Posts Tagged Babesia
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Diagnosed with late stage Babesia
Dear Stephen, I've recently been diagnosed with late stage Babesia. My doctor has put me on 3 different antibiotics for this and none have touched it. I need some advice...I'm hoping you can help.
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Breastfeeding and treating Lyme
Dear Stephen, I am a 46 yr old Mom to 3 kids (all with Lyme, one with autism). I am still nursing my 2 year old and am wondering if there is anything I should NOT take to treat myself.
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Hemo-bartonella
Dear Stephen, I was recently diagnosed with Hemo-Bartonella or mycoplasma by Fry Labs. I also have Babesia Duncani. What should I add herb -wise for the BLO and Babesia Duncani?
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Cryptolepis update
Dear Stephen, I haven't been here in awhile, but wanted to give an update. I've been taking cryptolepis for just over a year now.
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Carditis and warm/cool herbs
Dear Stephen, I noticed that stephania, houttuynia, and artemesia are all "cool" or "cold" herbs in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory. Can you recommend good warming herbs to combine them with?
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Typical Symptoms of Tick-borne Infections
Steven J. Harris, M.D., an LLMD practicing in California, summarizes the typical symptoms of different tick-borne infections commonly seen with Lyme disease.
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Under Our Skin: The Untold Story of Lyme Disease
A dramatic tale of microbes, medicine & money.
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Klinghardt Lyme Protocol
Protocol involving 4 distinct steps: 1) Decreasing toxic body burden/unloading the system; 2) Improving disturbed physiology; 3) Decreasing microbial count; 4) Immunemodulation.
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Herbal Protocol: Buhner Healing Lyme
Comprehensive program of potent herbs that can be used either alone or in combination with antibiotics for healing Lyme disease and co-infections.
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Herbal Protocol: Cowden
Lyme protocol using various herbs from Peru, nutritional supplements, and dietary recommendations, including Samento (TOA-free Cat's Claw), Cumanda, Quina, Burbur, Bromelain, Chlorella, and Magnesium Malate.
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Herbal Protocol: Zhang
Comprehensive treatment program for Lyme and Babesia infections using Chinese herbs and acupuncture which has been successful at symptom remission with some people who were previously unhelped by antibiotics.
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Lyme Disease & Co-Infections Web Resources
Websites and articles about lyme disease and co-infections, including babesia, bartonella and erlichia.
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Lyme Disease & Co-Infections Support
Support for those suffering from lyme disease and co-infections, including babesia, bartonella and erlichia.
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Buhner Healing Lyme program
Herb sources for the treatment protocol outlined in the book Healing Lyme by Stephen Harrod Buhner.
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FOCUS ON: Lyme Disease
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LLMD wants to know: why cryptolepis?
Dear Stephen, My LLMD wants to know why you have made the change from artemisia (she uses artemisinin) to cryptolepis as the first herb of choice for Babesia.
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Babesia: developing resistance to meds and herbs?
Dear Stephen, I've been diagnosed with Babesia duncani and everyone keeps telling me that unless I continue the prescription drugs with the artemisinin, I will cause the babesia to become resistant.
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Protocol for young teenage girl
Dear Stephen, My 11-year-old daughter has lyme, bartonella and babesia. Is your herbal protocol safe for her?
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One year on crypto, need to add artemisinin
Dear Stephen, I have been on cryptolepis for one year for breathing difficulty...and now through VEGA testing, my body is now calling to add artemisinin. Can I mix both herbs simultaneously?
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Cortisol properties in stephania root?
Dear Stephen, I found that very soon after getting to the 2 stephania 3x day, I was able to lower my hydrocortisone dose to about 12.5 mg. I'm wondering if stephania root has some cortisol-like properties?
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Higher dose for babesia?
Dear Stephen, I've been looking at taking cryptolepis for babesia for a 2 week period at the recommended dose of 1 tsp tid. Do you think that it might take a stronger dose to get it?
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Is a shorter course of artemisinin enough?
Dear Stephen, I was taking artemisinin for babesia but in the last week my anxiety and low mood got unbearable and I started to get other neuro effects such as distorted visual perception.
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Elecampane for babesia?
Dear Stephen, I read that the Cowden protocol may be adding a mixture, including elecampane, for babesia. Elecampane grows terrifically in my garden. How can I prepare elecampane to take medicinally for babesia?
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Resveratrol gave me vertigo
Dear Stephen, On knotweed I felt fab after a day or so, and then TERRIBLY dizzy for days until I stopped it. I started out slow. Now what? I have no life.
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Corkscrewed! Me and My Lyme
Just when I thought there were no other ways to be pathogenically screwed, I have been corkscrewed.
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Pulsing cryptolepis / toxicity of teasel
Dear Stephen, Should cryptolepis be pulsed? I am so grateful for the relief it is giving me from the babesia. I don't want to stop and risk remission of symptoms.
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Treatment for adolescents
Dear Stephen, My 12 year old daughter is suffering from Lyme, Babesia and possibly Bartonella. Is your protocol appropriate with all the herbs and in the doses specified in Healing Lyme?
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Organic alfalfa
Dear Stephen, I just read your babesia/anemia article with great interest. Would organic alfalfa or Starwest regular alfalfa be more helpful?
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Antibiotic herbs and L. Acidophilus
Dear Stephen, My main question is about antibiotic herbs and their range of antibiotic qualities—are they as hard on the good bacteria as the Doxycycline is?
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Anemia / poor circulation
Dear Stephen, Is there anything more I can be doing to aid my circulation in the event of fewer red blood cells because of Babesia, or to increase my red blood cell production?
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Feeling emotionally flat
Dear Stephen, One symptom that really bothers me and makes me unsociable is feeling mentally flat and disconnected...would any of the herbs help with this symptom?
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Cryptolepis revisited
Dear Stephen, I would like to know why you have said not to take cryptolepis for more then 30 days. I understand you feel it is more like a strong drug. Is this true?
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A Conversation with Stephen Buhner
Master herbalist, acclaimed author and Planet Thrive columnist Stephen Harrod Buhner talks about his book Healing Lyme and his "golden thread" approach to life and work.
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Testosterone
Dear Stephen, How can I increase my testosterone levels naturally? Also, why is my immune system not seeing the bartonella and babesia infections?
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Artesunate vs. artemisinin
Dear Stephen, Have you heard of artesunate, and if so, what do you think of it? I've heard it's up to 4x more active in the body than artemisinin.
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Low dosing of herbs effective?
Dear Stephen, If ART testing reveals my body only wants 100 mg daily of Artemisinin and only 400 mg Andrographis in six doses (six caps a day) would this still be effective for killing Lyme?
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Low ferritin and artemisinin
Dear Stephen, I have heard that low ferritin levels prohibit a person from effectively utilizing artemisinin in the body.
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Bad reaction to artemisinin
Dear Stephen, I have Lyme disease and tried artemisinin and had a bad reaction. What do I do now and why did this happen?
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Treating lyme cysts
Dear Stephen, My question is what can we do to try and deal with the cysts. I have them in many places and it is getting worse.
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Staying on your protocol
Dear Stephen, I am usually pretty good at staying on the regimen but once every month or two I take a break for a couple of days. I have had a few bad relapses due to this, and am concerned that the herbs only work while they are being taken.