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ACTION: Protect CBD

https://anh-usa.org/action-center/? Go here to contact your reps.

Take Action Now to Protect CBD!

The House Agriculture Committee is considering amendments to the upcoming Farm Bill. We need to act fast to oppose a terrible amendment that would federally ban all ingestible hemp products with any level of THC. 

This would destroy a huge percentage of the industry, including many CBD and full-spectrum hemp oil products that have many health-supporting cannabinoids along with naturally-occurring but non-intoxicating levels of THC.

You can read the text of the amendment here. 

We must oppose this amendment and preserve our access to CBD and full-spectrum hemp oil products. Write to your member of Congress to oppose this amendment!

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CBD is what pharmacologists call a promiscuous drug. That means it could be effective for treating a number of medical conditions. In broad strokes, CBD affects more than one process in the body – a term called polypharmacology – and so could benefit more than one medical condition.

As of early 2023, there are 202 ongoing or completed scientific trials examining the effectiveness of CBD in humans on such diverse disorders as chronic pain, substance use disorders, anxiety and arthritis.

In particular, CBD appears to be an anti-inflammatory agent and analgesic, similar to the functions of aspirin. This means it might be helpful for treating people suffering with inflammatory pain, like arthritis, or headaches and body aches.

CBD also holds potential for use in cancer therapy, although it has not been approved by the FDA for this purpose.

And this, right here, is why it simply must go.  It does too many things simultaneously that interferes with Big Pharma profits and since most of our politicians are all in bed with Big Pharma, there is a concerted effort to ban it, plain and simple.

 

 

 

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Activism, Cancer, Hemp Oil, Herbs, Inflammation, Pain Management, Supplements

A Silent Problem – Is It Yeast?

https://www.treatlyme.net/guide/a-silent-problem-do-you-have-yeast

Is it Yeast in chronic Lyme treatment Image by Marty Ross MD

Problems from Intestinal Yeast Overgrowth in Lyme

Too many yeast in the intestines lead to a number of problems in Lyme disease. Here are a few.

  • Increased cytokine (Lyme) symptoms. Yeast overgrowth leads to inflammatory cytokine excess. Just like white blood cells responding to Lyme make too many cytokines, white blood cells make too many cytokines responding to yeast too. Excess cytokine symptoms give most of the Lyme disease symptoms. This means that too many yeast in a person’s intestines can make it look like Lyme is worse. But the problem could be yeast triggering more cytokines. Read more about cytokines in Control Cytokines: A Guide to Fix Lyme Symptoms & The Immune System.
  • Food allergies. Food allergies and sensitivities can be the result of yeast overgrowth too. Too many yeast is one of the major causes of leaky gut syndrome leading to food allergies. For more information see Leaky Gut Syndrome: A Video Treatment Guide.
  • Immune suppression. Excess cytokines and allergies to yeast may lead to immune suppression.

Marty Ross MD Discusses Yeast Problems and Diagnosis

  • Diagnosing Yeast. For more information about diagnosing intestinal yeast, read the whole article below this video.
  • Treating Yeast. For information on how to treat yeast see Kills & Prevents Yeast: A Brief Guide.  (See link for article and video)

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Detoxing, diet and nutrition, Gut Health, Herbs, Inflammation, Lyme, research, Supplements, Treatment

BetterHealthGuy’s Notes on ECO24

https://www.betterhealthguy.com/eco2024  Notes Here

ECO24

Exponential Clinical Outcomes (ECO24) was held online in May, 2024 and was created by Dr. Todd Watts and Dr. Jay Davidson who also created CellCore Biosciences.

I have posted Dr. Davidson’s removing parasites to fix Lyme & chronic illness, which I consider some of the best help for parasites out there.  His wife battled Lyme/MSIDS so Davidson had to figure it all out to help her.  I also posted Dr. Todd Watts’ ‘The Parasite Guy Podcast’ where he shares his own journey with parasites and Lyme disease.

The notes are in the link above and are provided by Scott Forsgren, FDN-P, better known as the BetterHealthGuy.

