Tick season can be scary for many people in the mid/eastern northern states especially. But there’s a lot of misinformation, as well as a lot of things you can do to stay healthy! Here are some tips and facts that will help you the most:
---->>> Not all ticks carry Lyme. It is estimated that only around 1 out of every 3 or 4 deer ticks carry Lyme. That said, mosquitoes, stinging flies, and even cattle (beef and dairy) do carry Lyme bacteria. So equal attention should be given to all of these.
---->>> It’s worthless to test for Lyme. According to a 2012 article in The Open Neurology Journal: “There are no currently available tests to determine whether the spirochetes are actually present or not present in an individual, and whether the bacteria are active or inactive. Hence, often cited recommendations about the duration of treatment, eg four weeks is curative or adequate treatment, have no factual basis to support that recommendation.”
Testing the tick is a waste of money too. “Testing for bacteria is a waste of time and money. Blood in the tick’s belly can interfere with the test results, so the tick could test negative even if it’s carrying harmful bacteria. A positive test isn’t all that telling either. A tick that’s positive for Borrelia hasn’t necessarily passed the bacteria on to the bitten child.”
---->>> What about antibiotics? This is a personal decision of course. There does continue to be various recommendations regarding antibiotic treatment of patients with relapsing or persisting symptoms...With the exception of a single study that involved a month of intravenous ceftriaxone followed by two months of oral doxycycline, and subsequent studies of either one month or ten weeks of intravenous ceftriaxone, there have been no randomized, placebo-controlled trials of longer duration, using other antibiotic regimens.
And to make matters worse, 1 out of every 3 people who receive doxycycline treatment for Lyme disease have one or more drug-related adverse events.1
And more expert input on the topic of antibiotics for Lyme Disease:
Antibiotics alone may not suffice because Lyme disease is caused by an intracellular spirochete bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. "Intracellular means that the spirochete gets into the cell and therefore is not always available to the antibiotics," explains Isaac Eliaz, MD, coauthor of the journal report and founder of Amitabha Medical Clinic and Healing Center in Sebastopol, California. "The cell membrane inadvertently protects the bacteria and shields it from the antibiotics. The bacteria can also hide dormant in the nervous system, among other places, where antibiotic drugs can't reach them."
Some experts even believe that antibiotics drive the spirochete deeper into the body's cells, resulting in a higher risk of chronic Lyme symptoms.
---->>> What can we do?
Have a strong immune system. Many people and pets that test positive for Lyme are completely asymptomatic. That is because their immune system is doing exactly what it’s meant to do and what it did for thousands of years in the past for others. (See the Gut Healing File for info on a healthy gut since at least 70% of our immune system is in our gut.) Probiotics like Life 9, digestive enzymes, Vitamin C, etc.
During tick season, use YL’s Insect Repellent, Geranium oil 6 topically for pets and people.
Internally during tick season, use 2-4 drops of Longevity oil in a capsule daily. (This is actually an amazing oil to take internally daily year round for many reasons.)
Very important: Also have cistus oil on hand and use topically and internally when exposed to a tick and internally proactively when out in tick areas. Cistus has tons of research behind it for influenza, staph bacteria, candida, mold sickness, and even Lymes! 2 A natural practitioner recommends taking cistus before going out in areas of ticks as it prevents their bacteria from adhering to our cells. EODR says 4 drops in a capsule.
For treatment, check out this amazing info! It details the power of regular Raindrop therapy for active Lyme as well as a Lyme Bullet recipe: http://raindroptraining.com/messenger/v10n3.html
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