Dear Stephen, Lyme disease often affects the balance of stress and sexual hormones. Which herbs can you recommend to restore hormonal balance?
hormonal issues
Thyroid support
Dear Stephen, Currently, I have symptoms of hyperthyroidism at night and symptoms of hypothyroidism during the day. How can I treat this?
Knotweed and estrogen positive breast cancer
Dear Stephen, I was diagnosed with early stage estrogen positive breast cancer and one of my doctors told me not to take the knotweed because resveratrol may stimulate cancer cell growth.
Phytoestrogens and endometriosis
Dear Stephen, I noticed that Japanese knotweed is a phytoestrogen. I have endometriosis in addition to lyme. Could taking this herb exacerbate my endometriosis by mimicking estrogen?
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?
Thyroid and adrenals
Dear Stephen, I spent some time living in the South Pacific. A year after returning back to the States, I started getting gastro symptoms. Is it possible that I got a bug overseas and it made lyme surface?
Impaired testosterone, estrogenic foods, velvet beans
Dear Stephen, Thanks for the great resources you’ve provided in the form of your books. I have a couple questions regarding The Natural Testosterone Plan.
DHEA and pregnenolone
Dear Stephen, I have chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome. I started supplementing pregnenolone as you suggest in Healing Lyme but am concerned this supplement could make my prostate worse.