Researchers Discover Balsam Fir Needles Kills Ticks

November 22, 2022

https://www.globallymealliance.org/news/balsam-fir-needles-can-kill-ticks-that-cause-lyme-disease-dalhousie-researcher

Researchers Discover a Plant that Kills Lyme Disease Causing Ticks

by Admin at Global Lyme Alliance on August 24, 2022

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New study concludes oil in balsam fir needles is effective in preventing ticks from surviving winter

Written by CBC News. Photo credit @Amal El Nabbout

When Nova Scotia scientist Shelley Adamo noticed ticks avoid balsam fir trees, her professional instincts kicked in.

Adamo, a professor in the department of psychology and neuroscience at Dalhousie University in Halifax, said she noticed ticks often didn’t survive winter on her South Shore property which has thick stands of balsam fir trees.

Adamo said she had a “realistic hunch” that she should study the effects of balsam fir trees on Ixodes scapularis, the blacklegged tick that is a vector for Lyme disease. First discovered in Lyme, Conn., in the 1970s Lyme disease is now a common tick-borne disease that can cause fever, joint pain, rash and other longer-lasting effects.

The results of a three-year study into how balsam fir needles could help control tick populations was published on July 29 in Scientific Reports. Adamo spoke to Emma Smith of CBC Radio’s Mainstreet NS about what she discovered.

What did you do to determine that these balsam fir needles could could kill blacklegged ticks? 

We tested them by collecting ticks and then we would put them in incubators and give them like a winter kind of experience.

We put them in tubes and then we put the balsam fir in with them and they died.

Then we tried it outdoors as well. So we worked with people at the Harrison Lewis Centre who were very good to us. They’re down in the Port Joli area between Liverpool and Shelburne, a real hotspot for Lyme.

We collected the ticks locally so we weren’t adding ticks at least, and we put them in their own little tubes so they couldn’t get out. But it was mesh so that snow and rain could fall in.

We put them in the tubes with balsam fir and put them out in December and collected them in March and we looked to see who lived and who died.

Some ticks got a little layer of oak and maple leaves, which is what they like. And some of them got a layer of of balsam fir. The ones that got to live with the balsam fir needles died. Pretty much all of them.

This could be a natural-product way to try to reduce the load of these potentially Lyme carrying ticks.

When you collected those tubes in the spring, the ones that had the maple and oak leaves, were those tick still alive?

They don’t all live. But surprisingly for ticks that evolved much further south, they actually can survive fairly well in in our Nova Scotian winters.

We vary quite a bit from year to year but our survival in the maple and oak was sometimes 60 per cent, sometimes 80 per cent, whereas the survival in the balsam fir was basically zero.

To read the full story from CBC News, click here.

To read GLA’s blogs, click here.

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Sudden Heart Attacks With a ‘Climate Change’ Twist & Masks Reduce Racism?

November 18, 2022

https://off-guardian.org/2022/11/15/more-sudden-heart-attacks-with-a-climate-change-twist/

More “sudden heart attacks” …with a “climate change” twist

Kit Knightly

Nov. 15, 2022

Anyone following the news cycle since the Covid “vaccines” rolled out has seen a simply remarkable uptick in the number of things that can reportedly cause sudden strokes or heart attacks.

Cold weather, hot weather, depression, various food, long covid AND short covid, new magical chemicals just found in the atmosphere, “post-pandemic stress disorder”, undiagnosed aortic stenosis and expensive electricity.

That’s not even an exhaustive list, it just goes on and on and on.  (See link for article)

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SUMMARY:

  • Science Alert’s headline: “Tiny Particles in the Air May Trigger Sudden Heart Attacks, Study Says”
  • Daily Mail headline: “America’s growing wildfire crisis could lead to wave of heart attacks, lung disease, and cancer diagnoses for years down the line, scientists warn.”
  • The ‘powers that be’ need the metamorphosis of ‘climate change’ from an environmental issue to a public health issue so they’ve used classic narrative braiding and intertwine two propaganda narratives together to reinforce each other. 
  • This propaganda marketing provides the fake evidence needed to show that “vaccine”- associated heart attacks are actually caused by “climate change,” which brilliantly covers up something they caused with something they invented and props up something they invented with something they caused. 

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Nov. 16, 2022

Masks Stop COVID & Prevent Racism?

Despite science repeatedly showing masks don’t work for viruses, scientists at Harvard and Mass General published a study in the New England Journal of Medicine supposedly showing the reverse – particularly in schools.  Masks evidently will somehow prevent racism as well.

