Dear Stephen, After three weeks of taking the increasing dose of the core protocol, the collagen support, and arthritis protocols I have experienced a very marked decrease in taste.
SURVIVE
Re-Infection during protocol
I would highly recommend that, if you are not, you begin taking astragalus 1000 mg 3x daily. You are so newly infected that this herb is perfect for you. A new tick should not make much difference in any event (and really should not if you take astragalus) due to the herb presence in your body.
Andrographis and stephania for ALS-type Lyme?
Dear Stephen, Will andrographis and stephania work well on their own, without cat’s claw and knotweed? I read in your book that stephania inhibits cytokine production and andrographis does as well.
Andrographis and aspirin allergy
Dear Stephen, Are you aware of any relationship between aspirin allergy and andrographis, or for that matter any of the herbs in the protocol?
Confused by prior post on pregnancy and herbs
Dear Stephen, Previously you advised that cat’s claw, astragalus, eleutherococcus, and stephania show no contraindications for pregnancy but on page 103 cat’s claw is contraindicated for pregnancy.
When to see improvement?
Dear Stephen, I don’t know for sure if I have lyme disease. I started your full protocol 10 weeks ago, but am not feeling any different. If I do have lyme disease, should I be seeing some improvement by now?
Possible knotweed reaction
Dear Stephen, I found some andrographis on the Oregon coast, ate about an inch long segment of it and I started to feel uneasy, head foggy, spacey…
Andrographis with Cowden herbs
Dear Stephen, My daughter’s LLMD has had her on the Cowden Protocol and now wants her to add andrographis. Is andrographis safe with the Cowden herbs and how should it be spaced?
One year on crypto, need to add artemisinin
Dear Stephen, I have been on cryptolepis for one year for breathing difficulty…and now through VEGA testing, my body is now calling to add artemisinin. Can I mix both herbs simultaneously?
Conception on protocol
Dear Stephen, Do you think it is safe for a husband with lyme to conceive children with a non-lyme wife?