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French and Australian Connections on Lyme, Inflammation and Cancer: Medicine Week 2019, Baden-Baden

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French and Australian Connections on Lyme, Inflammation and Cancer: Medicine Week 2019, Baden-Baden

Published on November 26, 2019

By Dr. Simon Yu, MD

Medical Director at Prevention and Healing,Inc.
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Medicine Week in Germany is considered one of the biggest cutting-edge complementary medical conferences in the world and there are multiple lectures simultaneously held at the huge congress hall. I gave a lecture on Parasites, Inflammation and Immune Dysregulation in the section on “Causal Therapies for Chronic Inflammation and Chronic Infection,” sponsored by Dr. med. Rainer Mutschler from Germany.

Many of the international speakers covered cutting edge topics of Lyme, parasites, mold, inflammation and chronic infections, and different treatment modalities. Bacteriophage therapy and hemoadsorption therapy were new concepts for me take home to investigate further.

The first speaker, Louis Charles Teulieres, MD from France and England, spoke on bacteriophages in Lyme disease and diagnostics. Bacteriophages are a hot topic in the Lyme community as a means to detect and treat Lyme disease instead of heavily relying on antibiotics. Bacteriophages, a dominant viral life form existing as naked DNA with a protein coat, infect bacteria and “devour” them. They are everywhere: 50 million bacteriophage viruses are found in one milliliter of seawater.

Dr. Teulieres’ main focus: Is there a place for bacteriophages in diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease? Can this provide an alternative treatment to antibiotics for Lyme disease, and thereby avoid post-antibiotic resistance? His lecture was highly technical, and it is still theoretical to use bacteriophages as a diagnostic tool, or to kill Borrelia Lyme bacteria with a Borrelia-specific virus. Phage Therapy is a novel idea to be tested soon. I have some skepticism about this approach which overlooks hidden dental spirochete and parasite infections, but stay tuned for more research.

Other topics included molds and fungus in chronic inflammation by Dr. Damien Downing of London, a lecture on biofilm by a doctor from Scandinavia, Lyme and co-infections by Prof. Dr. Kenny de Meirleir of Belgium, immune monitoring of hemoadsorption approaches as a new treatment option in antibiotic resistant chronic Lyme infection by Prof. Dr. Marion Schneider of Germany, and patient cases treated with hemoadsorption and extracorporeal hyperthermia by Dr. med. Rainer Mutschler of Germany.

Bacteriophage testing for Lyme disease claims it could detect direct evidence of Borrelia presence, is highly sensitive and specific, could distinguish Lyme from relapsing fever Borrelia strains, could distinguish active and non-active Borrelia presence, and could be developed to have the ability to distinguish different Borrelia sub-types.

On my last day at the Medicine Week, I met Australian researcher Jennie Burke, MSc from Sydney who gave a lecture on, Cancer and Infection. I did not attend her lecture but at the night meeting at the restaurant, she gave me her lecture slides to review.

To my delight, she presented on viral, bacterial and parasite infections as possible causative agents for the development of tumors or opportunistic inhabitants. Her slides covered controversial topics from Virginia Livingston Wheeler, Royal Rife and Dr. Milbank Johnson on BX virus and Rife frequency therapy, Dr. Laszlo K. Csatary on Newcastle virus, and included a list of bacteria and viruses associated with inducing cancer. Her list of cancer types and infections include Gallbladder carcinoma, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, and Ovarian, Colorectal, Lung, Pancreatic, Breast, Prostate, Anal and Oral cancer. She listed the names of the bacterial and viral infections and development of specific cancer types.

Her last slide was: Parasites in Cancer? The antiparasitic mebendazole shows survival benefit in preclinical models of glioblastoma multiforme (brain cancer). Supporting articles include: Mebendazole Monotherapy and Long Term Disease Control in Metastatic Adrenocortical Carcinoma, Mebendazole Inhibits Growth of Human Adrenocortical Carcinoma Cell Lines Implanted in Nude Mice, and Mebendazole Elicits a Potent Antitumor Effect on Human Cancer Cell Lines Both in Vitro and in Vivo.

The development of cancer, infections and environmental toxins are not a new concept, but have been largely sidelined (seduced) by the genetic mutation theory of cancer. It is time to renew infections and environmental toxins, including EMF, as the driving forces of inflammation and immune dysregulation. The end results are the imbalance of Th1, Th2, Th17 and regulatory T immune cells that can trigger autoimmune reactions or development of cancer.

I have written many articles on parasites, fungal infections and cancer connections, presenting cancer as an infectious disease as if cancer is a metabolic parasite. Dr. Tim Guilford and I published, Antiparasitic and Antifungal Medications for Targeting Cancer Cells Literature Review and Case Studies, in PubMed with extensive references. If you are suffering from cancer, get a copy and share with your oncologist. He or she may embrace and try parasite and fungal medications or scorn you and laugh at you. You have nothing to lose by trying.

Listening to French, Australian and other international speakers at Medicine Week was worthwhile, and I learn from going to Baden-Baden every year. Meeting good friends and enjoying good wine, beer, food and Roman Baths give even more incentives to attend, and expand my horizons.

