Dear Stephen, I’m a 27 year old woman who’s been sick for the past two years. It started with bloating and mild food allergies that deteriorated into so many food allergies I can barely eat, a distended stomach, and many other difficult symptoms.
digestive system
Stomach pain
Dear Stephen, After stopping long term treatment with antibiotics, my stomach became painful and inflamed. What do you suggest?
Severe weight loss and delicate stomach with lyme
Dear Stephen, I have Lyme and co-infections with severe weight loss, a delicate stomach, and I am also extremely electrically sensitive—I must live off of the electrical grid.
Misdiagnosed with Charcot Marie Tooth disease at birth
Dear Stephen, I am a 35 year old woman who was diagnosed with Charcot Marie Tooth disease at birth but have never properly been tested for it. It has been suggested to me that I have a case of undiagnosed lyme disease.
Nausea and muscle spasms
Dear Stephen, My biggest symptoms now are nausea and deep muscle spasms. I have a lot of herbs but I’m afraid to start with anything because of the huge spasms I get, even in my head. Do you have any advice for me?
Vertigo, irritable colon, wrist pain
Dear Stephen, Can you give me any advice about taking the herbs with an irritable colon?
Suspected hernia
Dear Stephen, What do you recommend doing if someone were to have a slight hernia? I want to repair it naturally and avoid a surgical procedure.
Cat’s claw’s contraceptive properties
Dear Stephen, I’ve read that uncaria tomentosa is also a contraceptive. I always wondered at what dosage it is, and how long it takes to stop being effective when you stop taking it. Do you know?
Let sleeping spirochetes lie?
Dear Stephen, I asked my doc if in my case with mild symptoms whether or not its better to let sleeping spirochetes lie. She didn’t know. Am I stirring up a hornet’s nest by taking the herbs?
Autoimmune disease with lyme
Dear Stephen, If I were to do your core lyme protocol—and I don’t have an active lyme infection, just autoimmune disease (whatever that really means)—could any of the herbs be harmful?