YES - sea salt. I used a variety of brands to mix it up a bit since my fast was so long. And--I was using probably 1/2 t per day and often double that in the beginning. In all the info I investigated...
Agreed - most people, certainly those dealing with Lyme & co treatment aren't focusing on fertility. But based on what I've seen it's the natural fertility specialists who are doing the best work...
Savedbygrace12 - Good suggestions here already. I highly recommend looking into Lara Biden's book! Or one of the other books I list below--they are generally written for people trying to get pregnant...
Here is another great resource for how to fast and intermittent fast--it's a free 30-session online seminar by fasting practitioners and experts, including five of the specialists I learned so much...
Hi PandaFox! Good to see you here. Others should be along soon but Girlie holds the database and can provide great recommendations so don't be shy about emailing her. She's a GEM. I didn't have a PCP...
"functional medicine LL gynecologist" wow saraeli ---what a find! Szabo - I totally agree to check your estrogen levels and just about every other hormone level you can determine. Talk w/ a...
dcd2103! This is really great. I love the logic and process-thinking. At the time I was posting heavily on this site most others posting were in agreement about leaky gut and autoimmune and the...
Thanks for the explanation! Very interesting. Your experience when you "push too hard" sounds exactly like me, which for me was solved by reducing yeast/fungal overgrowth (exhaustion + brain fog can...
GH - Love it! Excellent explanation for the "how to rebuild your microbiome after fasting?" question. I'm going to share that with a few people who insist on grains and meat to build muscle mass. The...
BTW - Hellow Georgia Hunter and Mister Mike! Two of my favs... -p...
Hi Chapelle! So good to see you. I LOVE the idea of salads only for a year. That's HUGE. I might do that next. Yes - dizzy is a very common first couple days but it almost always subsides. Herxing...
AWESOME! How are you feeling so far? For training I did the following: 1 Most importantly I fasted every day for 14+ hrs minimum. 2 I was already eating pretty healthy but I got very specific: - I...
Great question. There are quite a few MDs and practitioners who are using these fasting protocols (intermittent, long-term, etc.) primarily for their diabetes, metabolic disease, kidney disease,...
YES--classic signs of not training long enough. I am so glad those symptoms ended! Lucky you. I know some people never get much relief. Anxious to hear how everything goes. -p...
I think that sounds great. You really need to go with your instinct. I wish so much that I had tried this fasting approach as my step one. But who knows how my journey would have evolved? I had so...
I had forgotten about B's book! Thank you for reminding me. I think I need to check it out. I agree that if you are on Disulfiram you might have a different approach, but I regret I don't know much...
As I mentioned someone like you might need to work closely with someone to develop a more beneficial fasting protocol but I assure you many people chronically ill and healthy who are also...
Hi GH! Have missed your posts... Sad to see you here but glad you continue to contribute. I've missed you, too! The break was really helpful but I did miss everyone. Again, I am so glad you continue...
I'm not sure aluminum cans are AS bad as they used to be but for a fast, I would "spring" for spring, mineral, anything in a glass bottle--from as many different sources and you can find. I also...
A beautiful post. THIS is what hw.com is all about--certainly an incredible resource for information, support and a place to turn during your roughest days. But the biggest impact hw has had for me...
Sorry for the delay in responding! YES - I worried about this too. I'd suggest that the abx don't kill everything--opportunistic microbes remain (we all know about the resistance issue? hype?). The...
borrelioburgdorferii-- What type of water did you drink? Spring Water by the gallon? About how much per day? A: Excellent question. Based on the very poor quality of most tap water throughout the...
YES!! I sure did. Sadly. I gained a lot of weight during treatment. So I had plenty of reserves. You will generally lose about 1 lb per day in a long-term fast but this is mostly water loss from fat...
Hi dcd2103 - Good questions. There are many "detox" and "fasting" diets out there that include food in various forms. As you probably guessed those are fundamentally not authentic fasting protocols...
Hi Sleepy- Interesting responses. My LLMD wisely would not start my Lyme & Co treatment until I got my way out of control viral load down. Unfortunately, I didn't know much back then and we used very...
Hi Kirai- I'm so sorry you're struggling like this. I don't have much specific info to help you. I had a much easier time stopping IV abx cold than I did slowly starting them. Your sx sounds like...
Hi Lightlife - Over the past year I delved deep into hormone information, which included a surprising amount of NEW info on what a normal cycle looks like and what an abnormal cycle indicates about...
Hi astro - Thanks! Very good to read your posts again. Totally agree. I have read accounts by people who run 7 miles during a fast, work out, go to work. I think these are generally high performance...
Good thread--agree with all of the statements. Headache is likely caused by the acetaldehyde created from yeast/fungal die off. I would also get a really good binder going to help flush your GI...
"Remission is attainable. You can and will get better. Never give up. " Agreed! The body wants to heal and the mind is powerful. Happy New Year ChickenArise~ -p...
I know some people have had to resort to repeated surgeries. I started having chronic sinusitis and bronchitis a few years back--13 months nonstop. I went through at least 9 different courses of...
HumanConclusion - Long-time member here who has been MIA for a long time. Just wanted to encourage you to keep posting concerns and questions, especially when things are really bad. Feels like...
HELLO - and Happy New Year! I truly wish you all success and peace in 2020. I owe a gigantic apology for being MIA for so long. I have been insanely busy starting and restarting my "re-entry" back...
Signing back on for a quick reply - Thank you all so much for such warmth and generosity. You are all gems and helped make the hours spent on this forum and learning about Lyme & Co worth the battle....
Dear fellow Lyme forum members: For those of you who saw the brief conversation the mods here had with site administration before it was deleted, you're aware that we have been requesting for updated...
Hi Aurora - My Lyme-knowledgeable neurologist suggests that most neuropathy we experience is due to inflammation. I have had success with anti-inflammatories - might be something to try. You can do...
LymeSick - I agree with ArtAngel's post. Except that I have had some serious problems with Chinese products and would be cautious about ordering anything you consume from China these days. There is...
Hi Evanston1 - I think you'll probably have to do a lot more than just sauna to deal with candida and associated toxins. For more info - please read my yeast/fungal overgrowth post in the "New to...
Thanks astroman - bump...
Excellent - let us know how things go! -p...
Hi gabybee - I agree w/ Girlie, could be that Lyme & Co is disrupting hormone levels. But I have pretty strong reactions to maca - revs my engine on high. I was taking too much a couple years ago but...
Progress... I hope. Seems a little fishy though. He's an identifiable leader of the Lyme cabal and needs to be held accountable in a public forum. And their presence is important in processes like...
I've had a couple of MRIs w/ contrast done in the past couple of years - had no problems. But I know that some people do (Lymees or not). Unfortunately, I don't think there is any way to know for...
Bumping - opportunity to do more testing on Wed... Any other ideas? -p...
Hi Alunke82 - We all have a little yeast and fungus in our bodies - just like we have (a lot) of bacteria. But you should not have yeast/fungus overgrowth. If you have significant yeast/fungus...
Hi chrisscuba - I'm sorry you're struggling with all that - you're describing "neurotransmitter imbalances" and they are pretty common symptoms around here - I had every one of those symptoms and a...
Hi cindylynna - Unfortunately, the vast majority of Lyme specialists don't take insurance so you probably need to consider other options. You MIGHT find one who will work with your general MD but...
Hi Uriah - I'm so sorry you're dealing with all this. I've lost coult of how many people have similar dismissals from woefully uninformed/disinformed and negligent MDs. I'm not sure about the "1.41H...
Hi rcnc24 - I'm not sure if you're the same 'M' who emailed me - if not please email me and I can help you with some suggestions. -p...