Dr. Simon Yu, M.D. is a Board Certified Internist. He practices Internal Medicine with an emphasis on Integrative Medicine to use the best each has to offer. For more articles and information about integrative medicine, patient success stories, and Dr. Yu’s new book, AcciDental Blow Up in Medicine: Battle Plan for Your Life, visit his website at www.preventionandhealing.com or call Prevention and Healing, Inc., 314-432-7802. You can also attend a free monthly presentation and discussion by on Integrative Medicine at his office on the second Tuesday each month at 6:30 pm. Call to verify the date. Seating is limited, arrive early.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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Thankfulness is an act of the will. It is a conscious decision to be thankful despite circumstances.

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Dear Lyme Warrior….Help!

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by Jennifer Crystal

Every few months, Jennifer Crystal devotes a column to answering your questions. Here she answers some questions she recently received. Do you have a question for Jennifer? If so, email her at lymewarriorjennifercrystal@gmail.com.

Did your pain move sometimes? My worst pain is near some scar tissue.

Yes! One of the defining features of Lyme pain is that it’s migratory. This distinguishes it from, say, the pain of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), which is more symmetrical (both knees instead of just one), and which doesn’t tend to move around like Lyme pain. While RA affects most of the joints, Lyme can affect one, two, or many.

I felt pain mostly in my forearms and shins, but also sometimes in my back, neck, and head. Sometimes my fingers ached so much I couldn’t type, and other days they felt okay. Now that I’m in remission, I know when I’m having a Lyme flare-up because my forearms and shins start to ache. When I’m overtired or I’ve over-exerted myself, I always get a headache on the left side of my head. (This is due to babesia, which eats oxygen in the red blood cells. When I over-exert myself, I don’t get enough  oxygen to that side of my brain, causing inflammation and subsequent pain).

Moreover, Lyme loves to hide in scar tissue, so it makes perfect sense that’s where you’re having the worst pain. I had the anterior cruciate ligament of my left knee repaired before I was aware I had Lyme, and it took much longer for that knee to heal than it should have; this is likely because there was Lyme bacteria in the scar tissue. I’ve also had multiple eye surgeries, and my doctor suspects scar tissue over my left eye is why my headaches often start there.

Is the word “cured” ever used with tick-borne illness?

Yes and no. It depends which illness you have, how long you’ve had it, how quickly you got treatment, and how well you’ve responded to treatment. If Lyme is caught early and treated adequately with two to four weeks of antibiotics—and if it is not complicated by co-infections—it can conceivably be cured. However, even in those cases, some 20% of patients still experience ongoing symptoms called Post Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS), and they can require additional treatment.

My own Lyme is in remission, not cured because I went eight years undiagnosed. By then the bacteria had crossed the blood-brain barrier. Once it’s in the central nervous system, it becomes very difficult to fully eradicate it. I’m probably 80% restored to full health, a percentage that has continually improved (with brief periods of flare-up).
There are others who have had PTLDS who claim to have been cured, but some of these have subsequently relapsed. It really depends on each individual case.

I was originally diagnosed with the co-infection Ehrlichia, and that is now considered to be cured. I no longer test positive for it or show specific symptoms. The co-infection that still gives me the most trouble is babesia. I was not surprised to hear doctors at this year’s ILADS conference say that babesia can be treated to an extent—symptoms can be alleviated and held at bay for a while—but that it often rebounds. Currently, babesia has no cure.

But don’t despair. Researchers are getting closer to using that coveted word “cure” every day. See my “Highlights From ILADS 2019” post that provides information on new drugs like Dapsone and Disulfiram, the latter of which has some patients, as Dr. Kenneth Liegner stated, “enjoying enduring remission,” that is, feeling well for six months or longer. It’s too early to use the word “cure” decisively.

Do you think I’m going down the right path, being treated for tick-borne disease?

I know it can be confusing when so many doctors give you different diagnoses and treatment options. You don’t know who or what to believe, and that is scary. Even two different LLMDs might give you two different protocols (and that’s because they each have a personal opinion on what might work best for you, since there is no single set protocol for treating tick-borne disease).

If you trust the LLMD who has made a clinical diagnosis of Lyme with or without co-infections, and your symptoms corroborate those infections, and/or your blood work confirms those infections, then yes, I absolutely think you are going down the right path. Remember that having Lyme is not a choice.

Once you begin treatment, you’ll know for sure if you’re on the right path. If you do have Lyme, you’ll likely have a Herxheimer reaction (when the antibiotics kill off the Lyme bacteria at a rate faster than your body can eliminate them, making you feel worse before you feel better). That could be a good indication that you should stay the course.

The real question is, do you feel like you are going down the right path? No one knows your body better than you do. You know you are sick. You know what your symptoms are. You know they are not all in your head. If you’ve seen an LLMD and feel in your gut that the doctor is right for you, then trust that feeling, and don’t worry what anyone else says.


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Opinions expressed by contributors are their own.

Jennifer Crystal is a writer and educator in Boston. Her memoir One Tick Stopped the Clock is forthcoming. Contact her at lymewarriorjennifercrystal@gmail.com.

