Which Camping Trip Was it that Led to Jason's Lyme?

I call myself a Lyme Survivor. Those of us who have lived through Lyme to talk about it, have much to express about 
the "Lyme Controversy". My son, J., and I were diagnosed by Dr. M. in June 2006 with Late Lyme and multiple co-infections.
 
The diagnosis was clinical, the only accepted diagnosis in Canada. We each had one Lyme test done and they both came back "borderline" for bb (Lyme). Antibodies for Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Bartonella, and Epstein Barr were also found in our blood. 

Dr. M. suspects we both are also infected with Babesia according to our symptom history for years; and also that J. may have been initially infected July 1989. That summer we had gone on a camping trip from London Ontario to the New Jersey Shore trough upper New York State.

My son's youth was riddled with seemingly not connected health issues.
J.'s health issues ranged from stuttering that started at age 3, a few months after we went camping in N.J.(he was speaking in fluent sentences already at 2 1/2), to a burst appendix at age 8. He grew up with leg pains and "allergic" rashes, asthma and more. 
At 15 he had a run in with Mono. that was very severe! He remembers a significant part of his growing up being affected by health issues.

In May 2000 J. got bit by a tick while on a school field trip. The tick was tested and it was "negative" (not certain for what though since there are hundreds of strains of bb plus co-infections).

We know for sure J. got infected at least one time when a bulls-eye rash appeared about 2002, so large on his leg, that we did not recognize it as a bulls-eye till years later.

It was after that his health took an even worse downward spiral. J. was having an increasingly difficult time keeping up with school work and his delicate health. Also trying to live a normal active teenager's lifestyle, he noticed he had to cut short activities and severe reactions to foods at times. His body seemed to also retain weight.


 
He calculated early that no matter what he ate, his body would gain weight, so much more readily than his friends. I was always pushing the healthy eating and even had fed him the 4 Day Rotation diet as a toddler. 

He was bored with our way of eating, gluten free and Vegan too for years and so rebelled a bit against our non-mainstream way of living, and loved his junk food for a while. I too got lazy during the single mother years of 2 children under 12! 

Our diet started to include foods that were not the best choices.
This I suspect further aggravated health concerns of course. Since this could turn into a book, so I will fast forward ahead to keep this to a brief note for now.

Having gone through all of this J. now eats a very strict diet of only few foods as his body at age 20 pretty well just gave out. Right around the time he got diagnosed (June 2006), he was also just hitting that worst stage! His liver apparently may have been swollen for years.

Jason received the liver diagnosis Dec. 2007 after having been in constant pain under the right ribs for months and months and also unable to digest most foods.

Religiously drinking re-mineralized distilled water ,1/2 his body weight in oz min. per day, could usually prevent emergency room visits. Yet the slightest thing would set him off. Perfume, or toxic wood burning in a neighbour's fireplace, or even non-organic foods could pose a problem.

It seemed his body was so toxic that it would start shutting down the digestive tract. J. re-visited fasting, and semi-fasting, having tried it a few years back.

Jason found relief in eating almost nothing, continually refining his diet to the point of gluten free, sugr free, mostly casein free plus much more. He is now healing slowly and I will dedicate another post to what he has been doing that seems to be working.





J. at Ipperwash Summer 2009 taking pics of Lex and Jess during the beautiful sunset on Lake Huron.

My Journal on Supplements - Aug 6/09

The purpose in writing this journal is to help me keep track of what my son and I are doing in our Lyme healing journey. Since I would also like to share this information with those interested I felt it necessary to do up a quick draft of what we are doing presently. The first short part is about what we have currently added to our protocol. The rest of this entry is information from The Hansa Center's website on what the supplements are for.

July 11 2009, I started to take Neuro-Antitox II Basic from Jernigan Neutracuticals – 1 or 2 times per day. After a couple of weeks I have increased the Basic Neuro formula to 2 times per day, always, and the CNS (Central Nervous System) once per day.

At the same time started taking 1 or 2 MolyB per day.

(see next page for descriptions of supplements used)

Jason, my son is taking the CNS Formula 3 times per day at 4 weeks- after slowly working up from 1 or 2 per day. He prefers to take only that one formula for now, along with 1 or MolyB’s.

We received Microbojen™, Cardio Formula and Musculo/Skeletal Formula on Aug 6 2009 by airmail.

(Along with both of Dr. Jernigan’s books)

Background Info on Formulas/ Supplements

Neuro-Antitox II Basic™

Made by Jernigan Nutraceuticals

The Basic formula is good for global detoxification of the Lyme toxins, heavy metals, and for those who are unsure which specific Neuro-Antitox II™ Formula to take. This formula does not contain any sarcobioenergetic potencies.

The chief ingredient in all of the Neuro-Antitox II™ formulas is a novel use botanical, Silphium laciniatum. Out of 5000 different natural botanicals, minerals, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals tested using Bio-Resonance Scanning™, Silphium tested superior to them all for detoxifying the Lyme-specific neurotoxins.

