It’s systemic, so it’s absorbed into the bloodstream and is distributed throughout the body. If there’s fungus anywhere in the body, it causes their cell walls to break down, destroying the fungus....
Don't mess around with it. See if you can get a prescription for Diflucan (Fluconazole). If you have a fungal infection in your sinuses that will kill it....
Good job with the darkfield! In your horror movie video, the small "dancing" dots are normal; I believe they're triglycerides and proteins. The longer stringy things are harder to know. I use to...
Great thread, thanks for all the work. I recently had a mycotoxin urine test that showed I had very high Ocratoxin A. I moved out of my house, and started Cholestyramine. It's making me feel so much...
Anyone feel terrible while on Cholestyramine? It's the only medication I'm on right now, and I'm not sure if that fact that I feel terrible is a coincidence or not. I was fine for the first 5 or 6...
So what's the treatment for EBV?...
I use to get a cold 3-4 times every winter. Haven't had one in 4 years now. I think getting a cold is a good sign....
Just out of curiosity, does being a Mod change things? I assume you get the ability to edit and delete posts or whatnot? Or is there something else Mods can do that I'm missing. Never really seen...
Yup, but apparently it can be difficult to find a lab who runs the test....
Even if there were, according to this article it wouldn't be wise to take it; intracellular infections already drive the production of 1,25(OH)2D higher than it should be, which inhibits immune...
Well technically neither, but your liver will convert it to the former, and then kidneys and other cells will convert the former to the latter....
When you're taking Vitamin D, you're in-taking 25(OH)D. Your body then converts some of that to 1,25(OH)2D. For some people, no matter how much Vitamin D they take, their levels of 25(OH)D don't go...
Here's a blog post by an LLMD that covers the same topic, albeit 6 years before this article was released: http://lymemd.blogspot.ca/2008/05/whats-deal-with-vitamin-d.html ...
This is a fantastic article and a great find! The takeaways are: 1.) Infectious microbes convert one type of Vitamin D to another: 25(OH)D to 1,25(OH)2D. Because of this, chronic disease sufferers...
No sorry, I've never seen the reflection of my eye in my microscope....
Source?...
Many antibiotics kill Lyme. However, there doesn't seem to be any antibiotics that can kill all of the bacteria, including persisters than Psilo mentioned. So when someone says "nothing kills Lyme",...
Take your worst symptom and multiply it by 10. That's pretty much what it feels like. I'm taking it with Doxy, Rifampin, and Biaxin....
In the study that looked at Mepron absorption with fatty meals vs fasting, they had the patients take the Mepron 45 minutes after the meal, to "allow time for bile release and the formation of...
Haven't decided yet. Guess I'll see how thick it is....
Ya, it's an oil rather than a paste....
Hemp is the source of cbd oil. You could take a look at the site I purchased mine from and see what the % of the cbd is in their product and compare?[/quote] This is the route I took, ordered pure...
Right, but looking at the product page, it doesn't even say how much CBD is in it. Unless I'm missing it? https://www.cwhemp.com/cannabinoid-hemp-oil-cbd-supplement-everyday-advanced edit: is hemp...
He didn't say they're not persisting. He said people are cured. That's judged by a response to treatment. If you get proper medication for an early infection, there's a fairly good (obviously not...
Isn't the Charlotte's Web tincture hemp oil vs the more concentrated cbd oil?...
I'm glad I wasn't around to see those debates. Debating about that kind of stuff stresses me out to no benefit....
Thanks for the reply Girlie. Was hoping to find a tincture rather than paste I think....
It's really a pointless debate on what to call them. We know Borrelia do not form true cysts, so that's why researchers starting calling them round bodies. We know Borrelia do not form true L-forms....
There's some older threads on this but I thought I'd ask anyway... Does anyone take CBD oil? What brand do you take? (especially interested if you live in Canada) What's the dosage? Has it helped?...
It might just be semantics at this point. Some antibiotics do work better than others for Lyme, just as some antibiotics work better for TB, Leprosy, C.diff, etc. I get what you're saying though....
Charlie, it seems like you may have had some bad experiences with LLMDs. How many did you see? I would say the majority of people on this site who regularly see an LLMD are on multiple antibiotics,...
It doesn't cross the BBB in normal individuals, but can get into the brain when treating meningitis, through the inflamed meninges (just like contrast on an MRI), as shown in those studies....
Daptomycin is IV only and does not cross the blood brain barrier at all....
If any of you have read/follow the Wahl's Protocol, Terry Wahl's is huge on eating kelp because of the iodine content....
Charlie, while I think your posts here are very insightful, I think we need to pump the brakes on Dapsone and other TB drugs being a "breakthrough". As far as I'm aware, there are only 2 studies to...
I'll send you an email....
This is something I'd agree with as well. It's really important to consider where your information is coming from. As for Buhner, I really like how all of his information is backed up by scientific...
I don't know if I'd go so far as to call it a "breakthrough", but it is encouraging and an interesting new direction. I'd hope that a lot of LLMD would be looking at this information....
We debated this in that thread last week, and I still think this is slightly misleading. We have strong scientific justification to use antibiotics to kill Borrelia and very little scientific...
Charlie with one of the best posts I've seen here in a while. Well done, 100% agree....
I did Mino/Rifampin/Biaxin and Tindamax/Rifampin/Biaxin, so almost what you're doing. Rifampin turns your urine orange. Some people get big reactions on it (people with Bartonella, anecdotally)....
You're right Girlie. People definitely do get better. The most encouraging thing we can come to realize is that you don't need to kill 100% of the bacteria to heal. Healing is simply feeling better,...
Tindamax and Flagyl have, anecdotally, been used with some success by LLMD's, so I think that's why they continue to be prescribed. That being said, as far as I'm aware, there's no single...
Though I'm not one of his patients, I'm starting this exact protocol tomorrow. I brought it up to my LLMD after watching this lecture (check out the last 15 minutes or so for information about...
I got mine from a naturopaths office. I never saw the doctor just walked in and asked if they carried them....
It's a great post Psilo, it's obvious you're passionate about this stuff which is great. I also think it's great to have diverging viewpoints on issues, it makes the discussion much more productive....
Good stuff keep it up!...
Psilo, I agree with everything you say, except I contest the idea that herbs can kill bacteria as efficiently as antibiotics. I very well may be wrong, but I just haven't seen the scientific evidence...
I took it. Seemed to be a good medication side effect wise....
I too tend to lean towards abx use, but that's no reason to bash one or another. Lots of people here have had great results with herbs. Personally, I didn't find herbs to help much, but neither has 2...