This is a wonderful resource for executive summaries of the various speakers who present on everything from foundation medicine, testing, why patients get worse, hormones, fasting, mold, unresolved trauma, ‘vaccine’ detox support, infertility, muscle testing, and much more.  There’s certainly something for everyone in this seminar.

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Activism, Hormones, Mold, Supplements, Testing, Treatment, vaccines

Repair Neuropathy: Dr. Marty Ross

https://www.treatlyme.net/guide/neuropathy-repair-heal-that-tingling-numbness-pain  Video Here

Neuropathy in Tick-borne Infections and Mold Toxicity

In chronic Lyme disease it is common to have nerve injury in locations outside of the brain and spinal cord – also called peripheral neuropathy. Common symptoms of peripheral neuropathy include:

  • numbness,
  • burning sensations,
  • and/or sharp, stabbing or electric feelings.

In this article Marty Ross MD reviews:

  • laboratory evaluation of neuropathy in chronic Lyme disease and
  • a functional medicine approach to remove nerve insults and to repair nerve injury.

Neuropathy Laboratory Evaluation

A basic laboratory evaluation of neuropathy may include:

  • Vitamin B6 (too much Vitamin B6 causes neuropathy)
  • Vitamin B12 (low Vitamin B12 causes neuropathy)
  • Vt D3 (levels around 40 ng/ml to 80ng/ml support healthy nerve function)
  • CBC
  • CMP (evaluation of kidney and liver function)
  • TSH, Free T3, and Free T4 (evaluate for low or high thyroid function)
  • TTG-IgA & EMA (for possible celiac disease)
  • heavy metal urine testing (see the end of the article for when to do this)

Functional Medicine Neuropathy Repair

Steps to repair nerve injury include:

removing the nerve insults

  • correcting abnormal labs including thyroid, Vitamin D, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin B12
  • stopping RX meds that may cause neuropathy
  • treating infections
  • correcting mold toxicity

repairing the nerve damage

  • repairing nerve cell and mitochondria power plant membranes,
  • increasing the master cell repair antioxidant glutathione,
  • increasing the nutrient Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)
  • taking acetyl-l-carnitine if you do not eat red meat,
  • decreasing inflammation, and
  • using the peptide BPC-157.

Remove Nerve Insults

Treat Infections

The three major infections seen in Lyme disease (Borrelia (Lyme), Bartonella, and Babesia can lead to nerve injury. Of these, Borellia and Bartonella have a greater chance of causing this condition. For information on treating the infections see: A Lyme Disease Antibiotic Guide, Kills Bartonella: A Brief Guide, and Kills Babesia: A Brief Guide.

Stop RX Meds that Cause Neuropathy

There are a number of medications that can cause neuropathy. You should review your list of medications with your physician or health care provider. There are three classes of anti-microbials used in Lyme treatments that can lead to neuropathy.

  • azoles including fluconazole (Diflucan), metronidazole, tinidazole, and itraconazole
  • Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine)
  • disulfiram
Correct Mold Toxicity

Elevated mold toxins may injur nerve function and damage nerve cell mitochondria. See Mold and Lyme Toxin Illness for more information about how to diagnose and fix this problem. (See link for article and video)

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Lyme, Mold, Supplements, Treatment

May: Lyme Disease Awareness Resources

Lyme Disease Awareness Month 2024

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing public knowledge about Lyme disease. This month emphasizes awareness on preventing tick bites, recognizing symptoms, and promoting early detection. 

Go here for nifty downloadable posters to share with others.

Go here for more prevention & printouts on how to identify and properly remove ticks, how to protect your pets and yard, learn about Lyme symptoms, as well as get guest blogs on various topics, a community action calendar, and Lyme statistics.

Go here for a free special issue of Lymetimes.

Topics within:

  • All things Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
  • Healing Guide for environmental toxins, Lyme, and EMF’s
  • Connection between mold illness and MCAS
  • Hidden ingredients in pills
  • History of LymeDisease.org

Go here for Upcoming Lyme Awareness Events.

Go here for tick prevention.

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Activism, diet and nutrition, Gut Health, Lyme, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), Mold, Supplements, Ticks, Treatment