Lyme disease and its natural treatment are discussed in this site. While
antibiotics may be a good initial option for many with Lyme disease, it is beneficial to
have other natural therapies in place to help the process and especially as a primary
treatment after discontinuing antibiotics. There will be those of you, like
myself, who choose not to take antibiotics and will instead use herbs and natural
treatment to deal with your Lyme disease. Whichever course you choose, I hope you
will find useful information and therapies in this site.
Hello, my name is Robert Myers. I am a naturopathic doctor and
have had chronic Lyme disease (see bio if you would
like more of my story).
I created this site to give you information and access to therapies you
might not otherwise have for the treatment of a diagnosed or suspected case of Lyme
disease. Many of these therapies are good adjunct treatments for any chronic disease,
especially those diseases involving the nervous system.
The main focus of the technical information will be on Lyme disease
though you may or may not know that the symptoms associated with an infection from the
organism Borrellia b. (Bb), the infectious organism associated with Lyme disease, can be
very similar to those associated with mold neurotoxicosis, heavy metal poisoning, chemical
poisoning or any one of a number of other conditions.
If you know you have Lyme disease and are experiencing symptoms, I'm
sorry for you having seen the level of debility that can result.
Whatever treatment you choose to eradicate the organism it is
imperative that you protect and treat your nervous system, primarily, and your heart. If
you are having symptoms it is very likely some of them are nervous system in origin. The
stage of the disease you are in will in part determine your best course of treatment.
My first recommendation to you is that you try to find a doctor in your
area who one, understands Lyme disease well and two, is enough of an eclectic practitioner
to be able to help you develop the best combination of therapies for your treatment
program. I realize you may live in an area where naturopathic doctors are unavailable and
holistically minded M.D.s may be difficult to locate. You may have to develop a medical
relationship with more than one physician to meet your needs.
I will not go into great detail about the pathology of Lyme disease,
there are many references with that information. Nor will I discuss the traditional
allopathic, i.e. antibiotic, treatment for Lyme disease (again there is a lot of good
information available on this topic). What will be presented on this site are therapies,
many of which you can implement yourself at home, lifestyle changes which are designed to
make your body less of a good host and information, with rationale, about the use of
botanical and nutritional medicines.
Understand that for most of us there will be no easy time of it in our
treatment for this disease. It will most likely be a long and difficult journey but a
rewarding one none the less. Also, there are many physicians doing good work and helping
people recover from Lyme disease. My approach is but one of many and since the best
treatment seems to be a multifaceted one, there are many common aspects of our treatment
plans.