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Inflammatory Processes Drive Progression of Alzheimer’s and Other Brain Diseases

https://neurosciencenews.com/alzheimers-inflammation-15235/

Inflammatory processes drive progression of Alzheimer’s and other brain diseases

Neuroscience NewsNEUROSCIENCE NEWSNOVEMBER 20, 2019
Summary: The NLPR3 inflammasome and the inflammatory response it triggers play a critical role in the emergence of tau pathology.Source: DZNE

Inflammation drives the progression of neurodegenerative brain diseases and plays a major role in the accumulation of tau proteins within neurons. An international research team led by the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the University of Bonn comes to this conclusion in the journal Nature. The findings are based on the analyses of human brain tissue and further lab studies. In the particular case of Alzheimer’s the results reveal a hitherto unknown connection between Amyloid Beta and tau pathology. Furthermore, the results indicate that inflammatory processes represent a potential target for future therapies.

Tau proteins usually stabilize a neuron’s skeleton. However, in Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and other “tauopathies” these proteins are chemically altered, they detach from the cytoskeleton and stick together. As a consequence, the cell’s mechanical stability is compromised to such an extent that it dies off. In essence, “tau pathology” gives neurons the deathblow. The current study led by Prof. Michael Heneka, director of the Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Gerontopsychiatry at the University of Bonn and a senior researcher at the DZNE, provides new insights into why tau proteins are transformed. As it turns out, inflammatory processes triggered by the brain’s immune system are a driving force.

A Molecular Switch

A particular protein complex, the “NLRP3 inflammasome”, plays a central role for these processes, the researchers report in Nature. Heneka and colleagues already studied this macromolecule, which is located inside the brain’s immune cells, in previous studies. It is a molecular switch that can trigger the release of inflammatory substances. For the current study, the researchers examined tissue samples from the brains of deceased FTD patients, cultured brain cells, and mice that exhibited hallmarks of Alzheimer’s and FTD.

“Our results indicate that the inflammasome and the inflammatory reactions it triggers, play an important role in the emergence of tau pathology”, Heneka said. In particular, the researchers discovered that the inflammasome influences enzymes that induce a “hyperphosphorylation” of tau proteins. This chemical change ultimately causes them to separate from the scaffold of neurons and clump together. “It appears that inflammatory processes mediated by the inflammasome are of central importance for most, if not all, neurodegenerative diseases with tau pathology.”

A Link between Amyloid Beta and Tau

This especially applies to Alzheimer’s disease. Here another molecule comes into play: “amyloid beta” (Amyloid Beta). In Alzheimer’s, this protein also accumulates in the brain. In contrast to tau proteins, this does not happen within the neurons but between them. In addition, deposition of Amyloid Beta starts in early phases of the disease, while aggregation of tau proteins occurs later.

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In previous studies, Heneka and colleagues were able to show that the inflammasome can promote the aggregation of Amyloid Beta. Here is where the connection to the recent findings comes in. “Our results support the amyloid cascade hypothesis for the development of Alzheimer’s. According to this hypothesis, deposits of Amyloid Beta ultimately lead to the development of tau pathology and thus to cell death,” said Heneka. “Our current study shows that the inflammasome is the decisive and hitherto missing link in this chain of events, because it bridges the development from Amyloid Beta pathology to tau pathology. It passes the baton, so to speak.” Thus, deposits of Amyloid Beta activate the inflammasome. As a result, formation of further deposits of Amyloid Beta is promoted. On the other hand, chemical changes occur to the tau proteins resulting into their aggregation.

A Possible Starting Point for Therapies

“Inflammatory processes promote the development of Amyloid Beta pathology, and as we have now been able to show, of tau pathology as well. Thus, the inflammasome plays a key role in Alzheimer’s and other brain diseases,” said Heneka, who is involved in the Bonn-based “ImmunoSensation” cluster of excellence and who also teaches at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. With these findings, the neuroscientist sees opportunities for new treatment methods. “The idea of influencing tau pathology is obvious. Future drugs could tackle exactly this aspect by modulating the immune response. With the development of tau pathology, mental abilities decline more and more. Therefore, if tau pathology could be contained, this would be an important step towards a better therapy.”

ABOUT THIS NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH ARTICLE

Source:
DZNE
Media Contacts:
Marcus Neitzert – DZNE
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The image is in the public domain.

Original Research: Closed access
“NLRP3 inflammasome activation drives tau pathology”. Christina Ising et al.
Nature doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1769-z.

