Hi Chippe, I don't know if I'm doing enough, but what I do is:
1) Full body message once a mo.
2) Take Vit. C two times a day
3) Soak in epsom salts at least 2 x a week
I want to do a full body cleans but everybody says to waiuntil after antibiotics.
IS THERE MORE I SHOULD BE DOING???? WOULD LOVE TO KNOW

Hi Cheppie. Some people benefit from taking detox baths.

For the detox bath, add four cups of Epsom Salts, 32 ounces of hydrogen peroxide, and 8 ounces of baking soda (optional) to a warm (not hot) bath and soak for at least twenty minutes. Use a dry skin brush and brush your skin in circular motions toward the heart before you get in to the tub.

I wrote that baking soda is optional because some people believe it should not be added with hydrogen peroxide. If you do a search on detox baths, you will find some sites recommend the two ingredients mentioned and some recommend all three.

Target carries all of these items, and they are pretty inexpensive.

A good foot bath is to add one tablespoon of mustard powder and one teaspoon of cayenne pepper to a basin of warm water and soak your feet for at least twenty minutes. You can use the skin brush on your feet before soaking them.

Depending on where you are in treatment, these baths may make you feel worse. I suggest trying them for a few minutes at a time and working up to twenty minutes to see how you respond.

I have access to a steam room at the gym, and I sit in there several days a week. This seems to help me the most.

Exercising as much as you can is also very beneficial. This increases both the oxygen level and the body temperature (which the Lyme bacteria do not like).

Drinking a lot of water and eating healthy is also important. Many people who have Lyme benefit from eliminating processed carbs and sugar.

If your liver is healthy, taking the supplement Milk Thistle can help. Sometimes people who have Lyme get elevated liver enzymes. If your liver is healthy, taking this can help keep them in the normal range. Ask your doctor if it is okay for you to take it.

I hope this helps!

I take parsley and burber (by nutramedix) and lymphomyosot helps in lymph drainage.

I take a product called neutreferon by shaklee which is an immune builder. I take vitamin C and a reallly good quality of daily vitamin. I drink green tea.
I take glucosaine to help repair damage to stomach/ intestines form long term antibiotic use.
I also take fish oil for brain function. and also bromelain for (damn cant remember what that does for me.

Hi everyone. I'm new here and I am finding new info every day. I was wondering if there is a diet to follow while herxing or on antibiotics????? I have a lot of food alergies so I don't know what to avoid for lymes and what I can survive on.... I can't live on lettuce so thats out of the question.
Thank you mucho

A friend of mine recommended to stay away from white sugar, white bread, white rice... those carby things! Use stevia, whole grains, brown rice.... eat protein, but low fat. She said her LLMD told her that spirochetes thrive on sugar. I have a feeling that since I already have been eating pretty well I may have been a lot sicker, but I don't know.... it's all theory and trying things... good luck... we are all pioneers I guess.

Thankx Donnaf. I know about cutting back on sugar but have you heard anything about dairy?
I wish i could drink wine all the time with this pain...

I haven't heard about dairy. I know that yogurt can help with side effects of antibiotics if it contains live active cultures. I don't know anything else about that. Dr Burascano, see www.lymediseaseassociation.org treatment hints, recommens NO alcohol at all... probably b/c it can disrupt sleep,and it metabolizes as sugar I think. Sorry. :( I wish you would feel better....