Alex Berenson pokes holes through the study by showing:

  • it was based on comparing areas with mask mandates vs areas without mandates
  • they didn’t actually even count those who were wearing masks
    • mask mandates may not have changed masking behavior
    • it’s an observational study which ‘the powers that be’ have previously stated should not be used to direct public health policy (but this is only true if it disagrees with their narrative)
You gotta give these people credit.  They are masters at crafting messaging and perpetuating mythology.

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I could literally go onto infinity here, but you get the idea.  The shots are clearly linked to heart issues, blood clotting, and inflammation – all issues that Lyme/MSIDS patients need to avoid like the plague as they are already at risk for all three.

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Pilot Summarizes Incapacitations & Deaths, Australia Recommends Against 5th COVID Shot, Vaxxed Equally Contagious As Unvaxxed Within 10 Weeks

**UPDATE**

This article contains an updated list of injured pilots and flight attendants. Now, in a “cost cutting solution,” and due to staffing shortages, there is a push to only have only ONE fully vaxxed pilot in the cockpit which would be devastating should it occur, due to the potential for these pilots to suffer events while flying with no one else to take over.

Nov. 22, 2022 Pilot passes out then dies of heart attack while taking off from Chicago O’Hare International Airport.

https://rumble.com/v1td0om-pilot-events-headline-after-headline-of-pilot-incapacitations.html  Video Here (Approx 3 Min)

Ex-Jetstar Pilot Alan Dana quickly summarizes several recent worrying headlines. These are just some of many:

  • November 1, 2022 – Austrian Airlines OS235, copilot vomits over the instrument panel, passes out over thrust levers.  Officials rule it a “pilot event,” and call EMS.
  • November 3, 2022 – Fly Dubai 737. Incapacitated pilot by stroke.
  • September 21, 2022 – Lufthansa Airlines. First officer collapses on a flight attendant when he’s taking a restroom break.
  • October 22, 2022 – Indonesian pilot collapses in the cabin (caught on video).
  • Dec. 21, 2022 West Jet Canadian pilot collapses & plane has to divert.
  • Sept. 26, 2022 Air Canada has to divert to Orlando, due to pilot being incapacitated
  • Oct. 22, 2022 Austrian Airlines 767, first officer incapacitated
  • July 24, 2022 Eurowings Airbus 8320 diverts to Munich, first officer incapacitated
  • Sept. 22, pilot on a Boeing 737 after taking an emergency diversion, dies
  • Nov. 22, Alaskan Airlines 737, 2 cabin crew members are incapacitated
  • Aug. 2022 UK Jet 2 – 737 diverts after pilot incapacitation
  • July 22, Jetsmart, Pilot incapacitation Argentina
  • Citilink Indonesia pilot dies, copilot makes emergency landing

Airlines mandated COVID shots for pilots.

“Forget sudden adult death syndrome. These mainstream media narratives are so ridiculous and intelligence-insulting that from now on we’re calling these deaths #ABV or ‘Anything But the Vaccines.'”Source

#ABV is now the most deadly disease in human history.

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https://popularrationalism.substack.com/p/australia-recommends-against-fifth

Australia Recommends Against Fifth Vaccine Dose as Fresh Covid Wave Builds

MedScape Carries On Reporting the Vaccine as “Effective”, Leaves Out Key Information

James Lyons-Weiler

Wow. Just wow.

What about the rate of severe disease in those with natural immunity?

Here’s the Medscape quote, with no report on how many of the 47% increase in cases were in the (ahem) fully vaccinated, I mean, boosted…

Wait. Just stop.

The only question I can ask is

What are they smoking @ Reuters?

“SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian health authorities have recommended against (emphasis mine) getting a fifth COVID-19 vaccine shot, even as they urged those eligible to sign up for their remaining booster doses as the country’s latest COVID wave grows rapidly.

Average daily cases had been 47% higher last week than the week before, said Health Minister Mark Butler at a press conference on Tuesday, announcing new vaccination recommendations. But cases remain 85% below the previous peak, of late July.

Butler said the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisations (ATAGI) had recommended against a fifth dose, or third booster, after evidence from Singapore’s recent wave showed that severe illness and death were rare among the vaccinated

What about those with natural immunity?  And that a fifth shot had minimal impact on virus transmission (except, of course, the risk of ADE).