The Neuro-Antitox II™ formulas also contain the next best substance identified as a synergistic (supportive) botantical along with the Silphium -- Pale Spike Lobelia. The only difference between the Musculo-Skeletal, and CNS/PNS formulas is the use of Sarco-bioenergetic Potencies™, which may act as driving agents (to direct the Silphium and Pale Spike to the specific tissues where they are needed, instead of just circulating around the body randomly).

The Basic formula does not have any of these Sarcobioenergetic Potencies™ and is therefore good when you are not sure which formula you need, or for more global symptoms.

The combined effect of these key ingredients makes the Neuro-Antitox II™ Formulas an absolute necessity in any wellrounded treatment plan.

To minimize any Herxheimer reaction, I recommend that Neuro-Antitox II™ dietary supplement be taken for at least one week before beginning any antibiotic or other medical/alternative treatment. Remember, Herxheimer reactions are caused by toxins, and the Neuro-Antitox II™ Formulas are designed to mop up, bind up, and break down these Lyme-related toxins to eliminate any adverse reactions to the Lyme bacteria die-offs.

Besides Silphium laciniatum's function as an amazing anti-neurotoxin, it was successfully used in times long passed to treat various cancers, all forms of asthma, and bronchitis, and it was effective in breaking down mucus in the tissues. Resonance testing reveals that Silphium may also bind heavy metals and break down isopropyl alcohol and benzene accumulations, adding to its phenomenal arsenal of beneficial effects.

Overall detoxification can be supported by simply drinking eight ounces of purified water every hour to keep the everyday metabolic toxins flushed out of the tissues. Some patients have difficulty drinking water, so putting fresh lemon juice or Ningxia Red™ wolfberry juice in the cool (but not cold) water makes it easier to drink more water per day.

As a general recommendation, take 1-2 droppers, 2-3 times per day, with or without food. It may be that you have to use more than one formula if there are problems in multiple areas, in which case 1-2 droppers are recommended from each corresponding Formula.

Perfect-7 Protocol Dosage:

• Teens-adults: Take 1-2 droppers under the tongue, 2-3 times per day, 10 minutes away from food or drink
• 7-13 years of age: 1 dropper, 2 times per day.
• Use 10 drops, 2-3 times per day for children under 6 years of age. Always consult your natural health professional before starting any child on any herbal formula.

Ingredients: Silphium laciniatum aerial extract and Pale Spike Lobelia aerial extract, Crystal Clear™ Distilled Water, and 20% pharmaceutical-grade alcohol.

Perfect-7 Protocol © 2008 Dr. David A. Jernigan and Hansa Center for Optimum Health Inc. www.hansacenter.com

CNS/PNS is for those suffering primarily from problems in the brain, meninges, and peripheral nerves from Lyme toxins and heavy metals. Indications include, but are not limited to, cognitive disturbances, dizziness, vertigo, disturbances in vision, neuritis (nerve inflammation), neuralgia (nerve pain), numbness, palsies, and headaches.

As a general recommendation, take 1-3 droppers, 2-3 times per day, with or without food. It may be that you have to use more than one formula if there are problems in multiple areas, in which case 1-2 droppers are recommended from each corresponding Formula

Molybdenum (MolyB) is a trace mineral that can dramatically aid in the detoxification of the toxins caused by the dysfunction of multiple tissues in chronic illness. Molybdenum is very useful for detoxifying the toxin aldehyde from the die-off of Candida-type yeast. This is important to Lyme sufferers due to the fact that aldehydes are also considered neurotoxins, or nerve poisons. Aldehydes are also the toxins responsible for the hangover experienced by drinking excessive amounts of alcohol. I know of many Lyme patients who complain of this hung-over feeling without having drunk any alcohol. (However, it is our experience that it will not completely detoxify the specific Bb toxin.) Taking molybdenum will help slow the degeneration of tissues and related symptoms from the toxic overload.

Instead of taking a pain killer for a headache, Molybdenum can be taken for a toxic headache instead.

One can also take it before consuming any alcohol. The Molybdenum will bind the alcohol and will help prevent any buzz or hang over.

Molybdenum ingredients: Molybdenum, Glycine, Aspartic Acid, Citric Acid, Soy Protein Powder, Maltodextrin, and Rice Powder. Vegetarian capsules.

Musculo/Skeletal formula is for those suffering primarily from muscle and joint problems as the result of Lyme toxins and heavy metals. Indications: Muscle and joint pain and weakness, sensations in the extremities of burning, tingling, radiating pain, swelling, arthritic, and rheumatic conditions.

As a general recommendation, take 1-3 droppers, 2-3 times per day, with or without food. It may be that you have to use more than one formula if there are problems in multiple areas, in which case 1-2 droppers are recommended from each corresponding Formula

Use Cardio for those suffering primarily from heart problems from Lyme toxins and heavy metals. Indications: angina, palpitations, hypertension, arrhythmia, valve problems, shoulder and arm pain, shortness of breath, chronic fatigue.

