How to Fix Muscle Wasting in Tick-Borne Infections and Mold Toxicity
Causes of Muscle Wasting in Lyme, Tick-borne Infections, & Mold Toxicity
By Dr. Marty Ross
Muscle wasting in tick-borne infections, like Lyme disease, and mold toxicity has a number of different causes.
Increased cytokines from white blood cells fighting the infections or toxins, can lead to muscle wasting.
Decreased physical activity leading to muscle atrophy and loss of muscle mass.
Nerve injury from Lyme and Bartonella leads to muscle mass loss. In addition to sending electric signals that make muscles move, nerves also release chemicals that maintain muscle mass.
Mitochondrial energy factory dysfunction can also lead to muscle mass loss. Mitochondria are the energy factories in each cell.
Decoding the Mysteries of Medically Unexplained Neurologic Diseases
By Greg Bruno
Date January 10, 2024
Using advanced research techniques, Rutgers Health–led scientists have shed light on how chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia are related, paving the way to even bigger breakthroughs.
New research may create some respite for sufferers of two medically unexplained fatigue-inducing conditions: myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM).
The conclusion, and the methods used to reach it, could inform how these and other conditions – such as multiple sclerosis, long COVID, Alzheimer’s and post-treatment Lyme disease – are diagnosed and treated.
“Using mass spectrometry to analyze spinal fluid, the liquid that bathes the brain, we found that these two illnesses may fall along a common disease spectrum,” said Steven Schutzer, a professor of medicine at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and lead author of the study published in the Annals of Medicine.
“The results have implications for how the conditions can be investigated, while the technique may help advance treatment approaches with these diseases, and many others,” Schutzer said.
(See link for article)
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Due to advances in mass spectrometry, of 2,083 proteins quantified, 1,789 proteins were present in both samples of ME/CFS and fibromyalgia, and only ME/CFS, indicating there is a relationship between the two diseases.
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome in Infections & Mold Toxicity
Updated 1/8/24 with a new video and new information on
KPV peptide and
low dose naltrexone.
What is Mast Cell Activation Syndrome?
Are you reacting to a lot of things that you eat or take for your infections or toxicity? Are your environmental sensitivities or allergies getting worse? It could be Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS).
Mast cells are immune system cells found throughout the body. In the past, in medicine we thought they were only turned on to release histamines in allergic reactions. However we now know that they are turned on by a host of things like:
Lyme and other tick-borne infections,
Covid-19,
mold toxicity,
intestinal yeast overgrowth,
things that trigger allergies called allergens,
inflammation chemicals called cytokines,
drugs,
molds and fungae,
proteins,
toxins,
stress through an adrenal gland stimulating chemical called corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH),
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that predominantly affects the synovial joints, leading to progressive joint destruction and disability. Traditional treatment modalities have primarily focused on anti-inflammatory medications and immunosuppressants. However, the exploration of complementary therapies, such as proteolytic enzymes, has gained momentum in recent years. This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the potential benefits of proteolytic enzymes in managing RA, backed by scientific evidence and clinical trials.
What are Proteolytic Enzymes?
Proteolytic enzymes, also known as proteases or peptidases, are enzymes that catalyze the breakdown of proteins into smaller peptides or amino acids. They are naturally occurring enzymes found in the digestive system, certain foods, and available as supplements. The enzymes work by breaking down protein structures, which can be beneficial in inflammation and tissue damage. They have a wide range of medical applications, from aiding digestion to wound healing1.
This website has posted on proteolytic enzymes (PE) for years. They do so many beneficial things, every Lyme/MSIDS patient should learn about them and consider adding them to their regimen.
The article states that proteolytic enzymes have been studied for their anti-inflammatory effects as well as their ability to reduce pain and improve mobility – all of which are often issues with Lyme/MSIDS patients. It also states that conventional treatments for RA come with a host of side effects while PE are safer and more cost effective. RCTs are still needed to establish long-term safety and efficacy.
EXCLUSIVE – Woman, 38, whose undiagnosed Lyme disease left her ‘MINUTES from death’ reveals how plant-based diet nearly DESTROYED her body – before she turned to strict carnivore regimen that completely cured her symptoms
Angela Lerro, 38, from Los Angeles, stopped eating most meat and fish in 2013
She began fainting up to 20 times a day and suffering from anaphylaxis
Angela learned her diet was killing her after being diagnosed with Lyme disease
A woman who was advised to follow a plant-based diet after being diagnosed with breast cancer and having a mastectomy has opened up about how shunning meat almost killed her while she was suffering from undiagnosed Lyme disease.
Angela Lerro, 38, from Los Angeles, stopped eating most meat and fish and lived mainly on vegetables and colorful salad dishes for three years after undergoing surgery in 2013.
But instead of feeling better, she began fainting up to 20 times a day, breaking out in hives and rashes, and suffering from heightened anxiety and anaphylaxis. She became so bloated, she looked pregnant.
The reiki master was told it was post-cancer ailments, but her symptoms were actually caused by undiagnosed Lyme disease, which she’d been unknowingly battling for over 30 years. (See link for article)
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**Comment**
This is quite the journey this poor woman has lived. I pray something within will help someone out there who has barked up every tree but still hasn’t found any answers – or should I say THE answer?
As always, this is not medical advice. Make sure you are working with an experienced Lyme literate doctor. But, as is often the case with Lyme/MSIDS, we simply have to experiment.
Angela went on the “Lion Diet” otherwise known as the “ultimate elimination diet,” to reduce inflammation. Angela believes that ruminant fat, meat, and organs contain the most bioavailable nutrients the body can absorb and use. She states borrelia feed off gluten, grains, and sugar and when they are consumed they create inflammation. When she ditched her low-histamine paleo diet for bison, veal, lamb, and venison many of her symptoms disappeared within three months. She no longer fainted and her mobility improved.
I too have improved dramatically with diet; however, diet really didn’t appear to be a problem until later – after I had treatment for 5 years. Now, could a dietary switch have helped? Possibly, but as you know – it’s nearly impossible at times to distinguish what is doing what. It wasn’t until I developed a very painful Baker’s Cyst and what appeared to be “arthritis” that I got serious about diet. I’m happy to report that I’ve experienced great improvement by ditching gluten, most dairy (except hard cheeses and whipping cream), and trying valiantly to eliminate sugar. That last one is the tough one for me. 🙂
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