“ATAGI has considered international evidence as well as the local data around vaccination numbers, as well as case numbers in the pandemic and decided not to recommend a fifth dose,” said Butler.

“They noted that severe disease and death during that wave in Singapore was very rare for people who had had at least two doses of vaccine for COVID.”

Yeah, we heard you the first time you failed to report the rates of severe disease and death in the unvaccinated w/natural immunity.

New booster recommendations will be made early next year ahead of the southern-hemisphere winter.

Butler urged those yet to get the recommended number of shots to do so, with 5.5 million Australians, roughly a fifth of the population, yet to receive a third dose despite being eligible.

Because they already know better.

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https://www.jeremyrhammond.com/2022/11/17/covid-19-vaccinated-people-equally-contagious-as-unvaccinated-within-10-weeks/

COVID-19 Vaccinated People Equally Contagious as Unvaccinated Within 10 Weeks

by Nov 17, 2022

Viral loads of COVID-19 vaccinated people suggest equal contagiousness as the unvaccinated within 10 weeks, while natural immunity endures.

An Israeli study published in Nature Communications on November 7, 2022, provides yet further evidence of the superiority of natural immunity over the immunity induced by COVID‑19 vaccines, indicating that the natural immune are considerably less likely to contribute to the spread of SARS‑CoV‑2 than vaccinated people.  (See link for article)

Regarding waning immunity:

In contrast to “the rapid waning observed for vaccinated individuals”, viral load levels “remain low well beyond 18 months, and does not reach the baseline level of the unvaccinated even after extended periods of time”.

The authors conclude that, given the “short-lived sterilizing immunity” conferred by the vaccines, which refers specifically to immune protection against infection and transmission as opposed to protection against severe disease, the:

“false reassurance” that COVID‑19 vaccines will prevent people from spreading the virus “may deem vaccine campaigns as counterproductive”.

Important excerpt:

Indeed, contrary to attempts by mainstream media “fact checkers” to gaslight us, COVID-19 vaccines were initially sold to the public based on the lie that two doses would confer durable sterilizing immunity and thereby end the pandemic by ushering in herd immunity.

Remember this?

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Gallic Acid for Lyme Study

https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/19/10987

Inhibition of Borrelia Burgdorferi-Induced TLR2-NFκB Canonical Signaling by Gallic Acid through Targeting the CD14+ Adaptor Protein and p65 Molecule

by Anna Goc*, Matthias Rath and Aleksandra Niedzwiecki*
Department of Infectious Diseases, Dr. Rath Research Institute, San Jose, CA 95138, USA
*Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Academic Editor: Natália Cruz-Martins
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23(19), 10987; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms231910987
Received: 29 August 2022 / Revised: 12 September 2022 / Accepted: 14 September 2022 / Published: 20 September 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Mechanisms of Anti-inflammatory Phytochemicals 2.0)

Abstract

The cases of Lyme disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi infection have been increasing throughout Northern America and Europe. This pathogen, if not treated in a timely manner with antibiotics, can cause persisting and debilitating health outcomes. In the search for novel agents against B. burgdorferi, we investigated a phenolic compound—gallic acid—for its anti-Borrelia and anti-inflammatory effects. Our results showed its biocidal effect starting from 100 μg/mL against active spirochetes, persisters/round-shaped bodies, and biofilm like aggregates of B. burgdorferi sensu stricto. Activation of macrophages by live B. burgdorferi also resulted in a robust NFκB-dependent proinflammatory responses seen in increased production of cytokines. Using human CD14+ macrophages in vitro, we showed that CD14+ adaptor and phosphorylated p65 molecule are impeded at nonbiocidal and noncytotoxic concentrations of gallic acid, resulting in the inhibition of both expression and secretion of cytokines IL1β, IL6, and TNFα. Our findings demonstrate efficacy of gallic acid against B. burgdorferi and provide potential mechanistic insight into its TLR2/CD14+-NFκB mediated mode of action. Further studies on the potential of gallic acid as a safe and effective compound against Borrelia-caused infection are warranted. View Full-Text
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**Comment**
Gallic acid is an antioxidant and phenolic compound found in many foods including:
  • numerous fruits (strawberries, grapes, bananas, blueberries, apples, mangos, pomegranates, mulberries, guavas, blackcurrants, and avocados)
  • nuts: walnuts, cashews, hazelnuts
  • red wine
  • green tea

It’s been known that it may help modulate the immune system and act as a natural defense against microbial infections including foodborne pathogens like Campylobacter, Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus, and pseudomonas, as well as a bacteria found in your mouth called Streptococcus mutans.  It also appears to be anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, reduce oxidative stress and fat storage in the obese by improving insulin signaling, and neuroprotective.   Source

This recent study showed that Quercus infectoria gall (Aleppo Oak) and its active constituent, gallic acid, showed remarkable activity against vaginal pathogens: Candida spp., Gardnerella vaginalis, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae, Trichomonas vaginalis and Lactobacillus acidophilus.  

