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.
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Hep C antibodies but no virus
Dear Stephen, I have mold issues, now chemical sensitivities, and am hypothyroid. I cannot recover from exercise, have 30 food intolerances, my cortisol production is basically non-existent. What do you recommend for me?
Core protocol taken as a decoction
Dear Stephen, I am making a decoction of your core protocol herbs. Does this sound like the best combination of herbs for my infection?
Fasting while on protocol
Dear Stephen, Do you know of any dangers with fasting and taking the herbs for the lyme core protocol, plus eleuthero and red root – is there any danger of the herbs getting too concentrated in some organs?
Fasting for lyme
Dear Stephen, I read that you have some ideas about fasting as a lyme treatment. Could you please expound?
Petechiae and lipomas
Dear Stephen, I have a lot of petechiae (red spots under the skin). Does lyme cause them, or is it a co-infection? What can I do to eliminate them from my skin?
Sarsaparilla with leaky gut dangerous?
Dear Stephen, If one has leaky gut, will saponin-containing sarsaparilla proteins enter the bloodstream and cause havoc?
Candida
Dear Stephen, One question that’s come up on the lyme forums is whether any of the core protocol herbs might be killing ‘friendly’ bacteria along with other bacteria.
Bell’s palsy of the gut
Dear Stephen, Do you have any herbal suggestions for the lyme associated symptom, Bell’s Palsy of the Gut? I am having some success with Triphala and Neem.
Brain swelling and small intestine help
Dear Stephen, What else can I take to reduce brain swelling? What helps generate tissue for the small intestine?