Microbojen™ is the broadest-acting formula I have developed. The spectrum and complexity of the microbes factored into this frequency-matched formula far surpasses any real-life scenario of possible infection, short of biological warfare. It is a well-balanced and gentle formula for all of its power in facilitating the body's own integrity in the presence of an amazing array of the world's worst microbes.

Perfect-7 Protocol Microbojen™ Dosage:

• Teens-adults: Take 1-2 droppers, 2-3 times per day in water, with or without food.
• 7-13 years of age: 1 dropper, 2 times per day in water.
• Use 10 drops, 2-3 times per day for children under 6 years of age. Always consult your natural health professional before starting any child on any herbal formula.
  
• 
  

Like all of the Jernigan Nutraceuticals formulas, Microbojen™ is frequency-matched to provide the body with the information and building blocks it needs to overcome and control specific problems. None of the formulations of Lymogen™, Borrelogen™, or Microbojen™ treat disease in the classic sense of the term. They are not "antibiotics," although they provide the body with the specific informational frequencies needed to overcome and control microbes. They are instead designed to work with God's design of the human body, instead of "doing for the body what the body should do for itself," as most prescription drugs do.

Microbojen™ was initially developed in an effort to prepare for the worst-case scenario of biological warfare. Bio-Resonance Scanning™ was used to simulate the worst condition we could think of. We simulated that "if" a person had, all at the same time, the following microbes, what corrective frequencies would the body need to overcome them?

We tested for a hypothetical person infected with Lyme Borrelia, smallpox, anthrax, HIV, hepatitis B and C, West Nile Virus, Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Mycoplasma fermentans incognitus, and Bubonic plaque, all at the same time.

Obviously, this is an unlikely event; however, by formatting the test for such a condition, it is likely that the resulting botanical formula, Microbojen™, will be highly effective against a wide range of the world's worst "designer microbes." The end result of this research, Microbojen™, just so happens to test amazingly well against an equally evil microbe -- Lyme spirochetes and their partners, Babesia microti, Ehrlichia, and the many viruses found in chronic sufferers.

Microbojen™ ingredients: Tragopogon planta (tota), Isatis root, Lasiosphaera fungus, Scrophularia root, Oldenlandia herb, Moutan peony bark, Phellodendron bark, Poria cocos sclerotium, Glycerrhizae uralnsis radix, Crystal Clear™ Distilled Water, and 20% pharmaceutical-grade alcohol.

All suggested supplements are our best recommendation and never should be considered a prescription. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. The product(s) mentioned on this page are designed to improve the functional performance of the human body, and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always consult your own personal physician before beginning any prescription medications, natural supplement, or treatment program, especially if you are pregnant or nursing.

Text & Perfect-7 Protocol © 2008 Dr. David A. Jernigan and Hansa Center for Optimum Health Inc. www.hansacenter.com

I

Lyme Love on a Mission

Lyme Love was started to advocate for all those affected by Lyme Disease and TBI's (Tick-borne infections).

To address and support the needs of those living through Lyme, as well as their families and loved ones; serving to educate about the harsh realities of how wide-spread Lyme has become.

Since most Lyme patients have faced more than their fair share of opposition on the journey to getting medical treatment, Lyme Love is here to help bring a spirit of compassion.

More effective medical support is direly needed. Far too may people are suffering, needlessly, silently, even dying. With readily available medical treatment the Lyme epidemic could be held at bay.

Many people believe that with reliable testing the statistics would show that Lyme is growing at a rate faster than AIDS! We ask ourselves then, "Why are Lyme patients finding themselves caught in a political debate over the definition of Lyme Disease?".

Lyme Love was created to help give a voice to the thousands of Lyme patients, both those already diagnosed and those mis and un-diagnosed.

We deserve medical treatment! While the medical community debates over the definitions and criteria, we are still sick.

All those who have survived Lyme are truly pioneers with unrelenting determination. Those "in-the-know" about Lyme understand that with early detection and treatment Lyme has a much higher success rate of being fully healed.

The medical community must listen! We are not going to just go away! We demand accurate, readily available, affordable testing. We demand access to the best known treatments.
Those with M.S., Autism, A.L.S., Parkinsons, Fibro, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lupus, (plus many other conditions) all deserve to be tested for TBI's, to determine what part Lyme may have played in their illnesses.

We deserve the truth about where Lyme came from and what information has been suppressed from the public.

Our voices cannot be silenced! We have suffered long enough. Countless numbers of us battling Lyme ourselves are also mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters of Lyme "victims". It is common for several members in the same family to all have Lyme, many the entire family, in Lyme endemic regions.

Many of us were angry so long that our anger has now transformed into sheer determination.

We demand to be have our medical needs re-examined fully.