Abstract

NLRP3 inflammasome activation drives tau pathology

Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by the accumulation of amyloid-beta in plaques, aggregation of hyperphosphorylated tau in neurofibrillary tangles and neuroinflammation, together resulting in neurodegeneration and cognitive decline1. The NLRP3 inflammasome assembles inside of microglia on activation, leading to increased cleavage and activity of caspase-1 and downstream interleukin-1β release2. Although the NLRP3 inflammasome has been shown to be essential for the development and progression of amyloid-beta pathology in mice3, the precise effect on tau pathology remains unknown. Here we show that loss of NLRP3 inflammasome function reduced tau hyperphosphorylation and aggregation by regulating tau kinases and phosphatases. Tau activated the NLRP3 inflammasome and intracerebral injection of fibrillar amyloid-beta-containing brain homogenates induced tau pathology in an NLRP3-dependent manner. These data identify an important role of microglia and NLRP3 inflammasome activation in the pathogenesis of tauopathies and support the amyloid-cascade hypothesis in Alzheimer’s disease, demonstrating that neurofibrillary tangles develop downstream of amyloid-beta-induced microglial activation.

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For more:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/07/22/does-alzheimers-disease-stem-from-infection-scientists-debate-one-company-targets-gingivitis-bacterium-to-slow-alzheimers-progression/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/09/11/its-time-to-find-the-alzheimers-germ/

For more on the potential connection between Alzheimer’s and tick borne illness:

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2016/06/09/alzheimers-byproduct-of-infection/ (Link to Kris Kristofferson’s case. Lyme treatment turned the Alzheimer’s completely around)

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/01/18/a-bug-for-alzheimers/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/07/28/herpes-viruses-implicated-in-alzheimers-disease/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2016/06/03/borrelia-hiding-in-worms-causing-chronic-brain-diseases/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2016/08/09/dr-paul-duray-research-fellowship-foundation-some-great-research-being-done-on-lyme-disease/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/03/25/a-brief-history-of-neuroborreliosis-research-dementia-an-inside-look-at-two-researchers/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/10/14/lost-link-als-lyme/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/06/10/the-coming-pandemic-of-lyme-dementia/

 

 

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The Difficulty & Importance of Asking For Help

https://globallymealliance.org/the-difficulty-and-importance-of-asking-for-help/

black and white photo of handing holding a wooden heart. The heart is the only part that has color

by Jennifer Crystal

WHY IS ASKING FOR HELP SO HARD? SOMETIMES IT’S NECESSARY, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE CHRONICALLY ILL

Last winter an acquaintance sustained an injury that made it difficult for her to do any heavy lifting. She managed well enough until a big snowstorm hit her area. Her doctor warned her not to shovel her driveway. But because she lived alone, she was either going to have to ask someone else to shovel or stay snowed in.

The solution here seems simple, but it’s actually quite difficult for anyone who is a natural “helper”. As individuals, we are happy to provide help, but we’re not very good at receiving it, and even worse when it comes to asking for it. To ask for help is to show one’s vulnerability; it is to relinquish some control and recognize one’s own limitations. And that makes a lot of us uncomfortable.

A little more than a decade ago, when I was in the throes of a Lyme relapse, I was in a similar situation. I was living alone in Vermont when the state got walloped with more than two feet of snow. Stuck on my couch, barely able to address my basic needs, I wondered how I would ever dig myself out. I saw neighbors huffing and puffing as they unearthed their vehicles and driveways. I hardly knew any of them. How could I possibly ask them for help?

I resigned myself to staying indoors. But my symptoms worsened, and my doctor said I needed to start a new antibiotic. That meant going to the pharmacy, which meant digging out my car.

I paced around my apartment, trying to figure out what to do. I did not have the physical strength to shovel, no matter how badly I wanted to do it or how hard willed I believed myself. I had no choice but to ask for help; I didn’t like being in that position. It brought on feelings of shame and guilt that have often accompanied me on my Lyme journey.

I called my mom. She lived out of state and couldn’t physically help, but she suggested I call an old college friend who lived in my town.

“I can’t do that!,” I said. “He has a family to take care of! I’m sure he’s busy digging out their own cars. He works full time, too. How can I give him this big task on top of everything else he’s got going on?”

I see now that I was projecting my own fears on the response of my friend. I was trying to think of all the ways my request could be a burden on him, without allowing him a say in the matter. I assumed he’d be annoyed or put out, but those assumptions stemmed from my own discomfort.

In the past, I’d had the experience of asking the wrong person for help. Once during my illness, I planned a lunch with former colleagues. I knew I would have more energy if I didn’t have to drive myself to the restaurant, so I asked a colleague who lived nearby if she could pick me up.

“That’s really going to be tough,” she replied. “I have a lot of other things going on that morning, and picking you up would be an extra ten minutes out of my way.” I’d had to swallow my pride and when my request was rejected, I felt embarrassed and ashamed.

In fact, I’d simply asked the wrong person; that sometimes happens, just as sometimes I’m not available to help others as I’d like to. My former colleague wasn’t very understanding when it came to illness. Some people aren’t. Other people are, though, and there was no reason to believe my old friend wouldn’t be compassionate.

Finally, I bit the bullet and called. “Of course I’ll help,” he said without hesitation. “Give me an hour to finish shoveling off our cars, and I’ll be right over.” An hour later there he was, heaving piles of snow with the strength of a lumberjack, and an hour later he was finished. What seemed an insurmountable task to me had truly been no big deal to him, and he said so when I offered to pay him or at least make him some hot cocoa. “Happy to help,” he said. “Let me know if there’s anything else you need.”

