM (GMT 0)

saraeli said...
DNRS limbic system retraining, curcumin, magnesium, essential oils, CBD, and managing MCAS.

My diet is sugar-free and seasonal, but lately I've been enjoying lots of wonderful seasonal fruit, and the sugars from them seem to be making me feel like garbage. So I also recommend a sugar-free diet with only moderate fruit. ;) (Also gluten-free and plant-based.)

Thanks for the advice. Cutting sugar does help. I seem to always let it slip back into my diet, so I need to be more aware of that. Do you use any sweetener alternatives like Stevia? I heard some people don’t tolerate it well.
Posted 9/8/2020 5:42 PM (GMT 0)

Girlie said...
Some suggestions I got from from DrJ for brain inflammation

Curcumin, Quercetin,
Taurine (blocks glutamate)

I told him I was rarely taking magnesium - he told me to take it.

I do feel better taking the Curcumin. I do 500mg 3x a day. Haven’t noticed much from Quercetin. I’ll have to give Mag a try. May help with my calve twitching.

Is it safe to take the Curcumin along with my antibiotics?
Posted 9/8/2020 6:31 PM (GMT 0)
I separate my supplements from antibiotics

Take some mid day (abx are morning and dinner time) and later evening.

Are you going to try taurine ?
Posted 9/8/2020 7:52 PM (GMT 0)
Japanese Knotweed might help.
Posted 9/8/2020 8:19 PM (GMT 0)

ChristianWithLyme said...
Japanese Knotweed might help.

Dr J mentioned that, too.

But, I decided not to take it...as it is also part of Buhner lyme and bartonella protocol...so I was thinking it could possibly kill off...and result in feeling worse...rather than better??
Posted 9/8/2020 8:27 PM (GMT 0)
I do hear that some people herx from it, but it's one of the herbs that I can take w/o noticing any worsened symptoms. No noted improvement with it either, but I take in case it is helping with inflammation or infections.

Currently I'm taking 2 tsp. 1x day (powder).
Posted 9/9/2020 2:43 PM (GMT 0)
Buhner lists a number of herbs for inflammation - in fact, his whole approach is largely about normalizing the inflammation caused by the various pathogens.

and he lists several specifically for inflammation in the CNS

=Japanese Knotweed Root - as mentioned above
=Andrographis Paniculata ( leaf)
=Kudzu root
=Uncaria rhynchophylla (hooks & stems)
=Chinese Skullcap root

i have Lyme with Bartonella and likely Mycoplasma - with headaches etc and found these have helped me significantly.

i have not had significant herx from any of them that I can gather
whereas i have had extreme herx from the directly anti-microbial herbs like Sida and Houttyania.

it's possible to start with low doses and gradually build up to avoid any dramatic reactions.
that is typically what i do.
Posted 9/10/2020 9:37 PM (GMT 0)

Xabian said...
Do you use any sweetener alternatives like Stevia?

Never had any health/illness issues with it, but it still triggered the same hunger other diet sweeteners do.

The best thing is it didn't give me the the heart palpitations NutraSweet did.
Posted 9/10/2020 10:38 PM (GMT 0)
Minocycline
Curcumin
Aspirin
Naproxen sodium
Roxithromycin is a very very good brain anti-inflammatory if you can source it.
Posted 9/10/2020 10:40 PM (GMT 0)
Re: stevia, I stopped using it because of hormonal changes. Some people notice serious hormonal disruption from stevia, including skipped periods, hot flashes, and decreased sperm count. It also can affect blood sugar. There are many articles online about the metabolic and hormonal side effects. Some with Lyme take stevia purposely to disrupt gut biofilms, so a herx is possible as well.

I do love stevia, though! Delicious.

I don't use any other sweeteners except for xylitol in my toothpaste.
Posted 9/10/2020 10:51 PM (GMT 0)
Puritans Pride Lutein 40 Mg With Zeaxanthin Softgels. I take 2 or 3 a day.
It also seems to help with peripheral neuropathy.
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