The Fact Treatment of Lyme Disease

Guidelines published in October, 2006 by the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) list many of the current treatments for Lyme disease as “not recommended,” declaring that Lyme can be cured with a 14 – 28 day course of antibiotics.

People diagnosed with Lyme believe the disease is neither rare nor easy to cure. Patricia Smith is president of the Lyme Disease Association (LDA), and vice president of political action for the International Lyme and Associated Disease Society. “Lyme disease is an epidemic in this country,” says cardiologist and medical researcher Lee Cowden, MD. Lyme’s ability to mimic hundreds of other diseases adds to the confusion. Lyme patients are a varied group, one Lyme-literate physician reminded attendees at the 2006 Lyme conference in Philadelphia. Sugar feeds Lyme bacteria and caffeine causes inflammation.

Lee Cowden not only suspects Lyme bacteria as a root cause for autoimmune diseases, he also lists neuro-degenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cardiac-arrhythmias, gastrointestinal diseases, MS, ALS, Parkinson’s, ADDHD, and autism. How is Lyme disease contracted and spread? Buhner, a master herbalist, conducted intensive research of Lyme borreliosis in preparation for his 2005 book, Healing Lyme.

While battle lines are drawn in the medical community about diagnosis, treatment and prevention, Lyme patients try to improve some sophisticated in their knowledge of the effects of Lyme disease, and they continue to try to help themselves heal from Lyme, through different therapy, treatment and other alternative medicines.

Please note: this does not constitute medical advice, but rather some suggestions of helpful places to direct your research :

• Oil of Oregano
• Prima Una de Gato
• Reishi Mushrooms
• Teasel Root Tincture
• Maitake Mushrooms
• Nitrous Oxide
• Host Defense
• Resveratrol
• Raw Foods
• Heat
• Probiotics
• Colostrum

I hope this list gives you a place to start. I do not sell any of these products, and I am not wed to any particular brand. If you decide to research the products, please take time to research brand quality on your own. I’ve just listed these items as a service since I know how difficult it can be to find diagnosis and treatment for Lyme Disease.