I relayed this story to my injured acquaintance who was also snowed in. Together we created a shortlist of people she could ask for help.

A few days later I called to check on her. She was sacked out on her couch, her injury worse, because she’d never called anyone. She had insisted on doing the shoveling herself. She didn’t want to appear weak, she confided. And besides, no one could shovel her driveway as well as she could.

I understood where she was coming from because I’d once been there myself. Over time, though, I’ve realized that asking for help is not a sign of weakness; it actually takes a lot of strength. I also learned that it’s okay to release control over external matters from time to time, like how well the driveway will be shoveled, in order to focus on one’s precious health.

Doing so will allow you to get stronger faster, so you can get back to helping others. Until then, you can still be a natural helper from bed, just by being a good friend, a good listener, and a confident presence. If it feels overwhelming right now, that’s okay; it means that you need to take this time to focus on yourself and get well, so that one day, you can pay it forward.


jennifer crystal_2Jennifer Crystal is a writer and educator in Boston. Her memoir One Tick Stopped the Clock is forthcoming. Contact her at lymewarriorjennifercrystal@gmail.com.

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Liposomal Essential Oil Remedies: A Breakthrough in Natural Lyme Treatment

https://www.uprootinglyme.com/liposomal-essential-oil-remedies/?

Liposomal Essential Oil Remedies: A Breakthrough in Natural Lyme Treatment

Liposomal Essential Oil Remedies: A Breakthrough in Natural Lyme Treatment

By Hillary Thing

 Posted November 11, 2019

Over the past 12 years of treating many hundreds of cases of Lyme and Lyme-like illness, I have often wished for something even stronger than the sophisticated herbal decoctions, tinctures and supplement combinations that I used to treat the multi-layered microbial infections and toxins that my patients suffer from.

Through the encouragement of new ground-breaking research from John’s Hopkins University, liposomal expert Greg Lee, and patients who desperately wanted to get better without more pharmaceuticals, I began to design and prescribe custom liposomal essential oil remedies for nearly all of my patients with chronic inflammation, Lyme, parasites, yeast, mold illness and the like.

Then I held my breath and awaited the results…

What I discovered was the following:

Simply put, more often than not the addition of the liposomal EO remedy to the treatment plan led to a breakthrough.  Often this manifested as a significant reduction or disappearance of one or more of their top symptoms – everything from severe headaches to bleeding colitis to a disabling neuropathy of the feet.

As a result of witnessing impressive clinical results, these remedies have become an essential component of treatment plans that successfully and efficiently treat complex infections and inflammatory illness.

What are Liposomal Essential Oil Remedies?

A liposome is a round liquid-filled bubble that has at least 1 fatty double-layer membrane.  It can be used to deliver herbals, nutrients or pharmaceuticals into the body. Because the liposome is composed similarly to cell membranes, the body’s cells perceive liposomes as friendly which makes for easier absorption into the bloodstream and into the cells where toxins and infection wreak havoc.

In addition, the liposome protects what’s on the inside from break down or degradation by enzymes and acids in the digestive tract.

Essential oils are highly concentrated extracts from certain fruits, flowers, woods, resins, and leaves.  They are generally very safe and non-toxic when used in appropriate dosages. Essential oils are produced by the plant to protect it and attract pollinators.  Compounds such as terpenes, phenols, aldehydes, ketones and esters are some of the constituents of essential oils that are potent antimicrobials and neutralizers of toxicity and inflammation.

A liposomal EO remedy is a safe, well-tolerated way to receive the medicinal benefits of organic essential oils and to target inflammation, infection and toxicity in hard to reach places such as the collagen, blood cells, joints, central nervous system, and inside biofilms.

Liposomal essential oil remedies are perhaps the most effective natural way to reduce the load of bacteria, parasites, viruses, mycotoxin and fungi that plague the chronically ill body.

Where Can I Get Some?

Liposomal EO remedies are a new innovation in holistic Lyme treatment.  Our clinic is among the first to produce and utilize them clinically. We make custom formulations for our patients and also have expert-designed formulations that are available for ordering from our online shop.

Rapid Recovery – for acute tick-borne infection up to 4 months

Lasting Recovery – for chronic Lyme-borreliosis and Bartonella infection

Para-dice – for worms, flukes, helminths + bacterial in egg and larval stages

Toxin Neutralizer – to reduce mycotoxin load

Defungify – for fungal and yeast overgrowth

Gu-Bye – biofilm dissolver

Vi-Rid – for acute or chronic Herpes and viral infection

Bab-Boo – effective against Babesia infection

Living Waters – cleanses and decongests the lymph

What’s the dose and how do I take it?

We recommend starting at 1 tablespoon / 2x / day for 1 week.  Week 2 increase to 2 tablespoons / 2x / day. Week 3 increase to 3 tablespoons / 2x / day, and week 4 increase to 4 tablespoons / 2x / day.  Some people find increased effectiveness with a higher dose, but in general the average adult dose is 4 tablespoons / 2x / day.

Liposomal EO remedies may be taken up to 15 minutes before or at least 30 minutes following food.  They may be taken with other herbal and nutritional supplements and teas.

