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Chronic Lyme disease. It's so complex. Such a mystery. MRIs, cat scans, spinal taps, SPEC scanning None of these tests ever really prove anything. People treated with antibiotics sometimes get better but sometimes don't.

Maybe we are going about this backwards. Maybe these bacteria that thrive in acidic environments with little oxygen might eventually flouish in the small intestine and bowel. I mean all of its cousins of the "bad" bacteria family love to live this way. Wouldn’t it be logical for lyme to settle into the digestive tract and slowly reproduce during those periods where you consumed alcohol.....Did you partake in sugared sodas in the past for months at a time (creating an acidic environment)...And for some of the children suffering with chronic lyme- with their newly established intestinal flora. What kind of toll would the initial infection play on their immune system. Would that not be enough to get a foot hold on small intestine flora. How could that newly established bacteria have a fighting chance.

Lyme and other pathogenic bacteria thrive in the same environment. They work together to help eachother manipulate its home. It doesn't take long for the body's healthy yeast to turn to an unhealthy form- Candida. This is a condition that 80 percent of Americans suffer with even without the presence of Lyme. Both Candida and Lyme collaberate opportunities for a partnership and begin to communicate- and like a Boa constrictor, the Lyme bacteria, Candida and other pathogens reproduce. They grow to the point that the ph levels in your digestive tract can no longer support the breakdown of foods into chemicals that are used to for energy (carbohydrates) strength (protein) and hormones like estrogen and testosterone. Without proper assimulation of these key nutrients, you can no longer manufacture hormones. The body has no choice but to substitue what it can. Have you ever made a cake without vegtable oil? Have you used applesauce instead, as some suggest. It tastes pretty crappy.
You may notice the consumption of a protein shake results in a loss of energy, and upset stomach and an ill feeling. That protein can no longer be digested. The undigested cells spill out into your blood and force the kidneys to work in a way that was not intended.
You start to feel more tired then normally towards the end of the day. It’s difficult to get a pump in your muscles at the gym. Availability of endorphins and serotonin fizzle out as the body struggles to manufacture the final chemical from its depleted cupboard.

The lining of your intestines is caked with bad bacteria because the environment is too toxic/acidic for the beneficial bacteria. As the last of the good bacteria disappear, your body goes to a reserve supply and turns to digestive enzymes to perform most of the digestion. Since most digestive enzymes come for raw vegetables, it isn't long before this last mechanism is depleted.

So what are we left with. How about a bee's nest of harmful yeast, and dangerous bacteria. And at some point the undigested food ferments. How sick would that make a person. How much bloating and weight gain might someone get. How much weight could another person lose with very little digestion.

Now begin taking antibiotics. How would you feel. Your body was flooded with toxins, now what effect will antibiotics have on an already toxic digestive tract incapable of nutrient assimilation. And even when you are done with a year of antibiotics, do you really think your digestive and immune systems are back to the way they used to be prior to the infection. No way.


It is my belief that the herx reactions we live with are caused by toxic presence of Lyme and other harmfull bacteria harbored in the digestive tract. When we upset the chemical balance that lyme has established, digestion forumas change again- nerves respond by sputtering. Skins turns red with irritation. It itches. Sinuses swell. The cranial nerves responsible for vision and balance receive a cocktail of waste back up - on a cellular level.

This disease lives in the digestive system. Treatment in every one of our cases should be focused on a protocol of digestive enzymes, vegetable alkanizers, and good quality beneficial bacteria. I say beneficial bacteria and not acidophilus because acidophilus is only a drop in the bucket with regard to beneficial bacteria’s available for supplementation.

The idea is to rid the digestive system of yeast via alkanizing agents or through a manufacture that has developed a product that targets Candida.
Step two is to begin digestive enzymes to help fight the bad bacteria including lyme spirochetes. The plaque on the intestine wall will thin and food will begin to be digested. Beneficial bacteria now have a fighting chance with additional supplemental acidophilus.

Although you will feel horrific for two or three months, you will begin to notice changes in the way you feel and interpret things.

How will you feel for the most part? Pretty damn horrible. Take your baths and do whatever you can do get the toxins out of your body. But this is the way out.

Now somehow thinking about combatting this disease with antibiotics seems incredibly, incredibly ignorant.