Dear Stephen, As well as lyme disease, one of us in the family has long standing HHV6 and active EBV. Will any of the herbs mentioned in your book specifically address these viruses?
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North American herbal equivalents
Dear Stephen, I’d like to find the North American equivalents to your core protocol herbs for lyme. Are there any alternatives to smilax and polygonum on the West coast?
Intractable neck discomfort / choking symptoms
Dear Stephen, I feel like I am being choked and when I move my neck from side to side my sternocloidomastoid muscles feel like they are so tight and ache so much.
Herbs during pregnancy
Dear Stephen, I am unclear as to whether it is safe to use your core protocol for lyme treatment if one is trying to get pregnant.
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?
Interstitial cystitis
Dear Susun, What do you know about interstitial cystitis?
Diet for autism
Dear Donna, Is there anything besides a gluten- and casein-free diet that parents can do for their autistic children?
Liver support/toxicity
Dear Stephen, Do you see liver problems with boneset? What herbs would you add for bartonella that are more gentle on the liver?
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.
Herb best for brain fog
Dear Stephen, My lingering symptoms are persistent frontal HA/pressure and waxing and waning fog. Any thoughts on which herb can be used to help to clear the fog?