If the taste is too strong to be tolerable, add the dose to some almond milk, smoothie, or other fatty beverage.

Please keep in mind that nothing is a panacea, and we can make no guarantees about results.  In our clinic we always recommend the liposomal EO remedies as part of a larger treatment plan that includes detoxification, gut restoration, immune system repair and more depending on the individual presentation.  

That being said, based on my clinical experience I highly recommend using the liposomal EO remedies to support an effective, efficient recovery from chronic Lyme and Lyme-like diseases.

Do you have questions or a liposomal EO success story?  Please share your thoughts, concerns and experiences below!

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For more on Lyme disease treatment:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2016/02/13/lyme-disease-treatment/

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Exercise Keeps You Young (And How to Get More of It)

https://vitalplan.com/blog/8-ways-exercise-keeps-you-young?

8 ways exercise keeps you young nad how to get more of it

By Beth Janes Posted 11-06-2019

Exercise may just be the closest thing to a fountain of youth that there is. Yet Americans are more sedentary these days than ever, according to statistics compiled by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:

  • Fewer than 5% of adults get at least 30 minutes of activity each day
  • Only one-third reach the recommended amount per week
  • More than 25% (80.2 million people) are flat-out inactive

Unfortunately, that lifestyle runs counter to our biology. Your body literally needs you to exercise in order to function at its best.

“We as humans are designed to move,” says Dr. Bill Rawls, M.D., medical director of Vital Plan, who notes that our primitive ancestors evolved as active beings who routinely moved hours upon hours every day. “The body is built like a machine, and if you don’t use it, it sort of freezes up — and we are now seeing the effects on our collective health.”

Decades of research unequivocally show just how dangerous a sedentary lifestyle can be. On the positive side, though, just as much research shows the incredibly therapeutic role exercise can play in maintaining and improving our physical, mental, and emotional health, as well as our longevity. And we’re learning more all the time.

For example, a new 2019 study that reviewed data from almost 15,000 people came to a stunning conclusion: Maintaining activity levels or becoming active in middle or older age — enough to meet the physical activity guidelines of 150 minutes per week — could prevent 46% of deaths associated with a sedentary lifestyle.

So, what exactly is so special about staying active, and how does it keep us young and healthy? Well, for starters, it’s hardly just one thing. Exercise does so many good things for your health, all of which work together to exponentially improve and maintain the way your body functions.

Why Exercise is a Superpower

1. It Stimulates New Mitochondria and Boosts Their Efficiency

Mitochondria are tiny organelles inside cells that generate energy your cells rely on to function. Keeping them healthy is one of the keys to longevity. However, if you don’t exercise and also eat a typical Western diet — one loaded with simple carbs and fat — mitochondria can burn out much more quickly, Dr. Rawls says.

carb loaded foods give quick energy but take a while for your body to process

“You dump all these high-energy foods into your system, but then you don’t burn the energy those foods create, and the system gets backed up,” he says. In other words, exercise maintains the energy give-and-take that helps mitochondria run efficiently and last for the long haul. Exercise also triggers the production of new mitochondria, helping to keep cellular energy available.

2. It Normalizes Blood Sugar

About 50% of Americans either have diabetes or are considered pre-diabetic, meaning their blood sugar levels are higher than they should be. That’s an indication that their bodies are having trouble efficiently moving glucose out of blood and into cells that use it for energy.

Both diabetes and high blood sugar are seriously dangerous. Along with having a major impact on metabolism and energy, they are factors in all sorts of other conditions, from cognitive and mood problems to obesity and heart disease.

The antidote? Exercise. When you move your body, your muscles contract, which sets off a chain reaction that mobilizes glucose and allows cells to better absorb it, Dr. Rawls says.

That’s true even without insulin, the hormone that gets released when blood sugar levels rise. Insulin signals and unlocks cells’ ability to take up glucose, and exercise improves the body’s sensitivity to insulin, plus it works to lower blood glucose through multiple other mechanisms.

Tape measure and apple, the healthy benefits of eating well and losing weight.

The research is impressive: Among high-risk individuals, physical activity along with losing just a small amount of weight may reduce the risk of developing full-blown diabetes by 58%, according to a paper in the journal Diabetes Care. But more than lowering your risk of disease, maintaining an active lifestyle keeps your body’s blood sugar stable and metabolism humming.

“There’s probably nothing better for normalizing blood sugar than getting out and being active,” Dr. Rawls says.

3. It Diffuses Stress

“The normal reaction to your body’s fight-or-flight response is to be active, but most of the time when we’re stressed, we’re just sitting at our desks, so it’s like we’re in a pressure cooker,” Dr. Rawls says. “We’ve got all of this energy built up inside and we’re not getting that natural release.”

Exercise pops the top and helps you let it go. It also triggers the release of mood-boosting endorphins, and counters the inflammatory effects of stress.

man sitting at desk without activity. sedentary lifestyle increases stress.

People who are active may even release less cortisol when under social stress, reports a study in the journal Anxiety, Stress and Coping. Researchers believe this effect may be partly responsible for why exercise lessens the harmful effects of stress on health.

