Ordering Buhner Core and have questions YES I have lyme brain

i took JK and cats claw with abx and herxed in day 3...sore neck, shoulders, headache in base of skull...i had the same question on the astralgus, but being that ive been sick for at least 6 monhts, i decided to skip it

Tinctures are the best to start out with, as you can do very small amounts easier.

You can switch to pills or powders later on, once you have reached a larger dose.

How much and when a person herxes is all up to how well their body detoxes. My body doesn't want to detox well, so I have to take things very slowly and detoxing like there's no tomorrow - some people don't hardly have to do anything to help their body detox! It's best to assume that you need to do quite a bit of detoxing though, as you surely don't want to herx too hard!

I'm not sure what you mean - question #2 N-???

You can do the astragalus.

Yup - you can definitely herx on the JK, Cat's Claw. - they both have antimicrobial properties.

Girlie said...
Yup - you can definitely herx on the JK, Cat's Claw. - they both have antimicrobial properties.

Yes, virtually ever plant does so depending on your unique infection status you may or may not. I personally have no issue taking cats claw and only feel better after every dose. My friend who first gave me some told me to take it very slow because it made her very ill. Still it's not generally indicated as a broad spectrum antibacterial the way andrographis or cryptolepis is. Doesn't mean it won't hit something in some people though. Definitely start slow as always, for more reasons than just that. I'm just saying, that part of buhners protocol isn't really designed for the abx perspective. For many, at the doses they should be taking, it will just provide supportive measures and anti-inflammatory properties. But again everyone is different

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I did tincture because I wanted MORE control over my doses.

I don't think I ever had a herx. If I did, it was minimal but I have been detoxing (I didn't know that was what it was called) way, way before lyme. I have always eaten very organic. Never eaten at fast food places. Very picky about restaurants. Rarely something in a package.

I did astragalus and had no indication that it was going to hurt me, so I continued.

As with all the herbs, you do a wee bit to see how you handle it. Baby steps with all of them to try them out. You seem to be concerned most with astragalus and there is no one that can tell you FOR SURE anything.

Lyme is individual. Lyme is trial and error. Lyme is when you are your own guinea pig. Lyme is where you learn about what your body likes and doesn't.

Hang in there and breathe. You will make mistakes. We all have. You just breathe and write it down so you don't do it again.

I did all those things and more. I always have lemon water at our house. I use a loofa in the shower and have for years (it is a great to exfoliate). We eat fermented foods every day, sometimes twice a day. I love Kombucha, sauerkraut and fermented beets with apples and ginger turmeric carrots that are fermented. A splash of apple cider vinegar in water is refreshing, but I love Bragg's apple cider vinegar drinks. Evening meal always has a cruciferous vegetable. I love veggies a lot. Parsley sprigs are not just for restaurants, I put one on our plate for dinner. I take quercetin. I love a cold shower. Turmeric is used raw and grated and put in many of our dishes, especially eggs, soups, etc. Light exercise. I try and do this daily. When I was super sick with lyme, I did not do this. I laid around a LOT. When I got up and did one thing, no matter how small, I felt a lot better.

There is always a new detox method you can do. I probably left a lot out of my list.

When I first got lyme I slept a lot. I did not do hardly anything but cry and hurt.

Pre-lyme I was very athletic. I played very competitive softball for over 30 years and had a very physical job for 25 plus years.

But alas, I not only wore out my glove, but many parts, especially my knees. I should have played 1st base more and not catcher. But we didn't know that back in the "olden days."

I have gotten lots of kids (I was a nanny for some years) to eat sauerkraut. You just have to put lots of chopped up (bite size) chicken or turkey dogs in it.

Bubbies is the best, no sugar or preservatives.