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Posted 4/12/2013 1:24 AM (GMT -5)
Anyone think excersise helps with lyme disease? Also could it help with related infections like candida and parasites, etc?


I feel like it might be 50/50 on one hand you might not want to overwork the body but on the other it could also get it moving and supposedly the lyme bugs don't like circulation so much ether so maybe some excersise could help fight them too.
Posted 4/12/2013 6:53 AM (GMT -5)
I think because exercise makes you sweat, it's a great way to detox your body. When I can I use the treadmill for 30 minutes a day. My legs have gotten so weak form the Lyme and co infections, I can't do it everyday, but I do it as much as I can.

justme
Posted 4/12/2013 1:30 PM (GMT -5)
Dr. Burrascano says no cardio exercise, but emphasizes the importance of intense strength training to increase muscle and endurance.

Before I knew I had lyme, I was trying to exercise on a recumbent bike to help with POTS. It always made me so much worse for days after, so I don't do that anymore. I focus on strength, stretching, and taking walks.
Posted 4/12/2013 3:15 PM (GMT -5)
I have been exercising for a while and I feel that its  the best thing for

you.  It helps with inflammation.  Also spirochets don't like oxygen and

your getting lots of oxygen in your system.  Plus your detoxing the body

also. 

Posted 4/13/2013 10:35 AM (GMT -5)
Mystery, I read that Dr. Burrascano said no cardio as well. But I don't recall why? I'll have to look into that further. I'd like to know what his reasoning is. Cardio is so good for heart health, it seems counterintuitive to tell people to not do cardio while healing. Of course, I haven't done much of it for the past 9 mos. myself! LOl But still, I'd like to know why.
Posted 4/13/2013 8:38 PM (GMT -5)
I *think* it's because too much cardio too soon can deplete the adrenal glands... I can't remember where I read/heard that bit on info. Gentle exercise is best at the beginning and for awhile.
Posted 4/13/2013 8:47 PM (GMT -5)
Exercise also gets the lymph moving, which will help fight infections. Exercise is such a great thing on so many levels :)
Posted 4/13/2013 9:28 PM (GMT -5)
I think I read the same thing that bluebyyou did about it being too hard on the adrenals initially.
Posted 4/13/2013 10:42 PM (GMT -5)
I definitely would not overdo it if I were chronically ill for years. On the other hand, I feel that one should gently exercise enough to get the blood flowing. Inactivity is one of the worst things that a person could do. Ever notice that when an elderly person has a fall, breaks a hip, and becomes bedridden, that many of them never recover?

When Dr. J. treated Heather, he encouraged her to practice with a local swim club in his area. It certainly didn't seem to hurt her. I feel that it helped her! I agree that strength building exercises are needed as well.

Don
Posted 4/14/2013 11:47 AM (GMT -5)
Exercise/keeping active is one way a body helps to detox itself. So I definitely think some forms of light exercise is essential for well-being, especially for those with health issues. I walk when I am able, I move around, I get outside. I miss my regular exercise/workout routine that I haven't been able to do since Oct 2012! I'm just too weak and sick for that now. But on the days I am feeling able to handle it, I do whatever I can.
Posted 4/14/2013 12:56 PM (GMT -5)

I find this very difficult...

I've never been very sporty, but I really miss excersise. But I just can't. I've got no muscle strength left, I have air hunger and I'm so tired I find it very difficult to even go up the stairs.

I talked my dr about this - he said to never push yourself: first healing, after that rehabilitating. He's a cardiologist, so I think he knows what he's talking about.

I feel though whenever I can't heat up my body, I need to go for a slow short walk to get everything flowing. I can't do more than 1 mile, often less or nothing. One can hardly call this excersise... but it's hard excersise for me.

Marie

Posted 4/15/2013 8:45 PM (GMT -5)
Marie, that sounds like good advice from your dr. I think that's the key. We have to heal some first and get to a point where our body can tolerate the exercise. I think we just need to take it slow-start with strength and stretching, walks, add in a little cardio at a time.
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