4. It Boosts Immunity and Flushes Toxins

Reducing stress and its pro-inflammatory side effects is one way exercise helps your body fight off bugs and viruses, but there are others, too. Physical activity triggers the release of anti-inflammatory cytokines from muscles, and it helps modulate metabolic signals related to immune function, according to a review in the journal Current Pharmaceutical Design.

And now research is starting to connect the dots between exercise and your gut microbes, which are key to a healthy immune response. For example, one preliminary study published in Experimental Physiology suggests that improved cardiovascular fitness — how well you move oxygen and blood to tissues — is linked to better diversity among your gut’s microbes. And the more diverse our microbiome, the better it is for health and immunity overall, Dr. Rawls says.

man exercising on the treadmill. increasing blood flow and promoting seat is good for the body.

One other important way exercise helps our immune system: By increasing blood flow and promoting sweat, which help flush toxins, viruses, and other garbage from the body, Dr. Rawls says. A spike in breathing rate during exercise also seems to help clear pathogens from your airways.

5. It Enhances Cardiovascular Function

Regular physical activity is as good as it gets for your heart. Exercise strengthens the heart muscle, reduces harmful inflammation, improves the health and elasticity of vessels, lowers blood pressure, and brings more nutrient- and oxygen-rich blood to tissues.

“Think about what happens when a pumping system goes stagnate: Gunk can collect and build up,” Dr. Rawls says. “But exercise, by increasing blood flow, helps keep the pipes clear.”

Physically active people are routinely found to be at lower risk for heart disease and heart-related risk factors like high cholesterol. What’s more, research shows you don’t necessarily have to work out hard to see the benefits.

Group yoga exercise. Even light exercise is good for the body.

One study in the journal JAMA Network Open found that women reduced their 5-year risk of cardiovascular and coronary heart diseases by 10% and 20%, respectively, for every additional hour of light activity they engaged in.

6. It Improves and Protects Mood and Brain Function

Research has shown that few things are as reliably anti-depressant and anti-anxiety as exercise, and that includes some medications. As you might suspect, endorphins — feel-good chemicals our bodies produce during vigorous exercise — play a role.

But even low-intensity physical activity releases other important brain chemicals called specialized protein growth factors that spur the production of new brain cells and connections. Not only does that improve brain function, it may help improve mood by bolstering the parts of the brain that help control mood, according to Harvard researchers.

Playing chess in the park. Exercise can benefit cognitive skills.

What’s more, research has likewise found that exercise literally can make you smarter. It improves your memory, helps you process information more quickly, and stimulates the growth of brain cells in key areas of the brain related to cognitive control.

Exercise also seems to protect the brain against age-related loss of tissue, according to a report in Comprehensive Physiology. Another study that followed a group of Welsh men for 35 years found that exercise had the biggest impact on reducing dementia risk compared to other healthy behaviors, including not smoking, drinking alcohol in moderation, and maintaining a healthy weight and diet.

Indeed, multiple other studies, reviews, and meta-analyses show that physical activity reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s, dementia, and cognitive decline later in life — possibly by as much as 45% when it comes to Alzheimer’s — and may even help improve cognition in those who have already developed the disease.

7. It Helps You Sleep

Exercise increases the concentration of adenosine in your system, one of your brain’s natural sleep aids that builds up throughout the day, eventually making you drowsy at night, Dr. Rawls says. The fact that staying active also helps quell stress and anxiety also likely plays a role in calming you down and helping you drift off when bedtime rolls around.

Woman comfortably going to sleep at night.

Consider the findings of a recent study of more than 2,600 adults: Logging the recommended 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity a week improved study participants’ sleep quality by 65%, and it helped them feel less tired during the day, report researchers in Mental Health & Physical Activity.

8. It Keeps Joints Healthy, Improves Flexibility, and Reduces Pain

When it comes to healthy joints, you’ve truly got to use ’em or you’ll lose ’em. Staying active helps reduce your risk of arthritis, and even eases the pain if you do develop the inflammatory condition.

staying active is good for your joints. woman stretching knee on a walk.

It works by helping increase the flow of joints’ lubricating fluid and improving cartilage repair. In one recent study published in the Journal of Preventative Medicine, people with achy, painful, or stiff joints who got just one hour of moderate activity a week — think brisk walks, even just 10 minutes a day — prevented the worsening of symptoms and were less likely to be disabled four years later.

4 Ways to Feel More Energized and Get More Exercise

If after reading all the great side effects of exercise you’re more motivated than ever to get active — perfect! Exercise is one habit that’s easier to stick with than you might think, especially if you choose activities you enjoy. Here, a few tips to get you on the right path:

1. Take Advantage of Opportunities to Stay Active Throughout the Day

Exercise doesn’t have to mean spending an hour at the gym every day, running on the treadmill, or lifting weights. You never even have to step foot in a gym or an exercise class if you don’t want to. In fact, it’s best to start slowly.

