Planet Thrive

Babesia

• 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?
• Organic alfalfa
  Dear Stephen, I just read your babesia/anemia article with great interest. Would organic alfalfa or Starwest regular alfalfa be more helpful?
• 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?
• 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?
• 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?
• 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?
• 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.
• Testosterone
  Dear Stephen, How can I increase my testosterone levels naturally? Also, why is my immune system not seeing the bartonella and babesia infections?
• 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.
• 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?
• Low ferritin and artemisinin
  Dear Stephen, I have heard that low ferritin levels prohibit a person from effectively utilizing artemisinin in the body.
• 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?
• 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.
• 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.
• High liver enzymes
  Dear Stephen, I am having a problem with high liver enzymes. I am on the core protocol. I have heard a warning about cat's claw being a problem with the liver.
• When artemisinin doesn’t work
  Dear Stephen, Have you ever researched the effectiveness of any of the following herbs for Babesia: magnolia bark, yarrow flowers, noni, neem, and / or turmeric?
• Babesia unconfirmed
  Dear Stephen, In cases where babesia is not confirmed and we may be dealing with Lyme only, is there any risk to doing the babesia protocol and the core protocol at the same time?