The study mentions: The antimicrobial and anti-trichomonas activity of extract was more than gallic acid. It seems that ethanolic extract of Quercus infectoria gall could inhibit the growth of vaginal pathogens.

Regarding this specific small tree, galls form on young branches when gall wasps sting the tree and deposit their larvae causing a chemical reaction with resulting hard balls (galls) to be formed.  These galls contain the highest naturally occurring level of tannin, as well as a number of other compounds including about 2-4% of gallic and ellagic acid.  Once again showing the marvels of nature in producing things that help human health.

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Hottest Lyme Disease Treatment Update 2022

https://www.treatlyme.net/guide/hottest-lyme-treatment-updates-2022  Video Here (Approx. 11 Min)

Hottest Lyme Disease Treatment Updates in 2022

Marty Ross MD on Top Lyme Treatment Updates of 2022

In the video in the link above Marty Ross MD describes the latest Lyme disease treatment updates in his integrative medicine practice. For more information about the topics discussed in the video article see the following resources:

Dr. Ross’s new book, Hacking Lyme Disease: An Action Guide to Wellness, will be released by early December 2022.

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The ideas and recommendations on this website and in this article are for informational purposes only. For more information about this, see the sitewide Terms & Conditions.

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Dr. Ross discusses peptides. These are not antimicrobials but help the body in fighting off infections and restoring the issues infections cause.  Ross as well as Dr. Holtdorf is evidently having a lot of success with them.

Ross also discusses biofilm busters such as lumbrokinase, which helps improve circulation, decrease muscle pain, and improve medicine delivery deep into tissues.  Those with hypercoagulation would also do well to check it out.  

A golden nugget he discussed was the finding that cryptolepis, a drug normally given for Babesia, also has action against Lyme (in vitro – or the lab, which may not transfer over to the human body or in vivo) This study also found that black walnut, Japanese knotweed, sweet wormwood, ccat’s claw, Cistus incanus, and Chinese skullcap at 1% extracts had good activity against Bb’s stationary phase compared to control antibiotics doxycycline and cefuroxime.

Important note: The minimum inibitory concentration (MIC) values of Artemisia annua, Juglans nigra, and Uncaria tomentosa were quite high for the growing phase of Bb, despite their strong activity against the non-growing stationary phase. On the other hand, the top two active herbs, Cryptolepis and Japanese Knotweed showed strong activity against both growing Bb and non-growing stationary phase.  In subculture studies, only 1% Cryptolepis extract caused complete eradication, while doxycycline and cefuroxime and other active herbs could not eradicate B. burgdorferi stationary phase cells as many spirochetes were visible after 21-day subculture.

Ross states both herbs are helpful for Bartonella as well as diflucan/fluconazole.  My LLMD had us pulse diflucan twice a week throughout our entire treatment (5 years).  I can say with experience we herxed on this drug, often.  It is a known anti-fungal; however, Dr. Hoffman (RIP) stated he believed it did far more than that, and I tend to agree having taken it.

In contrast, the study showed that Stevia rebaudiana, Andrographis paniculata, Grapefruit seed extract, colloidal silver, monolaurin, and antimicrobial peptide LL37 had little or no activity against stationary phase B. burgdorferi.  A few years ago all kinds of headlines came out that stevia cured Lyme. Nothing could be further from the truth.  Per usual, if something seems too good to be true, it usually is.

Dr. Klinghardt uses a sublingual form of Hyaluronic Acid to fool the cyst forms to open and become spirochetes so they can be killed by antimicrobials.  For more on Klinghardt’s treatment:  Klinghardt Lyme Protocol.

Hyaluronic Acid is a type of sugar molecule.  Many other Lyme literate doctors also use forms of sugar such as Stevia or Erythritol as “cyst busters,” in their treatment regimens.  Look for reputable sources of Erythritol as it is most commonly made with GMO cornstarch.

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