“We have become complacent in using mechanical devices and shortcuts, so we end up missing out on a lot of the everyday movement that is extraordinarily good for us,” Dr. Rawls says. “Leaf blowers are a perfect example. Standing there moving it back and forth gets you almost zero exercise. But if you pull out a rake, you get 10 times the movement. Simple things like that can make a huge difference.”

man raking leaves on the sidewalk. unconventional exercise as a productive activity.

There are so many opportunities to easily sneak in activity, you just have to be aware and look for them, Dr. Rawls says. Think: cleaning the house, parking far from a door and walking across a parking lot, taking the dog for a walk, riding your bike on short errands, even chopping veggies and cooking a from-scratch meal. “If you cook a nice meal and do it all my hand, you’re going to use up a lot more energy than you can imagine,” he says.

2. Practice Healthy Sleep Hygiene

Exercise helps improve sleep, but the relationship goes both ways: There’s a clear link between not getting enough sleep and lack of activity, according to a review in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. Research shows that even cutting yourself short on sleep to, say, 6 hours for a night or two, leads to lower activity levels the next day.

It makes sense. Sleep is key to feeling rested and energized the next day because it allows your body to recharge and restore essential daily functions that play a role in how you feel, including temperature and hormone regulation and immune responses. Studies also show that people who are fatigued from lack of sleep tend to eat more but don’t increase their activity levels to balance it, which can leave you sluggish. And they’re more at risk for depression, which is linked to low energy and activity.

Clock on bed. Prioritizing sleep everynight can maintain energy throughout the day.

Your best bet: Prioritize sleep — meaning go to bed early enough that you can log between 7 and 9 hours a night — and set yourself up for a good night. Keep the room cool and dark, minimize noise, ban caffeine later in the afternoon and evening, and avoid mobile and TV screens and other stimulating activities in the hour leading up to bedtime. All of these things can help make it easier to get the quality sleep that helps rev you up for an active day.

If you’re still struggling to fall asleep, consider taking a mix of calming, relaxing, gently-sedating herbs, says Dr. Rawls. He suggests a blend of bacopa, passionflower, and motherwort, the combination of which helps soothe the nervous system, relieve tension, bring on mental calm, and support restful sleep — all without the next-day drowsiness that can come with some sleep medications.

3. Fuel Up With the Right Kind of Carbs

Carbohydrates are a prime source of energy. Unfortunately, just the term carbs has an almost radioactive reputation. When people hear it, they often automatically think sugarand processed grains.

Those carbs in particular deserve their bad rap: They spike your blood glucose and cause all sorts of problems. Sure, you may get an initial boost of energy, but you’ll be feeling the sluggish effects of the crash shortly after.

vegetable protein sources can include rice beans and legumes.

But all carbs are not created equal. The fiber in nutrient-rich vegetables, fruits, and whole grains like brown rice, as well as what you get in legumes, provides lots of sustainable energy and won’t cause that spike-crash-crave cycle like sugar and processed grains do. That’s why the now-popular ketogenic diet — extremely low carbs and high fat — isn’t the answer, Dr. Rawls says.

“Many people turn to a ketogenic diet rather than eat carbs because they’re not moving enough,” he says. “If you’re moving every day, you’ll burn up the energy from carbs before they have time to lead to weight gain and cause other damage.” The goal, he says, is to be carb neutral and burn through the carbs you consume.

4. Power Up with Energizing Adaptogens

Adaptogen herbs help balance your body’s systems so you can better cope with stressors, and a few are known to be particularly energizing. What to try:

Rhodiola

“Rhodiola is at the top of my list,” Dr. Rawls says. A flowering herb used in eastern Europe and Asia, it’s long been a go-to for athletes and workers looking for a boost in stamina and alertness.

rhodiola pink and yellow flowers growing on spiky stems.

It works mainly through its effects on the hypothalamus, thyroid, and adrenal glands, all of which play a role in controlling your body’s metabolism and energy.Russian scientists even studied the herb before turning to steroids to improve performance in athletes, astronauts and soldiers, according to National Geographic.

Today, research centers on general alertness, countering stress and endurance. For example, one study in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism found that taking the rhodiola supplements prior to activity improved endurance exercise performance. Another trial found that taking the herb for just a few days helped relieve fatigue and exhaustion related to stress, reports the journal Phytotherapy Research.

Eleuthero

Like rhodiola, this traditional Chinese Medicine herb is known to influence the hypothalamus, help reduce fatigue, improve stamina, and support your cardiovascular system, Dr. Rawls says. Sometimes called Siberian ginseng, eleuthero is also often used to enhance athletic performance; it may improve exercise capacity, oxygen uptake, and workload capacity.

pile of Eleuthero bark. good for energy maintenance

One animal study suggests eleuthero may lengthen the time to fatigue during exercise by limiting the buildup of lactic acid, among other effects. Another trial found that when recreational athletes took the supplement for 8 weeks, it enhanced their endurance and cardio function, specifically oxygen usage, by 23% and 12%, respectively. Plus, it seemed to save subjects’ glycogen, your muscles’ backup store of energy.

So, make it your goal to do even a little more of any activity each day, and support your active lifestyle with the right herbs and lifestyle behaviors — it may literally save your life!

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